GEM Fest

GEM Fest is an international electronic music festival, held in Anaklia, Georgia. The abbreviation GEM stands for Georgian Electronic Music Festival and plays with the real meaning of the word gem.

According to the organizers, "...We want our festival to bring together not only the most lustrous and renowned pearls from all over the world, but also a handful of uncut diamonds; we want to provide a platform for the realization of unbridled artistic potential and help to uncover the priceless gem that is hidden in every artistic talent. What we are doing can be summed up in just one phrase: ‘It’s an absolute gem!’ "[1]

History

After the popular Ukrainian festival KaZantip temporary moved to Georgia in 2014 and failed, the Georgian part of its organizers decided to develop domestic product. Taking into consideration the conservative mentality of the locals, which was one of the main reasons for the commercial fail of KaZantip, the promo of the new festival was based on its positive influence on tourism development and inviting big musicians to small village Anaklia.[2]

The first GEM Fest was held from July 30 to August 7, 2015. Its line-up listed David August, Ellen Allien, M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade, Who Made Who, Dubfire, Armin van Buuren, Tale Of Us.[3]

GEM Fest now

GEM Fest 2016 is going to be held 10–14 August 2016 in Anaklia. Paul Van Dyk, Petre Inspirescu, Mano Le Tough, Fedde Le Grand, Paul Kalkbrenner have confirmed their participation in the project.

References

  1. ↑ Gem-Fest
  2. ↑ http://www.georgianjournal.ge/entertainment/31033-georgia-braces-up-for-gem-fest-king-of-trance-is-coming-to-georgia.html Georgia braces up for GEM Fest - “King of trance” is coming to Georgia - GeorgianJournal
  3. ↑ RA: GEM Fest at Anaklia, Georgia (2015)
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