Jul 21 - Music For All In August – Gibraltar Electronic Music Festival And GibFloyd In Weekend Extravaganza
The first weekend of August will see two huge music events on the Rock which will appeal to people of all ages.
Friday the 5th August sees the return of GibFloyd for a mega three-hour “Chronology” event at the MUGA Sports Complex. The following day, Saturday 6th August, will see top international DJs entertain the crowds at the same venue in what organisers are calling the “biggest ever” Gibraltar Electronic Music Festival.
GIBFLOYD
The audience can expect a Floyd show filled with guests like Paul Isola (from Breed 77), special effects, animations, some pyrotechnics and custom projections as well as theatrics and other surprises that have been custom made in China specifically for the event.
Albums covered will be the following:
- The Wall
- Momentary Lapse of Reason
- Division Bell
- Meddle
- Dark Side of the Moon
- Animals
- Wish You Were Here
Doors will open at 16:30 with happy hour at the bar (until 18:00) and a selection of amazing acoustic singer songwriters (Mark Montegriffo, Ethan Rocca, Butch Sundance and Layla Bugeja) will be kicking off at 17:00 at the chill-out area.
The main stage will kick off at approximately 18:00 with the Reggae band Heritage (who recently supported Maxi Priest) and then After Hours will be taking to the stage. The concert finishes off with the epic GibFloyd audio/visual experience.
Pic: Stephen Ball
This is the superb line-up:
- Chris Cavilla - Guitars,Slide Guitar,Vocals
- Jonathan Bujega - Guitars, Slide Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
- Christopher Calderon - Keyboards, Samples, Vocals
- Victor Calderon - Drums and Percussion
- Julio Valerga - Bass Guitar
- Victor Calderon Snr - Accordion
- Louise Peach - vocals
- Christine Vazquez - vocals
- Arturo Bonich - Percussion
- Jenson Callejon - Drums and Percussion
- Chuck McClelland - Sax
- Paul Isola - Guest Vocals
- Ivan Israel - Guest Drummer
- Anne's School Choir - Guest Choir
Organisers said: “After three years of sold out shows and headlining the GMF Seaside Stage in 2015, we are very proud to finally offer the GibFloyd Chronology event for everyone to enjoy. This could be the final show so we decided to go all out in terms of stage, special effects, custom animations, lasers and other surprises - this is the highest technical show in Gibraltar and we aim to make it the most technically challenging one yet and we are extremely proud of welcoming Paul Isola (from Breed 77) as guest performer on the evening! If you like Pink Floyd then you will love GibFloyd; come down and spend an incredible day and evening with amazing music, food and drink and finish it off with the most complete Floyd show anyone has ever reproduced in the area! Don’t wait too long or we might sell out of tickets!”
GEMF: INTERNATIONAL LINE UP
Featuring huge international names like Otto Knows, Guti Lady Waks and many more, this year’s Gibraltar Electronic Music Festival is set to break all the boundaries.
Otto Knows
From a youth spent sneaking into Stockholm’s underground nightclubs to the ardent support of Swedish House Mafias’ assorted members, Otto Jettman is undoubtedly the next in a line of explosive new talent to emerge from the Refune Records stronghold. Welcomed into the charts and global clubbing circuit alike, his ‘Otto Knows’ moniker has come to embody the true potential of passionate creativity within global dance music.
Otto Knows is quickly becoming one of Sweden’s most popular exports, the next in the country’s rich lineage of musical talent.
Giovanni Bagu, festival organizer, said: “This is going to be the biggest and best GEMF that Gibraltar’s ever seen.”
Pic: Otto Knows
Guti
Guti isn‘t your run-of-the-mill electronic artist. Rather, it‘s the Argentinian‘s deep-rooted love of jazz and rock that form the foundations of his musical craft. Although today he‘s best known for his work alongside Desolat, Defected and his own Rompecorazones imprint, there was a time when he was revered as the keyboard player in Jóvenes Pordioseros, a Buenos Aires-born band that enjoyed huge commercial success both home and abroad. Many in his position would have been content to live out the life of a rock star, but Guti harboured a burning desire to explore new paths. Catch him, and others, at the MUGA event next month.
TICKET INFO - £50 Bargain Weekend Ticket
The best deal, say organisers, is to get a special offer weekend ticket which gives you access to BOTH events for only £50. If you were to buy the tickets separately this would set you back £60.
Tickets for GibFloyd are priced at £25 standard and £50 VIP the tickets are available at Music Corner (Gibraltar – Main Street), Parrilla on the Go (Cornwall’s Parade – Gibraltar) or on www.buytickets.gi (online). Tickets will also be available at the door but will be slightly more expensive and children under 12 come in for free.
Tickets for the GEMF are £35 and can be bought online - www.buytickets.gi (online booking commission will apply) and at Music Corner, Eclipse Lounge and Gib Ink.
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