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When:
Jul 2009 (annual)
Where:
Heiligengeistfeld
The whole world and his mistress turns out for the annual Schlagermove festival in Hamburg's Heiligengeistfeld, which attracts more than 300,000 participants every year.
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The recipe for a good Schlager? Take lyrics that can be sung under the influence of copious amounts of alcohol, repeat the chorus several times and preferably add a liberal sprinkling of the words "love", "happiness" and "sunshine", then round off with an oh-so-kitsch Stock, Aitken & Waterman beat. Simple, but if the crowds here are anything to go by, very, very effective.
The highlight on Saturday is the truck parade, where people with bouffant hairdos, sequins and spangles dance atop 40 Schlager trucks in the streets of the St Pauli district. Later in the day the line-up in the party tents is a mix of 1970s-1990s Schlager classics, Neue Deutsche Welle and cult Schlager. There's also karaoke if you fancy yourself as the next big Schlager star.
For further details of the programme, please visit the festival website.
The highlight on Saturday is the truck parade, where people with bouffant hairdos, sequins and spangles dance atop 40 Schlager trucks in the streets of the St Pauli district. Later in the day the line-up in the party tents is a mix of 1970s-1990s Schlager classics, Neue Deutsche Welle and cult Schlager. There's also karaoke if you fancy yourself as the next big Schlager star.
For further details of the programme, please visit the festival website.
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