Glatt&Verkehrt – Festival Cancelled – Small-Scale Events Planned
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 24th edition of the Glatt&Verkehrt festival cannot take place in the planned form. In light of the regulations of the Austrian Federal Government, as of May 25, 2020, which are in effect until August 1, it is not possible on artistic, atmospheric, or economic terms to hold the festival in the familiar manner. In particular, the travel and quarantine regulations for foreign artists as well as the restricted visitor capacities make the operations of the festival next to impossible. Unfortunately, the international artistic variety and the social and societal aspects of the festival cannot be realised in times like these.
Hence, with a heavy heart, we herewith must cancel all events. This also applies to the Music Workshop.
However, we would like to send a positive signal:
From July 22–26 in Krems, we will organise small-scale concert evenings and afternoon events. The venues are Winzer Krems and Gasthaus Salzstadl. In this way, there will at least be a hint of that festival feeling we all cherish in Krems and the surroundings since 1997.
And we are pleased to announce that our longstanding festival partner Radio Ö1 plans to broadcast the concerts despite the exceptional situation this year.
Details about the program will be released by June 19.
All purchased tickets will be reimbursed or can be exchanged for a voucher or a new ticket; our ticketing team will be in contact with all ticketholders in the coming days.
To say it in the words of Frank Zappa:
Music is the BEST!
Our very best wishes,
Albert Hosp on behalf of the entire Glatt&Verkehrt festival team