Spending your summer holidays at festivals will always be exciting. But there usually are boring days in between. One way to combat this is to become part of the festival crew. That's what I've been doing for years. So, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, I drive to Oschersleben to help set up the stage, the infield and the stalls before the festival starts on Thursday 25 June. It was damn hot at 40°C in the shade, but there was no shade. Still, we made it through.
I turn over in bed and suddenly it's Saturday morning, the last day of my two-week festival holiday before I drive home on Sunday. I already miss my cats...
Nevertheless, at 11:20, it's time for the sensational newcomer, PINHEAD, to open on the Rock Stage. I’m not the only one blown away by their raw industrial modern metalcore this early in the day. Finland is very progressive in this case...
The nights are short at festivals, and this Friday morning is no exception. After a tasty and filling breakfast of coffee, bread, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, cucumber, tomato, ham and cheese, more coffee, it's time to get ready for the metal performances of this morning.