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FUTURESONIC 2006

Urban Festival of Electronic Music and Arts

Manchester, 20-23 July

ONE WEEK TO GO!

Futuresonic celebrates its 10th anniversary with 30 major events and more than 100 acts and artists from around the world crammed into 3 days and nights of sounds, sights and delights.

www.futuresonic.com

FUTURESONIC LIVE

No mud, no tents. Just 3 glorious days of live music at venues across the city. Featuring the sensational Battles, the burgeoning scenes of dubstep and grime and a rare Manchester performance by leading light of frontier electronics Fennesz.

http://10.futuresonic.com/futuresonic_live

URBAN PLAY

Urban Play features world-first collaborative technology projects, art exhibitions, aimless walking, hit-and-run buskers, new musical instruments the likes of which have never been seen - and more. Want to come play?

http://10.futuresonic.com/urban_play

Featuring ...

SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT

A major new conference, bringing together leading figures to explore "a whole new way of doing things in the air".

http://10.futuresonic.com/urban_play/social_technologies_summit

OFF THE MAP

Lose yourself in the glitches as you glide over the deserts and canyons of Arizona, collaborate to remix the sounds of your city, get lost in Manchester for the weekend!

http://10.futuresonic.com/urban_play/off_the_map

INSTRUMENT

An exhibition of artist-made instruments, noise-generators, audio-visual manipulators, and head twisters by leading sound artists and noise-makers.

http://10.futuresonic.com/urban_play/instrument

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

Dine in style on a Manchester canal barge while surfing fast and slow networks, collaborate with mimoSa from Brazil to build an urban intervention machine, improvise on each others' signal with Share NYC.

http://10.futuresonic.com/urban_play/collaborative_projects

TICKETS

http://10.futuresonic.com/tickets

FUTURESONIC WEEKENDER WRISTBAND: 25 GBP

Free access to all Futuresonic Live events and over 20 EVNTS

Free access to the festival opening party

Food & Drink discounts during your festival visit

DELEGATE PASS: 45 GBP

Entrance to 4 days of talks, seminars and events. Includes Weekender Wristband (normally 25 GBP).

STUDENT DELEGATE PASS: 10 GBP

Entrance to 4 days of talks, seminars and events. Includes Loyalty Wristband (normally 3 GBP).

20 DELEGATE DAY PASSES will be available from 10am on each day of the conference on a Pay-What-You-Can basis.

http://10.futuresonic.com/tickets

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