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Melt! Festival 
Roni Size & Dynamite MC at the Melt! festival (2006)Location(s) Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen Germany Years active 1997-2002
2004-presentWebsite www.melt-festival.de The Melt! Festival is a music festival in Germany. The music that is played is described by the organizers as Electronic meets Rock.
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Location
Main Stage - Daytime, showing machinery (2008)
Since 1999 the festival is held in Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen Germany.
A principal attraction of the festival is the location, an openair museum of huge machines from the 20th Century. Some of them weigh up to 1980 tonnes and reach 30 metres high.
Editions
The first edition was held in 1997, and the festival has been held yearly since apart from 2003 when it was cancelled due to financial reasons.
1997
- Location: Bernsteinsee Velten / Brandenburg
- Attendance: 2000
1998
- Location: Flugplatz Lärz / Mecklenburg
- Attendance: 2500
1999
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: 2800
2000
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: Unknown
2001
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: Unknown
2002
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: Unknown
2004
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: 8000
2005
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: 10000
2006
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: 12000
2007
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: 16000
2008
- Location: Ferropolis
- Attendance: 20186
Headliners
Some bands that have headlined the festival are: Underworld, Björk, Franz Ferdinand, Editors, The Streets, Oasis, Bloc Party, The Cribs, Maxïmo Park, Pet Shop Boys, Röyksopp, Peaches, Scissor Sisters, Mando Diao, Chicks on Speed, Aphex Twin, Jamie Lidell and Michael Mayer
External links
- melt-festival.de
- Unofficial English Language Melt Festival Page
- Specialist festival transport company
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