AMPHI FESTIVAL 2012 – THE ORKUS OPEN AIR

Dear Amphi Fans,

while other festivals have been toying around with sold-out-messages-to-come for months, things get absolutely serious for the Amphi Festival 2012 now. Like the previous years, we have already run out of stock on certain ticket categories!

DAY TICKETS FOR SATURDAY 21.07. SOLD OUT!

After the 5+1 group tickets got sold out in record breaking time, we have run out of stock on day tickets for Saturday 21st July! This happened for the first time in Amphi-history and we are more than stunned by this development!

Over two months before the festival, day tickets are only available for Sunday, 22nd July. If you wish to take part in the festival on Saturday with THE SISTERS OF MERCY, EISBRECHER and many more, you still have the chance to buy weekend tickets, although their contingent is nearing its early end for the fourth time in five years as well.

CAMPING TICKETS ALMOST SOLD-OUT!

As usual the ticket contingent for our official Amphi-Camp at the Jugendpark Cologne is almost exhausted and thus will be sold-out very soon. The remaining camping tickets are exclusively available at the Amphi-Ticketshop www.amphi-festival.de/tickets.

OLIVER KLEIN´S ROCKY HORROR COMEDY REVUE @ THEATER

Oliver Klein is deeply connected with the gothic-scene for almost 20 years now. Along his duties as a mod of various festivals, he is an active writer of the press and appears as music-comedian (even outside the goth-scene). For the Amphi Festival 2012 the man from Stuttgart gears up in straps again to conquer the theater stage with his remarkable adaption of the Rocky Horror Show and phrenic-massaging parodies of Billy Idol, Falco, Johnny Cash and others.

TICKETORDER

Original festival tickets and camping tickets can be booked in advance exclusively at the Amphi Ticketshop www.amphi-festival.de/tickets. Festival tickets are further available online at www.protain-ticket.de and at all nationwide CTS/EVENTIM box offices.

Line up for Amphi Festival 2012


THE SISTERS OF MERCY
AND ONE + EISBRECHER + BLUTENGEL
PROJECT PITCHFORK + APOPTYGMA BERZERK
COMBICHRIST + CAMOUFLAGE + MONO INC. + CORVUS CORAX
THE CRÜXSHADOWS + DAF + CONJURE ONE (SPECIAL SET)
NACHTMAHR + 18 SUMMERS + COPPELIUS + [:SITD:] + HAUJOBB
STAHLZEIT – (A Tribute to Rammstein) + SPETSNAZ + ASSEMBLAGE 23
SOLAR FAKE + HENKE (spielt GOETHES ERBEN) + MIND.IN.A.BOX
LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH + SPIRITUAL FRONT + SEABOUND
AESTHETIC PERFECTION + A LIFE DIVIDED + [X]-RX + TYSKE LUDDER
WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW + THE OTHER + EISENFUNK
LORD OF THE LOST + SCHÖNGEIST + THE WARS
EKLIPSE + DR. MARK BENECKE
+ supporting programme!

Dear Amphi Fans,
We are happy to announce the second headliner for our theater stage:
READING PERFORMANCE & CONCERT “HENKE – PLAYS GOETHES ERBEN”
On Saturday, 21st July, Oswald Henke takes aim for the “Theater am Tanzbrunnen”. First hitting the stage with his current reading performance “DIE ZEIT FORMT” (“time shapes”) he will make a second appearance later that day, playing one of the most definite concert highlights of the Amphi Festival 2012.
Oswald Henke and his band HENKE will take you away on a musical journey through time, debauching in the morbid-romanticism of GOETHES ERBEN. Alongside many treasured tunes, which heavily influenced the darkwave- and gothic scene from the early 1990s a selection of recent tracks from the band HENKE will also be part of this exclusive vintage-set. With his dynamic and dramatic presence, Oswald Henke makes one hell of a master on stage, always ready to surprise you with something weird when you expect it the least. Don´t miss this rare opportunity to witness the unique spirit of GOETHES ERBEN, one of the most intelligent and lyrical projects in the history of darkwave!
Further we have good and a bad news from Canada for you:
FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY CANCELLING ALL SHOWS THIS SUMMER!
Unfortunately the band FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY cancelled all their shows for summer 2012 with this original statement:
“After much thought and considering we regret to inform our fans that we will be unable to perform at any summer shows we are currently booked for.
After an extensive tranche of shows supporting our last record we have to decided to spend next year focusing on writing and delivering new albums; an instrumental of tracks that will be featured in the videogame AirMech from Carbon Games, a new full length LP, and possibly a new Noise Unit record. Our apologies to any promoters/fans this may affect in a negative manner, we look forward to releasing new material and playing shows further down the road.
All the best,
FLA“
To substitute FLA we managed to bring up something very special:
CONJURE ONE (RHYS FULBER) PERFORMING SPECIAL LIVE SET @ AMPHI 2012
RHYS FULBER, known as a long-term member and producer of many classic FLA-tunes decided to storm into the breach with his project CONJURE ONE. Paying respect to the given situation of FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY having cancelled their show, RHYS FULBER announced to play a unique set, that includes Songs from CONJURE ONE, as well as some DELERIUM tracks and a selection of FLA-classics that haven’t been spotted in a live-set for several years.
FESTIVAL TICKETS
Original festival tickets can be booked in advance exclusively on the Amphi Ticketshop at www.amphi-festival.de/tickets. Festival tickets are further available online at www.protain-ticket.de and at all nationwide CTS/EVENTIM box offices.

