Summer Darkness

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Summer Darkness
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Genre Electro, futurepop, EBM, synthpop, electronic rock, alternative rock, Medieval rock, Neue Deutsche Härte
Location(s) Utrecht, Netherlands
Years active2003–2013
Organized by Tivoli, Cybercase
Website www.summerdarkness.nl

Summer Darkness was an alternative music festival in the Netherlands which was held annually from 2003 to 2013, around the second weekend in August in the city of Utrecht. Over the years its popularity has grown considerably.

Organisation

Summer Darkness was organised similar to Germany's Wave-Gotik-Treffen, albeit on a much smaller scale. Acts perform in various clubs throughout the city of Utrecht. The main stages are Tivoli Oudegracht, Tivoli de Helling and EKKO. There are also individual performances at the Domkerk and Leeuwenbergh church. Side events include a market, city tours and exhibitions by LARP groups. The festival was a joint venture by Cybercase, Tivoli (Utrecht), EKKO and Mojo until EKKO made the decision in 2009 to quit.

There have been some minor events held under the banner of Summer Darkness. For instance since 2007 there have been several "Summer Darkness - Winter Edition" events.

In 2014 the festival took a sabbatical from the usual summer edition, traditionally held in the last weekend of July. [1] In 2015 it was announced the festival would no longer be organised, as explained on the festival website. [2]

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References

  1. Summer Darkness Festival takes a sabbatical February 11, 2014.
  2. "Summer Darkness". www.summerdarkness.nl. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07.