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by Franciska Bohl translation by Astrid Nolde-Gallasch The double tingling pleasure Something is brewing at the concert sky over the Künzelsauer Schlosspark. "We had a storm warning at lunch time, that changed our plans a little bit", explains Christian von Stetten. Six winners of the reader's summer, the holiday event of our newspaper, listen carefully to the agile concert promoter. They may have a look behind the stage during the backstage guidance at the Chris de Burgh concert. The readers from Schöntal, Eppingen and Bad Friedrichshall are amazed about the small pavilion in which the singer resides before his performance. "That's only provisional", explains von Stetten, who is a friend of Chris de Burgh. "We had planned a bigger tent, but that had to be put down after the storm warning." There's a lot of other things to organize before such a cluture event in the green, the contestants learn. "From the stage to the toilets - the whole infra structure has to be organized first." The constant ringing of the mobile phone confirms: Such a performance is foreshadowed. But there have already been some wellknown stars in the Hohenloher town like the Scorpions or Joe Cocker. Despite all forecasts the weather stays dry, and the small group walks towards the stage entrance. "Here de Burgh will walk along", says von Stetten and climbs up the stairs. From up there one has a good view on the concert area to which more and more people are coming in now. Not only the big mixing board, from which the lights are monitored, needs attention. The fog machine seems also very attractive. It has to function, so that Chris de Burgh, who was the first popstar to perform a concert in the Künzelsauer Schlosspark in 1998, doesn't look too lost on stage during his solo performance. Stage worker Markus Riedinger is responsible for detailled questions this evening. He explains that the stage is ten meters high and the organizers need between six and seven hours until the whole construction is finished. "Although this is a rather small event with 2000 visitors - during the Elton John concert three years ago, when we had 14000 visitors, there was a lot more time and energy needed." Even during stormy weather, there is no need to worry that the complicated construction would start to shake. "Up to wind force eight we have no problems", says Riedinger and adds with a glint in his eyes: "But you will probably fly off with your chair during wind force six." Just a quick, refreshing champagne for the contestants of the reader's summer, then the backstage guidance is finished and the winner may look forward to the second tingling pleasure this evening: The performance of the Irish pop musician. |
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