01.02.2025 | Escalation Fest 2025 - Oberhausen

[warm wasp]

I'm about half the size of tank

[shrewd robin]

Same

Tiny

[warm wasp]

Stunt doubles for Nico

[shrewd robin]

Exactly

[bleak hollow]

well, why not, if not substituting for Tank in the photo, then for Nico

[tacit cape]

You have a tiny beard? ^^

[shrewd robin]

Nah I meant I am tiny

[round spruce]

You don't want the floor confetti trust me

[orchid ridge]

Seriously have you ever looked at the floor after an EC concert?

[tacit cape]

Confetti and beer mix XD

[ornate mural]

But I want confettiiii I look long and hard for some good ones ok

[ornate mural]

Haven’t been to one yet. So no

[olive forge]

You could build up a whole new alien species with that confetti xD

[tacit cape]

Well, sometimes the security guys can give you some if you ask kindly^^

[ornate mural]

Ooh really? Let’s see if I dare to ask. 🥹🤞🏻

[tacit cape]

I said sometimes... or if you are lucky, confettis can reach you^^

[warm wasp]

After the Hanover show I had more than enough confetti under my hoodie lmao

[queen raptor]

mmhhh, colorful paper wet with people's sweat, all for Marita

[ornate mural]

Well I’m kind of close to the stage. Kind of xD. Maybe it will reach me 🤞🏻

[ornate mural]

Yess I need it.

[ornate mural]

Nice

[queen raptor]

i'll gladly unstick everything from my sweaty skin and give it to you personally

[tacit cape]

Everything mixed with shoes^^

[warm wasp]

[tacit cape]

At least, it's a unique smelly and sticky souvenir XD

[ornate mural]

Thanks. I would appreciate that

[round spruce]

It will be wet and slimy... you get better ones is someone has some inside their hood or something

[ornate mural]

Aww 🥺

[round spruce]

I mean even if Kevin has locked the floor of the rudolf weber arena it does not mean it's as clean after the show. Ppl throw their drinks there too so it will be extra sticky. My sneaker almost got stuck to the floor last time so it almost fell off my foot.

[shrewd robin]

[ornate mural]

Damn really? 😅 I have been to sticky concerts before. But not sticky like that

[round spruce]

I also might have had my sneakers tied loose, but still

[orchid ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/lucky-napoleon-dynamite-gif-13359139

Forgot those don’t work here

[queen raptor]

there was insta sotry of someone filming condensation on the roof during one of EC's shows, all from how sweaty and hot people got

it's all very yuck

[ornate mural]

Damn There’s also from that one vlog. Where Christian writes abo, on the floor 😂

[queen raptor]

oh yeah. that's where you'd pick the confetti from

[ornate mural]

Yeah

[vale ember]

If I‘ll catch any confetti I‘ll give it to you But I think you‘re one seat closer to the stage 😅

[shrewd robin]

OMFG I JUST REMEMBERED

Speaking of confetti

Patricia gifted me some

[ornate mural]

We are right next to each other so 😂 But please if you cats some let’s share. 👀😆

[ornate mural]

Aww. That’s sweet 🥺

[mystic vapor]

Hehe🩷

(I had so much heart confetti tbh

Need to stack up at Jera)

[shrewd robin]

[fossil zenith]

In Stuttgart I was suddenly hit with something twice - first it was a 1cm stack of heart confettis which I gave away and the second time it was a streamer that hadn't unrolled properly. That one's made it into my EC picture frame.

Never touched a yucky floor!

🤩

[placid oriole]

but there is public transport

[glass drift]

Already mentioned that though

^

[placid oriole]

sorry i'm a bit tired

[glass drift]

It's ok a bit tired, I'm Kobura

[placid oriole]

[placid oriole]

Prepare people of the escalation fest, i have decided to bake dick cookies for yall

[ornate mural]

And this is because of Kevin. So you all know. An old insta post. So you have some context

[orchid ridge]

Mmmmm. Yummy

[mystic vapor]

I also have a plan for escalation fest

But it's not Including food at all sorry😔😂

[placid oriole]

tell me 👀

[mystic vapor]

Well it's more of a cute thing to shorten time

Remember these friend books from Kindergarten?
Wanna bring one for escalation fest queue 👉👈

Even tho I will wait at a different entrance with some people I will go to tje other queue for glitter and that book thingy 🤌🏻

[placid oriole]

OMG

imagine you get the boys to write in it

[mystic vapor]

DON'T EVEN START OMG

[placid oriole]

I might as well steal that idea

but we will see

[mystic vapor]

No but that thought aside

I want to do this in the escalation fest queue since so many people I know will be there

[placid oriole]

Honestly its just amazing in general to have a friend book for festivals

love that idea

[mystic vapor]

I also thought of doing Polaroid pics for the picture but it's SO expensive so everyone needs to draw them😂

[mystic vapor]

Thank you👉👈

It's probably nothing new but that idea came into my mind when I spotted my old friend book earlier

[placid oriole]

Old doesnt mean bad

Its def better than dick cookies

[mystic vapor]

Well I want one of the dick cookies tho

[placid oriole]

I'll give you all the dicks you want

[mystic vapor]

[placid oriole]

still gotta figure out how much to bake and how to get them to the arena without breaking the or having too much things to carry

[olive forge]

:O
Love it!

[shrewd robin]

I will bring some cute pens

[midnight wyvern]

ohh that's a great idea

[mystic vapor]

AHHHH YES OMG

[round spruce]

I got a nice plan of that, what if we collect as many ppls pages there and would actually gift it to EC?

As we are planning on doing g something there anyways.

[placid oriole]

that'd be great

https://tenor.com/view/aragorn-ii-elessar-sword-my-sword-lotr-gif-13928138

shoot

[round spruce]

We have some plans already, but I'll add that to our idea pile anyways.

[placid oriole]

:3

[round spruce]

I love doing fanprojects anyways

[shrewd robin]

A huge friendship book for the guys

[ornate mural]

That would be fun!

[midnight wyvern]

ohh that would be so cute

[olive forge]

I'm soooo down, that sounds sooo great

(Don't let the boys see this channel 👀 )

[bleak hollow]

As if they ever look here

[olive forge]

https://tenor.com/view/sponge-bob-square-pants-sad-lonely-alone-hello-darkness-gif-16029856

my gif isn't gifing

[bleak hollow]

yup, gifs don't work here

[olive forge]

[round spruce]

Gifs won't work on forum posts

[queen raptor]

unless you upload them from your local files

[orchid ridge]

I am down for any group project

Dinner the night before?

