english description of poolbar

POOLBAR-FESTIVAL #21
JULY 4th - AUGUST 17th, 2014
ALTES HALLENBAD (DISUSED INDOOR POOL)
FELDKIRCH (AUSTRIA)
7 WEEKS OF MUSIC
AND CULTURE
FROM POP TO NICHES
WWW.POOLBAR.AT
The poolbar-Festival
Nestling between three surrounding countries
(Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Germany) the
poolbar-Festival in Feldkirch, Austria, becomes - for
almost seven weeks - an annual international hotspot
for cultural exchanges & luscious parties. For its
location the poolbar team has found the disused
indoor pool, Altes Hallenbad, a charming building of
the early sixties, made of glass and steel.
Speciality & Particularity
Organisation-wise, the poolbar event bridges a gap
between festival and club: temporary, but personal.
On the one hand it uses room temporarily and
provides a concentrated, high-quality programme.
On the other hand - compared to big one-day and
weekend festivals - it offers hospitality, continuity and
change on a long-term basis. And social intercourse,
which is greatly is an integral element, as well as its
collaborators and artists.
Terrassenleben 2013: Mittendrin: Donavon Frankenreiter / Macy Gray / Performance “Netzwerk Tanz”
Superstars & insiders‘ tips
The poolbar-Festival stands for lust for living,
extraordinary diversity and thrilling discoveries. For its
programme, the poolbar-Festival offers a wide cultural
diversity. Its multi-dimensional philosophy always
takes the world of the visitors into account. Music,
design, fashion or graphic arts are fundamental
features of our everyday life, regardless of where we
live.
Diversity & Variety
The programme is basically adjusted to the demands
and peculiarities of a pop or alternative cultural
event. The repertoire is therefore formed by diverse
categories, genres and degrees of familiarity. The
quality of the poolbar-Festival lies in its extraordinary
combination: International superstars (normally only
to be seen on the biggest stages in summer) meet
local art; legends meet up-and-coming artists; IndieRock meets HipHop meets Jazz; DJ meets Poetry
Slam; film meets theatre; art meets culture meets
science.
Why they love it
Artists love the intimate and personal atmosphere
as well as the loving hospitality and the relaxing,
picturesque landscape all around. Visitors and artists
will find a largely open and respectful atmosphere
which freely invites participation and analysis; a
friendly environment whose many facets all root in its
very own everyday life and do not represent a glossy
atmosphere. To quote Marcel Elsener of St.Gallen‘s
Saiten Magazine (Switzerland), The poolbar-Festival
is not a „bluff of some elitist twerps“ but „an offer for
everyone“ (July 2002).
Poetry Slam / Gitarrist singt auf und mit der Menge / Kate Nash holt sich das Publikum auf die Bühne / Theater mit Maria Fliri / CRO
Open Air Weekend
A brilliant place for one nice Open Air Weekend - in
2013 with Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls as
headliner.
Open Air Cinema
Another brilliant place for a bicicle driven Open Air
Cinema: The medieval centre of Feldkirch.
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls beim ersten “poolbar auf der Wiese”-Open-Air 2013 / Open-Air-Publikum: verliebt & euphorisch /
Ticketliteratur / “Brutkasten”: Der Raum für das Andere / Fahrradbetriebens Open Air Kino in der Altstadt Feldkirchs: Strom per Fahrrad
Art as part of a pop-Festival
At the poolbar-Festival, art is omnipresent and is
displayed to the visitors not only in the form of its
overall interior design. Artists are also invited to
carry out projects within the frame of the festival.
International artistic star Peter Kogler stands next to
young artistic rookies.
poolbar style
The poolbar needs to be understood as a piece of
art in itself. Its special appeal lies in the loving and
very detailed arrangement. From year to year the
appearance of the poolbar changes: graphic elements
like posters, flyers and mags; the unique poolbar
fashion gets awarded and reproduced by the annual
poolbar style competition.
Reinvented annually: architecture!
