Baltic Visitor

This weekend sees the most important event in the calendar for Estonian indie music fans – the annual Plink Plonk festival which began in 2005. The event is held in Tartu, helping it to stand out from the myriad festivals which take place in the capital over the summer months. It might not be the biggest festival when judged by attendance, but it is a key outlet for Estonian bands.

An article in the Baltic Times looks at the success of the event:

“The secret is that in the 90s, everyone was trying so hard to get a foreign record deal so they started to act like foreign bands,” says Tristan Priimagi, one of Plink Plonk’s eight organizers. “In the beginning of this century everyone let go and started writing their own stuff. Then it bloomed. As they say, when you let go, you get a grip.”

Estonian bands in this year’s line-up include the popular Eliit, while the best known international performers are the Swedish band The Concretes. Tickets are available online although the instructions seem to be in Estonian only.

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