Going to bed at 06.15 and wake up four hours later may not be the optimal start of the second festival day and both I and the photographer were quite happy that one of our interviews was cancelled because the band was late and didn’t found time for it. Instead we could concentrate all our efforts to finish the series …
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Reeperbahn Festival 2018 (Hamburg), Day 1: Best festival start in years
I was finally back at the Reeperbahn Festival to celebrate the 2018 edition – and this year I had lots of bands on my “must see” list. Last year I just happened to end up in Hamburg by chance (and love) and since I was on location and, at the time worked, for our Swedish partner magazine Drefvet I thought …
Read More »Popaganda Festival: Facing the arrival of the fall with indie pop atmosphere
Is it possible to have a two-day festival at Sweden’s national arena for swimming, Eriksdalsbadet? Yes, of course! And you are allowed to use one of the swimming pool’s during the festival days! Popaganda Festival usually represents the end of the summer and the arrival of the fall, and this year was no different; Friday was burdened by typical Swedish …
Read More »MS Dockville Festival: Three days of happiness in the harbor of Wilhelmsburg
Three days walking around in the harbor of Hamburg didn’t instantly spring to mind thoughts of fun and escapism. However the curators of MS Dockville Festival had a vision to create just that, in the much milder summer heat than we have been used to this summer (thank someone for that). Messed!Up relocated their office desks to the harbor of …
Read More »Amphi Festival day 2: When the feet hurt*
The second festival day actually starts out in the night since there was no possibility whatsoever to sleep in an overheated apartment with no air condition. And that’s not the main problem. To have two dudes smelling cheap vodka and sounding like two dump haulers in full speed next to me didn’t help at all. Therefore it was better to …
Read More »Amphi Festival day 1: A hotter than hell Tanzbrunnen
At last back at Tanzbrunnen and the 14th edition of the Cologne based festival. Awakenings can be good or bad – or terrible. After Friday’s pre-party we discovered that our apartment didn’t have air condition and after a really hot day with temperatures reaching +35º C it was a fact that there wouldn’t be much sleep the first night – …
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