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PRIMAVERA SOUND When: June 2 - 4, 2016 Where: Barcelona, Spain œ Primavera Sound Barcelona was founded by Pablo Soler with the idea to bring a variety of independent artists from across a wide swath of genres, along with established artists, too, to an urban environment in spring; primavera means spring in Spanish. The first iteration, April 2001, with four stages and 19 artists including Armand Van Helden and Los Planetas, attracted 8,000 people. From that point forward, Primavera has been the definition of experienced explosive growth: to 18,000 people in 2002; 24,000 people in 2003, and 40,000 people.the size of a small city, mind you.in 2004. www.primaverasound.com



WORLD BODY PAINTING FESTIVAL When: July 1- 3, 2016 Where: Austria œ A small picturesque village in Austria surrounded by the turquoise lake Worthersee turns into a multicultural, multimedia Open Air Artspace with five zones and stages with different styles of music from international bands & DJs. The body painting festival has lots of music from different genres such as Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Electronica and more. The workshops offer many educational programs and lessons by leading artists in brush & sponge, airbrush, special effects, beauty make-up, head dressing including colour theory and history. All workshops are run and handled under the WB Academy and are also scheduled throughout the year in various cities worldwide. Side events include parties such as the Surreal Costume Ball (Body Circus) and the newly added (Zombie Crawl) with international DJs and musical stage performances.


COMEDY FESTIVAL When: Till May 15, 2016 Where: Sydney œ The Sydney Comedy Festival kicks off every year with two gala events, the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala and Cracker Night. Throughout the festival, international, local and upcoming comedians take to stages across Sydney to deliver a ball of laughs covering everything from stand-up to sketch, satire, musical, improvisation, absurdist, theatre, magic and kids comedy and more. For enthusiasts who know their As from Bs. Herefs some good news: After last yearfs success, Michael Hing, Alex Lee (The Roast) and Patrick Byrnes (SBS Comedy) thought it would be funny to do this thing again where they make comics from the festival spell words. Later, donft miss out on comedian Akmalfs eLostf show, most visitors love the way he can make you laugh. www.sydneycomedyfestival.com


SUMMER FESTIVAL When: May 21-21, 2016 Where: Mount Abu œ If you are a lover of music, art and culture, come to Mount Abu this summer to beat the heat at the Summer Festival. This three day festival is organised every year by Rajasthan Tourism in the beautiful hill station Mount Abu, which serves as an ideal location for the festival because of its attractive location, rocky terrain, serene lakes and pleasant climate. The festival takes off with ballad singing and a traditional processions, which assembles at the Nakki Lake. This is followed by various performances including folk dances and classical music of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The Gair and Ghoomar dances of Rajasthan are a wonderful sight, which also gives a glimpse of the ethnicity and culture of the state. Also included are exhibitions, gatherings, meeting points and industry discussions.