For further information please visit:
www.amphi-festival.de
www.facebook.com/amphifestival

AMPHI FESTIVAL 2012 – THE ORKUS OPEN AIR

“Hell has to wait!” is our motto in February. While Eisbrecher, one of our main acts, are successfully defying the freezing temperatures across Europe by rocking audiences to the boiling point in sold out venues all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland, we have spectacular news to share concerning the Amphi Festival programme 2012.

First of all we would like to thank everybody who supported us on facebook with their band suggestions, to find a worthy replacement for the retired FRONT242. Obviously we took a close look at the votings of our facebook-poll and are very happy to announce one of the most wanted acts from the list.

APOPTYGMA BERZERK replacing FRONT242:

From the perspective of a related fan it seems to be an almost impossible task finding a worthy replacement. Especially when talking about a style-shaping legend like FRONT242. Nevertheless with APOPTYGMA BERZERK we are very humble to announce a fantastic substitute, who already headlined the Amphi Festival back in 2007, alongside FRONT242. Back then, mastermind Stephan Groth and his band created a big moment, ending that edition with an electrifying show, which many still remember as one of the best concerts ever in Amphi history. Together with the high number of requests this made another great reason to welcome APOPTYGMA BERZERK again at the Tanzbrunnen after a 5year hiatus.

Further band announcements:
THE CRÜXSHADOWS, SPETSNAZ, THE WARS, SPIRITUAL FRONT

Equally exciting than APOPTYGMA´s legendary appearance in 2007 are the stage qualities of THE CRÜXSHADOWS. Once it came to pass even a 20hour ride across Europe couldn´t stop the American formation from rocking a massively packed venue into the very grounds for over two hours in front of 8000 people! Known for his stunning presence in the audience, on stage and up the trusses, bandleader Rogue belongs to the most iconic characters of the dark scene. In 2012 THE CRÜXSHADOWS are not only expected to return with a new album, they also join the Amphi Festival with one of their powerful live performances!

Recently confirmed as well: SPETSNAZ! Inspired by bands of the old school, the Swedish two-piece, consisting of Stefan Nilsson und Pontus Stålberg, succeeds in transporting the classic 80´s EBM sound into a contemporary environment – powerful, intelligent and right on the spot!

With spherical guitars, minimalistic electronics, Apache Beat beneath a distorted bass guitar and pregnant baritone metaphors THE WARS inject new life into the New Wave of the early 80’s and the German Progressive Rock of the 70’s in a contemporary style. Joining in as another Amphi Festival debutant, the three musicians from Berlin are going to add another facet to the rich variety of this year´s line-up.

While the billing on the big stages has reached a state of near completion, with only one band missing, it´s a good moment to put some focus on our Theater Stage. With SPIRITUAL FRONT we are glad to announce another highlight. The Romans, who self-describe their music as nihilistic suicide pop, achieved a special position in the past years, equally inspiring fans of folk-noir and mixed audiences well beyond the dark music scene. Inside the seating-equipped “Theater am Tanzbrunnen” you will experience a concert that invites you to sit back and enjoy the show, while setting your mind afloat! Who else is going to appear on the Theater Stage along with DR. MARK BENECKE and SPIRITUAL FRONT is soon to be revealed!

FESTIVAL TICKETS

Original festival tickets can be booked in advance exclusively on the Amphi Ticketshop at www.amphi-festival.de/tickets. Festival tickets are further available online at www.protain-ticket.de and at all nationwide CTS/EVENTIM box offices.

For further information please visit:
www.amphi-festival.de
www.facebook.com/amphifestival

AMPHI FESTIVAL 2011 – THE ORKUS OPEN AIR

Amphi Festival sold-out again! / Mandatory reservation of emergency box office tickets!

Due to a sensational demand the Amphi Festival is sold out weeks in advance, for the third time since 2008. All submitted orders will be shipped after payment. Above that, there are no more tickets for the Amphi Festival 2011 available in advance booking.

We kept back a small allotment of box-office tickets, to make sure nobody has to take the trip to Cologne in vain. We put up an online reservation form, through which you can place your mandatory reservation for box office tickets at http://www.amphi-festival.de/2011/kartenreservierung.html. Tickets are reserved for the increased box office price.

In relation to this please beware of black market dealers and faked tickets which will surely appear in the next couple of weeks. For visitors with faked tickets access to the festival ground will not be granted.

Running order 2011 – schedule of the bands published!

Finally the running order has been published online. Under http://www.amphi-festival.de/2011/bands.html you find the current schedule of the Amphi Festival 2011.

New merchandise collection available online!

The new Amphi Festival 2011 merchandise collection is already in production and can be ordered in advance through our merchandise shop on http://www.amphi-festival.de/merchandise. All new items will be shipped in approximately 14 days.