Where the Wild Tunes Are
Music Festivals in Germany

Spending a whole weekend with friends in the countryside, living in a tent, partying late into the night and listening to non-stop music, live or played by a DJ: Music festivals in Germany are an integral part of the cultural landscape and, for many Germans, are among the most enjoyable activities of the year. Here we’ll present a few of them acoustically and in pictures.

Here's to the nights that turned into mornings and the friends that turned into family

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Canadian musicians at German festivals
"When the sound is right, I'm all in!"

How do Canadian artists experience German music festivals? We spoke to Montrealers Marie Davidson and Patrick Watson and asked about their experiences and impressions.

Music festivals in Germany

For many Germans, attending a music festival is one of the most important events of the year. It’s about more

than music, though. The multi-day events with dozens of groups and performers are about celebrating, dancing, new experiences, making friends, testing boundaries, and expanding horizons. The festival landscape is as diverse as the fans' preferences, and often the organizers' offerings are so wide-ranging that visitors can put together their own individual program. From the hundreds of German music festivals, we have selected a few that we found particularly noteworthy and that have a clear musical or conceptual profile. To each we have provided an acoustic background in the form of playlists that match the festival program. The result is a small musical journey through Germany with eight stops so far. Discover the sound of the festivals and maybe even your next favorite tune.

Fusion

Immergut

Haldern Pop

mœrs festival

Splash!

Orange Blossom Special

Melt

Wave-Gotik-Treffen

Thank YOu!

We owe a big thank you for the help in creating the playlists, collecting information and for many of the beautiful pictures: Sylvana Brozi, Nina Nagele, Mareen Paap, Stefanie Rogoll, Frank Hissenkämper, Dennis Kastrup, Stefan Reichmann, Rembert Stiewe and Thorsten Töpp. Translations: Faith Ann Gibson (EN) and Nathalie Huet (FR). Thank you!

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Dance party with a dark side: open-air music festivals emit huge amounts of CO2.

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Culture Should Not Destroy the Climate

Artists and producers from the music scene are actively interested in environmental conservation. Some question whether preventing plastic waste at festivals and concerts is enough though when the travel involved in touring itself produces tons of CO2.

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Where the Wild Tunes Are Music Festivals in Germany

Canadian musicians at German festivals "When the sound is right, I'm all in!"