Music
As much as it is a "music" festival, Distortion is a "club" festival: Watch our sublime list of "Night Party Hosts".
2012
Headliners: Chromatics (US), Mike Skinner (UK), Andrew Weatherall (UK), Nguzunguzu (US), Trentemøller (DK), Matias Aguayo (CL), Pachanga Boys (DE), Tyga (Live, US), DJ Funk (US), M.O.P. (US), Yelle (FR), Sissy Nobby (US), Michael Mayer (DE), Reinhard Voigt (live, DE), Kidd (DK), Den Sorte Skole (DK), James Ferraro (US), Zebra Katz (US), Saigon (US), Tim Sweeney (US), Girlseeker (DK), Benny Banks (UK), Awesome Tapes From Africa (US), Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team (FR), Koudede (Dakar), L.A. Vampires (US), Ital (US), Maria Minerva (UK), Magic Touch (US), Isa GT (CO), Tristesse Comtemporaine (FR) Trojan Sound System (UK), Extra Action Marching Band (US)
Festival Residents: Dirty Sorge System (FR), Tim Sweeney (US), Maria Djuna (DK), Copyflex (DK), Waqar (DK), Nis&Nis/Escho (DK)
Afterparty Residents: Michael Mayer (Köln) & Reinhart Voigt (DE) & Pachanga Boys (?) & Havstein (DK)
Night Party Hosts: 100% Silk (US), Comeme (DE), Kompakt / Total Confusion (Köln), Vice & Noisey (US), RubaDub (DK), Sonny Typhoon (DK), Royal Danish Theatre Playhouse (DK)
2011
Headliners: Seth Troxler (US), Matias Aguayo (ARG), Acid Washed (FR), Stretch Armstrong (US), Crookers (IT), Kenton Slash Demon (DK), Iceage (DK), Brian DeGraw of Gang Gang Dance (US), Laurel Halo (US), Hey Today! (DE), Felix of Hot Chip (UK), Mathew Jonson (CA), Kenny Larkin (US), Michael Mayer (DE), Metrik & MC Coppa (UK), Nisennenmondai (live, JP), Prins Thomas (NO), Sany Pittbull (BR), Schlachthofbronx (DE), Superpitcher (DE), Tim Sweeney (US), DJ Umb (UK), Uproot Andy (US), Skatebård (NO), We Are The World (US), Josh Wink (US), Terje Bakke (NO), Theo Parrish (US), Austra (CAN)
Festival Residents: Dirty Sorge System (FR), Tim Sweeney (US), Maria Djuna (DK), Copyflex (DK), TomBoy (DK), Nis&Nis/Escho (DK)
Afterparty Residents: SuperMayer (DE) & Havstein (DK)
Night Party Hosts: Melt! (Berlin), Oslo Live (NO), Nasty Mondays (ES), Fool's Gold (US), Dogmeat/IceAge (DK)
2010
Headliners: Madlib (US), Kode 9 (UK), Jamie Jones (UK), Mock & Toof (DE), Simian Mobile Disco (UK), J-Rocc (US), Buraka Som Systema (PT), Die Vogel (DE), Nina Kravitz (RU), Booka Shade (DE), Jamie Vex’d (UK), Tikiman (DE), Schaltchofbronx (DE), GusGus (IS), Justus Koehnke (DE), Michael Mayer (DE), Superpitcher (DE), Tobias Thomas (DE), Oh No Ono (DK), Breakage (UK), Hugo Capablanca (DE), MMM (DE), Len Faki (DE)
Festival Residents: Dirty Sorge System (FR), Tim Sweeney (US), Maria Djuna (DK), Copyflex (DK), TomBoy (DK), Nis&Nis/Escho (DK)
Afterparty Residents: SuperMayer (DE) & Havstein (DK)
Night Party Hosts: Red Bull Music Academy Radio (UK), Kompakt Total (Köln), Roskilde Festival (DK), Mono (Berlin), Tartelet (DK)
2009
