Lech Zurs am Arlberg (OTS) – The Tanzcafé Arlberg Music Festival is as much a part of Lech Zürs and Stuben as an ice cube is to an après-ski splash. Between April 2nd and 16th, endless ski slopes merge with exciting concert stages and magnetically attractive dance floors in the midst of the picturesque mountain scenery. The unmistakable winter wonderland becomes the setting for a stylish open-air spectacle that is second to none. When the village becomes a stage, sunny skiers are right in the middle of a mountain-moving line-up of swing and funk, soul and pop, jazz and R’n’B, hits and a-cappella, big band and electro. In short: A cross-genre, high-level sound mix reigns over the peaks, leaving no one cold. After all, the festival, which is once once more designed by the artistic directors Julia Mumelter and Renée Jud, burns itself into the souls of the international and national artists as well as the visitors, who can experience the finest live music for two weeks. Because the dance café is constantly reinventing itself, this year the acts will not only be staged on the sun terraces, in the ski huts and at the hotel bars, but for the first time Lech will also have its own festival stage. With this in mind: off to the snow show!
When wild ski turns meet a lively sound mix over the peaks of the Arlberg, spring fever awakens and has that Tanzcafé Arlberg Music Festival finally high season once more. For two weeks – from April 2nd to 16th – the internationally known and popular winter sports resort will be the scene of an extraordinary open-air spectacle, where music and dance enthusiasts will get their money’s worth. Against the backdrop of the impressive mountain landscape, you can dance and celebrate like crazy: Stylish hotel bars, sun-drenched terraces, rustic huts and cool clubs serve as festival locations. Here and there, visitors are offered a varied program that leaves almost no genre untouched and offers an impressive stage not only for renowned Austrian acts, but also for exciting international artists. Apropos: This year, for the first time, a separate festival stage will be set up at Rüfiplatz in Lech. With this new venue, the artistic directors Julia Mumelter and Renée Jud, who are once more responsible for the top-class programme, want to underline the festival character of this extraordinary fresh-air dance hall. One thing stays the same Tanzcafé Arlberg Music Festival but right away: All 24 acts can be enjoyed with free admission!
Après-Ski Above The Sky: Atemberaubendes Line Up
The line-up leaves no musical wish unfulfilled: swing meets funk, soul meets pop, jazz meets R’n’B, a-cappella meets evergreens, or big band meets electro at dizzying heights. Only peace does not come over the peaks. But why should it – following all, it was quiet enough in pandemic times.
At the start of the festival on April 2, you can look forward to a brilliant East-West meeting: After all, the Viennese soulists will let themselves go 5/8erl in Ehr’n from the honorable Jazz Orchestra Vorarlberg and focus on their Ländle Vibes. On the opening day, however, the dapper and coquettish a cappella boys of the Herman singing band the honor and present their latest litter “Fesch” in a fresh and cheerful way, which is linked to a lot of spring fever. On April 3 brings DJ Sailor Sailervirtuoso, the turntables bang and the open-air dance floor glows before the April 4th MANDA Trio around Max the Sax dedicated body and soul to the groove. On April 5, the former Parov Stelar saxophonist will storm once more with a drummer Florian Kasper the stage to ignite explosive sax and beat fireworks. Austro exceptional artist WITH not only has her new song “Look Around” – an anthem once morest hate and envy – with her on April 6th, but also a lot of uplifting spirit in the Talon. On the same day the Italo quartet plays Four On Six also through all jazz registers and right into the hearts of the audience.
Loud noises and vifen bastard pop spread the Allgäu mood guarantors of on April 8th Rainer of manywho absolutely don’t want to be pigeonholed and prefer to surf between indie disco, alternative rock and hip-hop with relish. The Quetschn-Synthie-Pop of the successful dialect trio is also rich in variety public assistance, who just makes a bang live. The Hot Pants Road Club dances into good times on April 8th and 9th with driving beats, pumping basses, electrifying guitars, funky-jazzy brass sections and soulful solo vocals. In the dazzling quartet Hearts Hearts (April 9th) not only contains a lot of Vienna and Vorarlberg, but also a good portion of empathy, which is packaged in club-friendly beats and goes to the heart and legs. Soul and R’n’B grandmasters Lou Asril, who has established himself from a child prodigy to a wonderful music magician, sets loud and smooth signals for freedom from fear and authenticity on April 9th. DJ ZanshinMore on April 9th, on the turntables, techno merges with house, funk and jazz, creating a dancefloor balance that you won’t want to evade.
All-encompassing music festival: where mountains are moved
On April 10th, the fabulous indie pop champion will make you want to have vices Resi Reiner, who sings regarding the vice of disorientation with her anti-hit catchy tune “Naja geht so” and makes the intermediate world between depression and melancholy sound surprisingly cheerful. The voice of the charismatic pop poet is rough and tender at the same time LEMON (April 10), who, like no other, manages to pour the whole range of feelings of (his) life into songs that have the ultimate hit quality and yet never bog down in shallowness.
Marina & The Kats start on April 12th for large-scale “swingification” and provide one or the other mindblowing music moment with passionate indie swing. On April 13th, the great pikes of the Fish Head Combo, which combine charm with humor and conjure up the good old days to the beat of “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie” and “Volare” and at the same time seduce you to dance as a couple. At the duo Diatonics (April 13th and 14th) hit each other DJ veteran der Alte and “Ziacha-Zampano” Martin Grassmair on a pack and let the sounds of the future breathe a good breeze of alpine air. The Austro-American Formation Moreland(April 14th) guarantees a soulful rollercoaster ride that gives you goosebumps with razor-sharp grooves and buttery soft melodies. The collective ecstasy, however, promises that Puma Orchestra, which will deliver diverse vibes and varied melodies on April 15th that will make you kneel. Also on April 15, the female electric string quartet Spinphony Merging the boundaries between classic, rock and pop with relish: With the dazzling crossover experts, Mozart compositions nestle up once morest AC/DC hits and can be rocked out classically here and there. The festival finale will finally be contested by the techno duo on April 16th Austrian Apparel, which – so it sounds from space – is now heading back to earth following an adventurous odyssey through the galaxy. And has techno sounds that seem out of this world. A fitting end to an all-encompassing music festival that moves mountains with its star density and high-level line-up! Further information with the line-up: tanzcafe-arlberg.at
