Presentation English:Music and festivals

By Bram, Lorenz, Jelle and Robby

Content

A. History B. Important artists (present)C. Important genres (present)D. Biggest festivals (by date)E. The audience

A. History

• Origin: around early 1950’s • Rock-'n-roll:

combination blues – country – jazz – gospel Basic = bleus rhythm

• Lead instruments: piano & saxophone• Eventually: guitar & bass

• 1960’s: period of folk, rock and David Bowie – Scottish and Irish bands– Songwriters and teenpop

first women on stage

• 1970’s– Rock– mid 70’s: ska (Madness), reggea, dance hall and

jungle– End: punkrock, hardcore, skatepunk, britpop– All sorts of metal: heavy, death, thrash, gothic,

symfo, stoner

• 1980’s– Boysbands

• 1990’s– Electronic music: house, techno, new beat, electro “raves”

– Experimental techno: DnB and liquid

• Early 2000’s: Dubstep

Important / famous artists

Brit pop

Heavy metal

Gothic rock

Rock / rock ‘n roll

The Rolling Stones

Boysbands

D. Biggest festivals (by date)

• Download– Location: Donington Park, Derby– Date: 6th June – 11th June

• Hop Farm Festival– Location: the Hop Farm

Coutry Park, Tonbridge– Date: 28th June – 1st July

• T In The Park– Location: Balado Airfield, Kinross– Date: 5th July – 9th July

• Latitude Festival– Location: Henman Park,

Southwold– Date: 12th July – 15th July

• Reading Festival– Location: Reading– Date: 22nd August – 26th August

• Leeds Festival– Location: Branham Park, Leeds– Date: 22nd August – 26th August

E. The audience

“Heavy”– Circle pits– Mosh pits– Wall of Death– Stage dives– …

“Soft”– Sing-a-longs– Handclaps– Dancing– …