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At the Danube Island Festival in Vienna on Saturday, live acts visibly attempted to create a touch of festival normalcy. Hopefully this would only be partially successful. Because the 1,000+ visitors couldn’t really make up for the absence of tens of thousands of other fans.
The poster would have also served for a regular festival evening on the island. The event itself had to be scaled down this year, but the Russkaja, Kreiml & Samurai, Mathea, Opus, Granada and Parov Stelar concerts did not. The full program was offered, even the pyrotechnics were not given up.
However, certain traditions had to be broken. Russkaja singer Georgij Makazaria complained: “We cannot sell our merchandise.” He urged fans to do it online.
- Video: Danube Island Festival in a reduced form
Everything didn’t go well at Kreiml & Samurai either, at least under the new framework conditions. Because the dialect trappers induce you to dance successfully is usually a desired effect. However, due to coronavirus security measures, she was not allowed to jump out of assigned seats today.
When some of them forgot the default, a security officer rushed to arrive. By the way, the musicians had prepared the term “idiot virus” for whoever is responsible for these restrictions.
Dance ban occasionally ignored
It was logical that the dance ban was occasionally forgotten even with the worldwide hit “Live ist Life”. “Of course it’s not the same old thing,” said Opus singer Herwig Rdisser. “Hopefully everything is better next year, who knows,” he practiced with confidence. It will be the last year that Opus will appear, she referred to the farewell that has already been announced.
Singer Ewald Pfleger of the Austrian rock band “Opus”
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The Opus leader also asked fans to write on November 11. That day the last album will go on sale, which will surely be titled “Opus Magnum”. As proof of this, today the current single “Made My Day” could be heard.
In the end there was probably a world premiere: Parov Stelar’s first concert in front of a continuously seated audience.
Image: (APA)
The fact that there was a lot of enthusiasm for the Electrobeat pioneer and his vocal and brass training was made evident, above all, by the fact that almost all the tables remained occupied, which was probably not a matter of course in view. from very autumnal temperatures later in the evening.
There’s a reminder on Facebook: Traveling to the Danube Island Festival without a ticket is pointless. Only those who can show a valid QR code can enter.
The Inselfest initiated by the SP cannot be compared with the Great Festival of previous years. The traditional June date was canceled during closing. When the postponement to fall was announced, it was assumed that the event would take place in the usual way. However, this soon becomes impractical.
The tables were already freshly sanitized on Sunday morning. “We are ready for the second day,” writes the organizer on Facebook.
