Rock festival in Zeytinli

ISTANBUL

One of the notable festivals in Turkey, the Zeytinli Rock Festival, kicks off today in Zeytinli in the northwestern province of Balıkesir’s Edremit district.

Teoman, Şebnem Ferah, Mor ve Ötesi, Hayko Cepkin, Pentagram, and Selda Bağcan & Boom Pam will be among the performers of the five-day festival that will continue until Aug. 27.

Thirty-five concerts will be performed on the main stage of the festival. 

Deniz Tekin, Yüzyüzeyken Konuşuruz, Neyse, Yok Öyle Kararlı Şeyler, Sena Şener, Ezgi Aktan, Cihan Mürtezaoğl, Gökcan Sanlıman and dozens of bands selected by votes will be on the Yüzdeyüz (A Hundred Percent) Music stage.

Organized by Milyon Production under the coordination of Umut Kuzey, the festival participants will have a chance to camp out during the event.

The festival hosted 75 artists and more than 150,000 music lovers last year.