Open Air Hamm
The Open Air Hamm is an open air festival and took place for the first time in 1970 in Eich / Rheinhessen . It is one of the oldest open-air festivals in Europe. The number of visitors is between 2000 and 3000 people.
history
Influenced by the appearance of the Rolling Stones in London's Hyde Park and the Woodstock Festival in 1969, some young people from Eicher, including Peter Glasauer, Georg Dehn and Joachim Müller, decided to hold an open-air festival on the sports field in Eich for the first time in the summer of 1970 . With the help of other young people from the old Rhine community, the bands Magic Forest from Worms and Archaeopterix from Gernsheim then played on two tractor roles pushed together .
After a break in 1971, mainly rural youths from 1972 to 1974 played a key role in the organization and implementation of the festival, which was free until 1973, including Jürgen Wildner and Dieter Kölsch, who died in 1974. 1974 was the first entry fee, which was then donated to a lung sick boy from Eich. Furthermore, the festival was extended to two days.
In 1975, Jugendhaus Altrhein e. V. the management of the event. In the following years bands from the Mainz, Worms and Mannheim area performed (Armadillo Texas, Kalif Storch, Klangk, Blues Association, Beelzebub). In the wake of the youth center, anti-nuclear power plant and festival movement, the number of viewers rose steadily until 1979.
In 1980 the festival had to be relocated to the adjacent hard court of the football club because of the sports field in Eich that was completely soaked by the rain. The subsequent difficulties with this association and the local community of Eich prompted the organizers to relocate the festival area to Hamm on the Rheinwiese near the 12 Apostles. It continued in 1981 with a partially new line-up, with higher costs and initially less audience.
The festival continued to develop thanks to nationally known bands such as the Rodgau Monotones , the Big Banana Kombo, the Hopp'n Ex – Group with Jule Neigel and Feinbein as well as a cabaret program with jugglers, fire-eaters and cabaret. In addition, at the end of the eighties, there was a children's and cultural program with theater groups such as the snotty nose theater or carriage rides and numerous hands-on activities for children such as box climbing, a bicycle course, and handicrafts and painting activities.
In addition, the Altrhein environmental initiative came into being within the association, staging several indoor concerts in Hamm and multi-year environmental festivals in Eich, including lectures and concerts with Stefan Traub and the folk band Tom Bombadill. In 1984 these groups formed the Green List Altrhein, which still exists today and is represented in various local parliaments and in the council of the Verbandsgemeinde.
In 1987, due to flooding, the festival had to be relocated to the swimming lake in Eich at short notice , where it was held in bad weather and with only a few spectators. However, the level of awareness of the festival was now so high that the organizers were able to look forward to numerous visitors again in the following year and thus the setback from the previous year was quickly forgotten.
Between 1989 and 2004, numerous established bands such as Sanfte Liebe, Ciao, Chinchilla Green (Berlin) and Big Light (Berlin), Laura and her tigers (Prague), the Pee Wee Blues Gang , Kosho , Sex-Sugar-Blood & Magic, Zaftig, Hole Full of Love, Interstellar Overdrive and Guru Guru or the Mardi Grass Brass Band , but also young groups such as Thaibnakkel, Trash Corner and the San Carlos Pornballs.
Falling income at the events of the previous years led to a disco event in the Eicher Altrheinhalle in January 2003 in order to improve the finances and attract more young people. Furthermore, a traveling exhibition with photos, press articles and texts from 33 years was conceived in 2003, which was presented with live music in Worms , Oppenheim and the VG-Eich museum.
As a new element for the open air, the chill-out tent was added in 2003 , where people could meet, relax and listen to the DJs until the early hours after the music program. Attempts were also made to make the music program on the main stage more interesting for younger people.
During the years 2004 to 2006, the association also organized several reggae parties in Worms . This led to the expansion of the night program in the chill-out tent and in 2006 the first live band was presented there with Philmkraft.
The attempts of recent years to make the festival more interesting for the younger audience were successful and the festival was again attended by numerous young people from the Old Rhine region and from Worms . The Jugendhaus Altrhein e. V. has numerous young people who are still very committed to the organization of the festival.
In 2007, the Global Shtetl Band, a klezmer band that played Jewish jazz, performed for the first time . In addition, the bands Jammin Inc and the Mark Gillespie Band were convincing and in the night program, My name is Gus from Australia was the first electronic band to be engaged.
But in 2007 there was another setback. The greatest risk of any open-air event struck again: bad weather. At the beginning of the festival, gale force winds and hail showers swept over the festival and the event could only take place under muddy conditions, a path made of pallets, many bales of straw in front of the stage and with a lot of luck. Due to the low number of viewers due to the weather, there was a financial deficit, which meant that in the coming years cost-cutting measures had to be carried out in many areas, including the music program.
Nevertheless, in the following two years it was possible to create an attractive program again. So bands like the Transsylvanians, Rangehn and Das Actionteam, but also regional young bands like the Smashbrothers Inc. could be engaged in the main program. In the night program, the Mannheim band Chamäleon was able to convince.
In 2009 the Jugendhaus Altrhein e. V. in Open Air Hamm e. V. renamed and received the charitable status.
In 2010 the festival celebrated its 40th anniversary with around 2500 visitors. In the anniversary year, nationally and internationally known artists such as The Brew from England, Götz Widmann , Cris Cosmo, Rainer von viel or Ratatöska appeared again.