Headliners: SuperMayer (Köln), Glass Candy (UK), Tim Sweeney (US), DJ-Vadim (RUS), Monotonix (ISR), Wildbirds & Peacedrums (SE), Brandt-Brauer-Frick (DE), Mikkel Hess (DK), Carl Craig (US), Zip (DE)
Festival Residents: Dirty Sorge System (FR), WhoMadeWho (DK), Maria Djuna (DK), Copyflex (DK), TomBoy (DK), Nis&Nis/Escho (DK)
Afterparty Residents: Anton-Chaca (DK), MHM-One (DK)
Night Party Hosts: Salon Renate (Berlin), Wet Yourself (London), Small (IT), C-O-Pop (DE), Viva Radio (US)
2008
Headliners: Nöze (F), Shit Robot (NYC), Oh Land (DK), Alexander Robotnick (IT), Mia (Berlin), Kris Menace (DE), Djuma Sound System (DK), Chicks On Speed (DE)
Festival Residents: Dirty Sorge System (FR), WhoMadeWho (DK), Maria Djuna (DK), Copyflex (DK), TomBoy (DK), Nis&Nis/Escho (DK)
Afterparty Residents: Anton-Chaca (DK), MHM-One (DK)
Night Party Hosts: Trentemøller (DK), Rio (Berlin), EasyJetSet (Berlin), Le ParisParis (Paris), Roskilde Festival (DK), AiAiAi (DK), Wet Yourself (London), Pig Magazine (Milano)
2007
Headliners: RadioClit (UK/SE), TTC (F), Shir Khan (DE), Pocket Knife (US), Cousin Cole (US), Diskokaine + Wolfy&Jim (Vienna), P.Toile (DE), Kasper Björke (DK), TomBoy (DK)
Festival Residents: Dirty Sorge System (FR), WhoMadeWho (DK), Maria Djuna (DK), Copyflex (DK), Nis&Nis/Escho (DK)
Afterparty Residents: Anton-Chaca (DK), MHM-One (DK)
Night Party Hosts: Nuits Sonores (F), discobelle.net (SE), Vice, Copenhagen Cathedral (DK)
2006
Headliners: Spank Rock (US), Lindstrøm (N), Joakim (F), WhoMadeWho (DK), Erobique (DE), Gebruder Teichmann (DE), MixMasterMorris (space)
Festival Residents: Dirty Sorge System (FR), WhoMadeWho (DK), Maria Djuna (DK), Copyflex (DK), Nis&Nis/Escho (DK)
Night Party Hosts: Vice Magazine (CAN), Guarana Power (DK), Crunchy Frog (DK), Iceland Airwaves (IS), Culture Box (DK), Mads Nørgaard (DK), Mads Vegas & Henrik Vibskov (DK)
2005
Headliners: Pilooski (F), Lindstrøm (NO), Prins Thomas (NO), Mark Moore (UK), Arnaud Rebotini (F), Sascha Funke (DE), Kiki (DE), Headman (UK), WhoMadeWho (DK), Mu (JP). At other events hosted by Distortion in 2005: Hot Chip (UK), Sebastien Tellier (F), Diplo (US), M.I.A. (UK)
Festival Residents: Dirty Sorge System (FR), WhoMadeWho (DK), Copyflex (DK), Nis&Nis/Escho (DK)
Night Party Hosts: Christiania (DK), Optimo (Glasgow), Electro GoGo (London), Solid Water (Paris), Ingen Frygt (IS/DK), La Johnson (Paris), Kitsuné (Paris), BPitchCtrl (DE), WhomadeWho (DK), Vega (DK), Escho (DK)
2004
Headliners: Simian Mobile Disco (F), Joakim (F), Martini Brothers (DE), Oskar Melzer (DE), Dirty Sound System (F)
Night Party Hosts: d-i-r-t-y.com (F), colette (Paris), F.U.N. (Berlin), Superflex (DK), V-1 Gallery (DK), Colonel (F/DK), dunst (DK)
2003
Headliners: Superpitcher (DE), Feadz (F), TTC (F)
Night Party Hosts: Ambassade de France (F) & Goethe Institut (DE), FOS (DK)
1998-2002
This page only lists international artists & hosts.In the period 1998-2002, Distortion was 100% local. (R.I.P. Kjeld Tolstrup)
