NASHVILLE |DT: OCTOBER 1, 2015
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/MSOPR
CULTURE COLLIDE
ANNOUNCES
LOS ANGELES FESTIVAL SET TIMES FOR
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
FEATURING HEADLINING PERFORMANCES FROM
FESTIVAL TO HOST FREE INDEPENDENT LABEL MARKET FEATURING OVER 20 RECORD LABELS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 (1:00-4:00 PM)
AT TAIX IN SILVERLAKE
CULTURE COLLIDE–CREATIVE SUMMIT
—WITH ARTIST AND INDUSTRY PANELS FOCUSED ON TRENDS IN MUSIC—
ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
AT TAIX
THE GUARDIAN U.S. TO HOST SHOWCASE OF LOCAL LOS ANGELES BANDS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Returning to Los Angeles for its sixth year, the CULTURE COLLIDE music festival will takeplace at multiple venues including: Echoplex, Taix + The Champagne Room, The Church, The Echo and Lot 1 Café. LADYHAWKE, ASH, THE JUAN MACLEAN and NICK DIAMONDS will headline the festival, with 40-plus international bands from around the world lighting up the stages. Recent additions include: THE ALBUM LEAF, CAUGHT A GHOST, MAUDLIN STRANGERS, TUKA, AVABEREE, DIAMENTE ELECTRICO, GREEN GERRY, HOTEL FOR STRANGERS, ENOLA FALL, LFNT, PANDA ELLIOT and CROOKED COLOURS. For the full CULTURE COLLIDE artist schedule with set times, visit: http://msopr.com/files/ccla(10_1).pdf and see below.
Watch the 2014 CULTURE COLLIDE recap trailer, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf6YaP1hzwo&feature=youtu.be.
In addition to the artists performing at the music festival, on Friday, October 9 at Taix (1911 Sunset Blvd. L.A., CA 90026), CULTURE COLLIDE’s annual Creative Summit in Los Angeles will feature music industry panels focused on trends in music, media and tech from around the world. The 2015 CULTURE COLLIDE Creative Summit will be led The Guardian’s U.S. commissioning editor Lanre Bakare. The artist-and industry-led forum–hosted by The Guardian–will discuss and examine exciting trends in music, opportunities for international artists in the U.S., the future of music distribution and other breaking topics. Also on Friday (Oct. 9), CULTURE COLLIDE will host an array of Chinese indie rock artists for the Modern Sky Festival the Regent Theatre (448 South Main St. L.A., CA 90013). On Saturday, October 10, Culture Collide festival Los Angeles will host a massive international record fair in cooperation with Independent Label Market in the outdoor lot at Taix (1911 Sunset Blvd. L.A., CA 90026) from 1:00pm-4:00pm. The Culture Collide international record fair will feature over 20 record labels including 100% Silk, Anchor Eighty Four, Anticon, Burger, Cold Busted, Delicious Vinyl, Everloving, Friends of Friends, Hit City USA, IAMSOUND, Iheartcomix, Innovative Leisure, Last Gang Records, Ninja Tune, Not Not Fun, Now Again, Stones Throw, Saddle Creek, Sargent House, Light In The Attic and more. Also on Saturday (Oct 10), The Guardian will host a showcase of local LA-based bands, and the Aussie BBQ hosted by Sounds Australia–featuring Australian bands and solo acts–will return to Taix Champagne Room.
In another first for 2015, CULTURE COLLIDE has partnered with the Modern Sky Festival to bring a very special night of music from China to the Regent Theatre (448 South Main St. L.A., CA 90013) on Friday October 9. The line-up includes four acts that represent the diversity of the Beijing’s indie rock scene: SONG DONGYE 宋冬野, NEW PANTS 新裤子乐队, HEDGEHOG 刺猬乐队 and MISERABLE FAITH 痛仰乐队. Presented by CULTURE COLLIDE, Modern Sky is a separately ticketed event that can be purchased HERE.
All live sound for CULTURE COLLIDE festival Los Angeles will be provided by Bose Professional Systemswith all stage production by Swing House.
The day-by-day line-up with set times is as follows below. Click here to download the schedule: http://msopr.com/files/ccla(10_1).pdf.
For the first time in the festival’s history, CULTURE COLLIDE wristbands for single days are now available via TicketFly for $20.00. The wristband will allow access into all CULTURE COLLIDE venues for that particular day. Music fans can also choose to purchase a $10.00 wristband that gives access to all CULTURE COLLIDE venues excluding the Echoplex.
To purchase tickets for CULTURE COLLIDE festival Los Angeles, visit:
Pass to all Culture Collide international showcases (various venues) ($10) HERE
Ladyhawke w/ Northeast Party House 10/8–ECHOPLEX ($20) HERE
Ash w/ Nick Diamonds 10/9–ECHOPLEX ($20) HERE
Chinese indie night 10/9–THE REGENT($30) HERE
The Mynabirds 10/9–THE ECHO ($10) HERE
The Juan Maclean w/ Vieux Farka Toure 10/10–THE ECHOPLEX ($20) HERE
Ladyhawke w/ Northeast Party House 10/8–ECHOPLEX ($20) HERE
Ash w/ Nick Diamonds 10/9–ECHOPLEX ($20) HERE
Chinese indie night 10/9–THE REGENT($30) HERE
The Mynabirds 10/9–THE ECHO ($10) HERE
The Juan Maclean w/ Vieux Farka Toure 10/10–THE ECHOPLEX ($20) HERE
MSO Press Releases and Assets:
Culture Collide Los Angeles is presented by The Guardian with all live sound provided by Bose Professional Systems and all stage production from Swing House. Additional Culture Collide Los Angeles supporters include Fender, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Aquahydrate, KCRW, LA Weekly, OC Weekly, Busy Beaver Button Company, The Line Hotel, Hotel Figueroa and produced in association with our friends at Spaceland Presents.
About COLLiDE Agency:
COLLiDE is a boutique culture agency, festival creation company and travel magazine which has created a dynamic, forward-thinking model of business. Building on their decade-plus foundation of cross-cultural marketing experience, the COLLiDE agency sets a new charter for brands to explore. COLLiDE specializes in full brand integration. Current COLLiDE agency clients include Macy’s, American Rag, Dr Martens, E&J Brandy, Shellback Rum, Landmark Theatres, Converse and many others. For more information, visit: http://wearecollide.com.
About Guardian News & Media:
Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com which, with almost 130 million unique browsers a month, is one of the largest English-speaking quality newspaper websites in the world. Since launching U.S. and Australia digital editions in 2011 and 2013 respectively, traffic from outside of the UK now represents over two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience. The Guardian is most recently renowned for its Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning revelations based on the disclosures made by whistleblower Edward Snowden. In 2014, the Guardian was named newspaper and website of the year at the Society of Editors UK Press Awards and is the most trusted news source in the UK (Ofcom digital media report, 2014).
About Independent Label Market:
Since launching in London on May 2011, Independent Label Market has brought together the founders of some the World’s greatest Independent Record Labels on both sides of the Atlantic to sell their fresh vinyl produce directly to the public at that traditional goods exchange – a market stall. Web: www.independentlabelmarket.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlabelmarket
Twitter: http://twitter.com/IndieLabelMkt.
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For CULTURE COLLIDE Festival media and industry inquiries, contact:
Libby Coffey MSO PR
818-380-0400 x224
