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[ColFace]

Just thought I'd start a thread to see who else is going this year? This will be my 3rd year in a row.

[Squig]

Went 07 and 08, Dunno if I like the changes they made since then (ticket prices comparable to Hurricane festival, you're not allowed to camp next to your car anymore, more and more people). Still, a great festival. Will depend on my finances.

[mcalli2008]

I was there last year, had a great time!! Drove down with a couple of mates and met up with a few other mates down there..

I'm thinking about going again, not 100% yet but we'll probably do the same as this year, get pissed and book it last minute!!

Such a good festival, want to see the line-up before I decide though....

The stuff about not being able to camp by your car is not really enforced, as people were doing it around us! I think this year is going to be stricter though as they have said you can no longer camp unless you actually have festival tickets whereas before they didn't care!

[the_derminator]

We'll be there! Really wanted to go last year but had to be in Beni. But definitely going to be going in 2010. Last year's line-up looked awesome, so as long as they stick to the same kind of thing I doubt you'll be disapointed, whoever ends up playing.

And if anyone needs transport from Berlin airport (Schonefeld) then we are also going to be running transfers to and from the festival for just £18 per person one way, so check out the timetable on our website here for full details.

Derm

[Squig]

18 Pounds looks awefully expensive for me to travel within Germany. You should be able to get group tickets for the trains for 30€ for 5 persons.

[the_derminator]

Squig, on Jan 26 2010, 07:08 PM, said:

18 Pounds looks awefully expensive for me to travel within Germany. You should be able to get group tickets for the trains for 30€ for 5 persons.

I agree that - in this context - our price doesn't seem particularly competitive. But we've not been able to find this fare anywhere on the net. If you try to book through bahn.de, the price for a single from Berlin to Gräfenhainichen comes up as either €24 or €31, depending on what time you're travelling, with 'Savings Fares' available *from* €19 per person.

And this, of course, doesn't take into acount the hassle and expense of getting from the airport to the train station with all your bags/tents, etc, then from Gräfenhainichen to the festival at the other end. All our transfers run from the airport itself direct to the festival site, so we think that £18 represents pretty good value.

But if you've got any more info on how and where to book these group tickets, Sqig, then I'm sure there's plenty of folk on here that would find it useful. Are there any restrictions, like minimum group size, dates/times of travel?

Derm

[Squig]

I think thiose tickets are either worth for one day, only in one land (so you go through two länder: Berlin and Brandenburg, which count as one, and Sachsen- Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt). The tickets are called Länder tickets, cost 28€ (more than I thought and was used to) and allow a group of up to 5 people to use all kinds of Nahverkehr (so all trains short of IC and ICE) in those German provinces. 28*2/5=11.50€, which is about half of what you guys are asking. Still, only as cheap if your group is 5 (or 10 or 15) guys big and sorting out where you have to change etc is a kind of hassle you won't have with the bus.
http://www.bahn.de/regional/view/regionen/...derticket.shtml

[branvan]

... but there aren't any trains in the night. if you have to go to the airport f.e. early monday morning, the buses will be the best way. i think the price is ok. by taxi much much more.

[5co77ie]

Please note festival organisers have WARNED of a website named World Ticket Shop, where Melt! tickets are sold for twice as much as the regular ticket price. They have not find out where World Ticket Shop gets its ticket supply from, please make sure to NOT PAY MORE than 90,- Euro for a 2 day ticket and 112,- Euro for a 3 day ticket including pre-sale fees

[ColFace]

In 2008 we got the train directly from Schonefeld airport and it was about 25 euros. Last year though we hired an estate car at the airport and had an adventure on the autobahn. We'll be hiring a car again this year. It works out pretty cheap per person and you can stop off at a supermarket en route to buy your booze, supplies etc. Then you can keep your booze in the boot.

We also hired a massive 8 man tent which had 4 bedrooms. Worked out cheaper than paying extra baggage costs at the airport and was minted. The guys were really easy to deal with and they set up all the hired tents slap bang in the middle of the campsite near the showers:

http://www.mein-zelt...e/2010/01/melt/

[branvan]

yesterday press conference, first bands announced:

Massive Attack (headliner sunday)
The XX
Two Doors Cinema Club
Ja, Panik
Get Well Soon
Tocotronic
Die Sterne

:huh:

[mcalli2008]

branvan, on Feb 19 2010, 07:55 AM, said:

yesterday press conference, first bands announced:

Massive Attack (headliner sunday)
The XX
Two Doors Cinema Club
Ja, Panik
Get Well Soon
Tocotronic
Die Sterne

Announcement in 15 minutes @ MELT! Website

[mcalli2008]

Melt! Lineup

Not great.... surely more to be announced?

