Idén is elérkezik az idő, hogy megszegjük a fogadalmakat. Avval kapcsolatban tettem ígéretet, hogy biztos nem megyek ki idén erre a fesztiválra. Nyaralni kellene, meg amúgy is olyan messze van…

Ekkor találkoztam első körben Peterrek, aki teljesen ki volt, mennyire ritkán lát, és hát mindenképpen össze szeretne futni velem még a nyáron, hanem mivel én Kölnbe nem megyek, hát csak Luna marad. A másik fantasztikumka Jan aki nem hagyott élni, hogy nehogy már szöszi nélkül bulizzannak Lunán, ott a helyem hiszem tébolyult kis Chris is ott lesz.

Ezek után jött a sokk, ha még ellen is álltam volna ezeknek az embereknek, hogyan lehet hogy a Crüxshadows, és Blutengel már megint egy feszten lép fel….ez kiszúrás, hogy is mondhatnék nemet erre a felhívásra, hiszen láthatom picúr kis pózeremet, aki csupán 2 méteresre nőtt, és kedvenc zenekarom, akiket ha jól számolok minimum 2 éve nem láttam.

És akkor folytassuk a  sort egy Prodigyvel, az Apocalypticával, az Emilie Autumn-nal, és mint az az idei WGt-n megtudtam a Bauhaus volt énekesével Peter Heppnerrel. Mivel sajnos őt nemláttam Lipcsében, és azt hallottam hogy fantasztikus votl, így nagyon szerettem volna megnézni.

ÉS akkor még mindig nem hagynám abba az ömlengést: Alexander Veljanov! Éljen ez aztán kihagyhatatlan. Die Form, akikre nem fértem be a Werk II.-ba!

Ha valaki nem szereti a suhancokat, akkor egy olyan meghatározó résztvevő is lesz mint Alexander Veljanov, akinek több mint 20 évnyi tapasztalat és zenei háttér ál a háta mögött. Ugyan a Deine Lakaien nélkül még nme láttam fellépni, de biztos vagyok benne hogy a hangja így- is úgy is elkápráztatja majd a gothic közönséget.

Subway To Sally, Veljanov, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Zeraphine, Untoten, Schelmish, Grendel, Tyske Ludder, Peter Heppner, The Crüxshadows, [:SITD:], Ashbury Heights, Frozen Plasma, The Prodigy, Nightwish, Apocalyptica, Oomph!, Die Form, Emilie Autumn, Letzte Instanz, Zeromancer, Star Industry, Spetsnaz, Whispers in the Shadow, Mina Harker, Blutengel, The Birthday Massacre, Deathstars, De/Vision, IAMX, L’ame Immortelle and more…

Szóval indulás augusztus 8-10-ig Hildesheimbe, ahol a reptér zöld füveit ellepik a kis fekete pöttyök, és hangosan buliznak majd mint a kis hangyák!

M’Era Luna Festival
Flughafen Drispenstedt
31134 Hildesheim

Jegyek: Preis: 74,- €

Bővebb információt itt találsz: http://www.fkpscorpio.com/meraluna/

Samstag – 08.08.2009
 
11:00-11:20 -  NO MORE
 
11:40-12:10 -  WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW
 
12:35-13:15 -  KRYPTERIA
 
13:40-14:20 -  LETZTE INSTANZ
 
14:45-15:25 -  DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
 
15:50-16:30 -  OOMPH!
 
16:55-17:40 -  THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE
 
18:05-19:05 -  BLUTENGEL
 
19:30-20:30 -  PETER HEPPNER
 
21:00-22:15 -  APOCALYPTICA
 
22:45-00:00 -  NIGHTWISH

Sonntag – 09.08.2009
 
11:00-11:20 -  SCREAM SILENCE
 
11:35-12:05 -  tba
 
12:20-12:55 -  ZEROMANCER
 
13:15-13:55 -  SCHELMISH
 
14:15-14:55 -  LÀME IMMORTELLE
 
15:20-16:05 -  THE CRÜXSHADOWS
 
16:30-17:20 -  ALEXANDER VELJANOV
 
17:45-18:45 -  TIAMAT
 
19:15-20:15 -  SUBWAY TO SALLY
 
20:45-22:00 -  THE PRODIGY
  

 Hangar Stage

Samstag – 08.08.2009
 
11:20-11:40 -  HEIMATAERDE
 
12:10-12:50 -  LOLA ANGST
 
13:15-13:55 -  JESUS ON EXTASY
 
14:20-15:59 -  STAR INDUSTRY
 
15:25-16:05 -  NACHTMAHR
 
16:30-17:10 -  UNTOTEN
 
17:40-18:35 -  tba
 
19:05-20:00 -  ZERAPHINE
 
20:30-21:30 -  DE / VISION
 
22:15-23:15 -  DIE FORM

Sonntag – 09.08.2009
 
11:20-11:40 -  MINA HARKER
 
12:05-12:35 -  FROZEN PLASMA
 
12:55-13:30 -  ASHBURY HEIGHTS
 
13:55-14:30 -  SPETSNAZ
 
14:55-15:40 -  [:SITD:]
 
16:05-16:55 -  GRENDEL
 
17:20-18:15 -  TYSKE LUDDER
 
18:45-19:45 -  IAMX
 
20:15-21:15 -  DEATHSTARS

Arriving by car
Take freeway A7, exit Drispenstedt, follow signs “Zentrum”, turn right into Lerchenkamp, direction port/airport (Flugplatz). Signs with “M’era Luna” will show you the way to the festival.