[shrewd robin]

Damn I wish

[orchid ridge]

Guess a lot of you guys will go the day of

[mystic vapor]

Well I am definitely going out with some people to the place where we went last time

But I don't think we can go witj 30+ people😂

[warm wasp]

Braindamages Prediction for next years EF https://youtu.be/kB74BWov6B4?si=j5wQvgSFjUSGDaIq&t=342

He's also mad that he didnt get standing tickets

[orchid ridge]

Since my German isn’t up to any kind of conversational level is he talking about the line up for next year?

[warm wasp]

Yeah it's his predictions

After that he asked his community for predictions

[orchid ridge]

Predictions. Got it. I was thinking. BM too

[queen raptor]

my plan is to be in germany on friday so definitely could meet up before

but i feel like planning that makes sense closer to the date

though i understand we're all excited hahaha

[midnight wyvern]

it's a bit surreal it's more than half a year 'till then xD

[queen raptor]

yeah, a lot can change

[drowsy fog]

I have a mini-printer, if I get it to work I´ll take it with me

[fossil zenith]

I can't even book my train connection until December because the timetable will be changing then.

[placid oriole]

i have the 49 euro ticket and I refuse to use something else

[queen raptor]

yeah, EF happening at the beginning of the year sucks because a lot of connections and timetables tend to change when a year starts

[mystic vapor]

I hate it sm🫠

[fossil zenith]

Would take me double the time - round about 10 hours

[placid oriole]

shieeet

just 4:30 for me luckily

if DB comes on time

[ornate mural]

I wonder if they will have some tattoos this time too

[tacit cape]

YES please!

[ornate mural]

Would be cool!

I want that EC tattoo one day either way though with their colors in the squares 🕺

[round spruce]

Only giveaway winners got those tattoos, so it was not like any open booth or anything

[ornate mural]

Oh I thought they said in the vlog that it was open for everyone to get tattoos back then

Maybe I heard that wrong then

[tacit cape]

I didn't won... sob

[round spruce]

By who it was said? If it was EC member they probably did not know about shit anyways

[queen raptor]

ooof 😂

[old canyon]

Speaking of DB.. I have a option to take a train from Berlin to Dusseldorf. What do you think, will it be on time?

[round spruce]

Well they did not thank the band who played during every changeover at the outside stage either. They worked their asses off but they always forgot to thank them

[placid oriole]

hm depends

i would just assume that its at least 30 minutes late

[glass drift]

per train you have to take

[old canyon]

If anyone will drive by train from Berlin, ping me ^^ (still considering bus but trip is very long)

[old canyon]

Thanks, Keule

[old canyon]

So better take earlier train to be in Oberhausen on time ^^

[placid oriole]

Dont do that. Might be cheeper but sometimes issues occure and you dont have other options

[shrewd robin]

Will maybe do that but not sure yet

[placid oriole]

if something happens with DB trains you can usually take another one (which still sucks to organise but at least you arrive at some point)

[old canyon]

So DB is like Polish PKP, noted xd

[glass drift]

yea, i'd calc with a total delay of 1-2hrs

[placid oriole]

2 hours earlier is better than 2 hours too late

and you can hang out with some of us

[old canyon]

It's over 4 hours from Berlin to Dusseldorf, we'll see ^^

[placid oriole]

i mean if you expect a 2 hour delay but are on time

wup wup

[old canyon]

I'll do my best xD

[placid oriole]

i will bake dick cookies, you can have one

[crimson yacht]

Lovely

[old canyon]

I can take "Ptasie Mleczko" with me xd

[queen raptor]

we need to organise and make a lot of pierogi

[crimson yacht]

Is this bring something from your own country because

[ornate mural]

Nico or Kevin. I don’t remember now. But one of them

[tacit cape]

If I know how many we will, I can try to make cakes but I need to find a way to transport them

[crimson yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/bovril-cold-freezing-warm-up-im-cold-gif-15565485

[round spruce]

yeah then they did not know shit

[tacit cape]

No bovril gif

[crimson yacht]

What am I not supposed to post that

WIt*

Wait*

[round spruce]

tenor gifs wont work on forum posts

[ornate mural]

[crimson yacht]

Okay that explains it

I wouldn't bring bovril I would actually bring something nice

[round spruce]

I'm watching a video on yt and Bovril was just mentioned...

[tacit cape]

Spreading Bovril all over the world! but it's not the subject XD

[crimson yacht]

Crumpets

[warm wasp]

TRUE

i just saw an instagram story about it, its massive

[somber seal]

I’ve been trying to figure out who DB is

I understand it’s the trains now

[fossil zenith]

I mean, I DO love them, but 50.000 people??

[tacit cape]

Deutsche Bahn (sorry for killing the orthograph...)

[somber seal]

I’ll imagine it’s like a Thomas the tank engine situation, both a person and a train 😂

[warm wasp]

yeah 50k aint happening but its right next to the arena

[fossil zenith]

Nothing remotely as adorable about the DB as Thomas...

[somber seal]

A girl can dream 😔

[queen raptor]

EC did say that they're thinking of moving EF outdoors and to other countries, i guess it'll all depend on the sales

[placid oriole]

other countries would be amazing for the fans, but sad for me

:')

[queen raptor]

other countries in addition to germany, not instead of, i imagine

[tacit cape]

West of Belgium!

It's juste a suggestion XD

[placid oriole]

OHH, yeah that would be amazing

like a festival tour

[queen raptor]

like knotfest

[placid oriole]

But knotfest moves every year right?

[queen raptor]

yeah but there's always knotfest in california and then one outside of it, the one outside moves

[warm wasp]

Tankfest in Tennessee

[queen raptor]

i'd get a visa for that

[warm wasp]

Ja sicher

[queen raptor]

or there used to always be knotfest in california, seems like now it moves across the US

[placid oriole]

you dont even need one since youre from poland

less work wup wup

[queen raptor]

huh, i don't need one now?

[placid oriole]

Poland is at the bottom

[queen raptor]

things you learn

[queen raptor]

we really are

[placid oriole]

soooo

tankfest when

[queen raptor]

why does that exist lmao

[placid oriole]

there appear to be multiple ones

[queen raptor]

anyway, we got offtopic but yes to EF everywhere

[deep flame]

...not sure what they define as visa. You still need a tourist visa as a German

which is easier to get and you can register for it shortly before the flight but you still need one

[queen raptor]

google said it's called ESTA and that once you do it, it lasts 2 years and it's different than visa

[deep flame]

yes ESTA

huh I didn't know it lasts for two years

[somber seal]

You need an ESTA though which is essentially a visa in a different font

[deep flame]

and yeah it is different from a full visa, I've been to the US with with each of those once, but it's still a visa imo. Other countries you don't need to fill out anything like it

[somber seal]

Esta is fairly easy to get so long as you haven’t done any crime but sometimes they do randomly deny your esta and then you have to get a full blown visa instead

I’ve legit just got my esta for my trip to America

[deep flame]

oh nice, where are you headed to?

[somber seal]

Florida!!

[placid oriole]

https://tenor.com/view/florida-man-chandlers-wildlife-alligator-gator-rodeo-gif-22660176

very non EF talk here ( i blame me)

[queen raptor]

yeah but it's much easier, faster and cheaper to get

[placid oriole]

lets switch channels

[queen raptor]

thank you for modding when i forget

[somber seal]

True but it’s hella stressful still 😭

[placid oriole]

Plan changed, i will arrive at the 31st

meet ups are easier

[tacit cape]

[old canyon]

And it's only me who can't arrive earlier and still don't know how

[tacit cape]

You still have 8 months to figure it out

[placid oriole]

We will see us anyways and i will also try my best to assist you

[bleak hollow]

I'm also comin on the day and probably rather close to the beginning

[placid oriole]

What i can say now already, download the "DB Routenplaner" app

[bleak hollow]

Can't book the train yet though

[old canyon]

From where will you arrive?

[bleak hollow]

Starting from Berlin. There seems to be couple of options how to get to Oberhausen, but all by train

[placid oriole]

i didnt know if i could check in at the Hotel so early. Overall standing for ~9 hours and 4-5 hours train beforehand might not be tje best idea

and my mom said she pays for the hotel because i have never asked for things like that

[old canyon]

Not sure.. You and Kobura successfully scared me of DB ^^

[bleak hollow]

DB has delays, but it's still often best possible solution

[bleak hollow]

Well I have not much choice because kids at home and I need to be away for as short as possible. Also I have seatign ticket at the concert

[placid oriole]

There is no other way sadly. There are small companies beside DB, but so few with very limited options.

[placid oriole]

Yes thats fair

but either way, however we arrive and leave. It'll be great

[bleak hollow]

ja sicher

[placid oriole]

[old canyon]

Ooh, would be awesome to come together. I can also come from Berlin 🙂

[somber seal]

Yay!!!!

[bleak hollow]

oh cool! Looking at the current schedule it'll have to be a rather early train though.

[old canyon]

I plan to stay at hotel on Friday near train station, so I can eat breakfast and go 🙂

[placid oriole]

When are you going to come?

Are you btw alone or is your family coming with you?

[bleak hollow]

noted! Then let's wait for the train schedules and get planning! (I can't promise to be a fun travel companion, I'll probably just sleep on the train 😅 )

[old canyon]

I try to avoid sleeping during travel, that's why I consider trains xd Don't worry, I keep an eye on you ^^

[placid oriole]

i think it'll at least give Ala a calm mind and shes happy that shes not traveling alone

[bleak hollow]

I just sleep anywhere I can 😄 But can as well be that I'll be overly excited for that. We'll see 😂

[bleak hollow]

For sure. And I'm happy to have a company as well!

[old canyon]

Yeah.. I'm not speaking German, so it will be nice to have someone friendly 🙂

[placid oriole]

love seeing that you help each other out

[old canyon]

[bleak hollow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1240246177279119392/1245131572907216956/C14F94E2-E93D-4F9F-8F5B-43D92B35CF42.gif

damn it

forgot that gifs don't work

[somber seal]

I’ll be with my parents! I should be due in at about 8pm

[placid oriole]

I seeee3

[somber seal]

Well that’s when we land so idk when I’ll actually get there

[placid oriole]

But the most important question, will your mom be on the guestlist

[mystic vapor]

I wanted to make a joke but I just leave it..😂😭

[crimson yacht]

Do you guys have anything other then Uber? Because it's mad expensive

[crimson yacht]

That's nice of her

[bleak hollow]

Other taxi service? From where to where do you need to go?

[glass drift]

Uber is dogshit in Germany

best to use something like "Funkmietwagen"

but their language knowledge can be limited lol

[crimson yacht]

Yes another taxi service because I don't want to get on a train at like 11pm at night depending on how long cases take to come through

I'm going straight from Düsseldorf to oberhausen

I've got 2 nights up there now

The lack of language won't bother me I don't like small talk in taxis so that would suit me down to the ground

[glass drift]

Funkmietwagen is similar to Taxis or Uber

[somber seal]

She’s not at this point 😔 I will keep petitioning

[crimson yacht]

I'll have a look into it,

[somber seal]

Kevin did say he didn’t want to break up my parents marriage when we met them 😂

[bleak hollow]

aww

[mystic vapor]

Please I love it😭😂

[placid oriole]

booooo

[crimson yacht]

OK so I would have to call for a taxi I ain't doing that I'll get a train

[glass drift]

[crimson yacht]

Is there no app because I don't like talking over the phone

[mystic vapor]

Only Uber but you don't wanna use Uber tho

[bleak hollow]

There's also stuff liek airport transfers, that you cna book online, but probabaly even more expensive

[crimson yacht]

Might just take train then

[warm wasp]

I used Uber for the first time in Oberhausen 2 weeks ago, the app glitched out so I gave a 10€ tip instead of 3€

Do not recommend lmao

[orchid ridge]

Good thing I have a driver for Oberhausen 😎

[tacit cape]

Sir has a driver, excuse-me

https://tenor.com/view/reverence-alice-alice-and-wonderland-blond-greet-gif-5693874

Oh shoot... no gif

[queen raptor]

gifs here work only if you save them locally and post them

[tacit cape]

I know, but keep forget about it^^

[orchid ridge]

Me too

[orchid ridge]

Just sent an email to the venue staff about renting a suite. Has anyone done that in the past or have an idea of the cost?

[fossil zenith]

First a driver, now a suite...

[tacit cape]

He knows how to treat himslef XD

[orchid ridge]

Just exploring options 😎

https://www.rudolf-weber-arena.de/business/entertainment_suiten/suite-fuer-1-event/

I want to be the perfect host 😎

[fossil zenith]

But no, no idea and I also know nobody who had one there. I'm down with the plebs...
😉

[orchid ridge]

I am a fellow plebe who lives waaaaaay beyond his income like most Americans

[tacit cape]

Yolo now regret later? Xd

[orchid ridge]

But if I am doing this (and I am) I want the best possible experience no matter the cost

Yes. Will deal with the credit card debt afterwards

[tacit cape]

If your view about the best experience just yolo it's not ever year that you come in europe for a one day festival... so

[fossil zenith]

Fair enough! Yolo on!!

