Making Vinyl
Technically, you can start on Thursday, when we welcome the world's leading conference Making Vinyl, to Haarlem. Connect with the global vinyl industry expert to get the latest information about manufacturing, creative packaging, environmentally friendly materials, distribution, and new business opportunities of the most improbable comeback of the 21st century. The program runs till Friday afternoon so it allows you to dive in to our three day festival afterwards. Tickets are on sale via Making Vinyl, our Full-on Vinyl Weekend Pass holders will receive a discount on their ticket.

Your favourite song heard like never before
On Saturday and Sunday we'll be offering visitors the chance to listen to their absolute most favourite song on a €100,000 HiFi system. Clearly access is limited by time, and the fact that everyone from Haarlem to Rotterdam will be able to listen along with you. So bring your favourite track along, and prepare to persuade us as to why we should choose it! 

Saturday will also see DeWolff talk about their studio-to-store world record and present the 10 records that define their career, a Q&A with gabber and hardcore legend DJ Dano, the premier of We Moesten Maar eens gaan combined with signing session by Tröckener Kecks, What's its like to be a superfan?, The Crate Digger challenge, and the most weird and brilliant stories about what people have found in their second hand sleeves.

Classic Album Sundays
We conclude the day with the first of two Classic Album Sundays sessions with Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and Ken Scott, who will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of David Bowie's Aladdin's Sane. They will be discussing how the album was created in the studio, why the album has helped shape important moments in the history of modern music and they will take questions from the audience. On Sunday they will discuss another milestone in pop music history, celebrating the 55th birthday of The White Album by The Beatles.

Sunday will also see top producer and mixer Danton Supple explaining the magic of the mix, a Q&A with The Nits, vinyl myths busted and hidden messages discussed in the secret life of a record.

Feel like having a seat after digging? Take some rest at the Haarlem Vinyl Festival Hang-out, or visit the Phil Café for food and drinks. From Friday through to Sunday, you can enjoy an amazing amount of musicality here, varying from vinyl DJs and the talented musicians of the Conservatorium Haarlem to established and upcomping bands.

Ticket info
The complete Vinyl Culture program at PHIL is accessible with the Vinyl Culture ticket (€37,50 / 17,50 student discount) and Full-on Vinyl Weekend Pass (€225,-) ticket holders, available here. The Full-on Vinyl Weekend Pass will also grant access to all concerts. Please note that the rate goes up September 1st, make sure to get your ticket in time.

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