Untold Festival
Annual electronic music festival in Romania
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Genre | EDM (main), trance , techno , house , electro house , progressive house , pop , indie pop , hip hop , drum and bass , dubstep , reggae , jazz , R&B , soul |
Dates | 3–6 August 2023 |
Location(s) | Cluj-Napoca , Romania |
Years active | 2015–present |
Attendance | 420,000 (2023) [1] |
Organised by | SHARE Cluj-Napoca Federation |
Website | Official website |
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Untold Festival is the largest [2] electronic music festival held in Romania , taking place in Cluj-Napoca at the Cluj Arena . It is held annually [3] and has been designated Best Major Festival in the European Festival Awards 2015 . [4] Guests come from a vast range of European countries, as well as Asia and North America.
History
Untold's official website refers to editions as chapters.
Untold: Chapter 1
The first edition of the festival took place in 2015 mainly on Cluj Arena , when Cluj-Napoca was appointed the European Youth Capital . The main artists that performed were: Armin van Buuren , Avicii , David Guetta , Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and ATB . Other performing artists were: Duke Dumont , Fedde Le Grand , Lost Frequencies , Sasha , Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano , Tinie Tempah , Tom Odell , John Newman , Fatman Scoop , Tujamo , John Digweed , Patrice , Boney M , Culture Beat and East 17 , among others. During the four days of the festival, more than 240,000 people attended the concerts held on several stages in the centre of Cluj-Napoca. [5] It pulled in €20 million in revenue. [6]
Untold: Chapter 2
The second edition of Untold took place in 2016, from 4 to 7 August mainly on Cluj Arena . It welcomed the top 5 DJ's of the world polled by DJ Mag that year: Tiësto , Hardwell , Martin Garrix , Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Armin van Buuren , along with Afrojack . Other performing live artists were: Dannic , Fedde Le Grand , Naughty Boy , Lost Frequencies , Faithless , Parov Stellar , Scooter , Ella Eyre , James Arthur , Kwabs , Labrinth , John Digweed , Sasha , Nneka and Tujamo . [7] It took place during four days in the centre of Cluj-Napoca and involved 10 stages. Over 30,000 foreigners attended the 2016 edition. The festival itself attracted a crowd of 300,000 over four days. [8]
Untold: Chapter 3
The third edition of the festival took place from 3 to 6 August 2017 on Cluj Arena . There were seven DJ headliners who were announced in January 2017: Afrojack , Armin van Buuren , Axwell Λ Ingrosso , Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike , Hardwell , Martin Garrix , Marshmello and Steve Aoki . In March the live acts were announced, these being: Ellie Goulding , Example , Hurts , Jasmine Thompson , MØ , John Newman and Tinie Tempah . The festival took place during four days in the centre of Cluj-Napoca and involved 10 stages. Other performing artists were: Alan Walker , Don Diablo , Dillon Francis , Charli XCX , Redfoo , Era Istrefi , The Avener , Dannic , Lost Frequencies , Sander van Doorn , Dubfire , Kadebostany , Jamie Jones , Loco Dice , Solomun , Sven Väth , Andy C , Borgore , Pendulum , Chase & Status and GTA , among others. It sold over 330,000 tickets for the four days of Untold and reported record profit (more than in 2015). [9] Untold organisers invested more than €10 million in the festival. [10]
Untold: Chapter 4
The fourth edition of the Untold festival was held from 2 to 5 August 2018. The first artists announced for the 2018 edition are: Black Eyed Peas , KSHMR , The Prodigy , Bonobo , Afrojack , Armin van Buuren , Alesso , Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike , Diplo , Kygo , The Chainsmokers , Jason Derulo , Tiësto , Fedde Le Grand and Steve Aoki . [11] [12]
Untold: Chapter 5
The fifth edition of the Untold festival was held from 1 to 4 August 2019. The first two rounds of ticket sales sold out within respectively 3 and 10 minutes, each having 15,000 festival tickets available. [13] Amongst the first artists announced for the 2019 edition were: Robbie Williams , Martin Garrix , David Guetta , Bastille , James Arthur , Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike , Timmy Trumpet , Boris Brejcha , Silenzio and Tale Of Us . Armin van Buuren released the official anthem of Untold Chapter 5, "Something Real", on 12 July 2019.
