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For many, the festival season at Rock am Ring and Rock in the Park begins for many. The Nuremberg edition is accompanied by another major event in the region: the Bergkirchweih in Erlangen.
Tourist collection point
Rock im Park expects 85,000 music fans around the Volkspark Dutzendteich, the majority of CAMPT on the festival site. The admission started in today’s morning hours, there will be a program from tomorrow. The Bergkirchweih is already starting today: the opening is planned for 5 p.m. The events in the neighboring city to the music festival attract a million visitors: inside over the almost one and a half weeks of term.
But not only the region faces challenges due to the flood of people: the visitor is also given a potential damper on the inside. The German Weather Service has given a severe weather warning for tonight. Heavy rains and thunderstorms are also predicted for the Pentecost weekend.
This is how Rock in the Park and Bergkirchweih protect themselves from storm
However, both event companies are prepared. A spokesman for Rock im Park, which celebrates its thirty year this year, referred to an extensive security concept. The Nuremberg stadium and the exhibition halls are available as alternative points in the event of evacuation. Rather, however, fans have to adjust to a mud fight – the festival site finally consists of a large part of meadows, which is already close to the three ponds of the People’s Park. Musically, visitors are happy: Inside the sold -out event this weekend on bands such as Slipknot, Korn or Bring Me The Horizon.
At the Bergkirchweih, wooden chips were distributed on the floor yesterday and the stage and umbrellas were additionally secured. All trees in the area were checked for loose branches, another security concept was available. The city confirmed this. Since the Bergkirchweih continues up to and including Monday, June 16, the event is also facing good weather conditions.