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Schloss, Merseberg, Germany & Wasserschloss, Klaffenbach, Germany29th August & 30th August 2008
In Extremo and End of Green
Notorious for their great live performances, IN EXTREMO selected venues that they described as “handpicked and intimate” and which they themselves personally love in their Ius Primea Noctis (Right of the First Night) Tour. This led to a level of expectation that I wasn’t sure they could live up to. How wrong I was, for I was present at two of the best concerts I have ever attended.
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Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin, Germany29th August 2008
Zita Pop: Psyche, Mesh, Camouflage, And One
The summer with all the great festivals comes to an end and on the last Friday in August, another small festival took place in Berlin - the Zita Pop Open Air 2008. The festival was small but fine, situated idyllically in the patio of an old historic fortress in Berlin-Spandau and loaded with a great line up. I was very happy that I could enjoy this nice festival and full of expectation I entered the Zitadelle Spandau at late Friday afternoon.
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Flugplatz Borkenberge, Lüdinghausen, Germany29th to 31st August 2008
Area4 Festival Day 2: Hutchinson, Paulus, The Kilians, Science Fiction Army, Smoke Blow, Mr. Virgin & His Love Army, Everblame, Less Than Jake, RainteaR, aVid*, Pennywise, Ghost of Tom Joad, Madsen, EL*KE, Serj Tankian, Disco Ensemble, Millencolin, Biffy Clyro, The Hives
After a good sleep at home in my own bed we made our way to the close festival are laying down in brilliant sunshine. Perfect weather for an open air festival! After THE HIVES were already present at last year’s Area4 edition they were headlining the second festival this year. But there were of course some more highlights on the schedule. I was especially looking forward the show of SERJ TANKIAN; most people might know him already as singer of SYSTEM OF A DOWN. [DV]
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Flugplatz Borkenberge, Lüdinghausen, Germany29th to 31st August 2008
Area4 Festival Day 1: Mikroboy, The Gaslight Anthem, Piazumanju, Cellard´or, Year Long Disaster, Kamikazekid, The Sounds, The Black Box Revelation, Blood Red Shoes, Plain White T's, The Futureheads, Bad Religion, I Am Kloot, Die Ärzte
From its very beginning in 2005, the AREA4 Festival was a big one among the variety of festivals out there. On its debut in Oberhausen, more than 10,000 people celebrated stars out of the Rock and Alternative scene like SYSTEM OF A DOWN and NINE INCH NAILS just to name a few. Since 2005 quite a few things have changed: The Area4 Festival has moved to the wide areas of Borkenberge Airfield, which not only provides lots of space for thousands of fans, eager to celebrate their idols and maybe discover new bands, surrounded by hills, forests and fields it is also situated in the middle of a beautiful landscape. About 15,000 fans made the way to the festival to see highlights like DIE ÄRZTE who were headlining the first festival day.
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Dinkelsbühl, Germany
14th to 16th August 2008
Summerbreeze Festival Day 1: All Ends, Emil Bulls, Saltatio Mortis, Arch Enemy, Behemoth, Halloween, Marduk plus pics of Graveworm, Kissin Dynamite, Paradise Lost, Primordial, Soilwork and The Wild Hearts
This year's Summerbreeze was going to be the 11th time for Metalheads, Gothics and Rockers to gather in Dinkelsbuehl to solemnize three days of good music. There were be 90 bands on 3 stages, without overlapping schedules for the main stages. And for those who came early, the party tent opened already on the 13th at 4 PM already. The first day of Summer Breeze came up with brilliant sunshine, almost a bit too hot. Anyway, lots of bands like SALTATIO MORTIS, ARCH ENEMY and MARDUK were on the rooster.
- Joe Cocker - Denver 2008
- Gothic Festival - Waregem 2008 (Day 3)
- Gothic Festival - Waregem 2008 (Day 2)
- M'era Luna Festival - Hildesheim 2008 (Day 2 Main Stage)
- M'era Luna Festival - Hildesheim 2008 (Day 1 Hangar Stage)
- M'era Luna Festival - Hildesheim 2008 (Day 2 Hangar Stage)
- Sigur Rós - Cologne 2008
- M'era Luna Festival - Hildesheim 2008 (Day 1 Main Stage)
- The Crüxshadows - Essen 2008
- Rock Harz - Osterode 2008 (Day 2)