To get the best concepts for the specially
manufactured temporary interior design, the poolbarFestival invites entries for an architectural competition
in co-operation with the architectural institute of
Vorarlberg and the regional economic chamber.
Kunst in der Feldkircher Altstadt (Zweintopf) / “Tortenecken” (Helene van Duijne) / Wiesenausstellung (Peter Ott) / “Mamihlapinatapai” (Fellinger/Wagner) /
“Familiengruft” (S&P Hagen) / Sängerin von Chad Valley in poolbar style gekleidet / poolbar-Architektur: Bernardo Baders Kassahaus, Peter Koglers Fassade´03
Fame & Publicity
Since 1994, the poolbar-Festival has established itself
as the main popcultural festival in Western Austria
and as an
independent brand. It has achieved high recognition
not only in Austria but abroad as well. Festival
regulars
come from the local area as well as the neighbouring
countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Italy,
Liechtenstein or Slovakia.
The poolbar-Magazines (BigMag & MiniMag - total
circulation: 155,000) provide good opportunities to
promote the artists. The media are very busy, too.
More information: www.poolbar.at/downloads/
Allgemeininformation
OK Go, Balkantronica, Liechtensteiniade: gemeinsames Kochen / Bürgermeister berchtold verleiht dem (auf dem Bild unvollständigen) poolbar-Team den Feldkircher Kulturpreis
Fahrrad-Rikscha-Taxi: Chad Valley kommen vom Hotel / öffentlicher Diskurs / Jazzbrunch auf der Terrasse: Liveband, Biobuffet,
Pcknickkörbe und -Decken, Familien / poolbar-Architektur bei “poolbar mit Pratersauna” in Wien
Date
July 4th until August 17th 2014, daily programme
Exspected attendance
approx. 22,000 people / 7 weeks
Location
Feldkirch, Western Austria. Lake of Constance/
Germany 30 km, Zurich/Switzerland 120 km, Munich/
Germany 220km, Liechtenstein 2 km, Milano/Italy 275
km)
Venue
An indoor festival. The building was previously an
indoor swimming pool (60s architecture). It has
3 floors including a pool area, hall and bar and
is situated in a park close to the medieval city of
Feldkirch
Capacity
Bar/sitting-room: 300 people
Pool area: 450 people, stage: 7 x 4m, 1 backstage
room
Hall: 950 people, stage: 9 x 5m, 2 backstage rooms
Entrance fee
Euro 0.- to Euro 48.Advance booking
Tickets Online and at pre-sale shops in Austria,
Germany,
Liechtenstein
and Switzerland
Main sponsoring partners: Volksbanken
Österreich, Ottakringer, VKW, Red Bull
poolbar-Publikum: jung & überdreht, entspannt & romantisch, gereift & nachdenklich, aktiv & euphorisch / Vernetzung: Zander,
Jendreiko & Co: Aktion im Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein / Networking: “Eine Nacht der Mode, Kunst und Musik” mit M3 und BazArt
Main media partners
Radio FM4, Der Standard, the gap, Spex, goTV,
Vorarlberger Nachrichten, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt,...
Print-publishing
poolbar-Magazine (100,000, 64 pages with reports
about bands etc.), Flyer (55,000), Bills (3,000) etc.
Online publishing
www.poolbar.at, poolbar-Newsletter, Cooperations with
Promoters and Online-Media
Additional publishing
Billboards, Banners at traffic junctions, poolbar-Festival
(“poolbar mit pratersauna”) in vienna
Media publishing
Reports on TV (ORF Austria, ORF Vorarlberg, goTV,
RTV, Bayern), Radio (ORF Vorarlberg, FM4, regional
stations)
Publishing Overview: www.poolbar.at/downloads/
Allgemeininformation
Organisation
poolbar Festival GmbH. (Vienna & Feldkirch &
Dornbirn)
Management
Herwig Bauer, +43(0)69919533718. [email protected]
Heike Kaufmann, [email protected]
poolbar-Magazin 2013: Cover / poolbar-Grafik 2011 als großes mediales Thema / Mean Poppa Lean beim Interview / Rolling Board in
Dornbirn / poolbar-Festival im ORF
Events 2013
•
2 Exhibitions
•
3 Modern Dance Performances
•
4 Readings
•
5 Popquiz
•
6 Jazzbrunches with Live- and DJ-Sounds
•
9 Performing Arts Events (Comedy, Poetry Slam,
artistic performance, discussions...)
