Live Music Festival
Live Music Festival is a music festival which has been taking place in Kraków, Poland since 2006. The main organizer of the festival is the concert agency Alter Art, and until 2014 the festival's principal sponsor was the Coca-Cola Company. In April 2014, it was announced that the festival has a new sponsor, and the next edition will be organized in Summer 2015, after a one-year break.
From 2006 to 2008, the festival was held at the Wisła Kraków Stadium. In 2009, its location moved to the Polish Aviation Museum airport. The festival is held in August and last two days—with the exceptions of the 2006 edition and the 2009 edition.
Coke Live Music Festival usually features more hip-hop artists than other large Polish music festivals, such as Open'er Festival and Orange Warsaw Festival. However, in 2013 the main focus was put on mainstream rock artists and it was the first Coke Live Music Festival edition not head-lined by an American hip-hop star.
In 2009, Coke Live Music Festival was nominated in the Best Overseas Festival category at the UK Festival Awards.
In 2015 festival came back with new name, Kraków Live Festival, in the new place, Błonia, and in new form. From this year festival presents more alternative music and the stages are placed in tents.
The 2020 edition of the festival was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Organization of the festival
There are three kinds of tickets available for sale: two-days tickets for the whole festival, two-days tickets with campsite, and one-day tickets. Ticket are changed into wrist-band at special points. Band-wrists serve as proof of a ticket's ownership and are checked by security guards, they must not be removed during the entire festival, as the removal makes the wristband invalid.A tent campsite is set up next to the festival area. In 2012, it could accommodate up to 4 thousand people. The campsite is only accessible to people who purchased the camping area reservation ticket.
Artists
2006
Wisła Kraków Stadium, Kraków, Poland9 September:
Jay-Z, Shaggy,
2007
Wisła Kraków Stadium, Kraków, Poland24–25 August:
Main Stage: Rihanna, Akon, Faithless, Lily Allen, Common, Maleo Reggae Rockers, Pinnawella, Tomek Makowiecki
Coke Stage: Brainstorm, S.U.N, Saules Kliosas, O.S.T.R., Molesta Ewenement, Łąki Łan, Łona i Webber, Boogie Mafia, Baron, Plazmatikon
Burn Stage: Mosquito, Boogie Mafia, Igor, Cbass & Mikobene, Wroobel
2008
Wisła Kraków Stadium, Kraków, Poland22–23 August:
Timbaland, Sean Paul, Missy Elliott, Kaiser Chiefs, The Prodigy, Sokół feat. Pono, Pezet, Indios Bravos, Afromental,, Angelo Mike, Neverafter.
2009
Polish Aviation Museum airport, Kraków, Poland20 August:
Main Stage: We Call It a Sound, James, The Streets, The Killers
Other stages: Kumka Olik, Coma
21 August:
Main Stage: O.S.T.R., Lupe Fiasco, Gentleman, 50 Cent
Other stages: Warszafski Deszcz, Łąki Łan, Junior Stress & Sun El Band, June
22 August:
Main Stage: Abradab, Madcon, Shaggy, Nas
Other stages: 2cztery7, Ten Typ Mes, Marika, EastWest Rockers, Vavamuffin
2010
Polish Aviation Museum airport, Kraków, Poland20 August:
Main Stage: Sofa, N.E.R.D, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Chemical Brothers
Coke Stage: Rotten Bark, CF98, donGURALesko, L.Stadt
Burn Stage: Spox, V/A Team, Sorry, Ghettoblasters, Plastic vs. Pono, Mentalcut
21 August:
Main Stage: Muchy, The Big Pink, Panic! at the Disco, Muse
Coke Stage: The Natural Born Chillers, Irena, Eldo, Fox
Burn Stage: Buszkers, Zeepy Zep, Duofonk, Mosqitoo, Last Robots
2011
Polish Aviation Museum airport, Kraków, Poland19 August:
Main Stage: You Me at Six, White Lies, The Kooks, Interpol
Coke Stage: Vallium, Out of Tune, Kid Cudi, Parias
Burn Stage: Burn Studios, Olivia Anna Livki, Maximilian Skiba
20 August:
Main Stage: Pablopavo i Ludziki, Everything Everything, Editors, Kanye West
Coke Stage: Popkultura, Fonovel, Łona Weber & the Pimps, Gooral
Burn Stage: Burn Studios, Club Collab, Rubber Dots, Envee
2012
Polish Aviation Museum airport, Kraków, Poland11 August:
The Killers, The Roots, Kim Nowak, Cool Kids of Death, Mystery Jets, Fair Weather Friends, KAMP!, Pezet & Małolat
12 August:
Placebo, Snoop Dogg, Tabasko, Muchy, Crystal Fighters, Spector, Keira Is You, Azari & III
2013
Polish Aviation Museum airport, Kraków, Poland9 August:
Main Stage: Mela Koteluk, Brodka, Bisz B.O.K Live Band, Biffy Clyro, Franz Ferdinand
Cracow Stage: Magnificent Muttley, Regina Spektor, Dawid Podsiadło
10 August:
Main Stage: Marika & Spokoarmia, The Cribs, Wu-Tang Clan, Florence and the Machine
Cracow Stage: Łagodna Pianka, Ras Luta, Très.b, Katy B
2015
Błonia, Kraków, Poland20 August:
Main Stage: Foals, The Maccabees, Viet Cong, Kamp!
Cracow Stage: RATATAT, Low Roar, Aurora, Taco Hemingway
21 August:
Main Stage: Kendrick Lamar, TV On The Radio, Wild Beasts, Rasmentalism
Cracow Stage: Future Islands, MØ, Georgia, Bokka
22 August:
Main Stage: Rudimental, O.S.T.R.
2016
19 August:Main Stage: Terrific Sunday, Damian Marley, Sia, Massive Attack + Young Fathers
Cracow Stage: Coals, Algiers, Julia Marcell, Natalia Nykiel
20 August:
Main Stage: Jóga, The Neighbourhood, Róisin Murphy, The Chemical Brothers
Cracow Stage: The Dumplings, Hey, Cage The Elephant, Kortez
21 August:
Main Stage: Muse
2017
18 August:Main Stage: Birdy, Travis Scott, Alt-J, Ellie Goulding
Cracow Stage: Bovska, Piotr Zioła, Pablopavo i Ludziki, Ten Typ Mes
19 August:
Main Stage: Pezet, Nick Murphy, Wiz Khalifa, Lana Del Rey
Cracow Stage: Holak, Ralph Kaminski, Xxanaxx, Rejjie Snow
2018
17 August:Main Stage: Sonbird, Die Antwoord, Stormzy, Kendrick Lamar
Cracow Stage: Mery Spolsky, Daria Zawiałow, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bass Astral x Igo
19 August:
Main Stage: Linia Nocna, Jessie Ware, A$AP Rocky, Martin Garrix
Cracow Stage: Jan-rapowanie, Headie One, Kamp!, Sokół
2019
16 August: Macklemore, DJ Snake, Krzysztof Zalewski, Ski Mask The Slump God17 August: Post Malone, Calvin Harris, Years & Years, Masego, PRO8L3M