Pirate Station (russian: Пиратская станция) is the world's biggest

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breakbeat.co.uk, 21 January 2010 It's held every year since 2003, when St. Petersburg held the first event. It has spread to the biggest Russian cities (

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, which makes Pirate Station the biggest Russian dance project ever. Almost half a million people visited the festival during these years. The main St. Petersburg show hosts more than 25,000 fans annually. Pirate Station is not just about music – it is a mix of unique performances and special effects united by a concept which changes every year.Description in English
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Venues

Saint-Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

* SKK Peterburgsky (Capacity: 25000 people) - Years hosted: 2007–2014 * Yubileyny Sports Palace (Capacity: 15000 people) - Years hosted: 2003–2006, 2015, 2017 *A2 Club (Capacity: 5000 people) - Years hosted: 2016

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

*Tuning Hall Club (Capacity: 4800 people) - Years hosted: 2008 *

Crocus Expo Crocus City Mall is a shopping mall located in Krasnogorsk, a western suburb of Moscow, Russia. Development Developed by Aras Agalarov's Crocus International, the site is located near the Moscow Oblast Administrative HQ, just outside Moscow's MK ...

(Capacity: 15000 people) - Years hosted: 2009 * LFC CSKA (Capacity: ~10000 people) - Years hosted: 2010,2011 *Stadium Live Club (Capacity: 8000 people) - Years hosted: 2012–2016

Lineups

Lineups are different in all cities. These are only some of the artists.

2016

CIRCUS

Saint-Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

(A2 Green Concert) 1st day: * Andy C *

Delta Heavy Delta Heavy (often stylised as DELTΔ HEΔVY) are an English drum and bass production duo consisting of Ben Hall and Simon James. They found fame with their 2012 single "Get By", which entered the UK Indie Chart at number 30. The duo's debut a ...

* Misanthrop * Feint * Gancher & Ruin * MC Coppa * Gvozd 2nd day: *

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* Prolix *

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Teddy Killerz Teddy Killerz are a Russian and Ukrainian electronic music group composed of Grigory Cherekaev, Anton Mashevsky and Oleg Cholovskyi. They also perform under their individual stage names as Garud, Place 2b, and Paimon (in respective order). Tedd ...

* Enei *

The Outside Agency The Outside Agency is a Dutch hardcore techno duo composed of DJ/producers Noël Wessels (also known by the stage name DJ Hidden) and Frank Nitzinsky (also known by the stage name Eye-D). The pair operate out of two studios based in Goes, Ne ...

John B John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ...

Plus one more stage with local DNB-artists named "Gvozd & Friends"

(Stadium Live) *

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* Culture Shock * Counterstrike *Pythius * Lady Waks (With Special DNB Set) *Paperclip *Gvozd

2015

LOVE

( SP Yubileyny) * Optiv & BTK * Gvozd * Mefjus * Bad Company * Gancher & Ruin *

* Original Sin

(Stadium Live) * Spor * Rene Lavice * Ed Rush * Dillinja * Sinister Souls * Gvozd * Smooth

2014

INFERNO

( SKK Peterburgsky) *

Logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

& Nu:Tone ( Nu:Logic) *

Black Sun Empire Black Sun Empire are a Dutch drum and bass group that formed in Utrecht, Netherlands in 1997 by producers Rene Verdult and brothers Micha and Milan Heyboer. The group has received much praise from critics, even being referred to as "the kings of ...

* Andy C *

Noisia Noisia (stylised as NOISIΛ; "VISION" turned upside down) was a Dutch electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen, Netherlands. They produce a wide variety of music including dr ...

* Enei * Gvozd *

MC Tali Natalia Sheppard ( ''née'' Scott, born in 1976), better known by her stage names MC Tali and Tali, is a New Zealand drum and bass artist, best known for her 2004 hit "Lyric on My Lip", which reached #39 in the UK Singles Chart. Tali has also wo ...

