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Switzerland

Heitere Open Air
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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

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

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