•
21 Screenings (partly with discussion panels)
•
40 DJs / DJ-Teams, partly with Visual Artists
•
76 Live-Concerts
Balkantronica / Lesung Oliver Polak / Performance Netzwerk Tanz / maschek.redet.drüber // Ticketmangel / CRO / poolbar-Rikschataxi
mit Politprominenz (Liechtensteins Außenministerin Aurelia Frick, Vorarlbergs Kulturlandesrat Harald Sonderegger)
Productions & Projects 2013
•
poolbar architecture contest
•
poolbar style contest
•
poolbar arts contest
•
Innovative graphic design
•
Brutkasten (breeder) with additional stage for
experimental content (concerts, screenings,
exhibitions)
•
Ticketliterature
•
poolbar BigMag
•
poolbar MiniMag
•
approx. 20 short films (gig documentations) &
poolbar-Film (Festival documentation)
•
...
Masallah+Maria de la Barrera / The Sonic Cubes / Marilyn Manson (ausgelagert in die Messehalle Dornbirn 2012) /
Mediengruppe Telekommander im pool unter der “Welle”
Publikum / Team / Nachwuchshoffnung / Kompal / Rockerin / Funeral For A Friend / FM Belfast / Enter Shikari / FM Belfast
Bands 1994-2013 (selection)
13&God
22 Pistepirkko
2Raumwohnung
!DelaDap
A Life, A Song, A Cigarette
Aavikko
Advanced Chemistry
Aloe Blacc
Anajo
Anti-Flag
Archive
Art Brut
Attwenger
Austra
Austrofred
Bad Religion
Balthazar
Bauchklang
Beat! Beat! Beat!
Been Obscene
Binder&Krieglstein
Black Lips
Blackmail
Blumfeld
Broken Social Scene
B.&M. Markovic Orkestar
Boundzound
Brand Nubian
Brant Bjork
Bubble Beatz
Bunny Lake
Buraka Som Sistema
Calexico
Casper
Catastrophe & Cure
Chad Valley
Client
Clueso
Coldcut
Coma
Chicks On Speed
Chikinki
Clara Luzia
CRO
Crystal Fighters
Das Pop
Dälek
Denyo & The Denyos
Gus Gus
H.P.Zinker
Deichkind
Hattler
Detroit Grand Pubahs
Heather Nova
Death By Stereo
Hercules & Love Affair
Delinquent Habits
Holstuonarmusicbigbandclub
Destroyer
House of Riddim
dEUS
IAMX
Die Goldenen Zitronen
I-Wolf
Die Sterne
Iriepathie
Does it Offend You, Yeah?
Iron And Wine
Donavon Frankenreiter
Ja, Panik
Dorian Concept
James
Drechsler
Japandroids
Dropkick Murphys
Japanther
Dry The River
Jeans Team
Dumbfoundead
Jennifer Rostock
Ebony Bones
Jimi Tenor & Big Band
Effi
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Egotronic
Juliette Lewis
Elektro Guzzi
K’s Choice
Eloui
Kaizers Orchestra
Element of Crime
Kamp
Enter Shikari
Kante
Fagget Fairys
Karandila Gypsy Brass
Fanfare Ciocarlia
Kate Nash
Fear Factory
Kettcar
Fettes Brot
Keziah Jones
Final Fantasy
Kinderzimmer Prod.
