Donaufestival
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The Donaufestival is an annual festival of music and performance that takes place each April in the Austria
n state of Lower Austria
. In the early years of the festival, two towns were used as locations - Krems and Korneuburg
. Since 2007, however, only Krems has been used.
The festival tends to showcase avant-garde rock, performance art, noise and electronica artists.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n state of Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
. In the early years of the festival, two towns were used as locations - Krems and Korneuburg
Korneuburg
Korneuburg is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg. Korneuburg is situated on the left bank of the Danube, opposite the city of Klosterneuburg, and is 12 km northwest of Vienna...
. Since 2007, however, only Krems has been used.
The festival tends to showcase avant-garde rock, performance art, noise and electronica artists.
Artists who have played at the Donaufestival
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