[orchid ridge]

Probably waaaay too much for my budget but if I don’t ask I will be mad at myself for not checking

[midnight wyvern]

if I understand it correctly it's something the boys / the organizer have to offer, like... there are Suiten-Tickets on Eventim, but they were never available

[orchid ridge]

Mmmm

Thanks for sharing that. Put my name on the waiting list

£200 euro seems like a good price to me with what it includes

[fossil zenith]

Iirc they were available on the Monday after the announcement, together with that small second batch of standing tix. But I could be wrong.

[olive forge]

You really want to chill in a suite while everyone in the front is partying hard? xD

[orchid ridge]

Who says I won’t be partying up in the suite?

Plus I like a Birds Eye view. So you can see everything. At the rail your view is limited. And my days of riding the rail all day are looooooong over. With a suite (or the seat I have) I can come and go all day and enjoy myself

[olive forge]

I just imagine it so... so isolated. But maybe I have the wrong perspective on it

[tacit cape]

Feel free to tell me to mind my own business: will you travel alone?

[orchid ridge]

Yup

Wife isn’t into my rock n roll road trips

[orchid ridge]

What you call isolating I call freedom to move around

[tacit cape]

Suite are pretty big and can fit many people...

[olive forge]

A suite all for yourself sounds lovely, don't get me wrong though xD
I'm just not quite sure what I would enjoy more

[orchid ridge]

Freedom to come and go all day with no fear of “loosing my spot”

[tacit cape]

(As far as I remember / judge them ^^)

[orchid ridge]

To clarify I am not looking to book a suite for myself. I want to book and share with others

[olive forge]

That's why I have a seating ticket verryyy close to the stage :D

[olive forge]

Ohhhhh, now I get it. Well that changes a lot xD

[tacit cape]

Both point of view are pretty valid... I want to try suite one day... maybe next time

[queen raptor]

and the show never turning into "i'm just putting my elbows out so i don't trip" as the crowd gets pushier which takes away a lot of fun

[orchid ridge]

Split the cost with my fellow fans

[warm wasp]

Don't try to crowdsurf from the suite though

[orchid ridge]

That is kinda how I ended up getting tickets last year in Philly for EC. I “rented” a bowling lane for the night ($600) and split the cost between 6 people

[queen raptor]

in a perfect world, crowdsurfing is banned...

[tacit cape]

Wise advice

[orchid ridge]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricCallboy/s/w0kDmvb032

[warm wasp]

At a smaller concert in Oberhausen last year someone crowdsurfed like 15 times and knocked a German youtuber out right before the end

[tacit cape]

My back, shoulder, hand, and teeth are agree

[warm wasp]

Even the band was annoyed

[queen raptor]

you can avoid a pit, you can't avoid 10 crowdsurfers coming from behind and getting a boot in your face

[orchid ridge]

Ya pass on all that

[somber seal]

Honestly I kinda agree with this because 9 times out of 10 it’s either touch a sweaty dude or drop a sweaty dude on you if you don’t want to touch him 😭

[tacit cape]

Reminds me of spc concert... Sebastian got hurt because he tried to help one...

If you want to avoid crowd surfers, here's a tips: stay away from me... I attract them all the time...

[warm wasp]

[tacit cape]

Yep I'm cursed

[mystic vapor]

Same

[glass drift]

hope i won't have to push away too many crowdsurfers

[mystic vapor]

At the EC Nürnberg Show it was so bad..

I got a Boot in my face and thought for a second my nose broke

And one fell badly on my arm

Even tho I really wanna crowdsurf too at one point
||but I am to heavy so nope||

Plus

Secruity always lays on me to grab them and then I get screamed at to put my hands up

Bro

I tried

But Secruity is literally laying on top of me🤨

[orchid ridge]

I’ll take my Birds Eye view over a boot to the face any day of the week

[orchid ridge]

So much for that idea

[fossil zenith]

Huh, what happened between yesterday and today? Did I miss the announcement of a support? I took a look at the arena's ticketshop yesterday and almost half of the two lower ranks were still available...

[tacit cape]

Nothing happens...

[placid oriole]

Maybe its because in some german states its school break now and theyve seen the announcements

or its because its the end of the month and some people have money again to spend

[fossil zenith]

That might be a reaseon, yes.

[midnight wyvern]

that's so crazy

[fossil zenith]

One more: on the left it's eventim's tix on June 13, on the right it's today. Preeeeetty good, I'd say...

🤩

[ornate mural]

Daaamn!

They are going to be sold out soon maybe 😮

[fossil zenith]

My guess would be with the announcement of the first support(s) at the latest.

[ornate mural]

Definitely then! 😮‍💨 So curious who it would be!

[queen raptor]

i wonder what spiked the sales. people getting their salaries seems plausible

[fossil zenith]

Saaaaame! Although I don't really care that much - just to see who they can sign.

[ornate mural]

Probably!

[queen raptor]

i'm veeeery curious who they'll invite

[ornate mural]

Iiip. 😍 Well what I’m curious about is if they will just do German bands. Or maybe go outside their border 👀

[fossil zenith]

Don't really care music-wise, so to say. I'll enjoy it all - but definitely not as much as EC

[ornate mural]

Cause I know who i wish for. But it’s never going to happen

[fossil zenith]

Whoooooo?

[ornate mural]

Aah. No I get that 🫶🏻

[queen raptor]

every year there was one non-german band

[ornate mural]

Solence

[ornate mural]

Oh really? Yay!

[queen raptor]

what i'm curious to see if they'll get some bigger names (though i don't know if theyd even try to)

[fossil zenith]

Nice! The one band I'd really dig is Self Deception

[queen raptor]

both toured with EC before so the links are there

[ornate mural]

Think I only have heard a few of their songs. Must look more into them then!

[fossil zenith]

Same with Solence on my end
😆

[ornate mural]

Definitely, and Solence keeps mentioning how much they loved the guys and crew. 😄

[fossil zenith]

Fighting fire with gasoline is such a BANGERRRR!

[ornate mural]

Heheh

[queen raptor]

knowing EC, we'll have to wait a bit for other bands 😂

[ornate mural]

Don’t remember if I heard that one!

[fossil zenith]

I fear you're right...

[ornate mural]

Probably until after festivals

[fossil zenith]

Oh you would!

[fossil zenith]

Like who?

