Melt! festival
The Melt! Festival is a music festival in Germany. The music that is played is described by the organizers as Electronic meets Rock.
Location
Since 1999 the festival is held in Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen Germany.
A principal attraction of the festival is the location, an openair museum of huge machines from the 20th Century. Some of them weigh up to 1980 tonnes and reach 30 metres high.
Editions
The first edition was held in 1997, and the festival has been held yearly since apart from 2003 when it was cancelled due to financial reasons.
1997
Location: Bernsteinsee Velten / Brandenburg Attendance: 2000
1998
Location: Flugplatz Lärz / Mecklenburg Attendance: 2500
1999
Location: Ferropolis Attendance: 2800
2000
Location: Ferropolis Attendance: Unknown
2001
Location: Ferropolis Attendance: Unknown
2002
Location: Ferropolis Attendance: Unknown
2004
Location: Ferropolis Attendance: 8000
2005
Location: Ferropolis Attendance: 10000
2006
Location: Ferropolis Attendance: 12000
Headliners
Some bands that have headlined the festival are: Underworld, The Streets, Bloc Party, Röyksopp, Peaches, Scissor Sisters, Mando Diao, Chicks On Speed, Aphex Twin, Jamie Lidell and Michael Mayer
External links
de:Melt fr:Melt! festival