ESNS will take place from 18 to 21 January 2023 in Groningen, the Netherlands. The festival has proven essential in breaking new European acts into live music scenes throughout Europe and beyond. With a line-up of 291 emerging European artists, ESNS23 is the place to discover new breakthrough acts before they make it big. You heard it first at ESNS.

ESNS at night.
For the first time since its founding in 1986, ESNS is organising a night programme for three consecutive nights. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday after the end of Eurosonic and Noorderslag, the festival will move to a number of venues in the city for a night programme that will give the stage to emerging electronic acts.

On Thursday night, a Vision label night will take place in Smoke under the name VISION x ESNS with various artists on the bill from midnight to 05:00. On Friday, a varied night programme will take place on several stages in the city of Groningen. On Saturday, Joost van Bellen and St Paul will close the festival week at EM2 from 23:00 to 04:00.

Acts added to the ESNS at night programme are:
Buunshin (nl), Former (nl), Fre4knc (nl), Gladde Paling (nl), Holly (pt), IMANU (nl), Intercity 106 (nl), Posij (nl), The Caracal Project (fr), and Thys (nl).

Separate tickets for the night programme on Saturday will be available here for €15.
A ticket for the night programme is already included in regular tickets for ESNS23.

Timetables.
The timetables for ESNS23 were published today. Check them out at esns.nl

ESNS23 Line-up.
To see the complete festival line-up of ESNS23 go to esns.nl

ESNS23 tickets.
Tickets for the festival are available here.
Get your registrations for the ESNS conference here.

ESNS23 playlist.
To get familiar with the artists you will be able to discover in Groningen, a playlist has been created with all the confirmed acts for ESNS23. Listen here.

About ESNS.
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the key exchange for emerging European music talent, with a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene, with now well-known names such as Altin Gün, Arlo Parks, Alyona Alyona, Daði Freyr, Dua Lipa, Fontaines D.C., Hinds, Go_A, girl in red, Meduza, Meskerem Mees, MYD, Priya Ragu, Pip Blom, Pongo, Sigrid and Wet Leg.

Each January, ESNS showcases 350 emerging European artists to over 40,000 visitors. The festival and conference attract over 4,000 music industry professionals, including 400 international festivals. By day, the front-running conference hosts over 150 panel discussions, interviews, keynotes and more that take on urgent subjects and the need for social change in the music industry. By night, European acts perform across 40 locations in the heart of Groningen from Wednesday to Friday, and Saturday presents upcoming Dutch artists in concert venue De Oosterpoort.

H/T N.M.