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A tale of two festivals… Part I: Berlin Festival – Day 2

Bands, DJs, Festivals, Music

BERLIN FESTIVAL 

Arena Berlin  (5th-7th September, 2014)

Day 2: 6th September, 2014

Featured: Kindness, Coely, Editors, Jazzanova, Chase & Status

Onto day two and the first full day of the festival. Again we explored the surrounding areas, soaking up the chilled out vibes. Berlin Festival 2014_KindnessThe first act we wanted to see was Kindness and boy are we glad that we did. What a performer! This man likes to move, and with his long flowing locks and sharp style, you can guarantee he should not be missed. With a great supporting band and two sassy backing singers, Kindness (a.k.a. Adam Bainbridge)  glided around the stage and was absolutely mesmerising.

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Berlin Festival 2014_Main Stage

A tale of two festivals… Part I: Berlin Festival 2014 – Day 1

Bands, DJs, Festivals, Music

Never known for doing things by half, we decided to go all out and combine two festivals in one trip.

First stop…

BERLIN FESTIVAL 

Arena Berlin  (5th-7th September, 2014)

Day 1: 5th September

Featured: Austra, Todd Terje

Having been to Berlin last year, we were excited to see what this year had in store for us.  Previously held at the old Templehof airport, the festival offers a laid back, friendly vibe, full of opportunity to discover both new music and enjoy artists you already know in a different setting.  We were disappointed to find out (a mere month before!) that the festival had moved to be held solely at Arena Berlin (only the evening event was hosted at this venue in 2013).  However, the Berlin spirit lived on and the new setting was mostly a success, if a little hot when stuck indoors during the lovely weather.

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