Techno royalty: Headliner Nina Kraviz produced a show stopping performance. - Photos courtesy of the organisers Viet Nam News On one of Phú Quốc’s many beatiful beaches, thousands of ravers from across the world dance the morning, afternoon and night away to world-class dance music. Peter Cowan reports from Epizode festival. As you make your way down one of Phú Quốc’s many long, dusty roads towards one of its multitude of resort complexes, the vibrations begin, subtly at first. Before long, you can clearly make out the sound of kick drums, hi-hats and overwhelming, moody bass puncturing the air, sucking the breath out of your lungs for a moment before it returns, charged with nervous energy. After walking down a winding path affixed with red flags atop it, like an upside down red carpet, you enter Epizode festival, and go through the looking glass. Everywhere you look there are ravers of every shape, size and colour, bedecked in costumes … [Read more...] about A wild ride at Phú Quốc’s third Epizode festival
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Nina Kraviz to play Epizode festival
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Some of dance music’s biggest stars are coming to Viet Nam. On Tuesday, the organisers of Epizode festival announced that Nina Kraviz, Seth Troxler and Ricardo Villalobos, among others, will grace the decks on Phu Quoc Island this coming December and January at Southeast Asian’s biggest underground dance music festival. Running from December 28 to January 8, 2019, the third edition of Epizode is set to bring a full 11 days of world-class house and techno to the picturesque beaches of the southern province of Kien Giang. Russian firm Sagrado Corp, the festival’s organisers, also announced three Viet Nam-based artists on the lineup, namely owner of Ha Noi’s Savage nightclub Ouissam, Savage resident Rifain and Hibiya Line, a pioneer of HCM City’s underground scene and founder of The Observatory nightclub. In terms of international acts, Epizode has once again secured some of the world’s top DJs. Kraviz is a globally … [Read more...] about Nina Kraviz to play Epizode festival
Biggest underground dance music festival to return in December
Carl Cox performs on New Year’s Eve 2017 at Epizode 2 (Photo courtesy of the organisers) HCM City (VNA) - Vietnam's biggest underground dance music festival is back for a third edition in December on the picturesque island of Phu Quoc. Epizode 3 will kick off on December 28 and run through January 8, 2019, providing 11 days of world-class electronic music and art, all taking place on the beautiful beaches of the island in the southern province of Kien Giang. The last two editions in 2016 and last year received rave reviews, bringing a lineup of world-renowned electronic music artists to Asia, including Carl Cox, Marcel Dettmann and Ricardo Villalobos, a game-changer for the continent’s dance music scene. The event’s organisers, Moscow-based Sagrado Corp, said “last year, Epizode 2 attracted thousands people from all over the world, who enjoyed non-stop dancing, arts, sculptures and entertainment. Epizode 3 will continue to invest in the growth of the … [Read more...] about Biggest underground dance music festival to return in December
Phú Quốc to host largest regional sea festival
Viet Nam News HCM CITY - Phú Quốc Island is likely to host Southeast Asia's largest sea festival next year, according to the Epizode sea festival co-operation project being arranged by Russian entertainment company Epizode, Vietnamese event organiser Đông Đô Show Co., and 99 Mountains Company, developer of Sunset Sanato Resort on Phú Quốc. The festival is under the Real Utility to Reality project organised in countries such as Cambodia, Georgia, Ukraine, and Russia. In Việt Nam, it will feature a wide range of activities, including music and sports events that can potentially attract hundreds of thousands of people. It will take place in Việt Nam twice, for around 15 days each time. Đông Đô Show has not yet disclosed the exact dates as it is completing necessary procedures to hold the festival. The events will be held on Phú Quốc beach and use environment-friendly materials. The organisers expect to create a spectacle with modern lighting and sound but also elements of … [Read more...] about Phú Quốc to host largest regional sea festival