Emergenza is an annual music festival for unsigned bands. Its concerts have been held in more than 150 cities around the world.
Annually, a series of global elimination rounds takes place in various countries. Advancing bands are selected based on audience reception of their performances, with the ultimate winners determined by Emergenza judges during regional and final concerts.
History The Emergenza Festival had its origins in 1992 when a group of musician friends organized its inaugural event in Rome, Italy, with an initial audience of 245 attendees. Over the course of five months, attendance grew significantly, reaching three thousand. During the same year, the festival released its first compilation album.
From 1993 to 2003, Emergenza produced a total of 54 albums, including both live and studio recordings. In 1995, the official Emergenza logo was introduced.
The festival expanded beyond Italy on January 7, 1996, with its first concert held at the Gibus Club in Paris, France, attracting 113 participating bands. The following year marked the debut of the Emergenza European Final at the London Astoria in the United Kingdom, drawing an audience of 2,500.
In 2001, the festival crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed in Montreal, Canada. By 2002, Emergenza had expanded to five cities, and in 2003, it featured over 700 bands across 190 events during its first U.S. season. The following year, 2,876 musicians participated in the United States, and an impressive sixteen thousand performed for audiences in Europe and Canada. By 2005, the festival had reached seventy North American cities.
Emergenza continued to grow, extending its reach to Japan and Australia in 2006, with shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Tokyo. Later, Perth in Western Australia and Brisbane were included in Australia's roster. From 2008 to 2010, the festival expanded its presence to the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Russia, and New Zealand.
International finals
2023 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place2023The Rock BoyFrance — 2023Afternoon AstronautsFinland — 2023Grell Germany —2023 Indra Italy —2023 Oscar Kusko Sweden —2023 Catch The Fox Norway —2023 Wojtek Denmark —2023TRAinnovationJapan Winner
2018 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place2018MELANCHOLIAItaly 1 2018COAST DOWNGermany 2 2018PANACHE! France 32018 TAYLOR BEADLE-WILLIAMS Australia 42018 MAGGIE PETKOVIC Norway 52018 ART IN CRIME Germany 62018 THAN Japan 72018I REVOLTFinland 8 2018TAM TEPLORussia 92018 Nerd ConnectionSouth Korea 92018MASSFACERussia 112018DJOCY SANTOSThe Netherlands 122018SAINT CITY ORCHESTRASwitzerland 132018THE KLETSBelgium 142018 ALFA MARTIANS France 152018 YESTERDAY IS HISTORY Switzerland 162018PETTY THINGSGermany 172018VEIRAPoland 182018TROPIC ACIDSpain 192018BREAK UP LINESCanada 202018RAINDenmark 21
2017 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place2017THE AGENCYDenmark 1 2017VOSEM PO GRINVICHURussia 2 2017 THE TREUEMEN Germany 32017 SNARE COVER Japan 42017 FRANK E LE FORME SONICHE Italy 52017 OAKS ABOVE Canada 62017 AMOLI Norway 72017DELIRIOUS MOB CREWSwitzerland 8 2017ANVILEDPoland 92017 UNDERWOODS Italy 102017INTERIEUR NUITFrance 112017CALLUM CHYNOWETH BANDAustralia 12201761 MINDSBelgium 132017WALKING AFTER USouth Korea 142017 SEMPERFIELD Germany 152017 HUANASTONE Sweden 162017STILL AWAKEGermany 172017TIME FOR ACTIONSpain 182017BEATS UNLIMETED CREWThe Netherlands 192017PLEINS PHARESFrance 20
