Overview

• Former Löwenbräuzelt server Michaela says her earnings effectively tripled after moving from the main floor to the exclusive TSV 1860 football box.
• She spent five years in the box after five on the tent floor, serving figures such as TSV 1860 president Karl-Heinz Wildmoser, club players, and actor Ottfried Fischer.
• Michaela describes the work as rewarding yet taxing, recalling hectic stretches, difficult guests, and strong camaraderie among roughly 220 colleagues in the tent.
• Munich resident Elisa E. rents her 29 m² Bonner Platz apartment specifically to Wiesn workers, charging €750 for 17 nights in 2024 and €850 this year, which she argues avoids exploitation.
• Her tenant Mara, a Hofbräu waitress, arrived with pre-cooked meals and canisters of drinking water after a reported legionella contamination at a previous lodging left her ill during the festival.