The third Meadows In The Mountains Festival returns this June with a wider spectrum of music and an array of creative art inventions.Unlike any other festival in the world, Meadows is nestled high up in the stunning Rhodope Mountains, very proud of its quirky and different attitude that doesn’t follow trends and other festival’s concepts..

The beautiful landscapes of Bulgaria beckon once again to recreate the magical mystery and true sense of community that Meadows In The Mountains represents. A world away from other soul less festivals Meadows is a festival who’s uniquely intimate ethos is prodominently made by it’s stunning setting and  friendly people that attend not just the exquisite line up it presents. 

Inspired by Bulgarian revolutionaries Vasil Levski and Hristo Botev. Meadows invites it’s participants to embark upon a voyage across the seven seas to the very heart of the Rhodopian Mountains nestled in the beautiful Bulgarian countryside; an untouched and un ravished bastion of nature in this harsh world of urban sprawl and concrete jungles. 

Once home to prehistoric man these ancient forests have born witness to the fire of creativity and the explosion of the conscious magical mind. It has been recorded that the ancient Thracian explorers, upon bearing witness to the majesty of the meadows, immediately called for their harps and flutes to be bought forth and a new form of musical ceremony was created. The Byzantines themselves reveled in the power that saturates the land, dancing naked by the moonlight in praise to the Gods of celebration and song. 

And it is through this very tradition that curator brothers, Benjamin and Damain Sasse have the most great and humble pleasure in inviting festival goers to cast aside their daily woes, shrug off the binding chains of the 9-5 and indulge in a debauched weekend of mind-expanding experience, community and free spirit to skip through the fields and forests with untamed abandon and to lay with the fireflies and nighttime skies in the long grass of the Meadows in the Mountains Festival! 

Festival highlights include:  

Dance in the ethereal half-light of dawn and dusk as the sunrise and sunset stages provide some of the best un-signed, underground artists spanning eclectic musical genres from across the world.  

Watching the morning mist cascade over the mountain range as shadowy forms convulse and glide to the rhythmic beats of house and techno…

Dwell at the forefront of sound as jazz, folk and disco float through the intricacies of melody… 

Indulge your primordial appetites with hearty food to feed the soul; all locally grown and locally produced… 

Walk in the footsteps of the forest gods as you explore the rustic surroundings and the wildness of nature…

Glimpse the awe-inspiring power of creation as the art installations change your concepts of what reality really means…  

Cast aside your mental barriers and explore the expansion of human consciousness with like-minded individuals; helping to create an event that promotes an attitude of utmost adventure… 

MEADOWS IN THE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL  

Meadows In The Mountains Festival 2013  Polkovnik Serafimovo, 850m above sea-level and a stones throw away from the Greek border in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria  7 - 9 June 2013  3 - day ticket for £95 The ticket price includes... Entry to the festival, Tent Pitch, 3 days of an eclectic mix of live underground DJ’s and bands, 3 days of creative arts and installations, fun in the waterfalls, death slide, zip line and new in this year downhill grass bobsleighing, A setting of beautiful mountains and scenery unlike any other festival, The opportunity to meet amazing and loving people. Friends & Family are important and a big part of the ethos. A shuttle service will be operating to and from the site tailored to incoming flights.

The festival ticket includes a free pitch but you must bring your own tent. Tent hire is available upon request. Meadows strongly advise festivalgoers to make the most out of the meadows and its soul-searching backdrops. The best things in life are free! The camping set-up is right at the center of the festival, showers and clean toilets are provided, along with an on site convenience shack ensuring all camping essentials are catered for. 

There is also limited availability for apartments and house rentals. These are situated in the nearby village, which is a pleasant 20-minute walk from the festival site. 

CONFIRMED LINE UP SO FAR: 

BABY PRINCE // MT WOLF // NICK MONACO // SAN PROPER // MOOMIN // NORTHERN PURPOSE // DEMOB HAPPY // JANE FITZ // THE COMMON TONGUES // JUST JACK // SEBASTIAN VOIGT // THE COLOUR MOVEMENT // THE PRIORY // BRUNO SCHMIDT // DEAD ECHO // MIRKO HECKTOR // QVC // CARLOS VALDES  and many more to announced shortly.

Meadows in the Mountains Promo 2012 from Benjamin Sasse on Vimeo.