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Copenhagen Distortion is a middle-size festival for party/club culture, taking place in the streets of Copenhagen (DK) and in dozens of unusual locations around town, every year during the week of the first Saturday in June. The festival's cultural focus is on club culture, upfront dance music, streetlife, contemporary art related to nightlife or the public spaces, social art and Copenhagen's new independant media (print & web).

History
The name, the concept of mixing all genres and the tagline "Distortion - A Celebration of Copenhagen Nightlife" were founded in September 1998 for a one-night party in Mantra, Tivoli, Copenhagen. Distortion became a 5-day mobile festival in June 2000, with 7 parties in 5 days. Distortion started its international party hosting concept in 2004 with colette hosting a radio show on a boat and an afterparty. In 2008, Distortion had grown to one of the largest cultural celebrations in Copenhagen, attracting over 31.000 people at 56 events in 5 days. 

Mobile Festival
One of the unique aspects of the festival is its mobile nature: Distortion happens each day in a different neighbourhood (5 days = 5 areas), attracting 6.000-10,000 people per day to events that often are mobile themselves: parades, boat parties, bus parties, street races, block parties... 

Music Profile
They played at Distortion: ...
 * Hot Chip (UK/2005)
 * Simian Mobile Disco (UK/2004)
 * Chicks on Speed (DE/2008)
 * Spank Rock (US/2006)
 * Superpitcher (DE/2003)
 * TTC (F/2003+06)
 * Feadz (F/2003)
 * Diskokaine (AT/2007+08)
 * Shit Robot (US/2008)
 * WhoMadeWho (DK/2005+06+07+08)
 * D-I-R-T-Y Sound System(F/2004+05+06+07+08)
 * Mr. Catra (BRA/2004)
 * Alexander Robotnick (IT/2008)
 * Gucci Sound System / Riton (UK, 2005)
 * Sebastien Tellier (F/2005)

Party Profile
They hosted parties at Distortion: ...
 * Vice (Scandinavia/2005+06+07+08)
 * colette (Paris/2004)
 * The Royal Theatre (Turbinehallerne/2005)
 * Rio (Berlin/2008)
 * d-i-r-t-y.com (Paris/2004+05+06+07)
 * EasyJetSet (Berlin/2008)
 * Electro GoGo / Mark Moore (London/2005)
 * Pig Magazine (Milan/2008)
 * BPitchCtrl (Berlin/2005)
 * Kitsuné (Paris/2005)
 * Optimo (Glasgow/2005)
 * Wet Yourself (London/2008)

Other Resources

 * Wonderful Copenhagen (official tourist info website)
 * The Copenhagen Report Blog
 * World Event Guide
 * Submarine towing a party float to Distortion event beneath Knippelsbro bridge (video)