Blutengel - Deathstars - In Strict Confidence - Spetsnaz - Coppelius - Full Contact69

On time at 4pm the gates to the loveliest festival location gets opened. Having finished a busy working day (early shift) I jump into even more work and the weekend ;) Traffic is critical but we make it to the venue on time. Weather is… pissed off of us and the festival. As in the years before it is cold and rainy. To our luck it stopped raining cats and dogs and went over to some drizzle we could stand. Even more as the organizers decided to give out hot spiced wine :) I would like to recommend to move the BLACKFIELD FESTIVAL into the summer :P

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Opening the celebration is :: FULL CONTACT69 :: a band I never heard of before. They won this slot at the Sonic Seducer band battle. FULL CONTACT 69 is a trio hailing from Erfurt and Berlin, whereas the Berlin part was caught up in a traffic jam and the band had to perform as a duo. We got Electro much in the veins of FLA. Every now and then I got reminded of Swedish band Interlace too. I liked the band battle winner song Under The False Flag most.
Setlist: No First Us Policy, Out Of Control, Man Machine, Under The False Flag, Nothing Grows In Shade

Next up are the time-honored gentlemen of :: COPPELIUS :: They never played the BLACKFIELD before but are of course no unknown. I like them much and am always happy to see them playing live as they always offer a great show. And so they do tonight. Some acidness, some skirmish, some fooling, an always busily rushing servant Bastille, laughter and soap bubbles. That is how I love it ;) Excellent music, excellent show, highlight of the day. Yes, COPPELIUS makes happy!
Setlist: Overtüre, Bitten Danken Petitieren, Welt im Wahn, Locked Out, Reichtum, Risiko, Ade mein Lieb

Time to fast-forward a century to let :: SPETSNAZ :: enter the stage. The first act I now see twice at BLACKFIELD FESTIVAL. I like them much; they do EBM the Nitzer Ebb style. What I don’t like - a typical problem with Electro acts on festival stages - visually they have nothing to offer. One person singing and running around, another one nailed behind the keys or drums. No lights, no show. And at this fkg bad weather you not even want to stand down there and dance…
Setlist: Ignorance Is Bliss, Allegiance, Apathy, Free Fall, Fake!, Grand Design, Dead Mans Eyes, Who Made You God?, Degenerate Ones, Onwards, Mine

It looks much better when :: IN STRICT CONFIDENCE :: kick in. Speaking of lights and performance. You can already hear many ahs and ohs when guitarist Haydee Sparks enters the stage and men start drool. Same goes for singer Nina de Lianin, who joins in a little later. Her latex dress is breathtaking and I’m sure made by Haydee Sparks (who is also a designer). Mr. Ostermann almost goes under at so much femaleness ;) Musically I in fact like ISC but I prefer their older stuff, you know, Love Kills! time. Don’t like Ninas voice that much.
Setlist: My Desire, Promised Land, Justice, Seven Lives, Set Me Free, Morpheus, Silver Bullets, Engelsstaub

Now we have the first band playing the BLACKFIELD FESTIVAL thrice :: DEATHSTARS :: Hmpf. At least they offer some variety as it is now time for Goth/Glam Rock. The Swedes still don’t have a new album out but at least offer us a new single called Metal.
Setlist: Blitzkrieg, Semi-Automatic, Blood Stains Blonde, New Dead Nation, Motherzone, Cyanide, Chertograd, Trinity Fields, Mark Of The Gun, The Revolution Exodus, Tongues, Metal, Death Dies Hard

Last but not least again repeat. Again :: BLUTENGEL :: headline the Friday. Again the play a theatrical show, great to photograph, great to watch and again they teach me fear musically.

And so the first festival day comes to an end. It is cold, it is wet and I’m looking forward to a hot shower. But hope dies last, weather forecasts say rain will stop next day around noon and even allow the sun to break through…

story & pics © Dajana