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Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin, Germany
31st May 2008
ZITA ROCK FESTIVAL

“Berlin, Berlin we’re driving to Berlin”! A shout like a thunder sounds through the Soccer arenas of the nation every year, when the big ones and the small ones meet up to their happy cup shooting and where the midget upstages the giant again. Since last summer also rock fans and fans of darker sounds can look forward to a journey into the capital. After its last year’s debut, the Zita Rock Festival has successfully arrived in Berlin and already returns on 31st May 2008 with an attractive program, when a fascinating world of pushing guitars, fragile melancholy and driving percussions unfolds behind the historic walls of the Citadel Spandau with the participants of the Bundesvision Song Contest SUBWAY TO SALLY and DOWN BELOW leading the way.

After the Roßlau-Dessau dark rockers conquered the hearts of the TV viewers in a storm with their song ‘Sand in meiner Hand’ and made it to the third rank for their federal country Saxony-Anhalt DOWN BELOW will open the this year’s Zita Rock Festival in Berlin.

The folk metal heads of SUBWAY TO SALLY were going for a win right from the start. With the experience of way more than 1000 concerts and their title “Auf Kiel” the band not only excited the audience at the sold-out Tui Arena in Hanover, but also sensationally won the Bundesvision Song Contest 2008 in an electrifying heartbeat finale. As headliner of the Zita Rock Festival 2008 the band of course insists to share their success with the fans and will celebrate a fiery spectacle at the wild dance on the volcano.

Framed by Germany’s best, 5 additional bands in a high-quality line-up will complete the program. Starting with the Norwegian Industrial Rockers of ZEROMANCER (already a legend at lifetime with SEIGMEN) to EISBRECHER Captain Alexx, whose contribution to the Prussian-Bavarian understanding among nations surely makes the porcelain at the office of the federal chancellor clatter.
 
A special highlight is marked by the performance of the DREADFUL SHADOWS. Even after their spectacular return at the Amphi Festival 2007, live appearances of the band around Sven Friedrich are very rare. But at home they’ll give everything and play what the fans missed for 7 years. Goose bumps guaranteed

You don’t have to say much about UNHEILIG. Close and powerful voiced, “Der Graf” turns every concert into an experience that connects fans of every age - music with a heart and for the soul at the Zita Rock Festival 2008.

ASP is right behind as the prototype of the modern gothic rocker, true originals with a pinch of Folk, which spices up this explosive mixture. Hits like ‘Sing Child’ or ‘Ich will brennen!’ are already classics and on stage ASP take no prisoners. Not even in the citadel.

Aside from the musical moments, the citadel itself is the secret star in the program of the Zita Rock Festival. In the years 1559 – 1594 built after the drafts of the Italian architect Francesco Chiaramella de Gandino, it is considered today as one of the most important renaissance fortresses of Europe. The walls which are surrounded by water reach a length of up to 208 meters and encloses with the 30 meters high “Juliusturm” at the inner yard of the citadel, the landmark of Spandau.

Discovered in the 60s as a popular motive for the TV and movie industry, the citadel provides - as the home for the Zita Rock Festival - room for 10.000 music fans. In addition the fortress provides for a lazy start of the day with lots of parking places at the location, when the doors open up again for the audience. After-show parties, signing sessions, readings and an enhanced framework programme complete the Zita Rock Festival 2008.

New and only while stocks last is the 5+1 Zita Group ticket. Buy 5 get 6 is the motto for all quick deciders. But also groups under 6 can save money with the Combi-tickets for the Zita Rock and Amphi  Festival - two festivals at a price of 70 EUR (+ presale charges). This action is valid until the end of March 2008 because of the big demand. Both tickets are exclusively available at the online shop at: https://ssl.webpack.de/synotec-newmedia.de/amphishop/welcome.html


Details for the Festival

Line-Up / Time-Table: 
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM DOORS OPEN
2:00 PM – 2:35 PM DOWN BELOW
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM ZEROMANCER
4_05 PM – 4:50 PM EISBRECHER
5:15 PM – 6:05 PM DREADFUL SHADOWS
6:30 PM – 7:20 PM UNHEILIG
7:45 PM – 8:45 PM ASP
9:15 PM – 10:25 PM SUBWAY TO SALLY

Autograph Sessions:
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM DREADFUL SHADOWS
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM UNHEILIG
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ASP
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM SUBWAY TO SALLY
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EISBRECHER
8:45 PM – 9:45 PM ZEROMANCER
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM DOWN BELOW

Framework Programme:
After-show parties, readings, Autograph Sessions, enhanced framework programme in preparation.

Tickets:
Original Tickets are only available at the ticket shop at: http://www.zita-rock.de/
Festival tickets are also available online at: http://www.eventim.de/ or http://www.dark-tickets.de/
Ticket Hotlines: +49(0)1805-997060 or +49(0)1805-9690000 
Ticket Fee: 32 EUR + charges (presale) Box Office: Higher Price

Festival Homepage:
http://www.zita-rock.de/

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