Hove is the embodiment of the modern environment-friendly music festival.
From June 23rd to June 27th you can experience not only the BEST music, but be part of an eco-approach that takes the earth seriously:
*Exceptional nature: Hove is located on the idyllic island of Tromøya outside the city of Arendal, on the scenic Norwegian south coast. The special surroundings make Hove one of the most picturesque festivals in Europe with beach bars, amazing sunsets and an overall alluring scenery. These surroundings make a great opportunity for an uncompromised focus on environmental issues.
* Zero carbon emissions: Last year Hove could boast of carbon neutral status and the festival takes its environmental responsibilities VERY seriously, collaborating closely with environmental groups such as Bellona from the planning stages.
* Eco friendly infrastructure: The festival goers are encouraged to think and act, always with the environment in mind: solar-powered mobile phone charging, windmill and solar heated water supplies, a distinct recycling scheme, rental car park with alternative fuel, bio-generators, recycled shopping bags and food packaging.
*Zero footprint camp: Exclusive camp in the most idyllic surroundings of the idyllic surroundings, where campers must sign eco-contract that promises not to leave a “single footprint” behind.
*Conference and activism: A multimedia seminar will be held together with Bellona where environmentally aware artists will meet with eco-activist politicians to discuss the future of the earth. There will be ongoing train and bike campaigns throughout the festival, and a hydrogen boat showcase. The audience survey will have own eco section.
Hove prides itself in being one hot eco party with a varied demographic that celebrates music in the most attractive surroundings.
The smashing and eclectic line up is now complete! M.I.A., Beck, The Raconteurs and Panic At The Disco have been added as headliners alongside Jay-Z and Babyshambles, and the final names of the almost 100 name strong five day festival consolidates the already firmly eclectic booking approach: Sepultura drummer Iggor Cavalera’s DJ project (!) Mixhell, Norwegian italo-disco fetishist Skatebård, post-pop supergroup (Gruff Rhys and Boom Bip) Neon Neon and the hotly tipped Australian “electro/indie” act Midnight Juggernauts.
These round out a program that already includes everything from MySpace darlings like Santogold, Black Kids and Foals, breakthrough dance acts like MSTRKFT and Surkin, genre hopping indie favourites Animal Collective and Vampire Weekend, a cast of post hardcore/screamo superstars-in-the-making from The Used to Avenged Sevenfold and an extremely strong metal program that runs from homegrown black metal legends (Dimmu Borgir) to prog metal superstars like In Flames. Yes, and there’s even a few veterans like Bad Religion. This is truly a program unlike any other seen on these shores –or anywhere else for that matter!
COMPLETE LINE UP 2008:
JAY-Z (US)
PANIC AT THE DISCO (US)
THE RACONTEURS (US)
IN FLAMES (SE)
BECK (US)
THE KOOKS (UK) / BABYSHAMBLES (UK)
THE USED (US) / BAND OF HORSES (US) / DIMMU
BORGIR (NO) / HELLACOPTERS (SE) / AVENGED
SEVENFOLD (US) / BAD RELIGION (US) / LES SAVY FAV (US)
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY (US) / KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (US)
M.I.A. (UK) / GOLDFRAPP (UK) / THE NATIONAL BANK (NO)
ANIMAL ALPHA (NO) / ANIMAL COLLECTIVE (US) / AUDREY HORNE (NO) / BARONESS (US)
BEHEMOTH (PL) / BLACK KIDS (US) / BLACK LIPS (US) / BLACK MOUNTAIN (CAN) / BLACK
TIDE (US) / BLOODY BEETROOTS (IT) / BOYS NOIZE (DE) / BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE (US)
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (UK) / CHROME HOOF (UK) / COHEED & CAMBRIA (US)
CONVERGE (US) / CRYSTAL CASTLES (CAN) / DEERHUNTER (US) / DON JUAN DRACULA (NO)
DUFFY (UK) / FAMILJEN (SE) / FLOGGING MOLLY (IRL) / FOALS (UK) / GHOSTLAND
OBSERVATORY (US) / HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR (US) / HOWLIN RAIN (US)
INGRID OLAVA (NO) / JAGUAR LOVE (US) / JOB FOR COWBOY (US) / JOE LEAN AND THE
JING JANG JONG (UK) / KIM HIORTHØY (NO) / LADYHAWKE (NZ) / LUKESTAR (NO)
MAGNE F (NO) / MGMT (US) / MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS (AUS) / MIXHELL (BR) / MSTRKRFT (CAN) MATIAS TELLEZ (NO) / NAME (NO) / NEON NEON (UK) / N.I.C. (NO) / OPETH (SE) / PASE
ROCK (US) / PIRATE LOVE (NO) / PRIMORDIAL (IR) / RIVAL SCHOOLS (US) / SANTOGOLD (US)
SHAPE OF BROAD MINDS (US) / SIGH & EXPLODE (NO) / SILJE NES (NO) / SKATEBÅRD DJ (NO) SLAGSMÅLSKLUBBEN (SE) / STARS (CAN) / ST VINCENT (US) / SURKIN (FR) / THE COOL KIDS (US)
THE COUNT & SINDEN (UK) / THE PIGEON DETECTIVES (UK) / THE SCARAMANGA SIX (UK)
THE TEENAGERS (FR) / THE TING TINGS (UK) / THE WOMBATS (UK) / THOM HELL (NO)
TOMMY TOKYO & STARVING FOR MY GRAVY (NO) / TRULS AND THE TREES (NO)
TURDUS MUSICUS (NO) / UNGDOMSKULEN (NO) / VAMPIRE WEEKEND (US) / WE (NO)
WHITE RABBITS (US) / WILD BEASTS (UK) / YEASAYER (US) / ZEROZONIC (NO)
