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Are you having problems finding a hotel in Groningen? Book a hotel room on one of our Eurosonic Noorderslag hotel ships. How does it work? The hotel ships are being docked especially for the Eurosonic Noorderslag weekend. Read more

Bands and acts that want to perform at Noorderslag or Eurosonic 2012 can sign up until the 1st of September 2011. Registration is free, and can only take place via partner Sonicbids. Sonicbids membership is not required, click here to register. Check the FAQ for more information. How bands and festivals profit from the

Eurosonic Noorderslag has a new Facebook fanpage. 'Like' us and keep up with the festivals and conference. Click here to visit the new page and feel free to share it! The EBBA Awards also have a Facebook fanpage. 

More festivals joining and a special program for Central Eastern Europe!

The nominees for the annual 3VOOR12 AWARD, for Best Dutch Album of the past 12 months, have been announced. You can listen to streams of the 12 nominated albums here. Almost all nominated bands played the Eurosonic Noorderslag 2011 festival, they are: Alamo Race Track - Unicorn Loves Deer

After the astonishing success in The Netherlands (5x Platinum), Caro Emerald’s debut album 'Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor' has now reached Gold and Platinum status in several other European countries.The album already was double Platinum in Poland and Silver in England. Since last week, Caro and her team can add a Gold status in both

U.S. media reported that the originally Swedish Internet service Spotify will be launched in the U.S. between 5 and 15 July. Spotify offers music on the Internet in the form of streams. Internet users can listen to millions of songs. The company was founded in 2006 and in later years proved successful in some European countries.Since 2010 the

The first registration deadline for Eurosonic Noorderslag 2012 is approaching, so book early and save! To attend Eurosonic Noorderslag as a conference delegate you need to be registered. A full registration grants access to both the conference and the festival program.Rates & deadlines€ 205,- (Early Bird) if registered before 17 June 2011

As the exchange and support of new European music in Europe is one of the main goals of Eurosonic Noorderslag, the special European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP) was introduced in 2003. Each year ETEP brings together the leading European festivals, radio and other media and stimulates them to ‘exchange’ a selection of artists and since the start

Eight years of EBBA AWARDS caught in a Spotify playlist with 4 hours of music by previous winners Adele, The Baseballs, Caro Emerald, Milow, The Raveonettes, Mumford & Sons, Lykke Li, Kraak & Smaak, Zaz, The Script, Buraka Som Sistema, Tokio Hotel, Katie Melua, Damien Rice and many more. Enjoy it! (photo EBBA AWARDS 2011