Posts Tagged ‘Large Square’

Beloved Artmania, what happened to you? And more importantly, how can we fix you? This year Artmania was a bit of a disappointment, because it seems they fell into some of the big-festival pits and a lot of the chill friendly atmosphere that so many of us love it for …

The second Pain of salvation confirmed they will make amends and come visit us in 2023, I had my tickets and my accommodation for Artmania. I mean “we”. Yes, we. I did not in any way, shape or form declare that we are going in a way that allowed no …

We did it: our kid’s first metal show! It would’ve happened sooner if it weren’t for a little virus you may have heard of, but we’re still happy we made it. And it was only fitting that his first would be our beloved Artmania. So at the end of July …

Another Artmania has ended. I’ve said it before, I simply can’t get enough of this festival and I have a lot of respect for the way the organisers handle it year after year. Yes, there were bigger lines than usual this time. Yes, at some point it took 30 minutes …

Even though I’ve been to almost half of its editions, Artmania continues to amaze me. After hitting a rough spot because of the Town Hall’s decision to ban paid concerts in the Large Square (which threatened to put the festival to death, since Artmania is synonim with Sibiu and there was no …

Artmania has been synonym with Sibiu’s Large Square for almost a decade, until last year a municipal law forbidding payed concerts in public areas forced them to find a last minute solution and host the shows in a shed at the edge of the city. This year, seeing how the …

Day 1 Swallow the Sun There was a time when I would’ve gushed over a band like Swallow the sun, with their doomy gloomy air, their elegant outfits and their cute blonde guitarist, but unfortunately for them, that time is gone. At Artmania all I could do was sit down, …