Brainchild of Sheffield promoter Leighton, Resistanz is an
industrial music festival
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running since 2011 over the
Easter
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weekend, at the
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venue
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in
Sheffield
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, England. Held annually until 2016, the event was due to take place in 2020 but has been rescheduled for 2022 due to Coronavirus.
The festival primarily features
alternative electronic
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music acts including industrial,
EBM,
futurepop
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,
synthpop
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and
power noise
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. In later years the festival expanded to include a smaller second room featuring an eclectic mix of artists from genres such as
Chiptune
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,
EDM and
Drum and bass
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.
Event Line-Ups
See also
*
List of industrial music festivals
*
List of electronic music festivals
The following is an incomplete list of music festivals that feature electronic music, which encapsulates music featuring electronic instruments such as electric guitars and keyboards, as well as recent genres such as electronic dance music (E ...
References
External links
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{{Electronic music festival
Music festivals established in 2011
Electronic music festivals in the United Kingdom
Industrial music festivals
Music in Sheffield