Off Festival
OFF Festival is an alternative music festival series held annually since 2006. Until 2009 it was held at Słupna Park in Mysłowice, Poland in August and lasts four days. OFF Festival from 2010 takes place in Katowice in Dolina Trzech Stawow.
The organizer and creative director of this festival is Artur Rojek, former leader of the bands Myslovitz and Lenny Valentino.
In addition to the music, the OFF Festival also support a variety of independent arts and culture events, like exhibitions, workshops and movie screenings. It is also connected with promotion of volunteer programs.
== History ==
The first edition of OFF Festival was held from 18–20 August 2006. About 11,000 people attended the three-day event with 30 bands performed on the 3 stages. OFF Festival 2009 was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. The guest of honour was Sub Pop boss Jonathan Poneman. The 2010 edition of Off Festival was held from 5 to 8 August in Katowice. Festival was dedicated to the celebration of 200th birthday of Fryderyk Chopin and filled with concerts with the main theme being 'Inspired by Chopin'.
== Venues ==
Most of the concerts of the first four editions of the festival were held in the area of Słupna watering place, but also in Evangelical Church, Local Culture Centre and many other places in the centre of Mysłowice.
In 2009 there were five stages: Main Stage, Forest, Experimental, Trójka Offensywa and Miasto Muzyki.
From 2010 the festival is held in Dolina Trzech Stawów in Katowice.
== OFF Festival Club ==It is a series of club concerts started in 2008 by OFF Festival.
I edition18 December 2008 – Katowice
Deerhoof, Contemporary Noise Sextet, Emiter, Kristen
II edition19 April 2009 – Wroclaw
Butthole Surfers, Materac, Plum
III edition17 December 2009 – Warsaw
Monotonix, Mitch and Mitch with Igor Krutogolov play Zelig Rabitchnyak, Bajzel18 December 2009 – Katowice
Monotonix, Mitch and Mitch with Igor Krutogolov play Zelig Rabitchnyak, Bajzel
IV edition24 March 2010 – Kraków
Mount Eerie, Chain and The Gang, No Kids2 December 2010 – Katowice at Jazz Club Hipnoza
Scout Niblett, Cieślak i Księżniczki, Ed Wood
V edition16 April 2011 – Katowice
Merzbow, Zs, Kid606, Niwea

== External links ==OFF Festival Official Website
OFF Festival TV
OFF Festival Club
Drowned in Sound review Archived 3 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine