He will be on stage himself six times during the four days of the festival, holding the trumpet firmly in his hands. In between, it will be “very intense, there will be hardly any sleep and I will have a lot to do.”
Started twelve years ago Simon Ertl the “Woodstock of brass music” on the Baumkronenweg in Kopfing with a total of 8000 visitors. The 40-year-old has remained true to the Innviertel, the dimensions have definitely changed. From June 30th to July 3rd, 123 bands will be performing at the Arco Arena festival site in Ort/Innkreis, including local and international greats such as Moop Mama, LaBrassBanda, folkshilfe, Russkaja and many others. There are still enough tickets.
“The last twelve years have passed quickly. And we are glad that we can finally celebrate our 10th anniversary this year. Once we had to sit out because of Corona and once because of a stroke of fate in the team. But this year we will celebrate,” promises Ertl.
He himself is not only concerned with the Woodstock of brass band music, but is also responsible for the “Classic at the Cathedral” event series, which begins on July 7 with Weltstar Elina Garanča starts and sizes like David Garrett, James Blunt and Gregory Porter brings to Linz (www.klassikamdom.at).