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Event
Information:
The
Hurricane Festival, also just
Hurricane, is a music festival that
takes place in Scheeßel near Bremen,
Germany, usually every June. The
festival and its guests are
generally associated with the
alternative part of mainstream
music, although the festival has
been becoming more and more
mainstream over the years. The
Southside Festival, often referred
to as the "sister" of Hurricane,
takes place on the same three days
in the very south of Germany
(contrary to Hurricane, which is in
the north). Together they are a twin
festival, since they are on the same
days and usually have the same
lineup with only few exceptions.
In
1973, the first festival was held in
Scheeßel, the place where today's
Hurricane takes place. It was called
"Es rockt in der Heide" at that time
(literally translated: It's rocking
the heath) and was attended by
52,000 people. At the "First Rider
Open Air" in 1977, fans caused
damage of more than a million marks
when riots broke out, because only
five of the announced 23 bands could
perform, a huge scandal was
uncovered few days later, forcing
the organizing management to
discontinue their festivals in
Scheeßel.
In
1997 rock returned to Scheeßel in
the form of the Hurricane Festival,
with numerous bands performing in
front of 20,000 guests. It has taken
place on the Eichenring, a
motorcycle sand racetrack, ever
since. Audience size peaked in 2008
with about 75,000 guests; from 2002
to 2006 between 40,000 and 60,000
people came. In 2003, the festival
was extended from two to three days.
In 2007 60,000 and in 2008 70.000
tickets were sold.
The
Hurricane Line Up Includes:
DIE ÄRZTE
The Cure
The Temper Trap
Blink-182
Florence and the Machine
The Kooks
Justice Live
Rise Against
The Stone Roses
Mumford & Sons
Sportfreunde Stiller
The xx
New Order
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Wolfmother
Labrassbanda
Casper
Katzenjammer
Kettcar
The Mars Volta
The Shins
Broilers
Madsen
Garbage
Thees Uhlmann & Band
Eagles of Death Metal
Beirut
Bosse
Bonaparte
BOY
KraftKlub
Ed Sheeran
We Are Augustines
Spector
Bombay Bicycle Club
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