[ornate mural]

Babymetal probably

[queen raptor]

babymetal is a good guess because of the single but other than that, i have no clue

idk if this works like other festivals but if it does, the organiser pays the bands playing so that'd be a factor too

[ornate mural]

True, so it depends on how much bands want too

[midnight wyvern]

Electric Callboy
Babymetal
Self Deception
FiNCH
Set It Off
Statefall

my guess and dream line-up for EF so far x3

[ornate mural]

Add Solence to that too and I’m sold! Well I’m still going. But yeah you know xD

[mystic vapor]

Oh god if we get Finch I'm actually losing my mind

[placid oriole]

https://tenor.com/view/abfahrt-gif-23621358

[warm wasp]

Hoping for Donots

Saw them once as Die Ärzte support and they were sooo good

[mystic vapor]

Ohhhh yes please!!!!

They where amazing at rip

I vibed!!

[fossil zenith]

Hm, strange: the lower rank tix that were previously sold via the arena are now once again up for grab via eventim...
So if anyone still wants decent lower rank tix - go for it!

[warm wasp]

[warm wasp]

Are they hinting at something

[bleak hollow]

...or just promoting the latest release...
I do hope they are hinting

https://tenor.com/view/mc-thunder-eskimo-callboy-metal-metalcore-wink-gif-19376636

grr forgot about gifs

[warm wasp]

Discord

[bleak hollow]

now that;s what I'm talkign about

[round spruce]

The song choice tho.

It's either hint or just promoting their latest single, no biggie.

I'll just go, as you already saw it.

[olive forge]

I hope for the hint, ngl. But just promotion may be more realistic

[abstract ravine]

Omgosh I had given up on making the trip, but this is temmmppppting

[fossil zenith]

GoGoGo!!

[deep flame]

so looks like I'm coming too

[shrewd robin]

Lets gooooo

[deep flame]

@placid oriole sorry, I didn't get back to you about the tickets. Messaged my friend whether he wanted to join and he was faster looking into it and getting tickets than I was to tell him to wait a minute🙈

[placid oriole]

All good :> Tell me when you're gonna be there, want to say hi

[deep flame]

Will definitely do!

[placid oriole]

[deep flame]

and if there's gonna be a discord meet-up I'll definitely be there for that too

will probably be in Düsseldorf for the entire weekend...need to look into the öffis to get to Oberhausen

[placid oriole]

speaking of that, I will also arrive on friday instead of saturday

I forgot who also arrived on friday

but now u know

[placid oriole]

Oh good luck leaving Oberhausen

after EF public Transport will surely be crowded af...

[deep flame]

worst case scenario we're just gonna party through the night and take the first Bahn in the morning😅

[placid oriole]

ive heard some people talk about after partying at some nearby bar

[crimson yacht]

Sounds fun

[queen raptor]

there probably will be pre and after meet up

[crimson yacht]

Yeah and I will be there for like 10 seconds

Hello goodbye

[deep flame]

What do we have to do to make you comfortable enough to maaaaaybe keep you for half an hour?

[placid oriole]

Tea and biskitz

innit bruv

she's bri'ish

[deep flame]

I can try my best ||(bad)|| fake bri'ish accent to keep you entertained

[crimson yacht]

Is is that classic posh British everyone does

[deep flame]

I don't think so

it's probably more a mesh of different sounds I snatched up from travels

and I definitely didn't talk to a lot of posh people there. Mostly students

oh and the husband of a friend of mine, who's working class and from some London suburb afaik

tho I do have quite a hard time understanding him sometimes

[crimson yacht]

Wait till you meet me whole different level

[deep flame]

haha, we'll see

[crimson yacht]

I am level 30 boss

[deep flame]

challenge accepted

[tacit cape]

At least we will be entertained XD

[somber seal]

I’ve got the slightly posh accent

Not super posh like downton abbey

[crimson yacht]

Level 2 boss

[somber seal]

My sentences are just never coherent 😂

I’ll be blabbing about anything

[crimson yacht]

Wait till they get to level 40 boss

[somber seal]

Level 40 is thick Scottish

[crimson yacht]

Nooo scouser

[somber seal]

OH YEAH

[deep flame]

I've got an incling that I'd be able to understand the Scottish better than anyone from Liverpool😆 unless they go full on gaelic on me

[abstract ravine]

If I (an American) were to purchase tickets and couldn't make the trip work out, would there be a way to sell them later? I think someone said you can't resell on the website if you have a non German break account. But would I be able to transfer them to someone else?

[queen raptor]

@crimson yacht you had this issue

[crimson yacht]

I've got paper tickets or whatever you wanna call it only thing you really can do is get someone to buy them off you and you cover the shipping that's what I would do anyway

[queen raptor]

you didn't get digital via mail as well?

[crimson yacht]

Oh yeah I did I can take a look now see what happens

I can't see anything about transferring but you could try emailing them

[crimson yacht]

Email before you buy see if you can get an answer I've got 2 sets of ticket I've got the paper ones whoever has them will have to pay for shipping

I've also got the E TICKETs don't seee anything about transferring those ones

[abstract ravine]

So for paper tickets, it doesn't matter if there's a name on them or anything?

[crimson yacht]

No name on them one second

I'll check

No name

Issue is how do you go about getting the money etc it's a tricky step, you could also get e ticket and ask someone who's is german to sell it for you

[abstract ravine]

Yeah I figured it would have to be to someone on here that kinda "knows me" ish. I'm ok with eating the cost. I just didn't want the tickets to go to waste if it turns out I can't switch work.

[round spruce]

You can't sell them at the official ticket resale site, but ofc there are other ways, but those are not encouraged by us and it might be harder as well.

(also if you find someone German who's willing to help that might as well be a thing)

[abstract ravine]

Would they have to buy them for me, you mean? That way they can sell them?

[round spruce]

I mean you would just need to trust them to sell the tix for you and then they would send the money to you afterwards, but as said, that's also a risky. But option of them buying them for you at the first place could be a way too.

I dunno if you need the tickets to be originally bought with the same account as well that you're trying to sell them with, (would assume so). But yeah it's a complex one for sure if you don't have the german bank account/address on the official fansale (eventim's official resale place for tix)

[fossil zenith]

I offered before and I would do so again...
😉

But only if you'd be ok to sell them for the original price (plus shipping)

What is this Hilda-thingy next to my username??

[shrewd robin]

It means that you've reached Level 10 and over

[fossil zenith]

Discord's way of telling me that I spend wayyyyyyy too much time on here!

[shrewd robin]

Absolutly 🤣

[ornate mural]

I just reach lvl 30 so idk what you’re talking about

[round spruce]

Role icon, we have different Hilda emotes for each lvl.

