Pirate Station () is a drum and bass music festival, described as the world's biggest.Pirate Station Network breakbeat.co.uk, 21 January 2010 It's held every year since 2003, when St. Petersburg held the first event. It has spread to the biggest Russian cities (Moscow, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Samara etc.) and has also taken place in Estonia and Ukraine, which makes Pirate Station the biggest Russian dance project ever. Almost half a million people visited the festival during these years. The main St. Petersburg show hosts more than 25,000 fans annually. Pirate Station is not just about music – it is a mix of unique performances and special effects united by a concept which changes every year.Description in English
Venues
Saint-Petersburg SKK Peterburgsky (Capacity: 25000 people) - Years hosted: 2007–2014 Yubileyny Sports Palace (Capacity: 15000 people) - Years hosted: 2003–2006, 2015, 2017 A2 Club (Capacity: 5000 people) - Years hosted: 2016
Moscow Tuning Hall Club (Capacity: 4800 people) - Years hosted: 2008 Crocus Expo (Capacity: 15000 people) - Years hosted: 2009 LFC CSKA (Capacity: ~10000 people) - Years hosted: 2010,2011 Stadium Live Club (Capacity: 8000 people) - Years hosted: 2012–2016
Lineups Lineups are different in all cities. These are only some of the artists.
2016 CIRCUS
Saint-Petersburg (A2 Green Concert)
1st day: Andy C Delta Heavy Misanthrop Feint Gancher & Ruin MC Coppa Gvozd 2nd day: Sigma Prolix Emperor Teddy Killerz Enei The Outside Agency John B
Plus one more stage with local DNB-artists named "Gvozd & Friends"
Moscow (Stadium Live)
Pendulum John B Culture Shock Counterstrike Pythius Lady Waks (With Special DNB Set) Paperclip Gvozd
2015 LOVE
Saint-Petersburg (SP Yubileyny) Optiv & BTK Gvozd Mefjus Bad Company Gancher & Ruin Pendulum Original Sin
Moscow (Stadium Live) Spor Rene Lavice Ed Rush Dillinja Sinister Souls Gvozd Smooth
2014 INFERNO
Saint-Petersburg (SKK Peterburgsky) Logistics & Nu:Tone (Nu:Logic) Black Sun Empire Andy C Noisia Enei Gvozd MC Tali Forbidden Society
Moscow (Stadium Live) Enei Mind Vortex Netsky Script MC Metrik Gvozd Fourward Evol Intent
2013 REVOLUTION Tantrum Desire Netsky (DJ set) Friction John B (DJ set) Pendulum (DJ set) Neonlight Gvozd The Qemists (Soundsystem set) Zardonic
2012 APOCALYPSE Dirtyphonics (LIVE) Noisia John B Brookes Brothers (DJ set) Technical Itch Blokhe4d (DJ set) Gvozd
2011 TEATRO Dirtyphonics (LIVE) Aphrodite John B Chase & Status (DJ set) Spor Current Value Ed Rush MC Rage Tapolsky Gvozd
2010 NETWORK Pendulum Sub Focus Noisia Goldie Break Lomax MC Verse SP:MC
2009 IMMORTAL
Aphrodite Noisia Pendulum Sub Focus John B DJ Hazard Spor Chase & Status MC Jakes
2008 FUTURE Goldie TC Kosheen Noisia Aphrodite Spor DJ Friction Sub Focus Dillinja Gvozd Toper
2007 MC Tali Grooverider DJ Hype Dylan Dieselboy Goldie The Panacea Total Science MC Dynamite
2006 The 2006 Pirate Station IV was held in two arenas of the Yubileyny Palace of Sports, St. Petersburg. Pendulum DJ Hype Goldie Roni Size Adam F Bad Company Technical Itch Aphrodite
2005 Goldie Grooverider Fabio MC Rage Pendulum MC Stirlin
2004 Goldie LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad Bad Company
2003 Goldie Technical Itch Aphrodite
See also List of electronic music festivals
References
External links
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