After a period of fairly humane weather, Mother Nature has turned on the broiler, and everything and everyone is moving a little more s l o w l y around here..but the Austrian music scene waits for no one! Hot (and we … read more »
Popfest Wien
Popfest Wien Announces 2024 Lineup
Huzzah! Popfest Wien – Vienna’s annual, extravagant pop-music Song Of Myself – has released its program of artists and side events for 2024. And not a moment too soon! The festival is taking place from July 25 – 28. Read on for … read more »
Popfest Wien Special: Vienna Electronic 2023
Viennese electronic virtuoso Dorian Concept has made a name for himself internationally with his ever-developing sound and his virtuosic improvised solo shows. He also co-curated this year’s Popfest Wien, the annual music extravaganza in the heart of the city, and put together … read more »
popfest Vienna 2022
POPFEST WIEN returns to Karlsplatz at the end of July (28th – 31st) with fresh and timely perspectives, new locations and formats, and with over 50 acts. Opening the mainstage on Thursday will be KEROSIN95, EUROTEURO, FRIEDBERG and W1ZE. To discover more … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights #9
Is it just us, or is there suddenly an overwhelming amount of live events springing up like wildflowers? Is it more than ever before? Or, is it actually just like before (the p-word), but our live-culture consumption muscles have gone limp and … read more »
Popfest Wien 2019: Sessions
The POPFEST WIEN SESSIONS are a two-day discussion programme that will examine the current conditions of contemporary pop creation as part of the Popfest Wien 2019. In cooperation with AME and mica – music austria, the Popfest Wien offers its visitors an … read more »
10th Popfest Wien: Programme
From 25 to 28 July 2019 , the 10th POPFEST WIEN will be taking place on Vienna’s Karlsplatz, gathering new pop music from Austria. The curators of the anniversary programme MIRA LU KOVACS (SCHMIEDS PULS, 5K HD) and YASMIN HAFEDH (YASMO) invite … read more »
An interview with Mira Lu Kovacs
There are cracks in the space-time continuum, there must be, how else is MIRA LU KOVACS supposed to cope with: curating a medium-heavy festival, play in three full-fledged bands (5K HD, Schmieds Puls, My Ugly Clementine) performing at the festival PRIMAVERA SOUND … read more »
POPFEST WIEN SESSIONS 2018
The POPFEST WIEN SESSIONS are a two-day discussion programme that will examine the current conditions of contemporary pop creation as part of the Popfest Wien 2018. Curated by Nino Mandl and Katharina Seidler, the festival will present more than 50 artists in … read more »
THE 8th POPFEST WIEN PRESENTS ITS PROGRAM
“There are countless pop festivals around the world. But not very many take place in the beating heart of a cultural metropolis.” said Andreas Mailath-Pokorny about the 8th annual POPFEST WIEN. “And thanks to a lively and diverse scene, the pulse of … read more »