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One of the biggest in Europe gothic/dark wave festivals - Herbstnachte (Autumn Nights) - IV 27.09.-29.09.2002 at the Castle Rabenstein

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----GENERAL INFORMATION about Herbsnachte IV (2002)----

Bands performing :

MEPHISTO WALZ (US), DIVA DESTRUCTION (US), PAUL ROLAND WITH JENNY BENWELL (VIOLIN) - worlwide exclusive acoustic set. First concert appearance for 7 years - (UK), THE CRUXSHADOWS (US), THE LAST DANCE (US), PSYCHE (D), THE BREATH OF LIFE (B), ZERAPHINE (D), STENDAL BLAST (D), FUNHOUSE (SWE), TWO WITCHES (Fin), THE HOUSE OF USHER (D), THE FAIR SEX (D), THANATEROS (D), CHANTS OF MALDOROR (I), THE CASCADES (D), THE INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (D), IN MY ROSARY (D), DRONNING MAUD LAND (D), ADORNED BROOD (D), GOD'S BOW (Pl), SEPULCRUM MENTIS (D), MAZELAND (D), REPTYLE (D), SCARECROW (D), COLD (D), ON THE FLOOR (D), VINKY (UA)

Date, time, place :

Place : Burg Rabenstein
City Raben / Flaming // 14823 Raben
Date : 27th to 29th September 2002
Programm : 2 Open-Air-Stages, scenemarket, readings, theatre, performance, fire plays, underground specials, dance nights, fire sites, films, lectures, bandcompetition

Programm :

I. Medieval Spectacle "Zinnober II"

Participating Performers:
Among others: show fight company "Ritter und Soldner zu Reudnitz" ("Knights and Mercenaries of Reudnitz") and illusion with "Extravagant" (herald, fakir and fire-eater). MORE ARE TO FOLLOW

Food and Drinks:
Food by Oxytomus, mead and honey beer tavern, fruit wines, garlic bread bakery, bread bakery, vegetarian stir fry, pancakes and much more.

Medieval Stands and Offers:
Such as: big bathing tub, shield builder, leather worker, healing stones sale, silvery, heraldic, sword sale, leather masks, oriental gowns and incenses.

II. Line-Up

Now we have sorted the last problems and happily announce that Mephisto Waltz will make their way to our Herbstnachte/Autumn Nights IV to play live for the first time after 9 years. This show will be unique in Europe. Just for you:

Friday, 27. 09. 02 - 17:30 Great Opening - Medieval Spectacle "Zinnober II" and Autumn Nights IV -
Main Stage
19:35 - 20:15 SCARECROW
20:50 - 21:30 THE INVINCIBLE SPIRIT
22:15 - 23:00 STENDAL BLAST
23:50 - 00:50 THE BREATH OF LIFE
00:20 - 01:20 PSYCHE
Stage II
19:00 - 19:40 MAZELAND
20:10 - 20:50 ADORNED BROOD
21:30 - 22:15 IN MY ROSARY
23:00 - 23:50 THE FAIR SEX
Disco (indoor)
0:00 San Diego meets Frank D'Angelo
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Saturday, 28. 09. 02
10:00 Opening Medieval Spectacle "Zinnober II"
13:30 Opening Autumn Nights IV / II. Day
Readings
14:15 - 15:15 Boris Koch "Dead Man in a field of Maize"
15:30 - 16:30 Christian von Aster "Shadow Carving Verses"
Main Stage
16:35 - 17:10 REPTYLE
17:50 - 18:30 ON THE FLOOR
19:10 - 19:50 THANATEROS
20:35 - 21:25 ZERAPHINE
22:15 - 23:15 DIVA DESTRUCTION
00:15 - 01:25 MEPHISTO WALZ
Stage II
16:00 - 16:35 VINKY
17:10 - 17:50 GOD'S BOW
18:30 - 19:10 CHANTS OF MALDOROR
19:50 - 20:35 THE HOUSE OF USHER
21:25 - 22:15 FUNHOUSE
23:15 - 00:15 PAUL ROLAND
Disco (indoor)
23:00 Return of the Living Dead Outside-Party with DJ Rene Junge
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Sunday, 29. 09 02
10:00 Opening Medieval Spectacle "Zinnober II"
13:30 Opening Autumn Nights IV / III. Day
Indoor
14:00 - 15:30 ARDAGA Institut
16:00 Gothics Culture e.V.
Main Stage
18:15 - 18:55 COLD
19:35 - 20:15 THE CASCADES
20:55 - 21:40 THE LAST DANCE
22:30 - 22:40 adlunam-award-show
22:40 - 23:50 THE CRUXSHADOWS
Kleine Buhne
14:30 - 18:10 adlunam-Band-Award (5 Bandshows)
18:55 - 19:35 SEPULCRUM MENTIS
20:15 - 20:55 DRONNING MAUD LAND
21:40 - 22:30 TWO WITCHES
Disco (indoor)
Ab 23:00 DJ Battle

