Close To Perfect At Club Taubertal

Taubertal press officer Florian Zoll said the German event that likes to think of itself as “the club show of the festival circuit” was close to perfect.

Although the 10,500-capacity site at Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria has been sold out 11 of the 13 times the event has been held, it needed a good year. The huge cost of the mud-clearing operation that preceded last year’s gathering made a huge dent in the accumulated funds.

“It wasn’t just that. Even the garbage was so wet that it was much heavier and cost a lot more to be taken away,” Zoll explained.

“This year it was much different with fine weather, fine people and fine bands. Everywhere there were smiling faces. That’s the story of this year’s festival and it’s a very short one,” he said, relieved the threat of the occasional shower never amounted to any more than that.

Apart from introducing a showcase for Danish acts that included Nephew, Lily Electric, Dune and Schwarzwald Library, the other acts clubbing at Taubertal August 8-10 included Die Aerzte, Die Fantastischen Vier, The Hives, Fettes Brot, Editors, Danko Jones, Kaizers Orchestra, Moneybrother and The Futureheads.