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פסטיבל פיק.ניק

Pic.Nic festivalIsrael

Pic.Nic is a music festival held annually at the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. The festival is produced by Shuki Weiss Promotion & Production Ltd. and holds as the biggest summer festival in Tel Aviv.

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Pic.Nic is a music festival held annually at the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center in Tel Aviv, Israel.

01 · What it is
Music

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02 · Where & name
Israel

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03 · How it is doing
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2010 LineupThe first ever Pic.Nic festival was scheduled for the month of June and was spread over two days.
2011 LineupPic.Nic 2011 was announced in early April, 2011.
CancellationsOn June 4, 2010, A day before the opening of the festival, Klaxons and Gorillaz Sound system canceled their shows at the festival in the wake of the flotilla incident with the IDF which occurred the week before.
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What is Pic.Nic festival in plain words?

Pic.Nic is a music festival held annually at the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. In local script on record, it is written פסטיבל פיק.ניק.

Where is Pic.Nic festival practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Pic.Nic festival in Israel.

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Pic.Nic is a music festival held annually at the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. The festival is produced by Shuki Weiss Promotion & Production Ltd. and holds as the biggest summer festival in Tel Aviv. Pic.Nic's slogan "A basket Of Music" refers to the variety of music styles that are presented in the festival's lineup, from pop to rock to electronic themes. 1

2010 Lineup

The first ever Pic.Nic festival was scheduled for the month of June and was spread over two days. The first at June 5, with Placebo as headliners. And the second at June 9, with Pixies as headliners of the evening. 1

The first day lineup: Placebo Klaxons Gorillaz Sound System Hank & Cupcakes 1

The second day lineup: Pixies Editors Carusella 1

2011 Lineup

Pic.Nic 2011 was announced in early April, 2011. This year the festival will set along three days, with headliners Moby, Duran Duran and Jane's Addiction. Due to Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon illness the band had to postpone their concert to 2012, leaving the festival with only 2 days. 1

Day 1 lineup: Moby Kruder & Dorfmeister Kaki King Cohen@Mushon 1

Day 2 lineup: Jane's Addiction Blonde Redhead Elisha Banai 1

Cancellations

On June 4, 2010, A day before the opening of the festival, Klaxons and Gorillaz Sound system canceled their shows at the festival in the wake of the flotilla incident with the IDF which occurred the week before. Nevertheless, Placebo still went ahead with their concert and the band J. Viewz and local rock musician Rami Fortis were called to replace them. Two days later, Pixies canceled their planned concert in the festival. However, the festival still went ahead with Editors replacing Pixies as the headliners. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pic.Nic festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Pic.Nic festival is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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