28 Feb 24
NEWS-ARCHIVE
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.
08 Feb 24
THE BRIEFS (US)
After baking you a hopefully very tasty cake in the last few weeks, we're now putting the famous cherry on top: Because always, really every time the Spotify algorithm or the bar DJ hits you with a song by this band, your pulse rises and your mood suddenly improves: welcome back to THE BRIEFS! Back To Future plus THE BRIEFS, a combination like thunder and lightning, mirror and egg, vanilla and ice cream - hit after hit! Feel free to argue about who has the title of best Neo '77 punk band, the BRIEFS are definitely at the top of the podium - wearing sun glasses and freshly blonded. The joy couldn't be greater that it worked out again with the Seattle darlings! Now get your advance tickets, plan your trip to Glaubitz, write to a dog sitter, train your liver: We have a date!
07 Feb 24
PUNKROIBER (GER)
The fact that DIE PUNKROIBER want to throw the instruments away after exactly 30 years of band history - as they announced a few days ago - could easily be reconsidered. In any case, for us it was a no-brainer to point the phone towards Thuringia and sign the men for a (supposedly) last Back To Future show. "The first, the last and this year only festival show!" - yes, that almost sounds like an advertising text from the XYZ festival, but that's probably true. Our gang is thick, even in the years when they weren't celebrating on stage, a few punk roibers are and have always been there! Regular guests (preferably with children & cones), friends, critical and enthusiastic companions of our festival!
Welcome again this year, and maybe you'll think about dissolving it again, at the latest when our stage head Jüschn really puts you in a headlock...