Overview

• Hurricane festival reports 78,000 daily tickets available with around 65,000 sold by midweek, while Southside expects about 65,000 attendees over its three-day run.
• Both Hurricane and Southside feature high-profile acts including Green Day, Apache 207, Nina Chuba, AnnenMayKantereit, The Prodigy and Rise Against.
• Weather services forecast clear skies and temperatures up to 26 °C throughout the weekend, creating ideal conditions for open-air performances.
• Organizers have deployed round-the-clock police, medical and fire services, enforced strict item restrictions, offered camping tiers from basic to glamping and introduced cashless payments, though some guests grumble at high on-site shop prices.
• Next up, the SMAG Sundance Open-Air Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary on July 12 at Essen’s Baldeneysee with a new 40-metre LED main stage and a redesigned second stage.