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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.
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, Colorado, USA31st July 2008
Joe Cocker
It was totally appropriate for someone as legendary as Joe Cocker to be onstage at the equally legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado. As I stated online before this show, it could be expected to be a show nothing short of spectacular with the combination of music and natural elements that would be capturing the audience on a gorgeous, star filled night. It was definitely beyond spectacular and words cannot describe what an enchanting and incredibly memorable time I had. http://www.cocker.com/ / www.myspace.com/joecocker
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Expo, Waregem, Belgium25th to 27th July 2008
Gothic Festival Day 3: De Volanges, DIN[A]TOD, Joy Disaster, Collection d'Arnell-Andrea, Madre Del Vizio, Garden of Delight, Cinema Strange, Trisomie 21, Das Ich, The Neon Judgement, Qntal, Anne Clark
That was it already; the last festival day has come. I was especially looking forward the show of GARDEN OF DELIGHT who are going on their very final tour currently. Another highlight were surely local heroes THE NEON JUDGEMENT and the day’s headliner ANNE CLARK with a fabulous show.
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Expo, Waregem, Belgium25th to 27th July 2008
Gothic Festival Day 2: Empusae, Stin Scatzor, Jesus and the Gurus, Spetsnaz, Spectra*Paris, Combichrist, In Slaughter Natives, Les Tambours du Bronx, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, Suicide Commando, Sonar, Fields of the Nephilim
After a great electronic final with VNV NATION on the first festival day, the second days had something in stock for all the old-school Goth rockers. FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM were headlining the main stage and it was a real pleasure to see this band in front of a smaller crowd. So, it was much more intense. Besides the good old Goth rockers, this day had of course much more to offer, like a surprisingly great gig of JESUS AND THE GURUS or the fabulous percussion performance of LES TAMBOURS DU BRONX.
- 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)
- Rock Harz - Osterode 2008 (Day 3)
- Rock unter den Eichen - Bertingen 2008
- Loreena McKennitt - Stuttgart 2008
