Fancy A Rave On The Snow?
Fancy A Rave On The Snow?
Published : 13-Jan-2011 02:07
A season of British-backed Festivals hits the Alps and the Pyrenees this Spring with The Big snow Festival in Arinsal followed by the Little World Festival in Meribel. Then the bigger Snowbombing Festival in Mayrhofen, Austria and The BRITS in Laax, Switzerland round off the fun.
The state of the Altitude Comedy Festival, headlined by Marcus Brigstocke, remains uncertain. Rumour has it it's moving to Mayrhofen - and it's definitely leaving Meribel – but so far details are unconfirmed and the website - www.altitudefestival.com – rather dead looking.
Each Festival has its own niche, with the Big Snow Festival (www.thebigsnowfestival.com) aimed primarily at snowsports newbies, with 80% of attendees at the initial vent last inter first timer skiers or boarders. A high proportion have rebooked for this year's event, say the organisers.
The Little World Festival (www.littleworldfestival.com) has unveiled the initial line-up for Meribel Live that runs from 12 to 19 March. There'll be more than 40 separate gigs during a packed week of music in the mountains with acts including Squeeze, Sophie Ellis Bextor, The Feeling and The Freemasons. There will also be a number of special film screenings, speakers and a major comedy star is promised. However the highlight of the week will probably be the huge free outdoor concert on the piste.
The BRITS (www.the-brits.com) are long established and full of lively gigs too but have more of a sporting onus with the best British freestylers competing for national titles as well as lots of all-comer contests in multiple age categories.
Snowbombing (www.snowbombing.com) is the biggest and one of the longest established of the shows, with 5,000 people 'taking over' the lucky Austrian resort of Mayrhofen for the predominantly music and party based week. Fat Boy Slim and The Prodigy headline this year with the event running from 4 – 9 April.
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