Country Profile: Greece
For many years, Greece felt overlooked as a destination for many international touring acts, although some, notably Depeche Mode and Nick Cave, actively sought to include Greek dates on their tours.
But summer festivals like Ejekt, Rockwave, and Release Athens have been drawing in more international acts.
Giannis Moustakas of GMI Live feels, however, that there is a lot further to grow here, and he believes that more acts playing festivals in Greece will have a knock-on effect for acts seeking to play their own headline shows there. “The infrastructure for tourism is there, and tourism is our big industry,” he says. “It’s all there, but the government has to make the step to invest more in venues and live music.” He points to Croatia as a sign of what Greece could replicate, where people combine a festival and a holiday in the same trip.
“The government has to make the step to invest more…
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