Düsseldorf, 24. June 2008. Vodafone today announces the Music Unlimited Cologne festival from 7-10 August 2008 which boasts an entertaining programme of top international acts. The ambitious artists performing at the festival cover all music genres from jazz to electro, techno to rock and pop to hip hop. Music Unlimited Cologne kicks off a series of Vodafone initiated activities to draw attention to its innovative and customer-oriented music services.
Top acts such as The Killers, Massive Attack and Gentleman will perform to an 8,000-strong public in the unique atmosphere of Cologne's Roncalliplatz. The first concert in the Stadtgarten park on Thursday evening (7 August) will be given by Matthew Herbert, a musical maverick and an exceptionally talented musician. Further concerts will be staged at the tradition-steeped Alte Wartesaal and Gloria venues where British musicians such as The Rifles, Dizzee Rascal and electronic acts such as Booka Shades, Busy P, Ebony Bones, Etienne de Crecy and Zombie Nation will rock their audiences.
Music Unlimited Cologne 2008
7-10 August 2008
Roncalliplatz, Stadtgarten, Alter Wartesaal, Gloria
Advance tickets are now available from www.vodafone.de/festival, www.eventim.de, the ticket hotline 01805 570 000 and from all the major ticket agencies.
Starting shot for Vodafone Music Unlimited
Vodafone's creation of the music festival signalises the communication group's intention to get more involved in the music scene, reflecting the fact that it is market leader and innovation driver in the mobile music market. Vodafone operates the most successful mobile music download shop in Germany and the third-largest digital music shop. Music Unlimited Cologne and the shop's range of more than one million songs in all genres also put the spotlight on Vodafone's innovative and customer-oriented products such as the Vodafone Music Manager and the Mobile Music Client – solutions that simplify and enhance the convenience of music downloads and music management on mobile phones and PCs.
If you have any queries, please contact:
Bettina Donges, External Communications, T: +49 211 533-6654
Press hotline: +49 211 533-5500
Vodafone Germany is one of the largest and most modern telecommunications providers in Europe. It realises turnover of more than EUR 10 billion and has 15,000 employees. In conjunction with its full subsidiary Arcor AG & Co KG, Vodafone Germany is an integrated technology and service provider with a portfolio including mobile communications, fixed network telephony, internet and broadband data services for business and private customers. Continuous development, numerous patents and investments in new products, services and the modern network have made Vodafone an innovation leader in the German telecommunications market. Vodafone Deutschland is headquartered in Düsseldorf and Arcor in Eschborn near Frankfurt. Vodafone and Arcor are committed to CSR and they also support numerous projects through the German Vodafone Foundation.
The companies are part of the Vodafone Group. Visit the websites at www.vodafone.de and www.arcor.de for further information.