[fossil zenith]

Yay to discord on the phone - I had to take a screenshot and zoom in to see what it was!

[warm wasp]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8wdZqQoWTT/?igsh=MWViNHp0YWhkaXloYg==

Discord

[bleak hollow]

Will it sell out before any other bands are announced? Yesterday it was about 600 tickets left on eventim.

[warm wasp]

They might wait with the first announcement until it's sold out

[bleak hollow]

so no one can back out anymore 😄

[warm wasp]

[bleak hollow]

It's already much less left today that yesterday, less than 60 tickets in the lower seating blocks.

[fossil zenith]

Yes, definitely

[queen raptor]

and it looks like they're selling all rows, right? so there won't be more added in case of fast selling

[fossil zenith]

Yes. I had an eye on it a bit and there are no more tix that could be sold. The ones outlined in red weren't sold last year either.

[queen raptor]

that's selling so much better than last year, announcing it during ratatata hype was genius move

[midnight wyvern]

they were. I sat in block 102 😂

at least 102, 202, 114 and 218 were sold last year

[fossil zenith]

🤔 Which block is it that you see in this picture, what do you think? Hard to tell...

Ah, there are numbers! 😆

It's 114

[glass drift]

yep

seems like they moved the stage further behind

so 115 will end up where 114 was

[fossil zenith]

🤪 I'm confused.

[glass drift]

how so

[fossil zenith]

Not good with spatial thinking

[glass drift]

The stage cuts off on the top with 115

[glass drift]

here it cuts off with 114

so the stage is moved further "north", aligning with 115 instead of 114

[fossil zenith]

So even more places than last year?

[glass drift]

well, 4 more blocs, a bigger infield

2 Unterränge, 2 Oberränge

I wasn't there last year, just judging from the 2 pics

[fossil zenith]

Hm. 113 was the closest lower rank sold this year so far.

[queen raptor]

imagine if it sells out and they later announce babymetal will be there

[bleak hollow]

those resale prices will go up another 200%

[midnight wyvern]

you actually can't compare the graphic on eventim with what it looks like in the end. last year the graphic on eventjm was the same

[fossil zenith]

At least! The dedication of some BM-fans is on another level.

[glass drift]

ah damn

[round spruce]

There may be more tickets on sale closer when they finalise the stage stuff as things may still change regarding that. Also just my own assumption as the final stage layouts and stuff are usually confirmed closer to events.

[midnight wyvern]

well... I guess the low ticket hint had its effect 😅

[wind relic]

Now announce the 2nd day of Escalation Fest

[queen raptor]

2nd EF will be in autumn like it should be 👀

[mystic vapor]

YES PLS

[vale ember]

6th of October, thank you 👀

[queen raptor]

let me guess, birthday?

[warm wasp]

Just wait until any other bands I listen to announce a concert on the other side of Germany. That's when the next EF will be

[fossil zenith]

Testing your loyalty

[mystic vapor]

They really do😔

Dropped from 8 to 6 TBS shows now

[vale ember]

[orchid ridge]

Then I won’t have a problem selling my extra ticket

[bleak hollow]

Around 350 tickets left

[queen raptor]

that's crazy, 7 months ahead of it happening and without even one support band

[bleak hollow]

there probably will be quite some available on fan sale etc later on. Also for reasonable price because people won't be able to attend due to one reason or another.

[bleak hollow]

I hope EC take notice. We need more shows! The demand is here

[queen raptor]

oh they know but now they need new songs

[warm wasp]

Just add a morning festival and sell it out again

[bleak hollow]

Ja sicher. And once they have new songs - we need more shows!

[queen raptor]

fall 2025, they promised, i'm waiting

[abstract ravine]

They promised? This is perfect because I didn't get tickets for EF for February, so I was planning on making the trip for a show later in the year (one that isn't a festival).

Your crowds over there seem like they are better than in the States. I'm coming over for a show.

[placid oriole]

EF or new headline tour?

[orchid ridge]

Bigger maybe, but better? We rocked pretty hard here on the last NA tour

[abstract ravine]

I dunno how to describe it. Seems like some of the crowds over there maybe know the songs better? The crowd participation seems better IMO. I could be totally off. I only attended Silver Spring and Toronto. Let me know how it is in February! You'll be able to compare.

[midnight wyvern]

found the caption on instagram. they talked about "next european headline shows"

[orchid ridge]

All the crowds I saw seemed to be into it and enjoying themselves. If anything the fans in the US (myself included) are much newer than the fan base in Europe.

[queen raptor]

maybe not promised but since they said that it'll happen, it's already planned or in planning

[queen raptor]

hell yeah!

[placid oriole]

yes, thats what i thought

[junior kite]

what are u thinking which bands come to the ec fest. I think Babymetal

[mystic vapor]

Praying for Statefall

[deep flame]

I was kinda wondering whether they might get Spiritbox since they know each other and Spiritbox is touring in the EU in Feb...but checked the dates and EF is like two weeks too early for that

[ornate mural]

YESS PLEASE

[deep flame]

Statefall would be great! They were awesome as opener for SPC/TBS

[mystic vapor]

SPC again pls

[mystic vapor]

YES

[warm wasp]

Chris Braindamage once mentioned Donots for EF so i now want to see them there

together with BM and SPC

[mystic vapor]

YES PLS

[mystic vapor]

Fever dream

[warm wasp]

its wild to think about

[mystic vapor]

Well Roland Kaiser will be at TV Total with them so maybe

[warm wasp]

Roland Kaiser was in a Die Ärzte video a couple years ago, so why not support EC aswell

Something like this

[mystic vapor]

OH YES I FORGOT

Nothing More would be INCREDIBLE

[somber seal]

Sneak SPC on there just for me PLEASE

[shrewd robin]

Dan doing double time 🤣

[warm wasp]

And Nico for Pizza Homicide

[shrewd robin]

As much as I love Nicos vocals in that song...Sebastians clean vocals in that live version they got on their channel are just so good 🤣🫠 I think its the Hamburg one

[ornate mural]

Yesss. So good.

[fossil zenith]

Self Deception!!!

[queen raptor]

i have no idea about bands. who i'd love is someone they'd never get because a) not fitting at all b) most likely too expensive

[shrewd robin]

Lorna Shore.

I want to see Will in a wig again 🤣

[queen raptor]

let's get all the scene bands that exploded in recent years. lorna, spiritbox, sleep token, knocked loose

[shrewd robin]

Bleed from Within would also be nice but thats just me wanting it hehe

[tacit cape]

My baby

[mystic vapor]

Once again

I would die

You know that

[shrewd robin]

[mystic vapor]

It is

[mystic vapor]

Double Dan time?

