Eurocultured Street Festival: First acts announced!

Caravan Palace, Death in Vegas and The Japanese Popstars are just some of the acts revealed for this year's Eurocultured Street Festival.

Jayne Robinson

Last updated: 23rd Apr 2012

Taking over the narrow streets, railway arches and venues around Manchester's Oxford Road train station on 3rd - 4th June, Eurocultured is a highlight of the city's cultural calendar, and sees some of Europe's finest  visual artists, dancers, performers, musicians and bands perform live over two days in this unique setting.

With outdoor stages in car parks, three streets and railway tunnels and indoor performance spaces across seven venues, Eurocultured is renowned for its special atmosphere and fantastic value entry fee.

The first wave of musical acts for this year's festival have now been announced, with highlights including Caravan Palace (France), Death in Vegas, Birdy Nam Nam (France), The Japanese Popstars (Ireland), The Correspondents, The Amazing (Sweden), Jim Noir, Jez Kerr (ex ACR), Von D (France), Zun Zun Egui, Zakopower (Poland), Folks and Cherrystones.

Street artists

Throughout the streets and in nooks and crannies of venues, an array of street artists, graffiti artists, illustrators, fine artists and tattoo artists will work throughout the festival to transform everyday surfaces into new worlds. Highlights include Frau Isa (Austria), Low Bros (Germany), Etam Crew (Poland) and loads more that will be announced in due course.

Dance and cabaret

Dance and performance also features heavily on the Eurocultured line-up. Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble ‘Orlyk’ are set to perform, as well as an international 2 vs 2 breakdance competition with live band Floor Rippers providing the beats. The hula hooping Hooping Harlots will also appear, as will The Whim Wham Club with an array of conjurers, contortionists and cabaret acts.

A further 100 band and DJs will play over the two days including Silverclub, From the Kites of San Quentin, Skittles, Fallacy, Dub Phizix, Chimpo, Fox, Broke'n'£nglish, T-Man, Chunky, Tonn Piper, The Feud, Lottery Winners, Blind Atlas, Lovely Rita (Austria), Vieka, Bwani Junction, The Slow Show, Matt Triggs, Martin Brew, Cheap Cuts, Golden Glow, Hot Beat Repeat, Mount Fabric, Hawker Reunion, City Reign, Metrodome (Jasper Rhodonite), Rich Reason, Linkwood and many many more that will be announced very soon.

Tickets are just £20 for a two day ticket, or £15 per day in advance. Tickets are available now through Skiddle.

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