The first day of the festival was a success and was all about social participation for everyone!
Vienna (OTS/SPW) – In hot temperatures and lots of sunshine, this year’s Danube Island Festival started the festival weekend with a great atmosphere and a colorful variety of music and programs. In keeping with this year’s motto #myheartbeatsisland, it left no heart in the audience untouched. Early in the day, numerous visitors celebrated not only the well-known songs at the big inclusion concert The BossHoss unplugged Duo feat. Sascha und Alec, but also togetherness through participation. People danced, sang along and celebrated. The festival opener was moderated by Paralympic Schwimmer Andreas Onea.
Vienna’s mayor Dr. Michael Ludwig: “Today we experienced a brilliant start to the festival, which showed what the Donauinselfest has stood for for more than four decades: for respectful coexistence and opportunities for participation for all people in our city. The strong solidarity that we experience here every year at the festival and the low-threshold access mean that all Viennese can celebrate together! An example of how inclusion is practiced at the festival!”
Barbara Novak, state party secretary of the SPÖ Vienna: “My heart beats on the island! Top-class artists and a fantastic audience created an outstanding atmosphere on the festival Friday and showed how social interaction is lived in Vienna. In particular, the inclusion concert by The BossHoss unplugged Duo feat. We will all remember Sascha and Alec as a special highlight for a long time. Participation also means equal opportunities for everyone and we are fully committed to this at the Danube Island Festival. With the donation of the cup deposit, the LernLEO of the Samaritan Association of Vienna can be easily supported this year.”
Matthias Friedrich, Managing Director of the Pro Event Team for Vienna and project manager of the Danube Island Festival: “The weather kept what it promised and we were able to start the festival weekend with a sunny day. For the first time this year, we started the Danube Island Festival Friday with a great inclusion concert on the large festival stage in the morning. We are very happy about the many visitors, their companions and their families and friends who were able to enjoy this special concert without barriers. Many thanks to our partners who provided us with such great support with the logistics and support of the guests on site!”
Among today’s #dif24 guests: The Vienna city government, Andreas Babler and Klaudia Tanner
The Vienna city government also celebrated the start of the Danube Island Festival with the Viennese on site. So visited Mayor Dr. Michael Ludwig, Vice Mayor Kathrin Gaál and Barbara Novak this afternoon together with the city councilor for health Peter HackerCity Councilor for Finance Peter Hanke, City Councilor for Culture Veronica Kaup-Hasler and transport city councilor Any Sima the working world island.
SPÖ federal party chairman Andreas Babler also paid a visit to the island, as did the SPÖ Vienna women’s chairwoman and local councilor Marina Hanke and SPÖ Vienna club chairman Joe Diver. Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner In the morning, together with Barbara Novak, we visited the Action & Activity Island, which is used by the Austrian Army with an extensive range of sporting activities.
A colorful mix of music from all genres
Only the Danube Island Festival offers this colorful mix of genres and international and national acts! Juju, province, Nino from Vienna & the AusWienBand, Voodoo Jürgens, Semino Rossi, Petra Frey, Dominique Jardin, Lumix and many more all performed on the first day of the festival and created an exuberant atmosphere and thunderous applause. As always at the Donauinselfest, many talented young artists were also represented: this year’s Rock The Island Contest winner NNOA thrilled the audience in the afternoon with her rousing songs. Afterwards he was brought in as a surprise guest Rishi Reiner last year’s RTIC winner A slight one for a song on the Wien Energie / radio fm4 festival stage. In addition, after a break of several years, the music finally sounded again this year Country-Music on the island.
People of all ages explored the festival grounds
Visitors of all ages found themselves in the Action & Activity Island of the Federal Army again: The younger ones explored the inflatable obstacle course while the older ones took on the military course and tried out the basic military sporting skills of jumping, lifting, pulling and throwing. During the warm-up of the Austrian Pensioners Association rocking evergreens from the Werder Klub band and Latin American dances with salsa professional Yuri – entertainer and singer – attracted people to dance along Jazz is Gone including!
The Danube Island Festival
The Vienna Danube Island Festival is the largest open-air festival in Europe with free entry. For over 40 years, visitors to the Danube Island have been offered a top-class music, action and fun program as well as a comprehensive range of information and services. The festival has always stood for social cohesion, an affordable and modern Vienna and respectful interaction with one another. www.donauinselfest.at
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