Pure Culture
KulturPur on the Ginsberger Heide in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district is an international music and theater festival . Geographically, the Ginsberger Heide belongs to the Grund district of Hilchenbach , but you can only get there by car via Hilchenbach- Lützel . During the festival, special buses travel to and from the Giller from all cities and communities in the district.
KulturPur is one of the largest tent festivals in Europe and has been held annually at Whitsun since 1991 by the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein, the cities of Siegen , Kreuztal and Hilchenbach, the Gebrüder-Busch district and IG Metall Siegen. The multi-day program in and around the white Italian theater tents consists of a mix of music, theater and walking acts. The largest of the tents can hold up to 2,500 people. Wolfgang Suttner was director of the festival up to and including 2017. In 2018 Jens von Heyden took over the management.
Visitor numbers
| year | Number of visitors (estimated) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 58,000 |
| 2009 | 61,000 |
| 2010 | 74,000 * |
| 2011 | 52,000 |
| 2012 | 55,000 |
| 2013 | 48,000 |
| 2014 | 58,000 |
| 2015 | 61,000 |
| 2016 | 40,000 |
| 2017 | 68,000 |
- (* The higher number of visitors this year was partly due to the extensive anniversary program, which was spread over seven days.)
Top acts
- 1991: The small animal show , Theater de la Mie de Pain
- 1992: Konstantin Wecker & Wolfgang Dauner
- 1993: Ganz Schön Feist , Mikis Theodorakis
- 1994: Die Zöllner , Tony Sheridan , Ennio Marchetto , Charlie Mariano & Jasper van't Hof
- 1995: Dirk Bielefeldt , Herbert Knebel's Affentheater , Marla Glen
- 1996: Sissi Perlinger , Georges Moustaki , Paddy Goes to Holyhead , Maceo Parker & Candy Dulfer
- 1997: Juliette Gréco , Désirée Nick , Guildo Horn , Inga Rumpf & Joja Wendt Quartet , The Seer
- 1998: The Wailers , Missfits , The Spencer Davis Group , Gilbert Bécaud , Horst Schroth , Django Asül
- 1999: Giora Feidman , Fettes Brot , Jango Edwards , Matthias Beltz
- 2000: Spermbirds , Ferris MC , Such a Surge , José Feliciano , The King , Gayle Tufts
- 2001: Milva , Dieter Nuhr , Deichkind , Tanzzkantine
- 2002: Geier nosedive , Markus , Peter Schilling , Leningrad Cowboys , Le Clou , Mayqueen , Uncle Fisch , Miriam Makeba
- 2003: Manfred Mann's Earthband , Puhdys , Esther Ofarim , Roger Chapman & The Shortlists , Hubert von Goisern
- 2004: Tim Fischer , Uriah Heep , MIA. , Hudson Shad , Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings , Marla Glen
- 2005: Mousse T. , Hans Liberg , Hot Chocolate , Marianne Faithfull , Stefan Gwildis , Canned Heat , Ten Years After , Iron Butterfly
- 2006: Bob Geldof , Christina Stürmer , The Boss Hoss , Ben Becker , The Sweet
- 2007: Midnight peaks , bath salts , Knorkator , LaFee , 2-room apartment , Roger Cicero , The Boss Hoss
- 2008: Compagnie Jant-Bi , Deichkind , Dieter Nuhr , Revolverheld , Ich + Ich , Cavewoman , Annett Louisan , Schandmaul , Scala & Kolacny Brothers , Gary Moore , Philharmonie Südwestfalen
- 2009: Helge Schneider , Thomas D , Ich + Ich , In Extremo , Inga Rumpf , Hubert von Goisern , Puppini Sisters , PhilharMOVIE ( Philharmonie Südwestfalen ) & Christian Brückner
- 2010: Milow , Culcha Candela , Rüdiger Hoffmann , The BossHoss , Ganz Schön Feist , Philharmonie Südwestfalen , Power! Percussion , Grobschnitt , Saltatio Mortis , Red Hot Chilli Piper's
Zeltzauber - The anniversary show with Florian Schroeder , Torsten Sträter , Dirk Bielefeldt , Stage TV , Nina Burri , Elisabeth Markstein , Ganz Schön Feist - 2011: Subway to Sally , Wir sind Helden , Jennifer Rostock , Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band , Sophie Hunger , GOCOO , Familie Flöz , MIM I RICHI , Wahn und Witz im Wald (festival in-house production)