Firewater
Kommando Elefant
Fiva
Kosheen
Flogging Molly
Kottharashky & The Rain Dogs
Florian Horwath
Kreisky
FM Belfast
Kumbia Queers
Francis International Airport
Lambchop
Frank Spilker.Gruppe
Laokoongruppe
Frank Turner & The Sleeping
LE1F
Souls
Les Babacools
Friska Viljor
Little Boots
Frittenbude
Louie Austen
Fun Lovin´Criminals
Long Distance Calling
Funeral For A Friend
Macy Gray
Garish
Madsen
Get Well Soon
Mahala Rai Banda
Ghost Capsules (w/ Bomb The Bass) Mardi Gras BB
Giantree
Marilyn Manson
Ginga
Matt Boroff & The Mirrors
Gogol Bordello
Mediengruppe Telekommander
Gudrun von Laxenburg
Melvins
Guru´s Jazzmatazz
MEN
Mia.
MiniTel Rose
Mo’ Horizons
Modeselektor
Mogwai
Molotov
Monster Magnet
Morcheeba
Mother Tongue
Motorpsycho
Mount Kimbie
Mr. Dero & Klumzy Tung
My Bloody Valentine
Nada Surf
Navel
Nemo
New Model Army
Nneka
No Means No
Ogris Debris
OK Go
Patrice
Patrick Wolf
Pilots
Portugal.The Man
Pothead
Puppetmastaz
Rainbow Arabia
Rangleklods
Red Fang
Regina Spektor
Reverend Beatman
Roots Manuva
Russkaja
Santigold
Schlachthofbronx
Saul Williams
Scott Matthew
Shout Out Louds
Sick of it All
Sir Tralala
Skero
Slut
Soap&Skin
Sofa Surfers
SOHN
Speech Debelle
Sportfreunde Stiller
Stereo Total
Such A Surge
Telepathe
Terranova / Lotterboys
Texta
The Builders & The Butchers
The Age of Consent
The Go-Betweens
The Heavy
The Hidden Cameras
The Notwist
The Pipettes
The Rakes
The Real McKenzies
The Robocop Kraus
The Seesaw
The Sorrow
The Staggers
The Strange Boys
The Thermals
The Very Best
The Weakerthans
The Whitest Boy Alive
Theophilus London
These New Puritans
This Will Destroy You
Tindersticks
Tocotronic
Tomahawk
Tomorrow´s World
Tomte
Trail of Dead
Trio Exklusiv
Trouble Over Tokyo
Truckfighters
Urge Overkill
Villalog
Virginia Jetzt!
Vista Chino (Kyuss Lives)
Wallis Bird
Watsky
WhoMadeWho
Wir sind Helden
Yann Tiersen
Yarah Bravo
Young Rebel Set
Yellowcard
Zita Swoon
Zombie Nation
Zoot Woman
u.v.a.
DJs 1994-2013
(selection)
A-Trak
Andy Smith
Anne Andersson
Assault
Aziz
Balkantronica
Beware
Bob Sinclar
Brazilectro Live
Bujaka & Stoney
Calyx & Teebee
Camo & Krooked
Carl Craig
Cloud9
Coldcut
Console
Crazy Sonic
D Kay
Dark Sky
Dave Dee
Drums of Death
Dub Club St. Gallen
Dynamo Productions
Eddie Piller
Ed Royal
Ed Rush
Electric Indigo
Grandmaster Flash
Etepetete
Euroranch
Fauna Flash
Feadz
Felix Da Housecat
Fennesz
For God ConSoul
Frank Popp
Functionist
G.Rizo
Gex Botas
Godfather
Goldie
Headman
HELL
Hometrainer
I-Wolf
John Megill
Jori Hulkkonen
Joyce Muniz
Junglistic Sistaz
Ken Hayakawa
Kruder&Dorfmeister
Lady “Miss” Kier
Malente
Marflow
Masallah
MEN (Le Tigre DJs)
Metalycée
Mieze Medusa
Minus 8
Miss Kittin & The Hacker
Mo´Horizons
Moonbootica
Modeselektor
Pandit G (ADF)
Pantha Du Prince
Parov Stelar
Photek
Radiorifle
Radioslave
Rainer Trüby
Robert Soko
Roni Size & MC Jakes
Round Table Knights
Seelenluft
Seperator (H. Platzgumer)
Simian Mobile Disco
Snitch Bros
Sofa Surfers
Soundsgood Intl.