At the 41st Festival in 2011, bands such as Transmitter , Riserva Moac from Italy, Das Actionteam, Kozmic Blue, Vibravoid , Longfingah & Dub Engineers and others performed.
program
The music program mostly consists of bands from the genre rock , reggae , blues , psychedelic and folk , but many other musical styles are also taken into account. After the main acts on stage, DJs also appear in the night program in the chill-out tent. In the evening, many guests gather around the large campfire in the middle of the square. On Saturday afternoons between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. there is also a children's program with theater, carriage rides, box climbing, handicrafts, games and more.
Dates and bands
5th July 1970
Magic Forest, Archaeopterix
1972-1979
The exact dates and the bands for this period have to be researched first. The festival took place every year during this period.
12-13 July 1980 (the hard court open air)
Yours, Déja Vu, Puzzle, Steal Away, Dirt Road, Erlenzeisig, Steel + Glass, Bernd + Jürgen, Dr Moreau + Rabies, Fred Lighter Combo (FFK)
1981-2002
The exact dates and the bands for this period have to be researched first. The festival took place every year during this period.
13-14 June 2003
Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic, Pee Wee Bluesgang , Irie Station, Trash Corner, San Carlos Pornballs, Against the grain, Ronnie Taheny, Dj Giramondo
11-12 June 2004
Sheik Yerbouti, Theibnakkel, Treacle People, Yakar, Mashed Faces, Voodoo Dogs
17.-18. June 2005
Bananafishbones, Southbound Train, Garden of Delight, Dubplate48, Klaus der Geiger, Ms. Michél Viola & MF Allstars, Monobeto, Rockaholics, Fourknox Rockers
16.-17. June 2006
Die Groben Junggesellen, Mark Gillespie , Love Street, Irie Station, Treacle People, Strip Me Naked, Aka Frontage, Selecta Helmet Lampshade, Philmkraft
22-23 June 2007
Mark Gillespie Band, Jammin Inc, Mini Mustache, In Search Of A Rose, Klaus der Geiger , Global Shtetl Band, Loxley Beade, Downtown Gringos, My name is Gus, Cold Gin
20-21 June 2008
Jagga Bites, Jagga Bites Combo , Timmy Rough Band, Frankie & The Voola Band feat. Charlemaine, Rangehn, Magnificent Brotherhood, Chameleon, Jochen Adams, Americananas, Smashbrothers Inc, Jahtari
19. – 20. June 2009
Transsylvanians, Das Actionteam, Mighty Vibez, Booty Jam, 32/20 Bluesband, Loxley Beade, Firecacadoos, Pattysplanet, Wild Horses, Adams
18. – 19. June 2010
The Brew , Götz Widmann , Cris Cosmo, Rainer von Many , Lisa Doby, Ratatöska, Yen, Kamohelo, Musikzug Feuerwehr Eich, Astrid Bellefroid,
17.-18. June 2011
Transmitter , Riserva Moac, Kozmic Blue, Vibravoid , Das Actionteam, John Q. Irritated, Dj Rainer, Longfingah & Dub Engineers, JamC, We Against All, Green Essence
22-23 June 2012
DeWolff, Euzen, Roy De Roy, Ratatöska, WellBad , The Last Tycoons, The Pancakes, Brazen Dive, Mr. Snoid, JamC, Dj Matejček, Thomas Koppe
14.-15. June 2013
Budzillus , Orange, Rainer von many, Steamig Satellites, Six Nation, Dynamite Daze , The Döftels, Paul Fogarty, Psychedelic Orchestra, Vagabond Kings, Jonas Schmitt, Seismal Svender, Slon, Benjo
20-21 June 2014
Louis Barabbas & the Bedlam Six, Reverend Shine Snake Oil Co., Transmitter, The Machine, The Graveltones, Ivan Ivanovich & The Kreml Krauts, Mondo Mashup Soundsystem, Squared Circles, The Offbeat Service, Benjo, Dj Rainer
12-13 June 2015
Birth Of Joy, Dikanda, De Staat, Roy De Roy, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, Space Debris, Wedge, The Feminists, Tim Holehouse, Juhana Iivonen, Alliance Dub Station
17.-18. June 2016
White Plane, Wucan, Okta Logue, Illbilly Hitec, Boys Of The Landstose, Klaus der Geiger & Salossi, Sensi Simon and his Brother, Kochkraft durch KMA, The Rogues from County Hell, Annuluk, DeWolff, Buttering Trio
7th-8th July 2017
Mañana me Chanto, Tiny Fingers, Pink Cigar, Ouzo Bazooka , Filistine, Odd Couple, Passepartout, Loop Motor, Le Clicheé, Future Family, Three Styles On Vinyl
organizer
The Open Air Hamm is organized by the non-profit association Open Air Hamm e. V. Members include people from the Old Rhine region, Worms, Mannheim and the Hessian Ried, some of whom have been with us for over 30 years. The youngest are under 20 and the oldest over 50 years old. All organizers work on a voluntary basis. The association is not a closed society, but rather open to anyone who wants to help plan and run the festival.
Web links
Open Air Hamm - Official Homepage
Open Air Hamm on festival ticker
Individual evidence
- ↑ OPen Air Hamm Festival Program 2016. Accessed April 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Open Air Hamm Festival Program 2017. Accessed June 24, 2018 .