July 13-16, 2022
Booking
| Company: | Gurten Festival AG |
| Contact: | Simon Haldemann |
| E-mail: | booking@gurtenfestival.ch |
| Phone: | 0041 313 861 010 |
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| Website: | www.gurtenfestival.ch |
Details |
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| Country: | Switzerland |
| City: | Bern |
| Site: | Bern, up on the local mountain of Switzerland’s capital called “Gurten” (distance to Zurich: 110 km) |
| Established: | 1977 |
| Festival type: | Open air |
| Camping: | Yes |
| Capacity: | 20,000 per day (4 days) |
| Stages: | 3: Mainstage, cap. 20,000, Marquee, cap. 8 – 10,000, Weststage, cap. 7000 3 Dance Tents: Soundgarden, Cosmodrome, Supermarcado |
Description:
The Gurtenfestival was launched in 1977 as an international folk-festival. Through the 90s, the festival had established itself as a major venue for contemporary music, with a capacity of 20,000 people per day. The festival ground, which is located 858 meters above sea level, is often described as the most enchanting in Switzerland. The site is situated on the wooded Gurten hill in the largest public park in the area, belonging to the city of Bern. The journey to the top takes 30-40 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by Gurten funiculaire (ropeway).
Musical direction:
Mainly Indie-Alternative, Rock and Electro, but also Pop, Dance, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Ska, Latin, Singer-/Songwriter, Blues and World Music
Program references:
Ms. Lauryn Hill, Twenty One Pilots, Muse, Ellie Goulding, Seeed, Massive Attack, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Gorillaz, Black Eyed Peas, Imagine Dragons, Marteria & Casper, Rosalia, Burna Boy, Paul Kalkbrenner, The Chemical Brothers, Prophets Of Rage, Patti Smith, Biffy Clyro, Tash Sultana, Kraftklub, Die Fantastischen Vier, The Prodigy, Vampire Weekend, Khruangbin, Sophie Hunger