Struboskop
T.Raumschmiere
The Qemists
The Sonic Cubes
Tiga
Tingel Tangel Toy Boys
Troublemakers
Tschamba Fii
Vadim
Vikter Duplaix
Waxolutionists
Wolfram
Xander&Niederreither
Xinobi
Yoshihiro Sawasaki
Zombie Nation u.v.a.
Visual Artists
(selection)
Farbenfratzen
Pfadfinderei
Maria de la Barrera
Montage Sauvage
4yourEye
Luma Launisch
Lichterloh
MotionLab
Neon Golden
Paranormal Unicorn
u.v.a.
architektur ´05: www.bricolage.at / architektur ´09: Linus Stolz (Foto: G.R. Wett) / architektur ´06: www.barrocker.at (Foto: G.R. Wett) /
Fassadengestaltung´11: Neon Golden / architektur ´10: lüdi/gehrig/banz (Fotos: Auer) / Architektur 2012 (reset, Berlin) / Architektur 2013 (Hartmann & Dengler, Berlin)
„poolbar - thank you for reloading our batteries we were pumped with positive ions here“ (Joey
Burns, Calexico, 2009)
Poolbar, I miss you here in Berlin! (Felix Fulda via
Facebook 2011)
poolbar-Festival? I´m proud to be part of it. This
is one oft he most beautiful places in the world
that we have ever been to. Fuck – what a beautiful
place, what an amazing show, great people!
(Nathen Maxwell, Flogging Molly / Interview im
poolbar-Film 2010)
...intriguing length (six weeks in total!)
and fantastic line-up (...) I want to go
back, and I don‘t care who‘s playing.
… and it‘s simply a fact that the audience at the
Poolbar are just so goddamnned nice .. I mean,
really very friendly, (...) if the atmosphere is good
then you are open to the people connections
which make up the heart and soul of any good
festival. (Johnny Bliss, Radio FM4 (15.7.2011)
Ideenkanal / Plakate 2010: Abziehbare Vogel-Sticker, / Kaizers Orchestra & poolbar-Publikumschor auf der Bühne / Holstuonarmusicbigbandclub, / poolbar-Becher / Netzwerk Tanz / limitierte poolbar-SiebdruckPlakate von Michael Hacker
If you talk about the poolbar-Festival, you do not
only talk about pop music, but also about films,
literature, architecture, graphic design and raging
passion. Compared to all the fatiguing Festivals
around, the poolbar is an alien, which backs on
news in pop culture and valiantly proceeds in
seeking art in pop. (Johannes Stieger, woz - Die
Wochenzeitung, Switzerland, July 7th, 2005)
Cool at the pool - that´s easy this year. At least
if you go to the poolbar in Feldkirch to be cool.
There they are offering a cultural programme in
July and August against those dog days again. (...)
Musically the programme is exquisite and covers
a broad variety. Not only are concerts offered in
the former indoor swimming pool of the city, but
the artistic directors also offer a movie line, a DJline, Jazz brunches and fashion shows to name a
few. (Karl Fluch, Der Standard, 3.7.2008)
As a mixture of the fields of club, graphic design,
interior design, architecture, bar, gastronomy,
music festival, arts, daily and evening programme
once a year for 6 weeks in July/August they
convert the previous communal swimming
pool into a cultural point of intersection, to which
there is no denying of a good deal of elegance and
individuality. It is called poolbar, and to the string
pullers it means: total art work. (Uwe Viehmann,
Chief Editor „Spex“ 07/08 2004)
Posing im poolbar style: Frank Spilker (Die Sterne) / Crystal Fighters / Austrofred / Wolfram+Andrew Butler (Hercules & Love Affair) / Shirts 2012 // unten: Elektro Guzzi & Visuals von Farbenfratzen / Crowd
I suspect that more than a few people have
gone to the festival initially to see their favourite
bands, but then returned to the World with their
taste in music forever altered.
