Reeperbahn Festival bosses preview 20th edition

Founder Alex Schulz and director Detlef Schwarte look forward to the Hamburg gathering's 17-20 September return

Keychange artist Anaiis at Reeperbahn 2021
Keychange artist Anaiis at Reeperbahn 2021

‘Imagine Togetherness!’ is the motto for the 20th anniversary edition of Germany’s Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg from 17-20 September. Around 45,000 attendees are expected at the event, which will showcase 400 acts from 30 countries.

‘Imagine Togetherness!’ is the motto for the 20th anniversary edition of Germany’s Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg from 17-20 September.

Around 45,000 attendees are expected at the event, which will showcase 400 acts from 30 countries. In addition, its 100-session conference programme will address key industry issues ranging from sustainability and diversity to streaming, sync and structural justice.

“We are setting a tone,” Reeperbahn director Detlef Schwarte tells IQ. “Our goal is to offer good services and cater for the purposes of music industry stakeholders. Sometimes we get concrete answers, sometimes not, but how…

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