Balanescu Quartet's 2008 Concert History

The Balanescu Quartet is a London-based avant-garde string quartet founded in 1987 by Romanian-born violinist Alexander Bălănescu. The group achieved fame through the release of Possessed, consisting of complex cover versions of songs by German experimental electronic music band Kraftwerk.

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 29, 2008 –
Aug 31, 2008
Electric Picnic 2008
Deadmau5 / Florence + the Machine / Franz Ferdinand / Foals / Sigur Rós / Santigold / Wilco / The Roots / Crystal Castles / Chromeo / Duffy / Elbow / Cut Copy / Goldfrapp / The Kills / Laura Marling / Gossip / Underworld / Ra Ra Riot / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Sinéad O'Connor / A-Trak / Black Lips / My Bloody Valentine / The Breeders / CSS / Blitzen Trapper / Noisettes / Grace Jones / The Dodos / Josh Ritter / YACHT / George Clinton / Hercules & Love Affair / Conor Oberst / The Waterboys / Lisa Hannigan / Dan Deacon / The Faint / Hadouken! / Johnny Flynn / Turin Brakes / Candi Staton / The Herbaliser / Grinderman / Tinariwen / Tindersticks / New Young Pony Club / Midnight Juggernauts / Ulrich Schnauss / Laura Izibor / Emmy the Great / Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / These New Puritans / Stephen Malkmus / Christy Moore / Gemma Hayes / Teitur / Dengue Fever / Antibalas / Juana Molina / Parliament-Funkadelic / Constantines / Hayseed Dixie / Faust / The Congos / Dawn Landes / Micah P. Hinson / Martina Topley Bird / Digital Mystikz / Fields / PVT / Jape / Kormac / Silver Apples / Jah Wobble / Lou Rhodes / La Rocca / Cathy Davey / Soha / Oppenheimer / Radio / Leila / That Petrol Emotion / Sex Pistols / Balanescu Quartet / Kila / Wolfgang Haffner / Tobias Froberg / School of Language / Adrian Crowley / Mark Geary / Rachel Unthank & The Winterset / Arno Carstens / Tartit / MSG / The Flaws / Absentee / Ibrahim Electric / The Lionheart Brothers / Halves / The Urges / The New York Fund / Dublin Gospel Choir / super extra bonus party / Black Acid / One Day International / Mercedes Peon / Rum Shebeen / Cowboy X / Boss Volenti / The Yard Dogs / The Mornington Singers / Large Mound / Yurodny / The Nubians / Kormac and the Bsq Band / Digitalism Show all bands
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Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 21, 2008 –
Aug 31, 2008
Noorderzon 2008
Angus & Julia Stone / José González / Cut Copy / The Dodos / Efterklang / Tinariwen / The Budos Band / Adam Green / Tracy Bonham / Get Well Soon / Slagsmålsklubben / The Black Atlantic / Daan / Skipper / Esser / Rue Royale / Paper Tiger / Balanescu Quartet / Kim Janssen / The Bees (UK) / World/Inferno Friendship Society / Lucky Fonz III / Koi / Flux / Diego's Umbrella / Rachel Unthank & The Winterset / Mr. Velcro Fastener / Reggie / The cavemen / Brazilian Love Affair / Arthur Adam / DJ Grazzhoppa / Audiotransparent / Keir Neuringer / Delta Saxophone Quartet / Vox Von Braun / Bl!ndman / Florian Wolff / Het Gloren / Sixtyniners / Ensemble Klang / Fuck the Writer / DAZIBAO / Chicklet / Jean Parlette / Marten De Paepe / The Pedro Delgados / Gluid / Brassed Off / The Wild Berrys / Them Apples / ERLING / Joost Swart / Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Marty Krystall / Chunky Move / Provinciale Brassband Groningen / Blowdown / Dick Van Der Harst / Trio Braamdejoodevatcher / Camerata Ardesko / Allophonic / Smilin Osei / sensores / rolodex / Harm Wierda / Arno Van Der Heyden / Compagnia Tpo / Harry Arling / Marthatentatief / Rense Sinkgraven / Nizno / Thoughts Create the World / Swoolish / Klaske Oenema Show all bands
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Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Apr 17, 2008
Balanescu Quartet Union Chapel London, England, United Kingdom
Classical
Instrumental
Avant-Garde
Contemporary Classical
Neoclassical
Minimalism
Compositional Ambient
String Quartet
Romanian
Bow Pop
Modern String Quartet
Strings
Romanian Band
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