Live Report: Lighthouse Festival 2013
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# Live Report: Lighthouse Festival 2013
**With a beautiful private resort, organized activities, sunset
partyboats, day stages and label showcases, Pratersauna's first
[Lighthouse Festival][1]{: target="_blank"} has presented a new way of
experiencing a relaxed music vacation, setting the bar high for everyone
else at the same time. Iva Vukšić reports from the Croatian peninsula
Lanterna.**
Watch the new recap trailer:
Having so many excellent locations and beaches, it's no wonder the
Croatian coast was proclaimed to be the new *must-visit* location for
festival junkies. Hosting more than twenty electronic music festivals,
this year's summer season is probably the busiest so far. Every day from
the end of May until mid-September one can greet those picturesque
coastline sunrises accompanied by artists of their choice, regardless of
personal music preferences. The season opening for year 2013 was claimed
by the Austrian festival Lighthouse, which took place on the lovely
Istiran peninsula Lanterna, approximately 10 kilometers outside the city
of Poreč. Not only was Lighthouse the first big electronic music
festival in this town, it was also the first one ever targeting a mostly
German-speaking crowd rather than the Brits, who have been cooking their
own soup for years now in Croatia.
The whole Lighthouse concept was established by
Vienna's [Pratersauna][2]{: target="_blank"} owners, deploying their own
troops eager to get tan in that salty Istrian air. We at Electronic
Beats didn't miss the chance to join the festival and host some members
of our music family inside our own special arena. We are currently
entering the third year of [our own festival][3]{: target="_blank"} in
Croatia, and the concept of 'electronic music on vacation' (which is the
motto of Lighthouse festival) just felt so tempting: three days and two
nights of non-stop partying on five different stages, both closed and
open air. The festival offered more than 50 acts to 1,000 visitors from
Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Croatia. Not bad for a first year.
Although days were mostly sunny, late afternoons and nights weren't that
generous to Lighthouse. Because of the rainy weather,
Saturday's [Modeselektor ][4]{: target="_blank"}DJ set had to be
transfered to Zodiak club, leaving behind a fully equipped,
visualization ready but roofless Electronic Beats arena. It was kind of
strange to see Gernot and Sebastian play inside this small DJ booth
after festivals in [Budapest][5]{: target="_blank"} and [Poznan][6]{: target="_blank"}.
But seeing is different from hearing, and the Berlin duo adjusted
quickly with yet another impressive performance and flawless
set. [**Hercules and Love Affair Soundsystem**][7]{:
target="_blank"} were a bit luckier with the weather, offering festival
guests an escape into Andy Butler's disco harbor alongside his voguing
vocalists after the beach performance of tech house Kollektiv
Turmstrasse. Both HALA and Modeselektor played in Croatia's capital
Zagreb in late 2012, so this was like a really nice reunion by the sea
for us.
Locals really showed enthusiasm, enjoying the fact that they don't need
to travel this time to feel the EB vibe. "Please don't give up next year
just because of the weather. It's the first time we're having rainy May
nights in the last ten years", the music editor of a local radio station
told us during his Lighthouse visit. A few rain drops won't stop our
Pratersuana heroes, however, who are actually doing a big thing here. If
you take a look into music festival trends, a great lineup and
mindblowing soundsystem won't be enough forever. ˜
[1]: http://www.lighthousefestival.tv
[2]: http://www.pratersauna.tv/site/
[3]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/tag/croatia/
[4]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/artist/modeselektor/
[5]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/tag/eb-festival-budapest-2012
[6]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/videopost/modeselektor-live-at-electronic-beats-poznan-2013/
[7]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/artist/hercules-love-affair-soundsystem/
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# Live Report: Lighthouse Festival 2013 **With a beautiful private resort, organized activities, sunset partyboats, day stages and label showcases, Pratersauna's first [Lighthouse Festival][1]{: target="_blank"} has presented a new way of experiencing a relaxed music vacation, setting the ...
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The season opening for year 2013 was claimed by the Austrian festival Lighthouse, which took place on the lovely Istiran peninsula Lanterna, approximately 10 kilometers outside the city of Poreč. Not only was Lighthouse the first big electronic music festival in this town, it was also the fi...
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The festival offered more than 50 acts to 1,000 visitors from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Croatia. Not bad for a first year. Although days were mostly sunny, late afternoons and nights weren't that generous to Lighthouse. Because of the rainy weather, Saturday's [Modeselektor ][4]{: ta...
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But seeing is different from hearing, and the Berlin duo adjusted quickly with yet another impressive performance and flawless set. [**Hercules and Love Affair Soundsystem**][7]{: target="_blank"} were a bit luckier with the weather, offering festival guests an escape into Andy But...
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A few rain drops won't stop our Pratersuana heroes, however, who are actually doing a big thing here. If you take a look into music festival trends, a great lineup and mindblowing soundsystem won't be enough forever. ˜ . [1]: http://www.lighthousefestival.tv [2]: http://www.pratersauna.tv/s...