What started as a small festival remained a small festival for small bands that became big names after they played there. It´s still a mystery how the guys around Matte and Ralf manage to keep on carrying the torch and the spirit of this festival around the Lake of Alperstedt. Everything is a bit special there: the line-up with daily surprises, the audience among we meet old friends and gain some new with every edition, the friendly and funny staff which keeps the festival running. We are...
Finally! The report in german and english about the 2024 edition is online and again, thank you Stoned and Caligula666 and all the bands for this amazing festival. Some bands weren´t our cup of coffee, others were, so it is. Click on the flag for the report.
Bismut (NL) plays heavy instrumental psych´n prog; Berlin based EINSEINSEINS do Berlin things like spacey Krautrock; Tommy and the Teleboys are playing "music that our parents like" (sic!, Stoner is parents music with a bit more of pedalboards and amps), ryr from Berlin can be located between Amenra and Toundra; Heckspoiler from Austria have achieved a kind of cult status in southern Germany and Austria with their mix of Hardcore, Noise, Comedy, singing in their proper Upper Austrian dialect....
Some festivals would be already happy with half of this line-up. Caligula666 will add some more and the faith in this festival is that high that all the early birds tickets are already sold out. I guess after Christmas will be another launch of bands and tickets.