With the arrival of the summer season, music events are exploding around the globe. An interesting one is the Citadel Music Festival, taking place in Berlin, Germany. Do not be confused by the word “festival,” expecting a 4 days event with loads of bands performing one after the other. This music event, organized by Trinity Music GmbH, spreads over about three months of genuine appreciation for the art of music. Kicking off on June 5 with the performance by historical band Toto, the festival will close the curtain on August 30 with Xavas.

Citadel Music Festival takes place at the Spandau Citadel, a Renaissance fortress, located on an island created by the meeting of the rivers Havel and Spree. The Citadel is a beautiful open air location with the ability to contain a large number of participants while offering a dreamy setting to enjoy the soul of music. A variety of genres and styles are covered by the festival, including world fusion, trip hop, classic rock, alternative and proto-punk.

Acts such as Portishead, ZZ Top, and 30 Seconds to Mars will perform in this beautiful location. Queens of the Stone Age will be there on June 22 promoting their upcoming work ‘…Like Clockwork,’ the band’s sixth studio album due on June 3. Tenacious D will offer the city a performance of its funny rock, whose ironic lyrics accompany a strong and serious sound. One of the most intriguing performances offered by the musical event is surely the Iggy and The Stooges concert. The band has recently released a new album ‘Ready to Die,’ the first one seeing Iggy Pop and James Williamson collaborate on the composition of tracks after the glorious ‘Raw Power’ album, released in 1973 and held responsible for the birth of punk rock.

Iggy and The Stooges are well known for offering one of the best live shows in the current music scene. In spite of his age, Iggy Pop does not seem to feel any need to change his approach to the stage, nor do the great Mike Watt, Steve Mackay, Scott Asheton, and James Williamson who together with the Iguana create a magical atmosphere during the concert, able to kidnap the audience and bring it to the roots of rock. They create a powerful and honest experience, which merges raw sentiments, strong energy, simplicity and perfect execution, giving birth to an astonishing performance. A concert by Iggy and The Stooges is an experience which goes beyond words, and a must see for anybody who wants to fully live music instead of just listening to it. The graceful setting of the Spandau Citadel will serve as the perfect stage for such a glorious event.

The Citadel Music Festival is used to big names playing its stage: Patty Smith, Billy Idol, Marilyn Manson and many more played there, giving this festival great relevance in the scene. With eighteen concerts spanned over three months, picking among several music genres, this year the Citadel Music Festival gives once again everybody a chance to take a leap into one’s favorite kind of music. For the complete line-up click here.

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On June 22, the second day of the Full Hit Of Summer Festival took place in Vienna, Austria. The festival was organized by PSI2 music; it took place in the cozy venue of Arena, located in the city center. The place, which features an outdoor stage along with three buildings offering recreational areas, was packed.

The festival took place on June 20 and June 22. The first day saw a mix of Viennese and international bands performing, with Eagles of Death Metal as headliners. Beirut, the folk band coming from Santa Fe, New Mexico, headlined the second and final day of the festival. A thrilling crowd was longing the performance, and got completely caught into a magical atmosphere created by the band, as soon as the performance started. The day also saw the performances of Austrian multi-instrumentalist Matthias Frey, performing as Sweet Sweet Moon, of singer-songwriter Kurt Vile, and folk musician M Ward.

First time ever in Vienna for Beirut, as Zachary Francis Condon, frontman and founder of the Beirut project, told the audience. Certainly an excellent first time. The performance started at about 9:30 p.m. and went on for something more than one hour. There was not much interaction between the band and the audience in terms of talking, but there certainly was a very strong connection created by the performance and the excitement showed by the crowd.

The band went through its discography, performing several of the most famous hits, such as ‘Postcards From Italy.’ The members showed a level of maturity in terms of live performance, which can only be found in exceptional cases. Multi-instrumentalist Zachary Francis Condon sang, played and shook to the music getting completely into the soul of the show, and bringing the audience with him.

During the entire performance, Condon and the band also showed great humility, which made an already delicate performance even tenderer. The Balkan sonorities that characterize Beirut’s music, created a groovy rhythm that aroused the crowd. The majesty of the instruments that melted together created an inspiring and enchanted sound that seemed to reach and completely unify with the energetic nucleus of the concert attendees.

The band was able to serve the audience a cup full of some of the beautiful feelings that music and live performances can give. With the sole expression of music, the band was able to make the attendees leave the concert with the feeling they had just been loved very much.

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