47,000 techno fans at ELF opening – salzburg.ORF.at
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Internationally known disc jockeys from the electronic music scene will be DJing at the Electric Love Festival in Koppl (Flachgau) on the Salzburgring until Sunday. In any case, the start of the festival on Thursday was quickly sold out with almost 50,000 music fans at the opening show.
At the start of the festival, electronic beats merged with elegiac strings and wind instruments. Although it kept pouring rain, it didn’t seem to dampen the music fan’s enthusiasm. “There are rain ponchos, the rest is a good mood, that warms you from the inside.” or “Good mood, everyone is having fun. It was my biggest wish and my first big festival. People, people, feeling, parties. You have to like everything”, were just some of the voices of the audience.
Rain and mud don’t spoil a good mood
Thousands of festival-goers are once again sleeping at the festival site’s campsite this year. Last year, the organizers allowed the music festival to be significantly reduced due to the corona virus, but this year it can take place in full size again. “Of course we are happy that we have campsites again. We are also pleased that we have five stages instead of three and that there are not 10,000 people there per day, but around 47,000,” says organizer Manuel Reifenauer.
Visitors let themselves be carried away by a total of 160 local and world-renowned DJs. “The landscape in Salzburg and especially the weather remind me of my hometown of Bergen (Norway). It’s known as the city of rain, but if you want to party, then party. It’s not always clear how people react when it’s raining today, but I think they want to party,” says DJ Alan Walker.
Techno music stars like to come to Salzburg
The 24-year-old Norwegian is one of many international music stars that the organizers have brought to Koppl and Plainfeld (Flachgau). “It’s not that difficult, because it’s not a dump, it’s a beautiful area. People like to come here for vacations. That’s something special for her. festivals take place regularly in the manner of abandoned airports or something where you can’t necessarily enjoy nature,” says organizer Reifenauer.