Colour Day Festival
| Colour Day Festival | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Music Festival |
| Location(s) | Greece, Albania, Cyprus, Kosovo |
| Years active | 7 |
| Inaugurated | June 2015 Athens, Greece |
| Website | colourdayfestival |
Colourday Festival is a summer festival in Greece with music and coloured powder. It takes place on a weekend in June, from 12 noon to 11 pm.[1] It is considered to be one of the most famous festivals in Greece, with more than 40,000 attendees, and it is more popular in younger audiences. Colour Day Festival from 2018 is also organized in Albania.
Beginnings[edit]
Colourday Festival first took place in Athens on June 20, 2015, with more than 32,000 attendees.[2] The first Festival was held in OAKA Stadium. During the Festival, there were three throwings of coloured power, starting at 5 pm.[3] At the end of the night, everyone is being covered with colour. According to news.gr, more than 100,000 bags of colour were used at the first Colourday Festival.[3]
Growth[edit]
- 2015 | 20 June 2015| OAKA | 23 artists | 32.000 attendees.
- 2016 | 18 June 2016 | OAKA | 21 artists| 40.000 attendees.
- 2017 |17 June 2017 | OAKA | 22 artists| 27.000 attendees [4]
- 2018 | 30 June & 1 July 1 and the second day was dedicated to coloured water | OAKA | 42 artists | 52.000 attendees.
- 2019 | 29 & 30 June 30 | OAKA | 41 artists | 46.000 attendees. On September 14, 2019, the Greek audience have for the first time the opportunity to live the Colour Day Festival Experience through a television movie on SKAI TV channel.
- 2020 | Colour Day Festival was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak
- 2021 | Colour Day Festival was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak
- 2022| 25 June 2022 | OAKA | 36 artists|21.000 attendees
How it works[edit]
Procedure[edit]
The festival begins at 12 noon. The first guests arrive and some local warm-up DJs are performing. Each of the acts plays for about 20–30 minutes. –2 hours. At 5 pm everyone comes together for the first simultaneous colour throw of the day. This is then repeated twice. At about 11pm the event is over and the music stops. The festival usually takes place on a Saturday. An after-movie video is produced after each event [5] and onsite photo team follows each event,[6] publishing pictures on the respective Facebook pages.
Set Up[edit]
There is one large stage where the DJs or the artists perform. There are also kiosks for food and drinks and kiosks for medical care.[7] The colour powder is provided with the ticket, but can also be bought at the festival as well, along with various merchandise products, like T-shirts and hats.
Line Up[edit]
2015[edit]
- Agent Greg
- Dino MFU
- DJ Marnick
- DJ Young & Tay
- GOD IS A DJ.GR (Sparky T, Anastasio, M. Koutsakos)
- HouseTwins
- Instamix
- Michael Tsaousopoulos
- Mossel
- Robin Skouteris
- Live Act: Melisses
Special Guests[edit]
- Claydee
- Playmen
- Sad Puppy
- DJ The Boy
- B-Sykes
- Yalena
- Ermal Mamaqi
2016[edit]
- A Flow Mobz
- Anastasio
- Arva & Anastasios Rammos
- Asterios Haritos
- Dino MFU
- George Siras
- HouseTwins
- Michael Tsaousopoulos
- Mossel
- Playmen
- Sysex
- The Mode
- Xenia Ghali
- Live Act: Melisses
Special Guests[edit]
- Andy Nicolas
- Claydee
- Faydee
- Lariss
2017[edit]
- 95,2 Athens Deejay Live (Γιάννης Τουμπάνος)
- Sia Bou
- Nikko Sunset
- Cammora
- DJ Marnick
- Instamix
- Armando Junior
- Consoul Trainin
- The Mode
- Steve
- Έλενα Παπαρίζου
- Bang La Decks
- MAD MAC
- X-Factor Team
- HouseTwins
- Jenn Morel
- OtherView
- Xenia Ghali
- Onirama
- Μιχάλης Τσαουσόπουλος
- Dino MFU
2018[edit]
Live Acts[edit]
- Rec Vegas Otherview The Players Duo Violins Ace2ace The Mode Runninsquad Iss James Booty Panda
DJs[edit]
- Michael Tsaousopoulos Dino Mfu Xenia Ghali Consoul Trainin Maria Antona John Toubanos Nikko Sunset Pritanis Ad1 Goldsmile Inx Sergio T Jesse Onix Bestseller Bobito
2019[edit]
Live Acts[edit]
- Εleni Foureira
- Era Istrefi
- Sin Boy
- Rec
- Mikolas Josef
- Kazka
- Saske
- Solmeister Ft Wnc
- Otherview Ft Josephine
- The Players
- Claydee
- Prince Karma
- Slogan
- Mente Fuerte
- Goin’ Through Feat Family
- Havana
- The Mode
- Steve #Onemanshow
- Bobito Ft Lila Trianti
- Showtime Party
Djs[edit]
- Michael Tsaousopoulos
- Consoul Trainin
- Bang La Decks
- Ace 2 Ace
- Dino Mfu Ft Andrea Casta
- Xenia Ghali
- George Siras
- Antonis Dimitriadis
- Mossel
- Mark F Angelo
- Chris Child
- Steve Kis
- John Toubanos
- Herc Deeman
- Dim Chord
- Nikko Sunset
- Sergio T
- Delacruz
- Michaelo Mike
- Roni Iron
- Dj Mak
- Dj Syna
2022[edit]
Live Acts[edit]
- Konstantinos Argiros
- Josephine
- FY
- Kings
- Anastasia
- Claydee
- MG
- Konnie Metaxa
- Mente Fuerte
- Vlospa
- Natasha Kay
- Stefanos Pitsiniagas
- Joanne
- Ilias Bogdanos
- Steve
- Nassauce
- Asimina
- MC Daddy
- Greg
- KG
- Dinamiss
- Sigma
- Ellize
- Sidarta
- Borek
Djs[edit]
- Antonis Dimitriadis
- Xenia Ghali
- Dj Paco
- Bobito
- Dj Timo
- De La Cruz
- Nikko Sunset
- Dim Angelo
- Marnick
- DaPeace
- Argie & Arva
References[edit]
- ^ "Colour Day Festival 2016 - H πιο ξεχωριστή, πολύχρωμη, καλοκαιρινή γιορτή!". www.zougla.gr. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ "Colour Day Festival! 32000 χαρούμενοι fans απογείωσαν την Αθήνα!". www.godisadj.gr. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ a b "Colour Day Festival: Γεμίζουμε χρώμα τον ουρανό της Αθήνας! - news.gr". www.news.gr. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ "Έρχεται το Colour Day Festival 2017!". ToraTora (in Greek). 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ "Aftermovie 2016". Colour Day Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ "Best Memories 2016". www.colourdayfestival.com. Colour Day Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ "Facilities". Colour Day Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ "Το line-up των καλλιτεχνών που θα εμφανιστούν στο Colour Day Festival | GetGreekMusic" (in Greek). 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ "Colour Day Festival! Δείτε το line up αναλυτικά!". www.godisadj.gr. Retrieved 2016-09-20.[permanent dead link]