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in the direction of Punk am Ring. I was lucky to have attended this
festival last year; otherwise, I would have completely missed it. After a 2.5
hour drive, my excitement and that of my now heavily
intoxicated companions was high. We arrived, paid the usual 25
bucks, then started setting up our tents and consuming
the drinks we had brought along. Then I received the first bad
news: Oi Polloi are not playing, but a Polish band is instead. I wasn't particularly
interested in the first bands, especially since I was otherwise
occupied with interpersonal matters. There was amusement
from the rumor that someone had stripped naked and played with their phallus,
resulting in a broken nose... The
evening dragged on, Pogo Paul's cucumber punch turned out to be the cult drink
of this year, and so one cup after another was downed. The first band
I watched was Absturz, who played the usual
crowd-pleasers like 'Es ist schön' and 'Falsche Freunde'.
After that, I checked out Mono für Alle, but they completely
disappointed me musically. Perhaps my
expectations that the performance would be similar to Force Attack 2006
were simply too high.
I hoped for more from the next day.
Initially, I was convinced by Pestfest's performance. Compared
to last year, a significant musical improvement could be observed, and the
not unattractive singer certainly contributed to that. Following them were NO RESPECT, NO EXIT, APPENDIX
and Hausvabot, who significantly elevated the festival from the otherwise somewhat
lesser-known bands. With BENJAMING BAND, the peak of the atmosphere was reached; the punk family provided laughter and 'joyful swaying' like last
year. The
weather was perfect the whole time, almost a bit too hot. The
venue was reasonably attended but fell short of expectations.
What
was not in order was the arbitrary and rigorous policy of the
organizers. Some people did not return to the festival grounds on the second day
because they had bought beer from outside, which was also permitted. Even if the organizer incurs losses,
one should not change the rules during the event; such things can quickly backfire!