Club To Club Festival Guide

Last night it kicked off, the eighteenth edition of Club To Club festival in Turin. The 4-day festival brings the best of experimental pop and avant-garde music, standing unparalleled in doing so on Italian soil. nss will be there along on every step of the way and we wanted to give you our guide to help get the most of the festival and city of Turin. 

 

The Locations

Let us start with the basics, the venues. Club To Club can loosely be divided into day/evening/night events and concerts that are held in some of Turin’s most stunning locations. The historical house of Savoia has become UNESCO’s Human Heritage and one of the most evocative and majestic venues in Italy. 

 

Palace of Venaria – Cappella S. Uberto 

Palace of Venaria – Galleria Grande

Torino Lingotto

The main part of the festival is the night program, that turns proceedings into a massive warehouse concert rave, happening in the fair space of Torino Lingotto, this year edition sees the space dived into two stages, one main room and one Crack magazine curated secondary stage. 

 

The Music

Presenting some of the biggest and best names, both established and up and coming, within pop and experimental electronic music you can see the whole program and set times below, with our specially selected nss tips highlighted underneath.

 

FRIDAY

*nss recommends: Peggy Gou, Avalon Emerson, Jamie XX

*nss recommends: Elena Colombi, Skee Mask, Josey Rebelle

 

SATURDAY

*nss recommends: Aphex Twin, Blood Orange, Dj Nigga Fox

*nss recommends: Courtesy, Bienoise, Serpentwithfeet

 

SUNDAY 

*nss recommends: Diggin' in the Carts, Warpvision, Mana

*nss recommends: This is Bate Bola , Shakedown

 

Block Party

For those that like to go just that little bit longer, Sunday also offers an official after party and much more. Club To Club presents its Block Party Club Palazzo in a new location – the 150 year old historical market of Balon, taking over the whole neighborhood of Porta Palazzo with live music, meetings, exhibitions, gastronomic tours with traditional & digital artisans. From 10 am to 9 pm there will be music, dance, street art, guided tours and panoramic rides with the Turin-eye, gastronomic and guided tours exploring the works of art of this urban neighborhood. Club To Club’s long-term partner Red Bull Music will presents “DIGGIN’ IN THE CARTS”

Download the full programme of Club Palazzo here.

 

The Absolut Symposiums

Another big part of Club To Club are the Absolut Symposiums held at the AC hotel. A bustling creative hub with panels, workshops, interviews, live radio and musical rooms, curated by Max Dax and Carlo Pastore. Presenting special environments that bring together festival goers, industry folk and artists, akin to the festival backstage with added performances and lively activities. Check out the full program here.

 

Food

What would Italy and Turin be without food, plus of vital importance to keep those late nights going. Here are four nss recommended places to eat well in the city of Turin:

Scannabue

Consorzio

Gaudenzio

Banco Vini e Alimenti  

 

Turin

In between events, Club To Club is the perfect occasion to discover Turin from all sides. From its royal side, the heritage of Savoia royal dynasty, to the industrial one, with its impressive buildings, to the contemporary and creative side.

Club To Club takes place during the Contemporary Art Week, which allows you to experience Turin at its liveliest. It is the most important event organized by Contemporary Art, and a pole of contemporary art for Piedmond and Turin. Artissima is the most important and enduring art exposition in Italy and it turned into one of the key events for every art-lover in Europe. The parallel event Paratissima is the focal point for artistic innovation, where emerging artists can expose their works. If you own a Club To Club ticket or a professional badge you have right to a discount of 2€ on the Contemporary Card, which allows you to visit freely all contemporary art museums. You can buy it at the Tourism Office in Piazza Castello and Piazza Carlo Felice.

Now there only remains to wish you all a wonderful time in Turin and Club To Club, see you there! For all additional info visit the Club To Club site.