* Forbidden Society

(Stadium Live) * Enei * Mind Vortex * Netsky * Script MC *

Metrik Tom Mundell, better known as Metrik, is an English electronic music producer from London. He has been releasing records since 2007 and currently is one of the top drum and bass producers in the world, with 650,000 monthly listeners on Spotify a ...

* Gvozd * Fourward * Evol Intent

2013

REVOLUTION * Tantrum Desire * Netsky (DJ set) *

Friction Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. There are several types of friction: *Dry friction is a force that opposes the relative lateral motion of t ...

(DJ set) *

(DJ set) * Neonlight *

Gvozd Gvozd () is a municipality in central Croatia, Sisak-Moslavina County. Its seat is located in Vrginmost, which was renamed to Gvozd from 1996–2012. It is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Are ...

The Qemists The Qemists are an English electronic music group, hailing from Brighton, England. They are signed to Amazing Record Co., an independent record label, indie record label based in the UK. The band have a separate deal with Beat Records for dist ...

(Soundsystem set) * Zardonic

2012

APOCALYPSE * Dirtyphonics (LIVE) *

* Brookes Brothers (DJ set) *

Technical Itch Technical may refer to: * Technical (vehicle), an improvised fighting vehicle * Technical analysis, a discipline for forecasting the future direction of prices through the study of past market data * Technical drawing, showing how something is co ...

* Blokhe4d (DJ set) *

2011

TEATRO * Dirtyphonics (LIVE) *

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Chase & Status Chase & Status are an English electronic music duo composed of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status). In addition, Andy Gangadeen is the drummer when the band performs live. MC Rage formerly performed as MC with the group, but left in Ju ...

(DJ set) * Spor *

Current Value Tim Eliot, better known by his stage name Current Value, is a German Drum and bass, drum & bass Record producer, producer and Disc jockey, DJ. Eliot began dabbling in electronic music in 1992, when he got a Casio keyboard for Christmas. Several y ...

* Ed Rush *

MC Rage Ronnie Lee (born July 21, 1967) is an American musician and former hardcore producer and emcee, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lee has performed under the stage names "MC Rage" and "Ronny Money". Career Lee known while living in Italy stationed a ...

* Tapolsky *

2010

NETWORK *

Sub Focus Nicolaas Douwma (born 13 April 1982), better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter, musician and sound engineer from Guildford, Surrey. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, ...

Goldie Clifford Joseph Price MBE (born 19 September 1965), better known as Goldie, is a British music producer and DJ. Initially gaining exposure for his work as a graffiti artist, Goldie became well known for his pioneering role as a musician in th ...

Break Break or Breaks or The Break may refer to: Time off from duties * Recess (break), time in which a group of people is temporarily dismissed from its duties * Break (work), time off during a shift/recess ** Coffee break, a short mid-morning rest ...

* Lomax * MC Verse * SP:MC

2009

IMMORTAL *

* DJ Hazard * Spor *

* MC Jakes

2008

FUTURE *

* TC * Kosheen *

* Spor * DJ Friction *

* Dillinja *

* Toper

2007

Grooverider Raymond Bingham (born 16 April 1967 in Streatham, London, England), better known as Grooverider, is a British drum and bass DJ. He and DJ partner Fabio are regarded as "originators" of the scene.

* DJ Hype *Dylan *

Dieselboy Damian Higgins (born 1972) better known by his stage name Dieselboy, is an American drum and bass DJ and music producer. Early life Dieselboy was born Damian Higgins in Tarpon Springs, Florida in 1972. At the age of six he moved to Colorado ...

The Panacea Mathis Mootz is a prolific German electronic musician and DJ. Mootz is best known as The Panacea (until 2005, simply as Panacea), his drum and bass stage name and main musical project, and as m2 (pronounced "Squaremeter"), his dark ambient s ...

* Total Science *

MC Dynamite Dynamite MC (born Dominic Smith, 7 October 1973) is an English rapper and MC. He originally gained prominence in jungle/drum and bass, working with Roni Size & Reprazent, but has also released hip hop material. Career He started his MCing ...