- 2012: Aalto Ballett Essen , Philharmonie Südwestfalen , Annett Louisan , Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson , Tim Bendzko , Mother's Finest , Gentleman & The Evolution , Wahn und Witz im Wald II
- 2013: Roger Hodgson , Mike & The Mechanics , Brings , Karl Dall , Mrs. Greenbird , Philharmonie Südwestfalen , Sophie Hunger , Santiano , Stanfour , Luxuslärm , Wahn und Witz im Wald III
- 2014: Simple Minds , BAP , Madeline Juno , Kim Wilde , Anna Depenbusch , Les Tambours du Bronx , Accuser & Rage , Philharmonie Südwestfalen , Johannes Oerding , Mayito Rivera
- 2015: Eric Burdon & The Animals , Mayumana , Hubert von Goisern , Willy Astor , UB40 feat. Ali Campbell , Mickey Virtue & Astro , Mindcrime & Die Apokalyptischen Reiter , Christoph Maria Herbst , Philharmonie Südwestfalen , Die kleine Tierschau , Los Dos y Compañeros , Jan Delay & Disko No. 1
- 2016: Anastacia , Joris , Chris Norman & Band , Seven , Die Mobilés - Moving Shadows , blow after blow - Die WDR Comedy Gala , WN & Band , Fork , BE der Micathlet & Fläshmob , Philharmonie Südwestfalen , Luis Frank and traditional Habana
- 2017: Sarah Connor , Roger Hodgson , Matt Simons , Clueso , Blues Pills , Philharmonie Südwestfalen , Nina Attal , Dieter Falk & Sons , Rody Reyes & Havanna con Klasse
- 2018: Foreigner , liberiDI: Physical Theater , Max Giesinger , Lena , Philharmonie Südwestfalen & Doldinger's Passport , Andrew Strong performs The Commitments , Willer Watz , The Baseballs , All Stars Slam , ECHSperimente
- 2019: Status Quo , Wincent Weiss , Stefanie Heinzmann , In Extremo , Querbeat , eVolution Dance Theater , Anna , Nellie & Katharina Thalbach , Willer Watz presents Kosmonautenklang , Philharmonie Südwestfalen & Martin Grubinger , Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
- 2020: Tom Jones , Mark Forster , Suzi Quatro , Alice Merton , Mono Inc. , Gregor Meyle & Band , Les 7 Doigts , Who killed Bruce Lee , Philharmonie Südwestfalen , Spider Murphy Gang , Stand Up 30 , The Best in the West
Impressions
In the afternoon at KulturPur
The tent theater roofs
The big tent theater at the concert by Bob Geldof in 2006
The tents in 2008
swell
- ↑ KulturPur-Macher takes stock and looks to the future . siegener-zeitung.de. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Westfälische Rundschau (from May 13, 2008)
- ↑ Official homepage
- ↑ http://www.siwikultur.de/infos/ruckblick-kulturpur-2010
- ↑ http://www.siwikultur.de/kulturpur/2011/das-war-kulturpur21/
- ↑ http://www.siwikultur.de/projekte/kulturpur/das-war-kulturpur-22
- ↑ http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/nachrichten-aus-siegen-kreuztal-netphen-hilchenbach-und-freudenberg/kultur-pur-zaehlt-48-000-festival-gaeste-auf-dem-giller-id7971437 .html? ciuac = true report on derwesten.de
- ↑ http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/nachrichten-aus-siegen-kreuztal-netphen-hilchenbach-und-freudenberg/58-000-besucher-bei-kulturpur-24-im-siegerland-id9446603.html
- ↑ https://www.siwikultur.de/projekte/kulturpur/61-000-besucher-bei-kulturpur25-das-schreiben-die-presse
- ↑ https://www.siwikultur.de/infos/das-war-kulturpur26
- ↑ Steffen Schwab: Record attendance for Kultur Pur 27: 68,000 fans on the Giller . ( wp.de [accessed June 5, 2017]).
Web links
- KulturPur - Official homepage at siwikultur.de
- KulturPur on Hilchenbach.de
- KulturPur - Private information and pictures
- Photo series of the Westfälische Rundschau from KulturPur 2008
Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 27 ″ N , 8 ° 9 ′ 14 ″ E