Does Italy’s Coolest Music Festival Make Sense in New York City?
Photos and a review of the stateside debut of C2C festival, which brought Oneohtrix Point Never, Nala Sinephro, Two Shell, and more to Queens last Friday.
Across nearly a quarter-century, Italy’s C2C festival has earned a reputation as one of Europe’s coolest, most adventurous music events. Its bookings are impeccable, drawing mostly electronic acts who work at the genre’s bleeding edge: Aphex Twin, Autechre, Arca, Sophie, Nicolas Jaar, and A.G. Cook, to name a few. Hosted in the northern Italian city of Turin, the four-day fest invites vacationers to escape the everyday amid quaint cobblestone streets, scenic views of the Alps, and a giant main venue located in a converted Fiat factory. So when I heard C2C was coming to New York City for the first time, I was intrigued. Could Italy’s longest-running music fest make a dent in one of the planet’s busiest nightlife destinations?
