Mayday (music festival) explained

Mayday
Location:Germany, Poland, Hungary, Russia
Years Active:1991–2008
Dates:April and December
Genre:Electronic music

Mayday was an electronic music festival in Germany, where it debuted in 1991, and in Katowice, Poland where it debuted in 2000. Despite the name, Mayday festivals date oscillates between April and December (these being called Winter Mayday). Currently, the festival takes place only in around 30 April in Dortmund and 10 November in Katowice.

Each Mayday has a theme. Until 2013 it was composed by Members of Mayday, DJs WestBam and Klaus Jankuhn.[1]

Since 1998 Mayday (Germany) is supported by eve&rave Münster e.V. with drug-information-desks.

Although it played techno music in its early days, in recent years Mayday has opened up to new sounds, from hardstyle to house, trance and EDM.

List of Mayday events

Attendance figures are estimated.

Event nameDateLocationAttendanceActs
Best of House and Techno '911991-12-14Berlin, Halle Weissensee500018
  • DJs: Frank de Wulf, WestBam, Sven Väth, Dick, Rok, Tanith, Dave Angel, Moneypenny, Sascha, Marusha, Mate Galic, Neutron 9000, Pure Energy
  • Live Acts: Ravesignal, Speedy J, Mental Overdrive, The Hypnotist
A New Chapter of House and Techno1992-04-30Cologne, Eis- und Schwimmstadion12000
Forward Ever, Backward Never1992-12-12Berlin, Halle Weissensee700021
The Judgement Day1993-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle1600029
The Religion1993-12-11Berlin, Halle Weissensee600021
Rave Olympia1994-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2400033
The Raving Society (We Are Different)1994-11-25
1994-11-26
Berlin, Deutschlandhalle3200022
Reformation1995-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2200034
The Great Coalition1995-12-16Frankfurt, Festhalle1800040
The Day X1996-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000047
Life on Mars1996-12-14Berlin800026
Sonic Empire1997-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle1800042
Save the Robots1998-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000035
Soundtropolis1999-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000037
Datapop2000-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000037
Mayday Polska2000-11-10Katowice900019
10 in 012001-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000038
Culture Flash2002-04-Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000037
Mayday comes to Budapest2002Budapest
Password Europe2003-03-29Budapest, Hungexpo900050
Troopa of Tomorrow2003-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle1700042
Future Downloaded2004-04-03Budapest1000070
Team X-Treme2004-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000038
U Make The Rules, We Make The Noise2005-03-26Budapest, Hungexpo F-F211000
Prototypes2005-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000040
Power Recycling2006-03-18Budapest
Worldclub2006-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000035
New Euphoria2007-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2000070
Reflect Yourself2008-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle2500050
Massive Moments2009-04-30Dortmund, Westfalenhalle25000
Massive Moments2009-06-13Budapest, Óbuda Island80

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.derwesten.de/staedte/dortmund/westbam-steigt-bei-der-mayday-in-dortmund-aus-id8953202.html Westbam steigt bei der Mayday in Dortmund aus