Summer breeze
Coordinates: 49 ° 3 '28.7 " N , 10 ° 25' 3.9" E
The Summer Breeze Open Air (short SBOA) is a since 1997 (except 1998 and 2020) instead held annually Metal - Festival , on the airfield of the Aeroclub Dinkelsbühl and currently about 45,000 visitors (as of 2015) one of the largest in Germany. The festival usually takes place in the week of August 15th from Wednesday to Saturday.
history
The event took place in Abtsgmünd near Aalen until 2005 and moved to Dinkelsbühl, 40 km away, in 2006 . Every year around 120 bands appear on four stages over three days, the main stage has been rotatable since 2017 and replaces the former "Main Stage" and the "Pain Stage" by turning (one band plays while the next is setting up). This means there is less overlap and no longer waiting times. The second stage ( former party tent , since 2014 in memory of co-founder Michael "Mr. T." Trengert, who died in 2013, T-Stage ) is located near the entrance locks .
In 2010 the festival offered another stage for the first time, the so-called Camel Stage , which was placed next to the T-Stage. This stage was promoted by the cigarette brand Camel . In 2019 the promoter changed the stage for the first time, so that the stage previously known as Camel Stage will now be called " WERA TOOL REBEL STAGE". Since 2010 a Nuclear Blast Label Night has been organized on Wednesdays with bands such as B. Equilibrium , Rage (band) or Unleashed . The fourth stage is called "Ficken Party Stage" and is located in the middle of the campground.
The annual number of visitors has skyrocketed in the last few years, in 2011 the festival had 39,000 visitors. In order to be able to cope with the influx of visitors, the access options as well as the parking and camping areas were gradually increased. The stage system was also rearranged in order to enable the spectators to have shorter distances between the stages. The festival has had a beer garden since 2007. The merchandise shopping mile has also been expanded and is located on the stage area directly between the admission control and the two main stages, T-Stage and Main Stage.
There is also a free shuttle bus service to Dinkelsbühl and back, which runs regularly every ten minutes.
Camping is included in the ticket price from Wednesday, but the campsites traditionally open on Tuesday. For this, an extra fee has to be paid on site (10 €).
The camping site is provided with showers, flushed toilets, drinking water points, Dixi toilets , small supermarkets, food stalls and information boards and is patrolled continuously by the police, fire brigade, rescue services and security services.
In addition, there is a special area for visitors with disabilities / wheelchair users / sleep apnea patients, the Handicapped Camping. The area is equipped with platforms including handicapped accessible toilets for wheelchair users in front of the main stage. We try to make the festival as barrier-free as possible.
Bands
The main focus of the band selection is a mixture of Death Metal , Hardcore Punk , Metalcore and Thrash Metal . However, there are also bands from other styles of metal, hard rock , folk rock and medieval rock . While no prominent bands appeared in 1997, there are now many greats in the genre in the current line-ups . Examples are Anthrax , In Flames , Amon Amarth , Children of Bodom , Kreator , Subway to Sally , Saltatio Mortis , Sodom , Soilwork , Tankard , Die Apokalyptischen Reiter , Nightwish and Hatebreed .
Special events
For the ten-year anniversary of the festival in 2007, the melodic death metal band Amon Amarth performed a special stage program with actors Vikings . In addition, a Viking camp was set up in front of the stage area for the occasion.
In 2010 the comedian Bülent Ceylan appeared as a surprise guest with a 20-minute show on the main stage.
In 2015 the festival recorded only four crimes of assault for every 45,000 visitors.
In 2017, the melodic death metal band Amon Amarth surprisingly made a double appearance. Doro also performed a song with Amon Amarth.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the state-ordered measures to combat the virus prevented the festival from taking place.
Sister project
In the winter months, a festival called Winter Freeze , organized by the Summer Breeze organizers, took place, but it only lasted one day. The band selection was very similar to that of Summer Breeze. Well-known bands also appeared. The festival only existed in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Publications
- 2002: Summer Breeze - All Areas 2002 ( Warner Music Group )
- 2004: Summer Breeze vs. Metal Blade (promo CD for festival guests)
- 2005: Summer Breeze 2005 (promo CD for festival guests)
- 2006: Summer Breeze 2006 (promo CD for festival guests)
- 2008: Summer Breeze 2007 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
- 2009: Summer Breeze 2008 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
- 2010: Summer Breeze 2009 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
- 2012: Summer Breeze 2010 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
- 2013: Summer Breeze 2011 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
- 2014: Summer Breeze 2012 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
- 2015: Summer Breeze 2013 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
- 2016: Summer Breeze 2014 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
- 2017: Summer Breeze 2015 (free DVD for early ticket orders)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Achim: Visitor numbers 2013 and 2014. (No longer available online.) In: [1] Summer-Breeze Official Forum. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014 ; accessed on August 24, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ WERA TOOL REBEL STAGE. In: Summer Breeze. July 11, 2019, accessed September 7, 2019 .
- ↑ VISITORS WITH DISABILITIES / WHEELCHAIR USERS. In: Summer Breeze. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Corona. In: Summer Breeze. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