Arriving by train

Travelling by train can save you money, protects our environment and you help us to avoid traffic jams. We recommend using a rail ticket with its advantages: discounts for early booking, for groups, weekend tickets and regional offers like the Niedersachsen ticket.

Visit www.bahn.de for special offers, schedules and tickets.

Get off the train at Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof and take the bus (no.17 ) towards…or take a 30 minutes walk. Signs with “M’era Luna” will show you the way to the festival.

More informations at www.hildesheim.de

Want to visit the M’era Luna Festival, but want to see more of Germany or even entire Europe as well? Make your holiday out of it and travel with InterRail!

It’s green, flexible, cheap and as adventurous as you make it! An InterRail Global Pass gives you almost unlimited* access to trains in 30 European countries.

PARKING

Please follow the instructions of the stewards. You will be directed to parking and camping lots.

Parking and Camping is separated. Please be aware that you will have to carry your luggage from your car to the campsite. We try our best to keep the distances short.

FESTIVAL WRISTBAND

As soon as you arrive at the festival site please exchange your ticket for the festival wristband. You will need it to get to the camping and festival site.

At the counter you will get a booklet with some essential festival information and a map. You will also receive the waste bag and the chip. When you return the filled garbage bag and the chip at the end of the festival, you will get your 5 euro waste-deposit back.

Please take care of your festival wristband and the pawn chip for the garbage bag. We can not replace either if you lose them.
WHAT YOU MAY TAKE ALONG…
Sound / Photo / Video
Taking pictures for privat usage is permitted. Professional audio- and videorecording equipment are not allowed on the festival ground. Any abuse will be prosecuted.

Glass Bottles / Food and Drink

Glass or plastic bottles and cans (tins) are not allowed on the festival ground but you may bring a small lunch package and “Tetrapaks” (up to 1,5 litre). Tap water is available for free.
ENTRANCE SECURITY
If you want to see a certain band, you should get to the festival site entrance in time. At the entrances, you will be searched for forbidden objects like glass bottles, cans, weapons and so on by the security staff. You will also have to show your wristband. Please understand that the security is instructed to search your bags and backpacks.
WATER SUPPLY
Drinking water is available for free and can be found on the festival grounds.
SANITARY FACILITIES
The sanitary camps contain showers and water toilets.
Besides there are plenty of portaloos on the camping area and the festival site.
LOST & FOUND
If you lose or find something please ask the medical stuff.
After the festival the remaining items will be given to the lost and found office in Hildesheim. It can be contacted under 05121-301-411.
CASH MACHINES
Next cash dispenser: fuelstation at “Lerchenkamp” (corner “Steuerwalder Straße”)
next two banks with cash dispenser:
Stadtsparkasse Hildesheim, Bernwardstr. 10
Stadtsparkasse Hildesheim, Martin-Luther-Str. 43
PUBLIC PHONES, INFO & MEETING POINT
The only public phones are at the main entrance.
Inside the Information Tent you will get any important information about the festival.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Camping is only possible with the M’era Luna-Kombi-Ticket (3 days incl. camping).

The camping lots open on Friday at 4pm and close on Monday at 10am.

Please do not bring any furniture like sofas and armchairs. We’re not interested in your bulky waste. If you intend to bring a current generator as power supply we ask you to leave it at home. Generators are not allowed because they cause noise and increase fire danger.

No glass bottles!

And please mind to keep free the emergency routes!!! Maybe the ambulance is trying to get to you?
CAMP WELFARE
Here is a list of essential things to bring with you to have a great festival.

• FESTIVALTICKET
• Tent
• Sleeping-bag
• Air mattress
• Padlock to lock your tent
• Dishes, cutlery, cup
• Lighter/matches
• Can opener
• Torch, batteries
• Ear plugs

Be prepared for almost any weather. Bring sun protection, warm clothes and wet weather gear – and a spare pair of shoes!

Consider that it can be cold at night even though warm daytime temperatures.

Do not forget your toilet bag:

• toothbrush and toothpaste
• shower gel/shampoo
• soap
• towel
• shaving equipment
• creme
• deodorant
• toilet paper
• tissues
• sun cream
• tampon
• condoms/contraceptives
• medicine (headache tablet)

important documents:

• ec-card/bank card
• driver’s license
• identification card

Leave unnecessary keys and documents at home.
MARKET
Don’t worry if you forgot something, there’s a market at the festivalsite which sells most of the essentials.
CARAVANS / CAMPERVANS
There are separate parking lots for caravans and mobile homes. These lots do not have any power supply, generators are not allowed. Cars and tents cannot be parked with caravans, please follow the instructions of the stewards.
MOTORBIKES
Bikers may use the camping area for caravans. Please park your vehicle next to the tent.
NIGHT ARRIVAL
Parking, Camping and the box office are open all night.
GROUPS
If you wish to camp with all of your friends at one place you should arrive in a group and built up your tents together.