Hell yea

Get my bestie out there

[shrewd robin]

[ornate mural]

If SF and SPC preformed. Jan would have to do a triple show day 👀

[shrewd robin]

Omfg 💀

[mystic vapor]

Oh god😂

Boy will be burned out before EC comes on

[shrewd robin]

Jan laying absolutly knocked out in the corner after that 🤣

[mystic vapor]

Bollo too

[mystic vapor]

In two ways😂

[ornate mural]

Yep 😆

[ornate mural]

Omg yess. Poor guy😅

[ornate mural]

And Patrick? 😅

[shrewd robin]

Probably all of them

[ornate mural]

Yeah. The entire EC crew works for all of them I think. 😆 at least almost all of them 😆

[mystic vapor]

Yes😂

[junior kite]

I also think future palace is a good idea They have a few new songs, or ice nine kills where fire

[tacit cape]

Oh yes, Ice nine kills (since I missed them...)

[quaint summit]

Their (FP) new album is coming this fall

[junior kite]

saw them in oberhausen was the best live show i saw. But ffdp was disappointing. (Guitars to loud,too much bass, singer to quiet)

[tacit cape]

They were supposed to support FFDP but not in Luxembourg... (FFDP were amazing the day after)

[junior kite]

fails are normal. I saw Future Palace like 3 times in 1 year (EC, Escalation Fest and Impericon Fest) and only one time she was good mixed with electric callboy in cologne

[tacit cape]

I didn't "liked" Futur Palace at 2nd Escalation Fest but they were amazin last week-end at Graspop 🙂

[olive forge]

For real??

Oh man... Poor you :(

[tacit cape]

It was Malevolence (that I saw at Graspop too instead of INK...)

[olive forge]

Ektormorf was sh*t in Oberhausen, but after Ice Nine Kills the crowd was heated up

[quaint summit]

Ektomorf 😍😍 it's been years since I went to see them live

[olive forge]

I'm not a big fan of trash metal and so was the crowd... ^^"

[quaint summit]

They wouldnt fit at EF that's for sure.

[olive forge]

Especially since the only 3 things he could say were:

• "You guys are the best"
• "You all are shitty ba*tards"
• "JUUUUMP JUMP JUMP" (nobody jumped xD)

[quaint summit]

I would like to see Venues to join them. Only experienced them as support for FP.

[mystic vapor]

Don't think they double book

[warm wasp]

So it's Deine Cousine this time instead of Swiss?

[mystic vapor]

No No we have Donots for the political part😇

[junior kite]

or Deichkind

[midnight wyvern]

Electric Callboy
Babymetal
Self Deception
FiNCH
Set It Off
Statefall

that's my EF-"Bingo" 😂

[fossil zenith]

Guys, I just saw Dropkick Murphy's tour dates, and they play in Braunschweig the day before EF and Düsseldorf the day after - so maaaybe a stop in Oberhausen on the day inbetween??
🤔

[tacit cape]

Dropkick Murphy's at EC?! do you think it's possible?!

[fossil zenith]

That's what I'm asking myself as well...
😆
I'd be there for it!!

[tacit cape]

You mean for Boston? XD

[neat glade]

I think Düsseldorf is too close to Oberhausen 😅 usually bands don't play cities that are so close 2 days in a row

[shrewd robin]

Oh why not ? 👀

[neat glade]

Because they would probably not sell enough tickets for both shows. The only possibility I see there is that they won't be announced for EF until their Düsseldorf show is sold out.
Usually festivals also have a "gebietsschutz" (sorry for German 😂) so that bands are not allowed to play near the festival, but not sure if EF has something like this

[shrewd robin]

Ah okay yeah that makes sense then thanks

[fossil zenith]

Ah, I see. Well, EF is almost sold out and presale for the DM's starts on Friday - so that might not be an obstacle.
But I guess the Dropkick Murphy's are too big to 'just' support EC.
More like wishful thinking on my side...
😉

[queen raptor]

can't imagine they're cheap either 😂

[fossil zenith]

Nah, most likely not. 😅

[fossil zenith]

Oof... 😅

[ornate mural]

Damn. Just 38 seats left!

[fossil zenith]

There are quite some upper rank tix still left on the arena's website, but still...
💪

[tacit cape]

And still not a single other band announced... I'm impressed

[ornate mural]

Ooooh ok 😮

So impressed! I wonder if the guys are happy with this outcome so early. They must be right? 😄

[tacit cape]

Happy sure, but I bet they think it's just unreal...

They made the announcement not even one month ago and it's almost already sold out...

[fossil zenith]

I'm asking myself if maybe some BM-ultras bought tix in the hope of them coming.

[tacit cape]

Maybe...

I mean I went to see BM in Amsterdam only because I was sure that the boys would hav been there XD

[ornate mural]

Oh yeah, true. 😅 If it took longer to sell last year. It must be unreal to see how fast it’s selling now

[wind relic]

Lets say BM-ultras who are also EC fans

[tacit cape]

LAst year I couldn't have the standing tickets but I didn't fight to have 3 seated tickets^^

[ornate mural]

Oh damn, then it’s definitely different this year then 😮

[placid oriole]

Right moment to once mention again: I have 2 seat tickets in block 110 for sale. Don't need much extra, just wanna get rid of them without a financial loss

[fossil zenith]

It is. I was too late for a regular standing ticket as well and eventually found one that was okay-ish in resale, but I had a seating ticket in my cart basically at all times without any problems...
😆

[glass drift]

wait, you're not coming?

[ornate mural]

Damn. 😆 You got lucky this year then!😅

[placid oriole]

no, Paulus friends got standing tickets

[glass drift]

Noice, we gonna see us in the pit

[placid oriole]

yes

[glass drift]

hope i can get the gf close to barricade and enter pit a bit myself

but we'll see

[fossil zenith]

Yessss. The hyperfixation only kicked in when it was already too late for a standing ticket!

[shrewd robin]

Ooohhh 👀

[ornate mural]

Oh nooo. Well at least you didn’t have to worry about that now. 😅🫶🏻

[fossil zenith]

Nah. Three hours without refreshing discord or insta for EC-news??? Nope....

[mystic vapor]

I payed more for a standing ticket

Worth it

[glass drift]

Huh?

[fossil zenith]

Same here, but I was on the lookout for quite a while. Back then I was not willing to pay 200 bucks for a standing ticket. (Please don't ask about today)

[mystic vapor]

105€ for me🥲

[fossil zenith]

Fees included?

