YO!Fest is the annual youth festival organised by the European Youth Forum that combines high-level political debates, thematic workshops, educational activities, live music and artistic performances creating a unique, fun and meaningful experience of participation.
This year's edition will be held in Maastricht on 7th February 2017 under the motto “Let’s YouthUP Europe!”.
In the framework of the YO!Fest 2017, the European Youth Forum and Jeunesses Musicales International, in cooperation with the City of Maastricht and Muziekgeiterij, are inviting all European emerging bands to apply and have the chance to perform at YO!Fest 2017!
Who can apply
Bands with maximum 6 members coming from:
- European Union member countries;
- EU candidate countries (Albania, FYROM, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey);
- EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland);
- the average age of the band members should not exceed 26 (no members may be over 30 years old);
- the band should play a genre that is accessible to a wide variety of people.
The band will get the travel to/from Maastricht (The Netherlands), local transport, accommodation and food covered + 50 euro fee per band member.
Prizes
Each winner will have a 30 minutes performance on the Main Stage at YO!Fest 2017.
The winners will be announced by 11th of January by email and/or by telephone.
Bands are expected to arrive in Maastricht on the 6th, perform on the 7th and depart on the 8th of February.
Further details:
http://eurodesk.eu