2016 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize2016Gain ElevenSweden 1 2016Ku.dAItaly 2 2016 Noeazy South Korea 3 Best Drummer2016 Lady Moustache Germany 4 2016 Tri-Hidden Panic France 5 Best Singer2016 Orjazzmic Spain 6 Best Bassist2016 Skizzoidman Japan 7 2016Owing to the RainGermany 8 2016EarthistItaly 9 2016Hometown LightsCanada 10 2016Rooftop SailorsSwitzerland 11 2016SnoNorway 12 Best Keyboard2016KellemFrance 13 2016OctavianAustralia 14 2016Enter RanaFinland 15 Best Guitarist2016KressiRussia 16 2016Jack RabbitNetherland 17 2016MadmagusBelgium 18 2016AntiplanPoland 19 2016DemianGermany202016Sweet SleepJapan21
2015 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2015 Ninja Beats Japan 1 2015 Green Light District Finland 2 2015 Casablanca Drivers France 3 2015 Pravada Russia 4 Best Drummer 2015 Love Cream Australia 5 Best Singer 2015 Iréne Sweden 6 2015 Cedric Germany 7 2015 Candy Robbers Belgium 8 2015 Alfen Denmark 9 2015 Death Koolaid UK 10 2015 Lee Youn Chan Band South Korea 11 Best Guitarist 2015 Syndicate Germany 12 2015 Schoko Germany 13 Best Bassist 2015 Pora Wiatru Poland 14 2015 Siren Italy 15 2015 The II Romans Switzerland 16 2015 The Plugs France 17 2015 Pop James Italy 18 2015 Les Funktionnaires Canada 19 2015 To By Four The Netherlands 20
2014 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2014 The Scheen Norway 1 2014 The Kitchies France 2 2nd Best Drummer 2014 Shata QS Poland 3 Best Singer 2014 Mercury White Australia 4 2014 Achille's Family France 5 Best Drummer 2014 Oak and Willow Italy 6 2nd Best Bass 2014 The Shouting Men Germany 7 Best Bass 2014 Mr. Serious and Groove Monkeys Germany 7 2nd Best Guitar 2014 Guesstimate Spain 9 2014 Blue Machine Denmark 10 Best Guitar 2014 Face Switzerland 11 2014 Roadcrew The Nederland 12 2014 Thekenpoet Germany 13 2014 The Asphere's Japan 14 2014 Swim Russia 15 2014 Carlos Candido Band Canada 16 2014 David Pear UK 17 2014 Yabanci Degiliz Turkey 18
2013 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2013 Obsolete Radio France 1 2013 Goldmouth Germany 2 Best Guitarist 2013 Ordinary People Italy 3 Best Bassist 2013 Cuervo Australia 4 2nd Best Bassist 2013 Shout Finland 5 2013 Taro & Jiro Japan 6 2nd Best Guitarist 2013 Finalstair Germany 7 Best Drummer 2013 Hey! Elizabeth Italy 7 2013 Collect Call From Mars Netherland 9 2013 Cities Lullabies France 10 2013 Straight Jack Cat Poland 11 2013 Noyze Canada 12 2013 Rocco Russia 13 Best Singer 2013 Awesome Arnold Switzerland 14 2013 Flowers in Syrup Germany 15 2013 Black Orchid Empire UK 16 2nd Best Drummer 2013 Negative Nancy Sweden 17 2013 Vucaque Spain 18 2013 Kaos Turkey 19
2012 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2012 Hurricane Love Sweden 1 2012 The Joking France 2 Best bassist 2012 Rhys Crommin & The Toms Australia 3 2012 Avaivartika Japan 4 2nd-best bassist 2012 The Blennies Italy 5 2nd-best drummer 2012 Mari!Mari! Russia 6 2nd-best guitarist 2012 Dudes Norway 5 2012 Odette Spain 8 Best drummer 2012 The Carnabys UK 9 Best guitarist 2012 Jimmy Dee Netherlands 10 2012 Disconnected Blind Canada 11 2012 Alcapell Germany 12 2012 Wellbad Germany 13 2012 Chico Poland 14 2012 Buddies France 15 2012 I Come From the Sun Germany 16 Best singer 2012 Caffeine Czech Republic 17 2012 Mono Band Turkey 18
2011 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2011 Envy Oslo, Norway 1 Winning Band 2011 LSD on CIA Copenhagen. Denmark 2 2nd band, best bass player 2011 Ruby Cube Toulouse, France 3 Best guitar player 2011 S.H.E. Tokyo, Japan 4 2011 LeBelle Melbourne, Australia 5 Woodbrass prize 2011 Emmecosta Gothenburg, Sweden 6 2nd-best drummer 2011 Cafe Jazz Dresden, Germany 5 Best drummer 2011 Cours Toujours Montreal, Canada 8 Best singer 2011 Rag Dolls Basilea, Switzerland 9 2011 No Comment Band Minsk, Belarus 10 2nd-best bass player 2011 Downhill Bratislava, Slovakia 11 2011 Filthy Whisky London. UK 12 2011 Mathieu Neil Paris, France 13 2011 Knuckles of Frisco Arnhem, Netherlands 14 2nd-best guitar player 2011 Kerouac Dublin, Ireland 15 2011 Professor Grabowski Munich, Germany 16 2011 Cyrene Barcelona, Spain 17 2011 F.O.O.S. Turin, Italy 18