The festival, in conjunction with YouTube Music , officially released 6 playlists exclusive to the service, which are the UNTOLD Main Stage , UNTOLD Alchemy , UNTOLD Fortune , UNTOLD Forest , Daydreaming Experience and UNTOLD Galaxy
This edition gathered a crowd of 370,000 [14] over four days, making it the most successful chapter in history.
Untold: Chapter 6
The sixth edition of Untold is planned to take place in 2021, 9-12 September, event was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak. Announcement on the 2021 festival will be posted December 15, 2020, Refunds and tickets to the next 3 festivals are available to 2020 ticket holders. https://untold.com/faqpostponement
Untold: Chapter 7
The seventh edition of the festival took place between 4 and 7 August 2022. The main headliners were J Balvin, Anne-Marie and a wide range of DJs: Kygo, Lost Frequencies, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tujamo, Paul Kalkbrenner.
Untold: Chapter 8
The eighth edition of the festival took place between 3 and 6 August 2023.
Awards
Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | European Festival Awards | Best Major Festival | Untold Festival | Won | [15] |
International Advertising Association Romania | Brand of the Year | Untold Festival | Won | [16] |
Tourism
In a bid to support local tourism , 2016 festival goers benefitted from a 50% discount on the admission price for several tourist attractions from the historic region of Transylvania . The festival bracelet allowed visitors to visit at a discounted rate a series of major sights such as Bran Castle , Corvin Castle , the Merry Cemetery , the Mocănița Steam Train , the Turda Salt Mines . [17] [18]
References
- ↑ "Organizatorii Untold: Peste 70 de milioane de euro au rămas în Cluj Napoca, după festival / Cei veniţi din afara judeţului Cluj au cheltuit, în medie, în cele 4 zile de festival, cel puţin 700 euro. Aceşti bani au fost cheltuiţi pentru cazare, transport, mâncare, plimbări şi cumpărături în oraş" .
- ↑ romania-insider.com. "Largest music festival in Romania brings 300,000 spectators to the heart of Transylvania" . Retrieved 3 August 2015 .
- ↑ ziardecluj.ro. "Untold Festival va avea o a doua editie, in 2016" . Retrieved 3 August 2015 .
- ↑ Raluca Tanasă (14 January 2016). "Untold a fost desemnat cel mai bun festival european" . InfoMusic (in Romanian).
- ↑ agerpres.ro. "Cluj: 240.000 de spectatori în cele patru zile ale UNTOLD Festival" . Retrieved 5 August 2015 .
- ↑ viata-libera.ro. "Untold a adus sume-record de bani orașului Cluj" . Retrieved 14 August 2017 .
- ↑ chapter2.untold.com. "5 kings will rule The Land of Untold" . Retrieved 5 January 2016 .
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has generic name ( help ) - ↑ "UNTOLD: peste 330.000 de oameni, cei mai mulţi la show-ul Armin van Buuren / DJ-ul nr.1 al lumii, M. Garrix: Festivalul, în Top 3 / Aoki: Toţi îmi spun că există în România cel mai bun festival. Este incredibil!" . Mediafax (in Romanian). August 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Povestea Untold 2017 continuă cu 10 milioane de euro. La Cluj vor veni cei mai buni DJ şi cele mai bune voci ale momentului" . Adevărul (in Romanian). June 22, 2017.
- ↑ "UNTOLD Festival 2018 la Cluj Arena" . InfoMusic (in Romanian).
- ↑ "Untold 2018. Primii artiști care și-au anunțat prezența. The Chainsmokers, pentru prima dată în România" . Digi24 (in Romanian). 27 March 2018.
- ↑ "Another 15,000 passes for Romania's Untold festival sold in record time" . Romania-Insider . 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "Peste 370.000 de oameni au participat la festivalul Untold din Cluj-Napoca | Ziarul Financiar" . ZF.ro (in Romanian) . Retrieved 2019-08-15 .
- ↑ "Romania's Untold voted the best major music festival in Europe" . Romania-Insider . 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "UNTOLD, Brandul Anului 2015 în România" . Știrile Pro TV (in Romanian). 18 November 2015.
- ↑ Mondriu, Adi (3 August 2016). "Cu brățara de acces la UNTOLD vezi toată Transilvania" . Agenția de presă RADOR . Retrieved 25 June 2023 .
- ↑ Marica, Irina (3 August 2016). "Music festival organizers want to make tourists spend more time in Transylvania" . Romanian Insider . Retrieved 25 June 2023 .
18. Postponement page "https://untold.com/faqpostponement
External links
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Media related to Untold Festival at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Review of Untold Festival 2015
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