Questions and Answers

PRESALE AND NEW SHOP

What? A new shop?
For the 2025 festival, we’ve moved. You can now find the shop at tickets.forstrock.de.

When and how does presale for 2025 start?
A “lottery” instead of “first come, first serve.”
We want to give everyone who wants to attend the festival an equal chance to get in. To make it fair regardless of your schedule or internet speed, you now have four weeks to register for the lottery with your desired shopping cart.
Coordinate with your friends, family, and/or loved ones and sign up for the waiting list.
The lottery begins on June 13. If you are selected, you will receive an email with a link to the shop. From the time you receive the email, you have 72 hours to complete your purchase. If payment is received in that time, you’ll shortly receive your confirmation and print\@home tickets.
Everyone else remains in the lottery pool. We will continue to redistribute unclaimed tickets until all are gone.
If you do not pay within the 72 hours, your wishlist (saved cart) will expire and you will no longer be entitled to those tickets.

How can we make sure our group gets drawn together?
One person can create a wishlist for your entire group. That way, if selected, you can all attend the festival together.

Where can I see the wishlist I registered with?
You can view it anytime in your customer account.

Changes to the cart
You cannot change or edit your wishlist once it has been submitted. And as mentioned: There’s no rush. You now have four weeks to calmly and thoughtfully create your wishlist.

How can I pay if I’m selected?
You can pay via PayPal, credit card, instant bank transfer, or regular bank transfer.

I can’t make it to the festival on short notice. Can I resell my ticket?
No. If you are selected, your tickets must be personalized. That means every festival or day ticket will display a name. The same name cannot appear on multiple tickets.
However, you can cancel your order. Returned tickets will be redistributed via the lottery.
We can only guarantee the authenticity and validity of tickets purchased through our official shop. Tickets sold on other sites or platforms are not licensed by us.

We registered for the raffle with 6 tickets, were drawn, but now there are only 5 people left. Can we book just 5 tickets?
Yes, that’s possible. All tickets not booked from the wish list after 72 hours will be returned to the raffle and drawn again.

I can’t attend this year. How can I still support the festival?
You can donate and support the festival via our campaign page on Betterplace (HERE). Thank you!

Who’s playing this year?
We do not announce any bands in advance. Every band performing that weekend is a surprise.

TICKETS FOR TENTS & VEHICLES

I couldn’t find or add tent/car/van/camper tickets!
For the lottery, you only indicate the number and type of festival or day tickets.
If you are selected, you can complete your order and later add tents, cars, or other vehicles via your customer account.
We will inform you as soon as this is possible.

When is a car a car, a van a van, a camper a camper…
If your rooftop tent exceeds the length/width of your car, please book a van/camper ticket.

Can I sleep in my car?
Yes, it is allowed to sleep in your car, trailer, camper, or van on the campsite.
There are no separate tent or vehicle areas.

CHILDREN & TEENS

My child is 13 or younger. How can I get a ticket?
Child tickets (up to and including age 13) can be booked as usual through the shop.
Please note: Children under 14 are only allowed to attend the festival with a legal guardian present! The relevant age is the child’s age at the time of the festival.
If you’re parents planning to bring kids under 3, please consider carefully whether the festival environment is appropriate. For safety reasons, strollers and picnic blankets are not allowed on the festival grounds.
The decision is, of course, yours. Children under 3 also require a child ticket.
All children must wear proper hearing protection to enter the festival site.
No hearing protection – no entry!

We are a group of teens, none of whom will be 18 at the time of the festival. Can we still attend?
There must be at least one adult guardian present with your group at the festival.
Teens aged 14–17 without an adult guardian must leave the festival grounds by midnight and are not allowed to camp or stay overnight.

DAY TICKETS

Can I stay overnight with a day ticket?
No. All day guests must leave the festival grounds no later than one hour after the event ends.
If you’ve purchased a day ticket and plan to arrive by car, you’ll be able to add a parking ticket for the day lot later via your customer account. We’ll notify you once this is possible.

ON THE CAMPING & FESTIVAL GROUNDS Will there be tickets available at the entrance?
No tickets will be sold at the venue. Arriving without a ticket is pointless.

When can I arrive? What are the gate and start times?

**Campsite opening hours**
August 22, 2025, 11:00 AM to August 24, 2025, 4:00 PM
Police will carry out safety checks at the entrance, so please expect some wait time. Arriving early gives you better parking and tent spots.
But please do not arrive before August 22, 11:00 AM!

**Festival grounds opening hours**
August 22, 2025 – TBA
August 23, 2025 – TBA (for day guests: TBA)

**Day parking lot hours**
August 22, 2025 – TBA
August 23, 2025 – TBA

**Stage program start**
August 22, 2025 – TBA
August 23, 2025 – TBA

Can I bring my pet?
Pets are not allowed on the festival or camping grounds!
“No worries, they’re friendly” – no exceptions.

Can I bring my own alcohol?
Yes, you can consume your own alcohol on the parking and camping areas.
On the festival grounds, drinks like beer can be purchased. All bags will be checked at the entrance.

Will there be food and drinks on-site?
There will be various food and drink vendors on the festival grounds.
Saturday morning there will be a (limited) breakfast offering. Coffee, tea, cocoa, whole grain or white rolls, cheese, vegetables, jam, chocolate spread, spreads, and vegan/vegetarian options will be available while supplies last.
This runs on a community kitchen model: food/drinks for donations and please rinse your own cups.
Outside these times, self-catering applies.

I enjoy carving. Can I bring my knife?
Please leave all weapons (bladed, stabbing, firearms, etc.) at home. These will be checked and confiscated at the festival entrance.

Can I bring confetti cannons or similar items?
Confetti cannons are not allowed on the festival, camping, or parking areas!
We don’t want to spend the rest of the year picking up the scraps.
Please don’t litter cigarette butts, bottle caps, or other trash. We need to return the grounds in the same state we found them.

Can I grill, make a campfire, or light torches on the campsite?
Open flames are prohibited due to high wildfire risk and local authority regulations.
Unfortunately, this also includes grilling.
Our security staff will extinguish any fires immediately.
Camping stoves are not allowed to be used on the ground. They can be used inside your camper or on a table under supervision.

SANITATION

Are there washing facilities?
Yes. There are washing areas and two drinking water taps on-site.

Are there flushing toilets?
No. There will be portable toilets (“Dixies”) on-site, which will be regularly cleaned.