Popkomm rocks in 2008 with Bilbao's band Capsula

Popkomm is all about music: its future will be discussed at the Conference, contacts will be established and contracts set up at the Exhibition. But music can be experienced most intensely at the Popkomm Festival, which is not only Europe’s biggest showcase event, but one of the largest anywhere in the world.

With several hundred performances, in 2008 the Popkomm Festival will again provide an outstanding opportunity for artists, industry experts, music fans, producers and consumers to meet with one another and experience the thing that links them all: good music.

"Sounds of Spain" is a section of the festival that usually hosts bands from the state. That way, people like Aaron Thomas, last winner of Pop-Rock Villa de Bilbao contest and son of rock legend Lonnie Lee, can perform in Berlin. He writes high-energy songs that can be positioned somewhere between Dylan, Bowie and Tom Waits. The Basque - Argentineans Capsula make 60s-influenced psychedelic rock, garage and new wave. Last act of the night is the Spanish metal band Hora Zulu, who are introducing their new album Creer Querer/Querer Creer. The three of them play in Kulturbrauerei/SODA concert hall on October 8 at 8, 30 pm.

Popkomm Festival's premises

With 400 acts from 32 countries the Popkomm Festival is the showcase event with the highest international participation in Europe. Musical styles range from rock and pop to hip hop and chansons, as well as the classics, punk and electro. Last year’s Popkomm Festival attracted 85,000 music fans. It is taking place at 25 official locations. The centre for the Popkomm Festival is the former brewery known as the Kultur-brauerei in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. Popkomm, with its exhibition, conference and festival, is being held from 8 to 10 October. The DJ Popkomm will take place on October 11.