More Music In The Mountains
More Music In The Mountains
Published : 12-Mar-2012 09:43
The list of music festivals in the Alps seems to just keep getting longer. Coming up in the next six weeks we've got Meribel Live; Zermatt Unplugged; Chamonix's Weekender, Bryan Adams and Kim Wilde on the slopes above Wengen and Grindelwald in the Swiss Jungfrau; Dizzee Rascal and Fat Boy Slim headlining Mayrhofen's Snowbombing; the Big Snow festival now wisely moved from the proposed Serbian venue to good old Sauze d'Oulx; the Brits in Laax and at the end of it all, on the last weekend of April, and as yet un-named superstar will be performing at the Top Of The mountain concert at Ischgl in Austria following on from Kylie, Rihanna, Elton and the rest.
So is their room for another one? Well the organisers of the new Basscamp Festival (www.basscamp-festival.com) which launches this month in Morzine, France, are hoping so; even though this is already part of the Rock The Pistes event that will see flash gigs happening at resorts around the Portes du Soleil, including, maybe.
The Basscamp Festival promises "banging beats laid down by some of the best international DJ's" between 2nd and 6th April 2012.
Acts already on the line-up include Thomas Gandey, Benny Page, DJ Switch and Marco del Horno alongside many others.
800 tickets are available for Morzine's first five day music, ski and snowboard festival and accommodation packages including a five day festival wristband are available from €299 but you can also just buy five day festival wristbands for 100 Euros if you're already in resort on a package or stay local.
Basscamp is being organised by Morzine resident of 9 years Justin Bull, who has been responsible for bringing big name UK DJs over from the UK to play in one of Morzine's largest venues, L'Opera.
The Festival will also include three on-piste snow sports competitions for pro skiers and snowboarders - and those that would like to be! Also on the Friday afternoon following into the evening there'll be a free après ski street party with a 1980s fancy dress theme in the heart of the resort.
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