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Over 70
bands, acts and DJs have been confirmed for the 5 and 6 January edition
of Eurosonic/Noorderslag, the annual European Showcase festival that takes
place in the city of Groningen to the north of the Netherlands. Signalling
the trend that European music is getting more and more attention across
borders, Eurosonic/Noorderslag presents upcoming European bands to audience,
professionals and media in an event that also serves as a business forum
for the international live music industry. For the third year in a row,
Eurosonic/Noorderslag is broadcast to the network of the European Broadcasting
Union, creating an audience of millions.
| DJ Hans Nieswandt (Ladomat/Rough Trade, D) | Mauro (PIAS, B) | Benjamin B (Exelsior, NL) |
| Favez (Stick sister/Sonic Rendezvous, CH) | Mickey 3D (Virgin, F) | Spitball (SMART/Sony, NL) |
| Bluefish (Go 1st Suburban, NL) | Monsoon (BMG, B) | The Ark (Virgin, S) |
| Arling & Cameron (Drive-inn/PIAS, NL) | DJ Palotai (H) | Pale (Suburban, NL) |
| Burnouts (Voices of Wonder/Suburban, DK) | Das Pop (PIAS B) | Yuppy Flu (Doxa/Bang!, I) |
| Praga Khan (Antler/Subway/EMI, B) | Psycho Path (Slov) | JJ72 (Epic/Sony, Irl) |
| Ray Wonder (NoNS/Suburban, S) | The Gift (BMG, P) | Cooper (Suburban NL) |
| Glorybox (Sally Forth Reords, DK) | Roel Esseboom (NL) | maX (Universal, NL) |
| Hell On Wheels (NoNS/Suburban, S) | SM Mongstad (DK) | Publo Hunny (Warner, H) |
| Hooverphonic (Columbia/Sony, B) | Miraque (Myro, I) | Novastar (Warner, B) |
| Silverbullit, (NoNS/Suburban, S) | Miles (V2, D) | Djoloff (Emma/Universal F) |
| Kings of Convenience (Source/Virgin, N) | Thou (PIAS, B) | Phoenix (Source/Virgin, F) |
| Kitbuilders (Vertical Obsession, D) | Lemonator (Fin) | Tomas Rusial (Universal, S) |
| Tom Helsen (B-Track/Zomba, B) | X-Select (Mold) | Liquid Harmony(CZ) |
| Last Days of April (Bad Taste/Sonic Rendezvous, S) | Ygdrassil (Pink, NL) | Young Gods (Intoxygene, CH) |
| Low Density Corporation (Lux) | Liquido (Virqin, D) | Bent (PIAS, UK) |
A sold out event since the early days of humanity, Noorderslag festival on Saturday 6 January 2001 in De Oosterpoort shows the new breed of Dutch rock, pop and dance rnusic in full swing. Highly publicised and broadcast live on national Radio 3FM, close to 40 acts perform on eight stages under one roof. With the presentation of the prestigious Dutch Pop Award as extra media event Noorderslag brings you in touch with the new sounds from the Netherlands.
Confirmed are:
| Green Lizard (Double T) | Sat-R-Day (Dino) | The Apers |
| Gea Russell & Company | Bauer (Partners In Crime) | Spy-Fi |
| Amsterdam Klezmer Band | Laidback Luke (Labels/Virgin) | Brainpower (PIAS) |
| Dreadlock Pussy (Zomba) | Beef (Partners in Crime) | Incense |
| Merry Pierce (Zormba) | Bastian (DJ Therapy/Virgin) | Luie Hond |
| Dyzack (Universal) | Seedling (Transformed Dreams) | Twarres (EMI) |
| De gekste N.U.A. (DJAX) | Within' Temptation (DSFA) | Wicky |
| Feverdream (Transformed Dreams) | The Wounded (Zomba) | The Proov (Dureco) |
| Flemming (Warner) | Zuco 103 (Crammed Disc) | Racoon (Sony) |
| DJ Funkabine | Remy | Gail of God |
| Rice |
Another sold out event at January 5 and 6:
Noorderslag Seminar is the annual meet and greet place for the Dutch
and European music industry to get together, renew old contacts, acquire
new ones and discuss new developments. Bringing the entire Dutch music
industry together for over 30 Dutch language panels, an English spoken
panel program caters the international crowd. Topics are:
- crowd management & safety at festivals
- European Radio
- indies as mini-majors
- Demo panel
- European tax issues
- Music trends across Europe
- dotcom companies as A&R units
Special features of Noorderslag include - invitation only - meeting
by The Network and Yourope and two trade dinners.