What not to miss at the Donauinselfest 2018

Here are 15 music acts that we suggest you catch at this year’s Donauinselfest. Plus, to find your way around the island to the different stages, check out the map, here.

Day one: Friday, June 22

[fve]https://youtu.be/iMROyh56Oss[/fve]

Sounds like: a heartthrob, tripping guitar strings, a tune to make love to slowly, boy band, fairy floss, sad songs, luuurrrrrv

[fve]https://youtu.be/aeHtyuU3bCE[/fve]

Sounds like: smooth, like a bath in milk and honey, Jazzy, a little pinch of Funk

Where: Radio FM4 / Planet.tt insel stage
When: FRI, June 22, 9:35pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/V9__oDDtPxk[/fve]

Sounds like: something to dance barefoot to, bouncy and beautiful, Electronic, music to jump on your bed to

Wanda

Where: Wienenergie / Hitradio Ö3 Fest Insel & Festbühne
When: FRI, June 22, 10:30pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/FPvVZG9hlVY[/fve]

Sounds like: Poppety-pop-pop, fun and kinky, like a light brown suede jacket, like a question worth answering, indie Pop, a boy band with cheek

Where: Ö1 Kulturinsel & Kulturzeit
When: FRI, June 22, 9:30pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/qvF2iA_fk98[/fve]

Sounds like: something to watch clouds to, like the waves of the ocean, thick Viennese dialect, calms the heart and heightens the mind

I’m a Sloth

Where: Arbeitsweltinsel GÖD/ BAWAG stage
When: FRI, June 22, 5pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/5BPpymlN4DE[/fve]

Sounds like: intense, music to get hot and sweaty to, moshpitting and head banging chaos, messy, like the end of the world, like you’re high as a kite on some kind of illicit drug

Where: Wienenergie / Hitradio Ö3 Fest Insel & Festbühne
When: FRI, June 22, 7:40pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/lwf0dTW9oUI[/fve]

Sounds like: like summer, feel good music for good times, shots-shots-shots-shots, music to jump around to

Day two: Saturday, June 23

MYNTH

Where: Eutopia DJ / VJ insel stage
When: FRI, June 23, 11pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/oqhONEVAVgQ[/fve]

Sounds like: Synth-y, a little weird, Electronic, dreamy, Stranger Things kind of sounds shoved in there, high-pitched vocals, piercing through your eardrums

Where: Ö1 Kulturinsel & Kulturzeit
When: SAT, June 23, 9pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/4OoChkoPK24[/fve]

Sounds like: the sounds of a Viennese beisl, Wienerlied, Leonard Cohen, cheeky Singer/ Songwriter tunes, strumming guitar strings

Where: Radio FM4 / Planet.tt Insel stage
When: SAT, June 23, 5:55pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/PvJ9L9gmJSs[/fve]

Sounds like: like something from the past, distinctive vocals, like a guy with attitude, the sounds of a Viennese Beisl, Wiener Lieder

Where: Radio FM4 / Planet.tt insel stage
When: SAT, June 23, 5:55pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/8kzfrTIUgzU[/fve]

Sounds like: British, relentlessly socially conscious lyrics, genre-bending, something to go drinking to

Day three: Sunday

Where: Radio FM4 / Planet.tt insel stage
When: SUN, June 24, 9:10pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/fvSjnxJusOE[/fve]

Sounds like: guitar riffs and drumming beats to carry you away, like you’re running through a field of corn, indie Rock Pop, fit for some mosh pit craziness

Where: Radio FM4 / Planet.tt insel stage
When: SUN, June 24, 10:40pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/pBkHHoOIIn8[/fve]

Sounds like: Indie Rock-Pop, music you can move your feet to, stuff to lick your lips to, a driving song, funkin’ out, a bitty-bit of bass

Where: ÖBB / Viva Austria Electronic stage
When: SUN, June 24, 7:30pm

[fve]https://youtu.be/iH5hDb5FVjI[/fve]

Sounds like: like being on a holiday, music that carries you away, inspiring stuff, Electronic with banging vocals