Berlin Festival transcends genres like never before. From pop to hip hop to dubstep, from psychedelic to tech house to indie, from noise to post-punk to avant-garde, the festival is truly a mash-up of grand proportions. All our new confirmations also break the rules.

With Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All we have one of the most exciting alternative hip hop acts of the decade playing the festival. The Californian artistic collective led by Tyler, The Creator will draw everyone in with their rough rhymes. The grandmaster of French electro Mr. Oizo will also win the crowd with proper beats galore. We can’t wait for his performance.

This years lineup celebrates our established heroes and icons as well as welcoming sensational newcomers and the best breaking acts from across the globe. Some of this year’s brand-new discoveries were, once again, chosen in co-operation with Popkomm and various export offices: besides the already confirmed showcases by Dry the River and Oh Land, Retro Stefson’s energetic performance will be an absolute highlight. Andrea Kellerman a.k.a. Firefox AK from Sweden will bring a bit of sweet Scandinavian melancholia to the airport. With Last Days of 1984 from Ireland, a mixture of noise rock and experimental, we are actually celebrating a little reunion at Berlin Festival. At our 2005 premiere, the duo’s predecessor band, were the first ones to perform.

Also confirmed are The Waters, the project of the Californian band Port O’Brien, Yuksek, who will be performing live, as well as Bag Raiders with one of their sets extraordinaire.

Due to Berlin Festival expanding with Club Xberg in 2011, we have a lot more space and time to not only give single acts a platform but to provide a stage for entire labels. At Club Xberg, the Swiss label Relish Recordings will be our guest with selected artists, as well as the UK label Greco Roman (boasting artists such as Hot Chip). All performing DJs and acts will be announced shortly.

The boys of G.I. Disco will also be present at Club Xberg with their very own special show, reviving the 80s at American Forces Network. Berlin Festival wouldn’t be the same without the Berlin Battery Crew’s escapades. Shir Khan, DJ Supermarkt, Jack Tennis and others will take over Club Xberg until the wee hours. Last but not least, Berlin’s DJ posse Remmidemmi is confirmed for 2011.

Today, we can also give you the first details about the Berlin Music Week Clubnacht. More than 40 clubs will give free entry to Berlin Music Week Ticket holders to bring you the internationally renowned club scene of Berlin. Amongst the participating clubs are Fritzclub im Postbahnhof, Icon, Tresor, Astra Kulturhaus, Asphalt Club, Grüner Salon, King Kong Klub, Rosi's, SchwuZ, Columbiaclub, frannz, Brunnen 70, HBC, Lovelite, Matrix, White Trash, Monster Ronson’s, Alte Malzfabrik, Kiki Blofeld, Silver Wings Club, Soda Club, Sophienclub, Yaam, Goya, the cult party series "Russendisko" at Kaffee Burger as well as Rock AG at Lido on Friday. And there’s more: Club Transmediale presents I.C.A.S. Kitchen is part of Clubnacht as well. 30 organisations and festivals from five continents will get together to support artistic development on location. Festivals from Europe, North and South America will turn the I.C.A.S. suite upside down with their exciting artists. The event will take place at Festsaal Kreuzberg, Monarch, West-Germany and Palomabar from Wednesday to Saturday. All participating artists will be announced soon.