Blutengel - Deathstars - In Strict Confidence - Spetsnaz - Coppelius - Full Contact69

And One - Project Pitchfork - Samsas Traum - Zeromancer - [:SITD:] - Merciful Nuns - Lord Of The Lost - Aesthetic Perfection - NOYCE™ - Formalin

Eisbrecher - Mono Inc. - Staubkind - Rotersand - Fixmer/McCarthy - Neuroticfish - Rabia Sorda - Die Kammer - Ost+Front - Godex

After the NOCTURNAL HALL crew was not able to attend the last year’s anniversary edition we are back on track in 2013 :) Organizers decided for another 3 days edition but luckily went back to the one-stage-solution.

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What has not improved is the billing. This year’s line-up offers bands that played here last year too. Other ones already saw twice and one even thrice. In 2013 we got 26 bands and only 12 were new to this location. This is really, really bad I think. There so many great bands out there, which would add something special to any of all these German Electro/Gothic/Industrial festivals. And if the organizers would reveal just a little bit more balls and broaden their musical horizon just a tad they could make the BLACKFIELD FESTIVAL to something really unique, an event that significantly stands out the other ones in Germany instead of just being a cheesy copy exchanging the same bands year after year.
I of course am fully aware of the fact that such festival costs a lot of money and that you have to book bands that fill such venue for sure. But it did not work out this year, with hardly 5500 fans festival and venue … So why not try out something different?

As for that my favorite festival location in Germany, the • Amphitheaters • Gelsenkirchen, offered all those various pleasantness I love here: a huge shopping mall, many other booths and after show parties. Prices remained stable, ticket prices as well as the ones for drinks and food, except for the fact that they are generally higher than one month ago at Rock Hard Festival. The breakfast tent was new to me and I loved it! Especially those bacon and eggs in the morning. Yummy. Want to have this tent every year now!

Okay, here we go… may the ceremony begin…

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