RELEASE ATHENS FESTIVAL

Launched in 2016, Release Athens has become one of the most important summer music events in Athens and across Greece, hosted mainly in Plateia Nerou, a beautiful open - air venue right by the sea within minutes of downtown Athens. With extroversion and optimism as its main mottos, against the turbulent times where the festival took its form, Release Athens rejuvenated the local entertainment scene, believing in the liberating power of music – from which, after all, it took its name. Release Athens strives to satisfy as many musical genres as possible, without any limits or boundaries. Our vision is to offer the Greek -and not only- audience the opportunity to enjoy quality shows of high standards in safety & comfort, creating unique musical memories that last a lifetime. Since the first day of its existence, it has presented a multitude of outstanding artists: Arctic Monkeys, Massive Attack, Iggy Pop, New Order, Liam Gallagher, Pulp, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Slipknot, Judas Priest, The Offspring, The Prodigy, Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, PJ Harvey, The Smile, Richard Ashcroft, Siouxsie, Sigur Ros, London Grammar, Rosalia, Hozier, Jamiroquai, Cypress Hill, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Wu-Tang Clan, Alice In Chains, Disturbed, Interpol, Fontaines DC, Bauhaus, Echo & the Bunnymen, Primal Scream, Black Pumas, Central Cee, Tash Sultana, Cigarettes After Sex, Johnny Marr, Madrugada, James, Roisin Murphy, Rag’n’Bone Man, UB40, Parov Stelar, Megadeth, Bruce Dickinson, Nightwish, Sabaton, Parkway Drive, Manowar, Clutch, Γιάννης Αγγελάκας, Στέρεο Νόβα, Παύλος Παυλίδης, Thievery Corporation, Royksopp, Moderat, OMD, Wet Leg, M83, Archive, Beirut, are some of the acts who have graced the festival with their presence so far, and there is much more to come. Release Athens returns bigger and better year after year, thanks to the music loving community that has embraced it to the extent of becoming the ultimate destination for festival goers of the country.