Superorganism lead best-ever year for Etep

The UK eight-piece were booked by 19 Etep festivals in 2018, a record-breaking year for the European Talent Exchange Programme

News By IQ | 27 November 2018

Superorganism at ESNS 2018 © Jorn Baars/Eurosonic Noorderslag

Rising stars Superorganism will finish 2018 as the year’s most-booked Etep act, topping the bill in a record-breaking 12 months for the European Talent Exchange Programme. With 19 festival shows, Superorganism break the record set last year by British post-punk band Shame.

 In total, Etep –the Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS)-led initiative that aims to promote the spread of music across Europe and the world – facilitated 483 shows by 161 acts at 122 festivals.

The top-ten artists of 2018 are:

1) Superorganism (gb) – 19 shows
2) …

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