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Ekkofestival
Ekkofestival
	Ekko 2009, logo.
Status	Active
Genre	Electronic dance music festival
Date(s)	Late October
Begins	26 October 2016
Ends	4 November 2016
Frequency	Annually
Venue	Østre
Location(s)	Bergen
Country	Norway
Years active	2003 – present
Website	www.ekko.no

The Ekkofestival, Ekko or Ekko - Bergen Electronic Music and Art Festival, is a music festival which takes place in Bergen, Norway^[1] in the fall every year.

Biography

Ekko mainly focus on presenting electronic music and contemporary art, where the musical expressions encompasses a multitude of genres, with electronic music as the common denominator. The festival started in 2003, and it has grown substantially since the beginning.

During the years Ekko has presented over 400 artists and/or bands, and Ekko has been early in fronting many new artists. Artists like Skatebård, Jeans Team, Me At Sea, Annie,^[2] Booka Shade and Kleerup have all played at the festival, as well as established musicians like ESG, Puma, Lasse Marhaug, Biosphere, Stian Westerhus, Øystein Moen, Susanne Sundfør, and A Certain Ratio.^[3]

In 2009 the festival started the 24th and ended 26 September, and the venue is USF Verftet in Bergen. The line-up includes artists / bands like Röyksopp, Efterklang, Karin Park, Woolfy, The Field, Jonathan Johansson and many more. In addition the festival will present an extended visual art-program.

Bands and artists (in selection)

2010 (15–23 October)

2011 (29 September – 1 October)

Pierre Henry
The Wombats
Bjørn Torske
Planningtorock
Robert Henke
White (Stian Westerhus & Øystein Moen) feat. Susanne Sundfør

2012 (22 October – 3 November)

2013 (25 October – 2 November)

2014 (17–25 October)

2015 (28–31 October)

References

^ Telle, Ingvild (31 August 2007). "Klart for Ekko-festival" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
^ Garvik, Bodil (4 September 2008). "Annie stiller opp for vennegjengen" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
^ Steinskog, Erik (9 September 2008). "Basstungt og groovy" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2009.