Southside Festival - Day 2

After many celebrated late into the night, Southside’s Saturday started slower, with more people staying on the camping grounds for the first hours of harsh sun. We took the chance and talked to some music fans at their tents, here’s a small insight to what we’ve gathered:

The Unseen: Which artist are/were you most excited for this weekend?

Most popular answers: „Berq“ - „Nina Chuba“ - „Green Day“ - „Apache 207“

What’s something you couldn’t miss while packing for this festival?

„Sunscreen“ - „a hat“ - „Beer“ - „Earplugs“

How long did you travel to Southside?

„Around an hour“ - „We live close by“ - „3 hours by train“

On to the Festival Grounds, with an important act on at 1pm: As part of a collaboration with the initiative Music Saves Ukraine, the band Love’n’Joy took the Green stage. The trio is one of the most successful Ukrainian indie rock bands and is gaining increasing international recognition. With their performance at Southside, both the organizers and the band aim to draw attention to the ongoing war of aggression that has lasted more than three years, as well as to the resilient cultural scene in Ukraine.

Musical Highlights of Day 2:

Djo: The US-american actor and singer-songwriter showcased his musical project on the Blue Stage. From the very first song, he had the crowd clapping along, though not without a challenge. Just before performing his track Potion, he joked, “This is a very tricky song for clapping. You can try, but you’ll see - it’s very confusing.”

Girl in Red: 7:30p.m., Blue Stage - this was the place to be for everyone enjoying fun beats and happy dancing. Girl in Red had the crowd singing along to her popular hits like bad idea! or we fell in love in october. Our highlight: for the last song, she jumped in the pit herself, starting her very own mosh pit. Just as she said: "this wouldn't be a Girl in Red show if I didn't come to you for this song".

AnnenMayKantereit: The stage wasn’t set to be played for over an hour, but the entire area was already packed with everyone was waiting for this act. The German pop-rock band, formed in 2011, felt like the day’s true headliner, even if they weren’t closing the night. “We haven’t played live in a year and a half, except for Hurricane yesterday,” frontman Henning May remarked at the start of the set. Like the rest of the band, he seemed genuinely happy to be back, smiling throughout the performance. AnnenMayKantereit gave it their all, delivering piano solos and hits enhanced by trumpet and trombone sections. To the delight of those in the second standing pit, they moved to a B-stage to perform Als ich ein Kind war and Ozean - a special moment that made the massive crowd feel just a little more intimate.

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