The music industry has been hit immensely. The festival season and club concerts have been cancelled. The acts that were very successful during ESNS 2020 cannot reap their rewards through an ETEP show this year. Numerous musicians and music professionals see their activities and therefore income disappear completely.
ESNS’s mission is to stimulate and push the circulation of European music across the European continent as well as beyond. And that’s more relevant this year than ever before. For the upcoming edition, the organisation is breaking with the traditional spotlight of one European country, but opts for a focus on Europe to underline the importance of European music once again.
ESNS is following developments closely, but intends, in whatever form, to release an edition in January that, after unprecedented major setbacks, can contribute to the development of the European music industry. With the recent events fresh in memory, new experiences and undoubtedly with new insights and challenges, ESNS wants to contribute as constructively as possible to building a new future.
Therefore, ESNS is calling on all European artists to apply to play at its 2021 edition. Applications can be submitted via esns.nl until September 1, 2020. No matter what, ESNS will ensure that European music will get the exposure it deserves.
Music moves, challenges and breaks boundaries. Not only country and city limits but also boundaries between people. Music has the ability to connect us. Non-profit organisation ESNS has been founded in order to stimulate and push the circulation of European music across the European continent as well as beyond. In order to obtain this goal, ESNS organises a festival and conference in Groningen, the Netherlands, over four days.
Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) is a non-profit, European artist only, 100% showcase festival and music conference. Selling out each year ESNS attracts over 4.000 professional delegates, including 400 international festivals, and showcases around 350 European artists for over 40.000 visitors total.
By day an international music conference takes place in the conference centre, De Oosterpoort, with 150 panels, keynotes, interviews, workshops, dinners, pitches, parties, presentations and meetings on the latest developments in the European and international music, media, production and interactive industry.
By night, during the two showcase festivals (Eurosonic and Noorderslag), musical talent has the chance to present itself to an international audience of music lovers and professionals. Eurosonic is the stepping stone for European acts, taking place in 40 different locations throughout the city centre of Groningen from Wednesday till Friday. Noorderslag presents the best Dutch music and takes place in concert venue De Oosterpoort in Groningen on the Saturday.