Rudolstadt (dpa/th) - 17,600 season tickets were sold for the Rudolstadt Festival for World Music by the end of June. Before Corona, the Rudolstadt Festival, which expects its visitors from July 7th to 10th, had long been sold out at this time, the festival office of the German Press Agency said. "Of course we also feel the difficulties that the music and live industry has to restart," said spokeswoman Miriam Rossius.
Many would only make a short-term decision this time. According to Rossius, 25,000 season tickets were on sale before the pandemic, and this year the number of tickets was also limited to 20,000. This should allow a little more distance at the concerts and on the campsites. The Rudolstadt Festival is considered the largest festival for world music in Germany.
After a two-year Corona break, more than 150 bands, street musicians and solo artists from around 40 countries have announced themselves for the 30th edition of the Rudolstadt Festival. Around 300 concerts are planned on the numerous stages and podiums distributed throughout the residential city. Among others, "Goran Bregović
The country focus this year is on "Tito's heirs" and focuses on the successor states of the former Yugoslavia. Also on the program is a "Concert for Ukraine".
