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Wacken Open Air, Wacken, GermanyAugust 4th 2005
Nightwish, Oomph!, Candlemass, Tristania
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Anröchte, Germany
06th August 2005
Oomph! and MIA.
“Big Day Out” is a quite small festival in the German area „Sauerland“. This year it was organised for the third time on 5th and 6th August. But even though it’s not comparable with the big festivals like M´era Luna or Rock am Ring, they managed to sign some top-class bands like Oomph!, Farin Urlaub Racing Team, MIA., Silbermond, Exilia, Juli, H-Bloxx or Fettes Brot for the two days. So, about 6,000 people each day made their way to the small town Anröchte to see all that bands on two stages what means that the festival was sold out. With 37 EUR for a festival ticket the process were very moderate what is also true for beverages and food. On the festival area there were also a chill out and info area. Camping was also possible. The organisation was perfect though and anything (at least as far as I can say) worked without any problems. http://www.jzi.de/events/2005/bdo3/bigdayout_frm.htm
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Bal du Masque, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsJuly 30th 2005
The Dreamside
You had to be on the list to get in, and give your password at the door but then… you were in for quite a party. When entering you first saw many wonderful outfits and magnificent masks. In the middle of this hall there was a table set up with silk like fabrics over it making it look like an icy rock. On this rock there was ‘the ice queen’ passing out ice cream with Champaign all evening. Outside there was a fire and an absinth bar and inside you could dance to all kinds of different tunes, but at 11:30 it was time for some life music, performed by The Dreamside.
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Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht, the NetherlandsJuly 23rd 2005
Peter Murphy, Sarah Fimm
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Java Eiland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands22nd of July
Within Temptation, Heideroosjes, After Forever, Orphanage
Was it a festival or a concert? Well something in-between; 4 bands play on an old part of the harbour. A huge stage is set up as well as a smaller tent stage, food- and drink stands, toilets, merchandise, picnic tables and of course fences to keep unwanted visitors out. At 5 o’clock the gates opened and the first fans run towards the main stage to get their front stage area passes, so they can stand in front when their favourite band is playing. Others check out the merchandise, get their food/drink coupons or their toilet card. When the first huge crowd was inside and everybody had settled down, street theatre was presented to the audience. A queen in a carriage with a slave and two even spirits roamed the terrain, the queen and demons were walking on stilts and later two vampire like creatures on stilts also came to scare and chase members of the waiting audience.
