Psycho Carnival

THE EVENT
Psycho Carnival is the biggest international rock fest that happens in Brazil during Carnival. It has taken place in Curitiba-PR traditionally for 8 years.
Its 1st edition took place in 1999, and it was a single-day event. The French band Skatafiles took part of the festival, showing the intention of being an international fest since its beginning. As the public and the interest increased on the following edition, the festival became a weekender in its 3rd edition, with an average audience of 700 people a night, and with many more international attractions.
The festival is an option for those who love rock and roll, and don’t fit in the traditional Carnival. It has also brought several people from other places in Brazil, South America, Europe and the USA to Curitiba, which promoted an intense cultural exchange.
For its peculiarity, Psycho Carnival has been receiving more and more special attention from the Brazilian media as the years go by.
On its seven previous editions, great psychobilly bands from different places in Brazil (São Paulo, Londrina, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and Florianópolis) and abroad (Holland, France, Germany, Chile, the USA and Switzerland) took part in the festival.
THE VENUE
The 2008 edition will happen at the Jokers Pub Café, which recently opened a great stage for live performances, where an audience of approximately 2.700 people is expected between February 17th and 19th . In parallel to the concerts, there will be the usual merchandise & accessories fair.
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THE ATRACTIONS
Psychobilly Corporation is proud to present part of the line-up for Psycho Carnival 2008, a festival that has been taking over Curitiba’s carnival for the past 8 years! The festival is growing on an annual basis, and this time it couldn’t be different. We are bringing, straight from Germany, one of the greatest and most important psychobilly bands of all time: MAD SIN, which is considered by many to have the best psychobilly show out there today. Koefte and the Mad Sinners promise to deliver a historical performance! DON’T MISS!!
We have one more great headliner for the PSYCHO CARNIVAL 2008!!! CHUCK AND THE BRAZIL CRACK PIPES!! Chuck boy seems to loved his time in brazil at their recent Frantic Flintstones tour and will comeback for the festival! CHUCK AND THE BRAZIL CRACK PIPES will play songs from Chuck solo projects and of course some Frantic Flintstones classics!
We are also having two South American bands: VOODOO ZOMBIES and their psychobilly with female vocals, from Chile, and MOTORAMA, a neo-rockabilly band from Argentina! Additionally, from the USA, the wild psychobilly of THE HOWLERS!
As for Brazilian bands, SICK SICK SINNERS and the new promising all-girl psychobilly band AS DIABATZ, from Curitiba. Plus, four bands from São Paulo: VOODOO STOMPERS, BAD LUCK GAMBLERS, PYROMANIACS, and BIG NITRONS, and a rockabilly band from Rio Grande do Sul, OLD STUFF.
We are soon to announce another international headliner and some other good surprises for this year’s carnival! It is worth reminding that, besides all these bands, we are once again having the traditional parallel activities Exilados [Exiled], a day-time show that takes place in the ruins of an ancient church, and the opening party! We are arranging several other events for the carnival period, such as the Psycho Soccer Cup, a lecture, and, if everything goes according to plan, rock & psychobilly-directed workshops!
Further information on tickets, hotels, package tours, and the complete line-up coming soon!
DISCLAIMER
The organization of the fest, besides being part of the “Campaign of Araucaria Forests Preservation”, in this edition will collect non-perishable foods to donate to the “Pro-Citizenship Institute of Curitiba”, hoping to make its part to build a better society.