(...) my new favourite Austrian festival for
reasons of atmosphere, scenery AND music.
(...) my expectations had been left unreasonably
high (...) six week funkiness behemoth going
on in Feldkirch. (Johnny Bliss, Radio FM4
(15.7.2011)
We always got enthusiastic about this event!
(...) An internationally renowned Festival of
subcultures, which confidently can be called the
most exciting pop celebration between Zurich and
Vienna. While in large German cities they enviously
look at Feldkirch, bright-minded sponsors like the
Economic Chamber of Vorarlberg feel happy and
write: This all-over festival concept convinced us
with its versatility, its cultural openness and its high
acceptance it gets from its very demanding young
audience as well as from unconventional artists.
(Marcel Elsener, St. Galler Tagblatt, Switzerland.
Aug 6th, 2004)
With its poolbar-Festival Feldkirch doesn´t only
present itself as Austria‘s most western pop-cultural
hotspot. Architecture and interior design in the
former indoor swimming pool give the congenially
programmed festival an additional value, that
doesn´t enforce anyone to leave abruptly after the
last sound of a live-gig. Music is the central issue
of the festival, but in addition it is extraordinarily
refreshing to see people taking care of much more
than only the bare logistics of simply organising a
concert.
Vorarlberg! Shake your booty! (Der Standard, July
14th, 2006)
poolbar-Tasche 09 / Anzeigenschaltung in The Gap / poolcar
Founded in 1994 as an ambitious summer as an
artistic workshop series, the poolbar-Festival has
developed in the past 15 years to a highlight in the
cultural year of eastern Switzerland and western
Austria beyond party tents - one of the best
reasons not to go on holiday abroad. According to
the motto „music and culture from pop to niches“
founder and Co-CEO Herwig Bauer is delighted
to see, that especially the less-known bands
exceeded all expectations; a proof for the fact that
the festival has acquired a good reputation as a
guarantor of good quality. (Rafael Zeier, St.
Galler Tagblatt, 12.8.08)
Grundrisse EG & OG , Lage im Stadtgefüge
Bilder Titelseite: oben: Casper
unten v.l.n.r.: poolbarArchitektur mit nutzbarer
Fassade / PublikumsDiskussion / Publikum beim
ersten „poolbar auf der
Wiese“-Open Air / poolbar-style
(Design: Daniela Preißegger)
Bilder diese Seite: DJ Hell &
Visuals: Paranormal Unicorn /
Jazzbrunch mit Picknickdecken
/ Regina Spektor
Alle Fotos aus 2011 bis
2013: Matthias Rhomberg //
Archivfotos: Peter Allgäuer,
Florian Auer, Herwig Bauer,
Pete Ionian, Carola Kilga,
Marcel Lämmerhirt, Sebastian
Reiser, Günter Richard Wett ,
Michael Winkler
DIE POOLBAR IST ALS SPARTENÜBERGREIFENDES
POPKULTURFESTIVAL IN ÖSTERREICH ZIEMLICH
KONKURRENZLOS.
Profil, 1.8.2005
DAS VORARLBERGER FESTIVAL GILT
LÄNGST ALS POPKULTURELLE
SOMMERZENTRALE WESTÖSTERREICHS.
Johannes Luxner, Der Standard, 6.12.2012
WER EINMAL DORT WAR, KOMMT GERNE WIEDER.
DAS GILT FÜR DAS PUBLIKUM EBENSO WIE FÜR DIE
KÜNSTLER.
Karl Fluch, Der Standard, 27.6.2007
Gedruckt auf 100% Recycling
Papier
poolbar Festival GmbH
Wien - Feldkirch - Dornbirn
DI Herwig Bauer/ [email protected] / T+43(0)699 19533718
Mag. Heike Kaufmann / [email protected]
www.poolbar.at