Attention! Please keep free the emergency routes!!!
FIRE
Open fires are strictly prohibited!!!

Open fire is forbidden with the exception of camping stoves. Please make sure that you keep a safety distance to tents while using camping stoves. Do not use camping stoves inside the tent even if it is raining outside.

Unfortunately the fire brigade forbid even grills. Sorry!
GLAS BOTTLES
Glass bottles aren’t allowed on the camping site. There were too many injuries caused by broken glass. Please use tins / cans and plastic bottles. Please understand that the security staff will search your luggage.
WASTE
The festival site is located in a very sensitive natural environment. Please help us to keep it clean!

Each camper gets a garbage bag and a chip at the entrance. With the delivery of the filled garbage bags and the chip you will receive your 5 euro deposit. Thanks for helping!
PETS
Please leave your pets at home. Animals are not allowed on the festival and camping site.
TINNED FOOD CONTAINER

If you do not want to take your remaining food with you we would appreciate it, if you would put your canned food in the food containers near the box office.
The food will be given to the Hildesheimer Tafel e.V., an aid organisation, which will distribute the eatables to people in need.
Please note that the Hildesheimer Tafel can only collect tinned food.

Thank you for your help.
SAFETY

The Police and the security staff will try their best to prevent and avoid crime at the festival side. Unfortunately we can’t ensure complete safety. Please take care of your possessions!

• lock a your vehicles, do not leave valuables inside
• only bring what you can afford to lose
• try to find friends to camp near you – you can look out for each others’ possessions when they would otherwise be unprotected. Thieves are less likely to strike when someone is there.
• mark your property and your tent with your name and your address. Marking will significantly reduce the risk of things being stolen.
• when you leave your tent take any valuables with you. Leave your tent untidy so there is not an obvious bag to be quickly grabbed
• be inventive about where you hide your valuables when sleeping
• don’t keep all your cash and valuables together in one place
• only bring the credit cards you need
• some prescription medicines are sought by thieves. If you need to have medicines with you on site, please keep them with you
• report to stewards or police if you notice people lingering between the tents suspiciously

If you miss something contact the Lost & Found at first. Maybe the missing item has already been found and brought there.

Contact the police if you become the victim of a crime. Please report any crime to the police.
DRUGS
Stay away from illegal substances. The whole Festival experience is quite surreal and gives your senses enough of a challenge just taking it all in. You might get very insecure, paranoid or distressed in large crowds.

Consuming, selling and buying drugs at a festival is illegal.

The Police and the stewards will keep their eyes open. If they notice you consuming or even dealing with drugs you will get into serious trouble.
CROWD SURFING
Crowd Surfing is prohibited!!! In previous years, many uninvolved festival visitors were badly injured by crowd surfers.

If you intend to crowd surf you will be punished:

1 st timers will be reproved

2 nd timers will get a yellow card.

A yellow card means that you will have to leave the festival site (NOT the campsite) for 24 hours. Your festival wristband will be confiscated. After 24 hours you can exchange the yellow card for a new wristband.

You also risk getting a yellow card for misbehaviour like climbing on any constructions.
LIABILITY
Every visitor is liable for any damage he causes.

The German Law For The Protection Of The Youth is effective.

Take care of your festival wristband and the pawn chip for the garbage bag. We will not replace anything.
HEALTH

Here are some simple tips which will help you stay safe and healthy throughout the festival weekend.

The Festival takes place on uneven grounds. Take care, especially at night – you can’t dance with a twisted ankle.

Serious sunstroke, sunburn or even skin cancer can be caused by the sun on unprotected skin.

The most important drink for you at the Festival is water ! Make sure you drink enough liquid – it’s essential for your health. Long waking hours, dancing and summer sun can increase your need.

Do not drink too much alcohol. You easily overestimate yourself. Take care of one another. Drugs + alcohol can be a lethal cocktail. Please take care.

Practice Safer Sex!!! If you have sex please use condoms for your own and the other’s safety and health!
MEDICAL CARE

If you need medical or first aid assistance please approach a festival steward or make your way to one of the ambulance tents at the entrance.
PHARMACIES
These pharmacies will provide service:

Pharmacy on Duty Friday – Saturday

tbc

Pharmacy on duty Saturday to Sunday

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Pharmacy on duty Sunday – Monday

tbc
NOISE

If you love music and want to continue enjoying it for years to come, look after your ears. Be aware that in front of the PA stacks at nearly all of the music stages. Your ears can deal with it – for a short while. But if you are going to spend a long time at the stages remember to give your ears a break. Use Ear-Plugs to protect your ears.