Linz is going to celebrate the start of its European mission with three days of festivities in the company of its visitors from near and far.  During 3 days citizens and visitors of Linz will have the opportunity to watch plenty of music shows, performances and other events. From 3 p.m. till midnight at the Danube Embankment IDEA about 70 workmen working without a break are going to assemble a 4 meter tall numeric display made of wood and other materials. The promoters call it: A countdown with a difference!

In many venues in public space there will perform musicians. There will be concert  for everyone - enthusiasts of classical or pop music. At midnight an explosive mix of musical surprises will feast your eyes, ears and heart. The ROCKET SYMPHONY will be detonating above the Donaupark, composed by Orlando Gough, produced by Tom Ryser and performed by 500 voices from Upper Austria with support from the British choir The Shout.

After 00.00 a party in the whole city will begin. Dancing and celebrating out in the open or in bars, restaurants and clubs and/or at the premiere of GOOD NIGHT STUFF – the Linz09 nightline with a difference! GOOD NIGHT STUFF will be putting together programmes of electronic music and digital art and featuring international artists together with Linz’s amazing variety of musical worlds at venues never used before.

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