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Heavy Rain Cancels Opening Day of ‘Jamel rockt den Förster’ Festival

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Organizers canceled all Friday concerts at Germany’s “Jamel rockt den Förster” festival after six hours of heavy rain turned the grounds into mud.
  • The stage equipment could not be transported and assembled safely, while the status of ticket refunds remains unclear.
  • The festival, held since 2007, raises opposition to far-right extremism in the village of Jamel and traditionally keeps its lineup secret until opening.

Six hours of rain turned the grounds of the “Jamel rockt den Förster” festival into a muddy landscape, forcing organizers to cancel every concert planned for Friday.

The downpour made it unsafe to transport and assemble the heavy stage equipment. “We are doing everything we can to get the site ready again for tomorrow,” organizers said on social media. More rain is forecast for northwest Mecklenburg on Saturday, and it remains unclear whether tickets for the canceled festival day will be refunded.

It has rained for six hours.

· Markus AmselnThe festival press spokesman described the prolonged rain that caused the cancellations.

The festival has taken place since 2007 and carries an explicitly political message. Organizers Birgit and Horst Lohmeyer use it to oppose right-wing extremism in Jamel, a village near Wismar that local neo-Nazis have sought to turn into a far-right model community.

Thousands of people attend the event each year, which also features workshops and information booths. Its organizers traditionally keep the names of performers secret until the festival begins. Past performers have included Herbert Grönemeyer, Campino of Die Toten Hosen, Die Ärzte, Fettes Brot and Deichkind.

We are doing everything we can to get the site ready again for tomorrow.

· Festival organizersOrganizers said they were working to restore the grounds ahead of Saturday’s program.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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