09 Mar 24
NEWS-ARCHIVE
Abracadabra, 1x Black Tomcat
Brand new to our promo team: Picco! He's responsible for cuddling flyers, purring along to our Spotify playlist and generally being sweet. Apparently the entire internet world loves "cat content", but a little old school advertising is necessary: like every year, we would be happy if you supported us a little. Do you go to a concert every other weekend? The barren wall of your local pub could use a bit of pink and yellow touch? Is laying out flyers your secret passion anyway? Do you like receiving mail? Get in touch by email (info@back-to-future.com) and we will send you a small (or a large if desired) promo package with posters and flyers.
We share the back with our friends from THIS IS SKA Festival. Traditionally, this takes place a few weeks before the BACK TO FUTURE at the Wasserburg Rosslau. Super nice atmosphere, nice people, fine music. Thumbs up!
We thank you in advance. Without you we are nothing. Only 4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days left. And then there could be a hangover. Just different...
04 Mar 24
NOi!SE (US)
NOi!SE play earthy, American street punk with an unmistakable voice, singer Matt would certainly also cut a good figure as an Americana, folk or blues singer. Will definitely be a highlight of this year's festival. We asked a few questions about the pond:
1) Hello Matt, how are you? It's hard to believe, but this is really only your second time in Europe with NOI!SE? Why are you making us wait so long?
That's right, it's really only our second time there. However, that's not because we didn't want to. Work and family commitments have always made it complicated to take more than a few days off at a time. We generally played very few shows between 2020 and 2023. Now we are of course even more happy!
2) The name NOI!SE kept appearing on our festival visitors' wish lists: "Get NOI!SE!" - we heard that quite often! What does that do to you? What do you generally expect from our festival - if you have ever heard of us?
This makes us really proud and we are absolutely grateful for the support! Hopefully we can live up to expectations! BACK TO FUTURE will be our first festival overseas, and if the reaction to our band in Europe so far is any indication, it will be an outstanding experience!
3) Looking at the flyer, are there any bands in the line-up that you're personally looking forward to seeing or are you stuck with a good backstage beer?
Haha, yes, your beer could certainly distract some people from the festival. There are an incredible number of bands that we are looking forward to, but THE SELECTER probably stand above all of them. We're also excited about the many bands we don't know yet, and we're also looking forward to seeing our friends THE CASUALTIES, THE BRIEFS and LOWER CLASS BRATS again!
28 Feb 24
THE MEFFS (UK) - BON APPETIT
We have no idea what our flyers taste like, so you'll have to ask Lewis from THE MEFFS himself. The duo from Essex scored hugely on their recently completed tour, someone was already talking about a "mini-hype".
But let's leave the church in the village, the BACK TO FUTURE suitability barometer stopped but really at 10 out of 10! Sometimes this Fat Mike seems to have a really good nose for punk rock!
26 Feb 24
INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION FOR OUR BTF FAMILY CAMP
...finally some of you will say.
For months we have been receiving emails about how registration for this year's family camp is going. Sorry that we had to delay your festival planning for a bit.
Yes, there will be FUTURE KIDZ again at Back To Future in 2024! Early musical and socio-political education remains a need for us!
We also found a new area for the family camp, located a little away from the festival area, therefore quieter, a little larger and just a stone's throw from the forest pool. The new area will also accommodate many more families with caravans, mobile homes, etc.
Another innovation this year will be that we are introducing an age limit. Only families with children aged 4 and over have the opportunity to register for the family camp. Proof of age must be presented on site. As the number of visitors to the festival grounds increases in the evening, the risk of accidents for the kids increases when they wander around among the crowds. For this reason, we have decided that children under 12 years of age are no longer allowed on the festival grounds from 8 p.m. and should please return to the family camp from that time onwards.
We have made registration easier for you. »HERE is the link to register with further additional information ! Let's start today! We look forward to seeing you and the FUTURE KIDZ!
