2023-07-13 18:01:07
Status: 07/13/2023 5:50 p.m
The electronic music festival Airbeat One celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. From Thursday to Sunday, 65,000 people are expected at the airfield near Neustadt-Glewe. Residents can join the party for free on the first day.
With a one-hour delay due to a storm warning, the festival site officially opened on Thursday followingnoon. The warm-up began on Wednesday followingnoon on one of the numerous stages with the “NDR N-Joy Check In”, which lasted late into the night. Up to 65,000 visitors are expected every day at the big electronic music festival in Neustadt-Glewe.
Organizers invite residents
On the first day of the festival, the organizers Music Eggert invite local residents to join in the celebrations: from Thursday 5 p.m. to Friday 6 a.m. all adult residents of the communities of Alt Brenz, Neu Brenz, Neustadt-Glewe, Blievensdorf, Groß Laasch, Heidehof, Hohes Feld, Hohewisch, Klein Laasch, Kolbow, Kronskamp, Muchow, Neuhof, Prislich, Tuckhude, Wabel, Winkelmoor and Zierzow can enter the festival grounds free of charge and mingle with the party guests. The place of residence stated on the ID card is decisive for admission.
Further information
For the 20th anniversary, 65,000 people are expected at the Neustadt-Glewe airfield from today. Construction took four weeks. more
Miles of queues of cars on Wednesday
The journey to Airbeat One started on Wednesday morning. According to the police, there were kilometers of traffic jams the day before the official opening – for example on the country road between Ludwigslust and Neustadt-Glewe up to ten kilometers and on the A24 at the Neustadt-Glewe junction from Berlin up to five kilometers in length. A police spokesman explained that arrival traffic started later this year than in previous years and that is why a large number of visitors came at once. The police tried to steer the masses of cars and appealed to those arriving in traffic jams on the motorway not to leave their vehicles.
VIDEO: Airbeat One music festival starts in Neustadt-Glewe (3 min)
Drug controls: Ecstasy pill “Blue Punisher” in focus
The police have also announced random drug checks. This year, the emergency services want to focus particularly on the dangerous ecstasy pill “Blue Punisher”, with which two deaths in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg in the past few weeks have been linked. A police spokeswoman said in the followingnoon that the controls had already identified individual cases of driving under the influence of drugs. According to the police, 150 to 200 officers will be working around the clock at Airbeat One every day until Sunday.
Internationales Line-up
Paul van Dyk, Paul Kalkbrenner, Scooter, Steve Aoki, Neelix and KSHMR are just a few of the names festival visitors can look forward to. Their music is supposed to blaze across the site from five stages, some of which are huge. The design of the main stage will remain secret until the opening. The motto of this year’s 20th edition of Airbeat One is: “Edition Home Germany” – presented from afar by the long row of German flags above the entrance area.
Further information
Tomorrow the Airbeat One Festival for electronic music starts near Neustadt-Glewe. Here are tips for arriving by car and train. more
An arrest warrant was issued once morest the 29-year-old Berliner. He was carrying life-threatening ecstasy pills. A 13-year-old died recently from taking the drug. more
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