III. Shopping Vouchers Avalon / Prizes

Everybody who bought a festival (weekend) ticket has the chance to win one of the following prizes, which are kindly sponsored by Avalon:
Win shopping vouchers for:
I. Prize 100 Euro
II. Prize 50 Euro
III. Prize 25 Euro
However, if you would like to get new clothes this way you should know at least one thing:
The Question: When does the official Herbstnachte/Autumn Nights warming-up party in Jena at the 'Dark Palais' party take place?

Please send your answers to info@adlunam.de (no special subject is requested, just the date). We will inform the winners via email one week before the festival. The vouchers will be handed to you personally at the Avalon stand on the festival

Competition run in accordance to German law. (We have to write this ;).

IV. News about the surrounding program

As usual there will be readings, lectures and discussions groups on Herbstnachste this year too. Please find more detailed information (as usual) at www.adlunam.de (as usual the texts got too long...).

Readings
Christian von Aster "Shadow Carving Verses"
Boris Koch "Dead Man in a field of Maize":
Boris Koch reads out stories that move along the small edge between reality and dream (or nightmare), moving from side to side. They are fantastic stories about life's dark side. Sometimes uncanny, evil, satiric, sometimes simply grotesque.

Lectures
by the ARDAGE - Department of Modern Magic and Neo-shamanism / Witchcraft School among others about the following topics
Benjamin Richter: Shamanism - old knowledge as a new energy source. This lecture will show you possibilities to include shamanistic methods and wisdom in our modern society and lives (Core Shamanism).
Lotan: Even today's picture about witches is still dominated by cliches built up by the Inquisition. However a closer look at the sources reveals a totally different picture. All over Europe there is a tradition of nightly out of body experiences and ecstasy that can be traced back to shamanism. Out of this tradition's ruins developed today's rural witch families, which then developed further into modern Wicca culture and Ardaga tradition. This lecture will answer general questions on witchcraft.
Gothic Culture e.V (multimedia presentation and discussion group)
Everybody has the right of personal development. This seems to hold true for concerts and festivals, but what about gothic every day life?
The multimedia show deals with this and other constitutional rights that goths are not given by the public. Interviews will illustrate what gothic everyday life looks like in reality.

Further info : tickets and location :

Tickets :

Festival Ticket (weekend): Advance sale 41,- Euro (plus advance sale fees) / box office 50,- Euro
Daily ticket 25,- Euro (plus advance sale fees)
Camping 10,- Euro (2-Person-Tent)
Parking 10,- Euro (Thursday to Monday)/ 4,50,- Euro (daily ticket)

How to get :

How to get there by car : Autobahn A9, exit Klein-Marzehns / Raben;

By train: railway station: Belzig. Description: If you leave Autobahn A9 via exit Klein Marzehns (between Berlinand Leipzig)and turn to Raben, you will find a street on the right hand side after about 1,8 km that goes slightly uphill and leads you directly to the parking side at the castle. But if you do not mind walking for about 20 minutes you should drive into Raben and leave the car in the car park right at the town entrance. A nice walk though the forest leads you to the castle from there. Going by train you can travel to Belzig and, passing by the castle of Burg Eisenhardt, then an approximately 13km long walk to Raben.

Advance sale for tickets: WOM-Ticket (Leipzig Peterstraße) Hotline:+49
(0)341 – 9800098, Halle-Ticket (Kaufhof) Hotline: +49 (0)345 – 9772740, at CTS and through the internet www.eventim.de , www.ticketgalerie.de and of course at our hotline and www.adlunam.de

Contact with organizers:

Info phone:   + 49 (0) 341 - 2008896
Internet: www.adlunam.de
Organiser :  Adlunam (in co-operation with JoHo Concert)

Impressions and photos from Herbstnachte - III 2001 (by Oleg 'Moonwalker' Fainitsky' and Olga 'Cloudy'

Last year page

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