25 Feb 24
OI!RONIE- Short interview
Oi!RONIE is now live and in person on our festival stage for the first time. As the campsite photo from 2022 shows here, the Berlin band is dealing with real BTF professionals. It's obvious that the band around singer Mia has to be the first to serve in our little Q&A:
1) We are pretty sure that you have already been seen at the BACK TO FUTURE counter, how was the festival request received at the Oi!RONIE headquarters? Pure enthusiasm and anticipation!!! And for the first time we weren't annoyed that we missed out on the early bird tickets again.
2) Looking at the rest of the line up: Are there any bands that you are particularly looking forward to, regardless of your own performance? Oha. We have very different tastes within the band. But: Tompa and my personal highlight are definitely Hard Skin. Noi!se also caused euphoria for the majority of us. We will definitely watch 7 Seconds and 8°6 Crew together too. I'm also really looking forward to seeing Resistance'32. But in the end we sink into the forest pool anyway.
3) Blistering heat, alcohol and people constantly chatting: what's your trick to getting through 3 days of festival well? File Under: Experts give wellness tips: The forest bath solves all problems. Shower, hunger, karaoke. The body has no chance of giving up. We are so much Team Waldbad that we stroll there again on Sunday to say goodbye. Thanks for the invitation. We enjoyed ourselves very much!!!
23 Feb 24
Off to the weekend with the current clip from 100 KILO HERZ (GER)!
In the summer, the hats and anoraks are swapped for bucket hats and sunglasses: the band from Leipzig's new video has been out for a week, and the current EP called - of course - "Herz" has been released! This is still available at CoreTex Berlin, among others - and once you're there, you can add one, two or five BACK TO FUTURE tickets to your shopping cart. Have fun with “Fluss Abwärts”!
18 Feb 24
FESTIVAL CANCELLED KNOCHENFABRIK
It's not due to poorer visual behavior on your part, KNOCHENFABRIK really isn't on the flyer anymore. And that even though we had already fully announced Claus & Co.
"Was ist bloß passiert?" Well, unfortunately a scheduling conflict prevents the band from appearing at BACK TO FUTURE, but we are already in very positive discussions for next year's edition. We say SORRY with a heavy heart and hope that this downer remains the only one in terms of band cancellations.
18 Feb 24
BACK TO FUTURE 2024, The Final Flyer
Glaubitz is calling - with fantastic bands, a relaxed festival atmosphere and our proven credo “Punk Rock Wellness”! If you want, you can dent your helmet at lunchtime in the Waldbad, just a stone's throw away, because the first bands of the day are there! Then we get down to business on the main stage and tent stage until late into the night: because punk is simply the hottest thing! We hope we've met your taste when it comes to booking and from now on the following applies: help us spread the flyer as widely as possible. Back To Future 2024, how cool will that be?
›PRE SALES
16 Feb 24
What the hell?
BLITZKID seem to be just as excited about the BACK TO FUTURE as we are! As a reward, the West Virginia horror punks will probably go to the haunted tent at night!
Wonderful alternative poster design, maybe we'll just praise a few extra beer brands for original special festival flyers? Anyone up for it, anyone?
13 Feb 24
Last weekend in Leipzig
The first Back To Future organizational crew meeting in 2024 with 20 people. The motivation level is high, there are some new ideas, the coffee machine was busy and of course we were all just happy to see each other again.
We're done booking for this year, unless the Ramones rise again or we really come across an unbeatable treat.
Critical voices about last year's Back To Future edition were heard, suggestions for improvement were discussed and we will try to implement some things within the framework of (especially) financial feasibility. Otherwise, the festival should remain as relaxed as before for everyone involved. That's water level report number 1, more will follow in the coming weeks.
We're excited, ONLY 163 DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE FIRST VOLUME!
A big thank you goes out to CONNE ISLAND and their crew for two days of delicious catering and use of the cafe.