Overview

• Dresden formalized new rules limiting large open-air shows at the Rinne to a maximum of five per year.
• Operational constraints include a latest end time of 22:00 and a ban on concert weekends in succession.
• A joint analysis from the city, Messe Dresden and Dresden Marketing credited the 2024 Rammstein and AC/DC shows with about €106 million in overall economic activity and roughly €57 million in value added.
• Environmental office head René Herold is identified as the lead official, with noise protection given as the rationale for the tighter limits.
• Promoter Rodney Aust, marketing chief Corinne Miseer and city councillor Holger Zastrow criticized the policy, with Zastrow saying he will bring the issue to the council.