Como
Piazza Cavour
June 20th-24th 2012

Swing Crash Festival

2011 NEWS

In the last 5 years Swing Crash Festival has become one of the main jazz events in the world. We brought a completely new competition in a Knock Out format, 4 different Big Bands and 4 combos in 4 days, 20 professional dancers, an entire show played by a live band... just to mention the main things.
Nevertheless, we brought Swing Music and Dance back on the streets where everybody can see and enjoy them.
For the 6th edition of Swing Crash we want to do even better to make your Swing Crash experience unforgettable and unique.
We are going to have the Classic Lindy Competition (Couple contest), the now famous Charleston Challenge and the Battle back.
Do not forget that Swing Crash Festival is 5 days long!
At Swing Crash live music for dancers is our priority.

The festival

The Swing Crash is not meant to be just another classic jazz festival, but a worldwide unique event.
The idea came from the desire to develop authentic swing music and culture of the 30's and 40's. The best thing to make it happen was to organize a free huge event outdoor, where everyone could join in to dance or simply to watch and listen the live bands and the dancers. We just got the inspiration from the old movies, clips and newspapers that we have found in some of the most famous Libraries in the world. At Swing Crash we try to reproduce the Swing Era atmosphere with the music, the fashion and the glamour.
Hundreds of dancers come to Como from all over Europe joining the Swing Crash Festival.
Famous bands and amazing professional dancers entertain thousands of people for 4 midsummer nights. The Swing Crash Festival take place in one of the most gorgeous square in the world, piazza Cavour, which is located right by the lake.
A jazz festival for dancers organized by dancers.
To summarize:

Good music, good dancers and good food in the wonderful Como right by the lake. What else you need to spend an amazing mid-summer vacation?!