Roll on, Groningen! The first names for the next Eurosonic Festival (11-14 January 2017) have now been confirmed.
Some 27 EBU radio organizations are on board, supporting 30 up-and-coming acts to perform at this annual rock/pop event in the Netherlands. They range from Hare Squead, three 18-year-olds from Dublin who mix R 'n' B, hip-hop, soul and pop, and FlexFab, a beatmaster from French-speaking Switzerland specialized in electro hip-hop, to the Viagra Boys, a post-punk band from Stockholm, and the Bulgarian heavy metal group Der Hunds.
The complete list of participating Euroradio broadcasters and the acts whom they have selected is given below:
Inner Tongue (ORF/FM4) – Austria
Mustii (RTBF/Pure FM) – Belgium
Warhaus (VRT/Studio Brussel) – Belgium
Der Hunds (BNR) – Bulgaria
CR/Radio Wave (group tba) – Czech Republic
IRAH (DR/P6 Beat) – Denmark
Noëp (ER/Raadio 2) – Estonia
Alma (YLEX) – Finland
Baptiste W. Hamon (Radio France/FIP) – France
Drangsal (ARD) – Germany
Roosevelt (ARD) – Germany
Bohemian Betyars (Petöfi Radio) – Hungary
Glowie (RUV/RAS2) – Iceland
Hare Squead (RTÉ/2FM) – Ireland
Joan Thiele (RAI/Radio 2) – Italy
Bandmaster (Latvijas Radio/Radio 5) – Latvia
Cleveland (ERSL/Radio 100.7) – Luxembourg
Tepes (TRM Radio Moldova Muzical) – Moldova
Indian Askin (NPO/3FM) – The Netherlands
Anna of the North (NRK/P3) – Norway
Marta Ren & the Groovelvets (RTP/Antena 3) – Portugal
Stray Dogg (RTS/Radio Belgrade One) – Serbia
Jakob Kobal (RTVSLO/Val202) – Slovenia
Prisa Radio/Los 40 Principales (group tba) – Spain
Viagra Boys (SR/P3) – Sweden
Rein (SR/P3) – Sweden
Damian Lynn (SRF3) – Switzerland
FlexFab (RTS/Couleur 3) – Switzerland
Be Charlotte (BBC/Radio 1) – United Kingdom
Ward Thomas (BBC/Radio 1) – United Kingdom