HURTS competition for Latvian and Estonian musicians
Already next month, on July 26th, with their first open air solo show in Latvia will return so beloved duet from Manchester – HURTS. And concert organizers together with music and entertainment platform bobe.me announce the competition for Latvian and Estonian bands and solo artists for a chance to warm up the stage before HURTS in their home state.
From each country two local bands or artists will be chosen. The first selection will be made by L Tips Agency and bobe.me together with music fans, who will be invited to to vote on bobe.me Instagram. The final decision will be made by HURTS management.
More information about the course of competition and application rules can be found here. Applications are open until June 14th.
All applications will be published on the bobe.me website, giving listeners the opportunity to get to know the groups and performers who are applying to perform on the big stage, and to choose their favorites to vote for.
Media platform’s bobe.me editor-in-chief Evelina Zvirbule comments:
“Having already organized group warm-up contests several times, we see that the beauty lies in providing equal opportunities to artists, regardless of their popularity and experience, and encouraging young artists to take the chance and showcase themselves on the big stage. We aim to create a connection between musicians and listeners, introduce music lovers to the local and Baltic music scene, as well offer concert visitors to share their voice by participating in the fan vote on the bobe.me Instagram profile. See you at the concerts!”
We wish good luck to all participants!
It is expected that at the concert the elegant British duo “Hurts” will perform both the best-known compositions of the latest, now fifth album “Faith” and the rich constellation of previous hits – Wonderful Life, Better Than Love, Stay, Sunday, Blood, Tears & Gold, Illuminated, Miracle, Somebody To Die For, Blind, Surrender, Some Kind Of Heaven, Nothing Will Be Bigger Than Us, Wings, Rolling Stone, Wish, Beautiful Ones, Ready To Go.
To remind you that the duo “Hurts” was founded in Manchester in 2009 by vocalist Theo Hutchcraft and multi-instrumentalist Adam Anderson. The band’s calling card has become an elegant, slightly alienated style of dress, great melodies typical of the 80s rather than today, often a gloomy but intriguing textual mood, which is accentuated by vocals pierced with aches and despair. The importance of elegant videos, which are often characterized by surprising twists and turns, cannot be denied either.
“Hurts” gained recognition immediately with the debut album “Happiness” released in 2010. Six singles from just one disc topped the various European charts. The album gained Gold status in Great Britain and Austria, and Platinum – in Germany, reaching at least the top 10 in 12 European hit shows. With the next albums, Exile (2013), Surrender (2015) and Desire (2017), the association continued to strengthen its position in the pop music Olymp.
