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MACEDONIA - TAKSIRAT FESTIVAL, Skopje
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Country:
Macedonia
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City:
Skopje
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Established:
1999 |
Camping facilities:
no |
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Festivaltype:
Indoor
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Capacity:
10.500
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Musical direction:
Alternative Rock, Pop and Dance
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Stages:
2 Stages
Main Stage (Headliners), capacity 7.000
Dance Stage, capacity 3.500
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Description:
Taksirat is the only annual alternative music event in Macedonia dedicated to alternative rock, pop and dance; in particular it has always strongly supported reggae and ska; previous artists include: Iggy & The Stooges, The Stranglers, Destruction, Transglobal Underground, Fun Lovin Criminals, Kreator, Laika, The Wailers, Young Gods, Laibach, Alex Paterson (The Orb), Phil Hartnoll (Orbital) & Dj Tiga, Marky Ramone, The Roots, Neville Staples (The Specials), Dellinquent Habbits, Audio Bullys, Swayzak, Guano Apes, Juliette Lewis. Additional note: Taksirat Festival started 11 years ago with the purpose of bringing together all Ex-Yu bands into one performing place, which was quite incredible in that time. From then on, Taksirat, which was originally created to gather 100 people at one gig, became a festival that lasted 7 days and attracted over 15,000 people. The whole festival lasts for one week and is located in different cultural locations in Skopje over the 7 days. The content varies from year to year. Besides the music program, the festival is usually enriched with off programs like: performances, films, theatre plays, NGO campaigns. The festival public engagement could be seen by initiating and promoting social campaigns like: No pistols, Macedonia without Visa, Be Volunteer, Mobility of students, Stop Aids The Festival agenda is to promote positive values between the youth population.
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Program references:
The whole festival lasts for one week and is located in different cultural locations in Skopje over the 7 days. The content varies from year to year. Besides the music program, the festival is usually enriched with off programs like: performances, films, theatre plays, NGO campaigns.The festival public engagement could be seen by initiating and promoting social campaigns like: No pistols, Macedonia without Visa, Be Volunteer, Mobility of students, Stop Aids. The Festival agenda is to promote positive values between the youth population.
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