Force Attack

Force Attack is a music festival, which is organized once a year on the last July weekend on a large meadow in Behnkenhagen in close proximity to Rostock. Many Punk, Ska, Oi!, Hardcore, Psychobilly and Metal bands arise on three days (from Friday to Sunday) on a main stage and a tent stage. As multicolored as the program is also the public of the festival. The festival is considered as the largest punk party world-wide. The number of visitors amounts to AbOUT 10,000 humans, those from most diverse regions of Germany, in addition, from other European countries, journeys.

The Force Attack took place for the first time in 1996 in Behnkenhagen, although it took place twice beforehand at separate locations. At that time were still 26 bands, who played for two days on two stages. Already starting from 2000 the festival was extended to three days and the amount of band increased accordingly. The festival regularly brings in thousands of people. In 2006 there was a particularly large amount: Due to the ten-year anniversary, nearly 14,000 people were already at the festival by Friday afternoon.

The Force Attack is rather inexpensive compared to other festivals. The tickets for the Force Attack 2007 cost 30 in the advance booking €. Tents is integrated in the price (of drivers only still 5 is taken € garbage pledge, whom one gets back, if one delivers a bag full garbage with the departure. In addition a park fee raised from 5€). The first 1,000 ticket buyers keep a Festival Sampler on CD free. The special at the Force Attack is that the festival in the proximity of the Baltic Sea takes place. One reaches the beach under normal circumstances in 15 minutes with the passenger car, must however due to the exceptional case always on long back-up count. Contrary to the previous years 2006 campfires were forbidden because of acute forest fire risk, what did not prevent most however to make nevertheless fires. Due to the excessive consumption of alcohol on the Festivalgelände and its environment, with according to many physician in corroding, the land advice considers the festival 2007 under the slogan „by alcohol the music not better “will organize. The organizers are to be stopped the consumption of alcohol for under 18-year-old people to forbid and them obligate the entire cost of medical treatments to bear.

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