The annual Tamar Festival hits town over the Sukkot holiday, and promises to bring together yet another awesome lineup of Israeli musicians and international names – and yes, fun!
The Tamar Festival runs over four days from 15-19th October, and will be held in Wadi Zohar, near the Dead Sea. Meaning lots of amazing landscapes to keep you occupied, including those of Masada, Ein Gedi, and Kikar Sdom.
If you’re looking for the perfect introduction to some of Israel’s finest bands, this is your festival! Some of Israel’s biggest names will be there, including Aviv Geffen, Infected Mushroom and Bary Sacharov. And it’s not just about the music, with a planned 9km moonlit hike (5km for the less adventurous) and other great attractions to keep you entertained. In the Kikar Sdom area, there will be a Camel Enclosure, with lots of activities and events for all the family (some young Israeli bands will also be performing here and the moonlit hike also starts from here). Looks like fun, fun, fun!
The planned schedule looks like this:
October 15th
Yehudit Ravitz/Shalom Hanoch at the Zohar Canyon 21:00
October 16th
Moonlight Hike, starting at 19:30 from the Nahal Zin estuary (next to the Camel Enclosure)
The Middle East Awakens with Yemen Blues/Dudu Tassa hosts Shlomo Bar/Omar Faruk at the Zohar Canyon 21:00
Avraham Tal at Masada 03:30
Tomer Yosef at Ein Gedi (Free) 18:30
October 17th
Ehud Banai performs “Slivers of Night” while Bary Sacharov performs “You are Here” at the Zohar Canyon 21:00
Mosh Ben Ari will perform at Masada 03:30
Alma Zohar is at Ein Gedi (Free) 18:30
October 18, 2011
The final evening kicks off with opening act Knesiyat Hasechel, accompanied by the Waltz with Bashir animation team, in an audio-visual sensation at the Zohar Canyon 21:00, followed by the world famous Israeli ravers Infected Mushroom, who will be giving one of their legendary desert raves (see the clip below for a taste of them in action).
Eviatar Banai with Erez Lev Ari perform at Masada 03:30
The Churchills and The Styles are at Ein Gedi (Free) 18:30
October 19, 2011
Aviv Geffen and his father Yehonatan Geffen will be at Masada 03:30
If you need more info, get in touch with Bimot, who are in charge of ticket sales – 02-6237000, www.bimot.co.il
For more info about the Tamar Festival in English, check out the site: tamarfestival.com