2010 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2010 Hanatochiruran Tokyo, Japan 1 Winning band, 2nd-best bass player 2010 Waldo & Marsha Århus, Denmark 2 2nd band 2010 Barton Fink Montreal, Canada 3 2nd-best drummer 2010 Modern Error Sydney, Australia 4 2010 Phases Cachés Paris, France 5 Best bass player 2010 Factory Brains Stockholm, Sweden 6 Best guitar player 2010 Waste Bayreuth, Germany 7 Best singer 2010 Pop-Porn Prague, Czech Republic 8 Best drummer 2010 Sir James Tilburg, Netherlands 9 2nd-best guitar player 2010 Manolo Panic Zurich, Switzerland 10 2010 C.A.N. Paris, France 11 2010 Stepanov's Starlings St. Petersburg, Russia 12 2010 Brothorst Oberursel, Germany 13 2010 Stardust Florence, Italy 14 2010 Envy Assured London, UK 15 2010 The Melillo Brothers New York, USA 16 2010 Wednesday Fall Barcelona, Spain 17
2009 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2009 Kid Galahad Gothenburg, Sweden 1 Winning band, best drummer 2009 Werner Krauss Leipzig, Germany 2 2nd band 2009 YaSeeDee Ferrara, Italy 3 Best bass player 2009 The Wallpapers Paris, France 4 2009 The Reefs Melbourne, Australia 5 2nd-best drummer 2009 Guru Guru Tokyo, Japan 6 2nd-best guitar player 2009 The Excess Munich, Germany 7 Best guitar player 2009 Back Pocket Memory Los Angeles, USA 8 2009 Lily Sparks New York, USA 9 Best singer 2009 Year of the Dog Helsinki, Finland 10 2009 The Vlegels Tilburg, Netherlands 11 Best Drummer 2009 Kaodic Montreal, Canada 12 2nd-best bass player 2009 Leet Hamburg, Germany 13 2009 The Winter Kicks London, UK 14 2009 Gorodskaya Kultura Moscow, Russia 15 2009 TBA Prague, Czech Republic 16 2009 Clock N' Works Paris, France 17 2009 Susan's Red Nipples Barcelona, Spain 18
2008 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2008 Gloria Cycles Brighton, UK 1 Winning band 2008 The Mad Trist Maastricht, Netherlands 2 2nd band 2008 A Match for the Curious Toronto, Canada 3 2nd-best guitar player 2008 Auregan Paris, France 4 Best performer 2008 The Vandolls Sydney, Australia 5 Best guitar player 2008 Temple Hill New York, USA 6 Best bass player 2008 Tako Lako Copenhagen, Denmark 7 Best drummer 2008 Crossed Keys Los Angeles, USA 8 2008 The King Size Treviso, Italy 9 2008 Namaste Paris, France 10 2008 The Ran Helsinki, Finland 11 2008 Tash Stuttgart, Germany 12 2008 Die Fischer Munich, Germany 13 2008 Drowning Fate Frankfurt, Germany 14 2nd-best drummer 2008 Aerial View Nancy, France 15 2008 PXR Budapest, Hungary 16 2008 Katarsick Barcelona, Spain 17 2008 Dizastro Chicago, USA 18
2007 Year Finalist Band City/Country Place Prize 2007 Fire Flies New York, USA 1 Winning band, best drummer 2007 The New Hotness Los Angeles, USA 2 2nd band 2007 Für Kerstins Letzte Munich, Germany 3 3rd band 2007 La Tête Ailleurs Paris, France 4 2007 McGoozer London, UK 5 Best singer 2007 Park Avenue Milan, Italy 6 Best guitar player 2007 The 101's Tilburg, Netherlands 7 2nd-best drummer 2007 Monorev Bern, Switzerland 8 2007 Thalamus Stockholm, Sweden 9 Best bass player 2007 Sunset Drivers Montreal, Canada 10 Mentioned guitar player, mentioned bass player 2007 The Jerks Stuttgart, Germany 11 2007 Furykane Paris, France 12 2007 Metro Vox Chicago, USA 13 2007 Mirramaze Oslo, Norway 14 2007 No One Cares Barcelona, Spain 15 2007 4th Street Traffic London, UK 16 2007 Stillroom Dublin, Ireland 17
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