[DIsForDylan]

average, i expected better, last years was way better!

mcalli2008, on Feb 19 2010, 11:07 AM, said:

Melt! Lineup

Not great.... surely more to be announced?

[mcalli2008]

DIsForDylan, on Feb 19 2010, 11:42 AM, said:

average, i expected better, last years was way better!

Yeah last year was really good!

It says these are just the first lot of acts, so I reckon some of the big names will be announced closer to the time...

[DIsForDylan]

but that'd be the bulk of the lineup though? any other festival suggestions? coming from australia

mcalli2008, on Feb 19 2010, 11:59 AM, said:

Yeah last year was really good!

It says these are just the first lot of acts, so I reckon some of the big names will be announced closer to the time...

[branvan]

Two Door Cinema Club
A-Trak
An Horse
Ata DJ-Set
Audiolith Pferdemarkt
Ben Klock OstGut / DJ-Set
Black Rose Henrik Schwarz & Jesse Rose live
Blood Red Shoes
Booka Shade
Boris OstGut
Bratze
Carl Craig & Mike Banks
Chris Cunningham DJ-/VJ-Set
Chromeo
Clues
Crookers
Die Sterne
DJ Pete OstGut
DJ Shadow
DJ Steffi OstGut
dOP
Egotronic
Ellen Allien
Fake Blood
Fiedel OstGut
Foals
Four Tet
Fred Falke live
Frittenbude
Get Well Soon
Hemmann & Kaden live
Ja, Panik
Jamaica
Jamie XX
Joris Voorn live
Lindstrøm & Christabelle
Mala
Marcel Dettmann OstGut
Marcel Fengler OstGut
Markus Kavka
Massive Attack
Matias Aguayo & Band
Matthias Tanzmann
Melt!Selektor Stage
Modeselektor feat. Bonaparte
Monika Kruse
ND Baumecker
Nick Höppner OstGut
Norman Nodge OstGut
Oliver Koletzki
OstGut Ton Meltdown
Pantha Du Prince
Popof live
Post War Years
Prosumer OstGut
Ricardo Villalobos
Riton DJ-Set
Roman Flügel
Saalschutz
Sascha Funke
Schlachthofbronx
Shed OstGut / live
Sinden
Tama Sumo
The Very Best
The Wombats
The XX
Tobias Thomas
Tocotronic
Two Door Cinema Club
Wareika
WhoMadeWho

[preacherman_1]

Seriously looking into this atm as had my first experience of european festivals at Dour last year and really enjoyed it but having been to Berlin and falling in love with the place i'd quite like to make a wee trip of it if I went.

Few questions for those who have been before:

1. The line up atm imo is outstandng (i'm very in to my dance music ) but having looked at last years line up is it likely we will see more acts being announced?

2. having had a wee look about on the Melt website at the FAQs section etc I can't really make out the restrictions on taking liquids into the festival etc. It states you aren't allowed loadsa stuff and only 1.5l non alcoholic per person but is this the actual arena area or the full festival site?

3. if above is the full festival site... whats the deal with taking alcohol on site? is there any restrictions?

4. what is the prices for stuff on site like? food, alcohol etc etc.

ta in advance

[ColFace]

Hi Preacherman,

This will be my third year at Melt.

1. Melt keep adding to the line up right up until the event so you will see more names announced over the next few months.

2. Liquids. You are allowed to take a maximum of 1 x 1.5 litre cardboard carton into the arena of juice. I took vodka and apple in last year. You can take as much booze as you like into the campsite which is separate from the arena but you cannot take your own booze into the arena. You can move between the campsite and arena as many times as you like.

3. Drink last year was around 7 euros for a 40ml measure of spirits and mixer and this included 1 euro deposit for the glass which you get back when you take it back to any of the bars. I'm not a beer drinker so don't know how much this cost. There are loads of bars dotted all around and you can get, beer, wine, spirits and cocktails. Food is around 5-7 euros, again one euro deposit for the plate. Chinese, pizza, baked potatos. There is a little festival shop in the campsite.

Enjoy,

Colface

[preacherman_1]

Nice one, just to start persuading the friends now

Just noticed you are from Glasgow as well ColFace, how do you usually get over? i'm guessing squezyjet from glasgow to berlin?