Information about the festival
Organised by the Gasteig’s trainees, the Isarflux music festival attracts a sizeable young audience. The trainees take charge the festival from start to finish: from selecting and booking the artists, setting up the stage, complete with lighting and sound, to marketing the event.
Taking place on Easter Sunday, this year’s Isarflux Festival at the Gasteig HP8 features a varied line-up including everything from punk to musical theatre, folk to live DJs. In addition to the stage performances, there will be a clothes swap and information stalls by social engagement initiatives. As always, admission is free.
Why not also take a look at the festival’s Instagram and Facebook pages!
“This year, Isarflux is more than just a party. We also want to give the topics of community and social engagement a stage.”
If you want to combine your partying with social engagement, this is the perfect opportunity: At the clothes swap, you can give away clothes you no longer need and perhaps find new treasures to take home. And to swap ideas and get involved more directly, why not drop by the info stands from initiatives such as Green City, Sea-Eye and the reptile rescue centre.
An event of Gasteig München GmbH, with the kind support of MotelOne and rausgegangen
“An awesome party, every time.”
Preparations for the event, which takes place on Easter Sunday, begin as early as October of the previous year. In regular meetings, the trainees and their two trainers meet regularly to discuss and organise the festival. There are, after all, many decisions to make, such as:
Which bands should we invite? Do we also want video installations or an exhibition? What do we need by way of sound, lighting and stage set-up? Once these decisions are made, the trainees draw up contracts and send them to the artists or their booking agents. They book hotels and order the catering for the evening. And they use Instagram and other social media to reach as many potential visitors as possible.
“What’s cool about Isarflux is that you don’t just work in your own field, but also get an insight into the other trainees’ work,” says an apprentice stage technician. And the trainees do learn a lot from each other, as everyone – from future engineers to office administrators – is involved in the Isarflux. “It feels daunting every year,” the organisers agree. “But on the day, it’s always an amazing party!”
