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Phoenix to play NorthSide

The last international headliner is Phoenix, who will be joined at the Danish festival by five international acts all of whom will play on the festival's new tent stage, Red Stage.

In December, it was revealed that NorthSide will add a third stage, which has been named Red Stage. Now, we can together with the announcement of Phoenix start to reveal which bands you will be able to experience in the new tent.

Daughter
The long-awaited debut album from British group Daughter is released in March, and it follows three acclaimed ep releases. The trio has been called a cross between The xx and Cat Power, and we are very excited to be able to present them at NorthSide.
Daughter will play NorthSide on Friday the 14th of June.

Everything Everything
The Manchester-quartet got their Danish breakthrough with the single "Kemosabe" from the acclaimed album "Arc", which is filled with energetic and catchy songs that blend pop, indie rock, and electronica. NME calls their performances "baffling, bizarre, beautiful, and bawdy", so there is definitely something to look forward to.
Everything Everything will play NorthSide on Saturday the 15th of June.

Imagine Dragons
The Las Vegas-quartet has taken America by storm and impressed by reaching second place on the U.S. album chart with debut, "Night Visions". Sales have been helped by the hit single, "Radioactive", which was Danish P3's Unavoidable Track of the Week in late 2012, and their most played track in the last month. The band's popularity is constantly increasing worldwide, so it is four rising stars who are coming to Aarhus.
Imagine Dragons will play NorthSide on Saturday the 15th of June.

Michael Kiwanuka
The acclaimed British songwriter topped the BBC's prestigious Sound of 2012-list after the release of his excellent debut album, "Home Again". Kiwanuka is a part of a songwriter tradition that draws on soul, jazz, and folk, but presents the songs in his own unique voice. That Kiwanuka also delivers live was evident in Copenhagen last year, when Soundvenue awarded six stars for a great concert. So we are very excited to welcome the excellent songwriter back to Denmark.
Michael Kiwanuka will play NorthSide on Saturday the 15th of June.

Tegan and Sara
The Canadian sister duo has released records since 1999 featuring everything from dirty indie rock to crisp synthpop and along the way acquired a bunch of awards in their home country. Danish music magazine GAFFA called the duo's latest album "irresistibly catchy", so it very exciting to be able to present the duo's new style at a concert in the festival's new tent, Red Stage.
Tegan and Sara will play NorthSide on Friday the 14th of June.

In addition to the five acts added to programme for Red Stage, we are also very proud to present this year’s last international headliner.

Phoenix
The French group will release the long-awaited fifth album, "Bankrupt!", in April, which follows the successful album, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix", which gave the group their big break. Phoenix has since 2000 been responsible for danceable and polished pop music that captivates in the same way as the biggest hits of the 80s. But when the music is served with a French touch it gets a modern and sophisticated style, and this is evident on the current single, "Entertainment". The band has not played in Denmark since 2009, so it is with great pleasure that we now add Phoenix as the last international headliner for NorthSide 2013.

Phoenix plays at Northside Friday 14 June.

The list of announced acts for NorthSide 2013 are as follows: Alt-J (∆), Arctic Monkeys, Band of Horses, Biffy Clyro, Bikstok Røgsystem, Bloc Party, Daughter, The Eclectic Moniker, Ellie Goulding, Everything Everything, The Flaming Lips, Fun., Gogol Bordello, Imagine Dragons, Kaizers Orchestra, Keane, Kings of Convenience, The Knife, Michael Kiwanuka, Modest Mouse, Nephew, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Phoenix, Portishead, Rasmus Walter, Shaka Loveless, Spleen United, Tegan and Sara, Trentemøller, and When Saints Go Machine.

NorthSide 2013 can be experienced in Aarhus, Denmark on June 14th-16th. Tickets can be purchased through Billetlugen.dk.

Visit NorthSide.dk or facebook.com/NorthSidefestival for more info on NorthSide 2013.


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NorthSide 2013 afvikles i Ådalen ved Aarhus i dagene 14.-16. juni. Billetter kan købes via Billetlugen.dk.

Besøg NorthSide.dk eller facebook.com/northsidefestival for mere info om NorthSide 2013.

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NorthSide har på ti år udviklet sig fra en juni-dag på Tangkrogen med fem danske navne i 2010 og to udsolgte dage i Ådalen ved Aarhus med internationale topnavne i 2011 til en prisvindende festival i verdensklasse med 35.000 gæster og gennem tiden navne som Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Björk og Nick Cave på plakaten.

Både 2014 og 2015 var udsolgt med 35.000 gæster, og i 2017 var den tidligst udsolgte i festivalens historie og største med 40.000 gæster. NorthSide kunne i 2019 fejre 10-års jubilæum sammen med blandt andre New Order, Major Lazer, Khalid, Migos og Bon Iver.

NorthSide har et højt ambitionsniveau, der ikke kun reflekteres i et stort musikbudget og et ønske om at bringe endnu flere internationale topnavne til Aarhus, men også i et konstant arbejde for at stille de bedst mulige faciliteter til rådighed, når det kommer til lyd, lys og sceneopbygning, så både musikere og publikum vil få en fantastisk oplevelse på festivalen. Musikken vil altid være det vigtigste på NorthSide, og når kernepublikummet er kvalitetsbevidste musikelskere, skal dette naturligvis reflekteres både i programmet og i omgivelserne.

NorthSide har slået sig op på kerneværdierne Innovation, Bæredygtighed og Musik, og de tre punkter er fortsat i fokus både i det forberedende arbejde, på selve festivalpladsen, og når der skal vælges samarbejdspartnere. Eksempelvis er alt materiale til NorthSide trykt på stenpapir, som er den mest bæredygtige papirløsning, og man har eksperimenteret med ølkrus, der var lavet af mælkesukker fra majs og gulerødder, der nedbrydes i jorden efter et par måneder. I 2017 kunne man desuden præsentere et udvalg af mad, der som den første festival i Danmark var 100% økologisk på tværs af alle madboder samt artist- og crewcatering.

Fra festivalens side er man desuden interesseret i at aktivere det aarhusianske erhvervsliv samt trække på de enorme ressourcer, byen har at tilbyde både på uddannelsesinstitutionerne og i de forskellige foreninger og organisationer, der gennem året forsøger at sætte sit præg på byen. Dette er indtil videre blandt andet sket gennem workshops på Aarhus Universitet, oprettelse af en camino på Brabrandstien, forskellige barer på festivalpladsen, diverse kunstprojekter samt udviklingen af en bæredygtigheds- og innovationsstrategi.

Festivalen har gennem årene samarbejdet med Tuborg, AROS, Mejlgade For Mangfoldighed, Aarhus Kommune, GAFFA, Innovation Lab, WorldPerfect, SPOT Festival, Kaospiloterne, AU Center for Entreprenørskab og Innovation. Kunstakademiet, Arkitektskolen, Oppenheimer og mange andre for at skabe en innovativ festival, hvor det primære fokus naturligvis er på musikken, men hvor der er også plads til kreativitet, udsving, opfindsomhed, skævheder og samhørighed.

På særdeles kort tid er NorthSide blevet en aarhusiansk succeshistorie, der samtidig har udviklet sig til at være en af landets mest interessante kulturbegivenheder.