EUROSONIC RADIO PLUS

Groningen: the EUROSONIC FESTIVAL

Eurosonic has now become the European showcase festival for up-and-coming bands and artists, and the EBU is at the heart of it.

The European pop music scene is absolutely buoyant these days, and "border breakers" are becoming something to be reckoned with on the music scene. The Festival offers the perfect opportunity to give audiences access to promising European new talent, thanks to the pivotal support of EBU broadcasters.

On Friday, 10 January 2003, 20 EBU stations will support 24 acts to perform at the Festival: BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom), RTBF Radio21 (Belgium), SR P3 (Sweden), SER Los 40 Principales (Spain), ARD/MDR Sputnik (Germany), VRT Studio Brussel (Belgium), Radio France Le Mouv' (France), NRK Petre (Norway), RAI Radio 2 (Italy), YLE Radiomafia (Finland), NPB 3FM (Netherlands), DR P3 (Denmark), RDP Antena 3 (Portugal), RUV RAS2 (Iceland), ERSL 100.7 (Luxemburg), RSR Couleur3 (Switzerland), SR Radio Rock FM (Slovakia), ORF FM4 (Austria), Magyar Radio (Hungary), Teleradio Moldova (Moldova).

NPB/Netherlands, VRT/Belgium, ARD-NDR/Germany and SR/Sweden will collaborate technically for the production and the broadcast of the event on the EBU satellite. The transmisision will begin at 19h00 GMT (20h00 CET) and will finish at 02h00 GMT (03H00 CET) on  Ravel channel.

All involved believe that there is a great deal of good music coming out of European countries and that it is not heard enough. Thanks to this unique collaboration among broadcasters, organizers, artists and record companies, the Eurosonic Festival is the ideal platform to discover new talent.

Broadcasters and artists

• ORF/FM4 (Austria) - GARISH
• VRT/STUDIO BRUSSELS (Belgium) - NEEKA, SUKILOVE
• - RTBF/RADIO 21 (Belgium) - PERRY ROSE
• DR/P3 (Denmark) - THE RAVEONETTES, JUNIOR SENIOR
• MDR/SPUTNIK (Germany) - SLUT
• YLE/RADIOMAFIA (Finland) - THE FLAMING SIDEBURNS
• RADIO FRANCE/LE MOUV' (France) - DIONYSOS
• MR (Hungary) - NYERS
• RUV/RAS2 (Iceland) - APPARAT ORGAN QUARTET
• RAI/RADIO DUE (Italy) - VERDENA
• 100.7 (Luxembourg) - ZAPZOO
• TELERADIO-MOLDOVA (Moldova) - CHAIR
• NPB/NOS3FM (Netherlands) - LAIDBACK LUKE
• NRK/P3 (Norway) - XPLODING PLASTIX
• RDP/ANTENA 3 (Portugal) - BLASTED MECHANISM
• SK/RADIO ROCK FM (Slovakia) - SONIA
• SER/LOS 40 PRINCIPALES (Spain) - SIDONIE, OJOS DE BRUJO
• SR/P3 (Sweden) - PARKER, MANDO DIAO
• RSR/COULEUR3 (Switzerland) - MAGIC RAYS
• BBC/RADIO 1 (United Kingdom) - MISS BLACK AMERICA