Audience record 98,500 admissions at the anniversary edition of the Bern Gurten Festival

SDA

3.7.2024 - 08:24

Huge crowds at the Bern Gurten Festival: three out of five festival days were completely sold out.
Huge crowds at the Bern Gurten Festival: three out of five festival days were completely sold out.
Keystone

Audience record at the Bern Gurten Festival: 98,500 admissions were counted over the five festival days. This was announced by media spokeswoman Lena Fischer on Sunday at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency.

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  • The Gurtenfestival in Bern has set a new audience record.
  • 98,500 admissions were counted over the five days of the festival.
  • Only Wednesday and Thursday were not completely sold out.

63,000 different people visited the 40th edition of the festival. Only Wednesday and Thursday were not completely sold out. The previous attendance record was set in 2017, when 80,000 admissions were counted over four days.

The anniversary edition was "absolutely worthy", said Fischer. The atmosphere was peaceful and the weather was mostly good. "We are very satisfied." There were hardly any incidents and the paramedics had less to do than ever before.

Current live program from the Gurtenfestival on blue Zoom*

  • July 15: Lola Marsh, 6.35 p.m.
  • July 15: Veronica Fusaro, 7.40 p.m.
  • July 15: Lo & Leduc, 9.00 p.m.
  • July 16: Andryy, 5.50 p.m.
  • July 16: Steiner & Madlaina, 7.10 p.m.
  • July 16: Nativ, 9.50 p.m.

* Subject to change.