First We Take The Streets

FIRST WE TAKE THE STREETS The Street Music Festival of Berlin Music Week ► 4–5 September 2014 // daily from 3pm–9pm ► Between Postbahnhof and Eastside Gallery ► For Free From 4–5 September there’ll be a premiere as part of this year‘s Berlin Music Week: First We Take The Streets. This new and free festival format will show, where the best, most accidental, quirkiest and often most surprising concerts and artists are to be found: namely, on the street! First We Take The Streets offers musicians, artists and sound artists living in Berlin a unique platform: between 3pm and 9pm there’ll be several spots and stages between Postbahnhof Berlin and Eastside Gallery for you to present yourself to the public. Highlight and gem of this street music festival is the o2 World Spree Bar, building the mainstage at the waterfront at the river Spree – facing the o2 World arena. This mainstage will exclusively be curated by local heroes Mighty Oaks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ► APPLICATION Artists of all genres and styles can apply online until 22 August 2014 for either a slot on one of the spots on the streets or even for a slot on the mainstage @ o2 World Spree Bar here: https://www.gigmit.com/first-we-take-the-streets-2014 The event is organized by the makers of Berlin Music Week in co-operation with the o2 World Berlin, the organizers of the showcase festival First We Take Berlin as well as radio station FluxFM; the event is free to the public. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERLIN MUSIC WEEK _ 3–7 SEPTEMBER 2014 #bmw14 [MUSIC RELEASED] Creativity, innovation, originality and authenticity: This is Berlin. The city's ubiquitous mix of music and technology, festivals and club events is a big part of the driving force behind it all. Berlin Music Week offers a world stage for all these areas with its two core events: the WORD! conference for business and SOUND! for live events. www.berlin-music-week.de