System Of A Down Open Germany’s Open Air Park Düsseldorf

Germany’s new Open Air Park Düsseldorf finally opened with its first concert by System Of A Down on Friday, July 10. According to operators D.Live, the venue sent a strong signal about the future of large-scale open-air events in the capital of the state of North-Rhine Westphalia.

D.Live CEO Michael Brill extended special thanks to Live Nation, promoter of the System of a Down show, as well as to all partners, government agencies, emergency responders, and the entire D.Live team.

“Together, we have succeeded in successfully opening the Open Air Park and ushering in a new era for open-air events in Europe,” he commented.

D.Live’s mobility plan seemed to work well for the most part, except for those people who hadn’t clocked that they would require an extra parking ticket to park on site, which naturally caused delays upon arrival.

Concertgoers also complained to local news about the amount of time it took to leave the site post-concert, queues in front of stalls, a lack of LED screens as well as fresh water points, and disrupted mobile service.

Brill addressed most of this in an interview with local news station WDR, hinting at the fact that some of the problems have indeed been the result of concertgoers not preparing for a mass event like this one in advance.

It should also be surprise no one that mobile networks struggle where vast amounts of people are standing in close proximity, or that it will take some time to get 80,000 people off a concert site.

All valid criticisms would be addressed going forward, Brill assured, reminding everyone that this had been the premiere for the Open Air Park, which will host concerts by by One Republic (July 18) and Pitbull (July 19) next.

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