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Marie Reim Says Festival Booing Was Staged as a Social Media Experiment

She says the setup was meant to show how negative clips spread faster than positive ones.

Overview

  • A short video from the MoorMusic Schlager Festival in Spelle showed boos and a shout of "Geh nach Hause!" and was posted on August 24.
  • In a follow-up on August 25, Reim said she had asked the crowd to boo to "trick social media" as part of a planned test.
  • She reported about six million views in 24 hours and described a surge of hostile comments in response.
  • Reactions split fans and attendees, with accusations of a calculated PR stunt contrasted by messages of support.
  • Reim urged skepticism toward viral snippets and said the concert itself was a celebratory show that the audience enjoyed.