You heard it first at Eurosonic
Every January, Groningen is Europe's music capital for four days. The music industry comes together during Eurosonic to discover the stars of the future. More than 300 talents from all over Europe perform. Big names once started here, the next generation is ready to experience their breakthrough here. Join us on a musical voyage of discovery.
Groningen as gateway to festivals
The number of big names in the music industry that once performed at Eurosonic as a starting act is so large, you could easily fill 4 festival weekends with them. Take Bastille, for instance. Right after the band flattened Vera in January 2013, they broke through worldwide with their mega hit Pompeii. A year later, George Ezra and Sam Smith hit the Groningen stage. The latter proved that Groningen could just be the way to the soundtrack of a James Bond film. Could be less. In 2016, it was the turn of the hitherto unknown Dua Lipa; she proved to be the big revelation of that year. The singer indicated years later that the festival had been important for her career; it was the first time she performed with her band. So you never heard her like at Eurosonic before. Many more recent breakthrough artists have also made their mark in Groningen. Take for instance Sam Fender, Sigrid and song festival sensation Daði Freyr. We could go on and on. New artists are the first to be heard at Eurosonic.