[olive forge]

Who needs a standing ticket if you've got a seating ticket in block 103 👀
(Hope it's not tooo sideways)

[fossil zenith]

Me!

[mystic vapor]

I don't remember sorry🥲

[fossil zenith]

Nevermind. I think I paid about the same.

[ornate mural]

Hahaha xD Not at all no. Hahha 😂
Can’t wait to meet you though!

[mystic vapor]

Well I need my front row so😂

[olive forge]

I'm not looking forward to standing for up to 7-8 hours straight, that's why I instantly went for a good seated one xD

[fossil zenith]

Well, one day I want to be able to see the crowds as well, because that always looks sooo cool - but not yet!

[mystic vapor]

Tbh when the bands beforehand are good it's totally fine

At least for me

So I wasn't struggling to much!

But I understand what you mean

[placid oriole]

@round spruce thanks for the ping

just noticed lmao

[round spruce]

Dunno if ppl see the pins, but at least we can try to maximise the visibility. If you see others selling/looking for tix as well, I could pin them as well as the conversation goes on here quite fast.

[fossil zenith]

Roland Kaiser announced as support...

[mystic vapor]

Well tbf

When I drink a bit and have a vibe I even can vibe to him

[fossil zenith]

Why am I not surpised...

[fossil zenith]

But same here!

[mystic vapor]

In my regular Club I am always at the Party Room where they also play schlager so😂

I am fine with everything tbf

And if they would announce Mia Julia for example? I know many of her songs ao I could even sing along

Also I have to live through Roland Kaiser at TV Total XXL already 😂

[fossil zenith]

Tbf, people who know my taste in music are always a bit baffled if I loose it to bad, bad Schlager...
😇

[mystic vapor]

People are always confused when I know all the words to Ballermann Schlager

I am to often in the club😭😂

[placid oriole]

Wasn't Mia Julia the woman in the Hurrikan MV?

[fossil zenith]

If someone isn't familiar with EC (😵) I sometimes describe them as Ballermann-Metal or Happy Metal...

[mystic vapor]

Exactly

[mystic vapor]

Valid

[round spruce]

[orchid ridge]

Some of us bought more than 1 ticket too 🤣

[orchid ridge]

Mail call

Not a fancy ticket but will get me in the door

[warm wasp]

[olive forge]

Wait... Did they send you a German invoice? xD

[orchid ridge]

Yup

And no state on my address just town and zip code. Thankfully they figured it out

[olive forge]

Aii, that's how you know that they are not used to sending tickets to the US

I had it once that a package from China arrived at my house with ONLY my Street and house number. The city was "other" and no zip code

Mad respect to the post office for figuring that out xD

[orchid ridge]

Wow. Impressive and scary all at the same time

[fossil zenith]

😅 Now almost all of the arena website's tix are back up on eventim - so much back and forth!

[round spruce]

I would think that if they at one point move all tickets to Eventim, just once that's somewhat normal, but back and forth I haven't really seen before 😅

[quaint summit]

maybe it is bc some ppl boycott eventim? 🤔

[tacit cape]

It's pretty weird^^

[warm wasp]

Just listen to MC Thunder while watching them move back and forth

[deep flame]

tbh I prefer buying tickets directly from the venues too. It supports them too

[round spruce]

Another random thought for bands joining in, what about Jiluka? I think at least Kevin follows some of them.

[quaint summit]

Me too. Either from the venues or the local concert Agency

[deep flame]

I think both venue and eventim get a contingent but most people forget to check the venues' sites as well, so the ticket sale for the leftovers goes over to eventim at some point too because of the reach

[fossil zenith]

Yes, that's my guess as well - also only single seats were left on eventim, so that might have kept people from buying.

[placid oriole]

Speaking of only single seats

I actually have 2 seats NEXT to wach other in block 110 up for sale!

I just want my money back so no crazy prices like there are on fansale

[round spruce]

The rules prob needs a bit updating but please do not mention them too often. I know you want to get rid of them but I doubt there has been that many new ppl who have not seen your previous messages.

[placid oriole]

Noted

[mystic vapor]

Have you put them on ebay?

[placid oriole]

Not yet

[mystic vapor]

Ebay or Fansale would be your way to go tbh

[placid oriole]

I'd prefer to sell it to someone who I know and would be happy to meet first. Gonna wait for a bit longer in case someone is still unsure

[junior kite]

Statefall say on instagram in there story today that ec dont ask them yet to be there so i think they are not in the line up

[midnight wyvern]

the question is, if the line-up is already fix and complete hope dies last xD

[olive forge]

I would guess they already have a complete lineup... But bands/artists can always get sick, pregnant or whatever 👀 xD

[junior kite]

but all of them arrive with the tekkno train

[olive forge]

obviously

[junior kite]

when not throw tomatos

[crimson yacht]

Aww well the amazing news is the tickets I gave away have made it to them!

[olive forge]

soooooo wholesome ommggg 🥹

[shrewd robin]

Naawww lets goooo

[bleak hollow]

this is so amazing.

[midnight wyvern]

saw it now in the story too and yea... I would also think the line-up is already planned, but I wonder a bit about Jan's "not yet"... I wonder if he wouldn't know if the line-up is complete and fix and stuff 🤔

[round spruce]

You know that they are not allowed to tell even if they knew
I think it's quite common that EC announces the support acts on their tour pretty late as well, and now they don't even need ticket selling help which might be the case sometimes when they go with certain support acts.

[tacit cape]

They just know how to teas us XD

[midnight wyvern]

yea of course he wouldn't be allowed to say anything, I just think the answer in the Q&A sounds like there's still a chance for Statefall at Escalation Fest 👀 but could also be just a bait 😂

[tacit cape]

Shoot, I was about to suggest some really nice Belgian band XD

Like Through the Void or Ocean Encounters XD

[junior kite]

210 days left

[tacit cape]

<insert the waiting impatiently gif here>

[junior kite]

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-tom-and-jerry-impatient-walk-around-circles-gif-20355711

[quaint summit]

Impatiently dancing

[tacit cape]

I'm not that happy while waiting impatiently XD

[warm wasp]

Next month when I'm at the arena for a WWE show I will just stick around so that I'm first in line for EF

[placid oriole]

honestly from all ive seen from the EC community thats reasonable

[queen raptor]

[mystic vapor]

books trains to Oberhausen to be in Line before you😛

[warm wasp]

fully expecting you to wrestle on that show just to scare me

Lol

[mystic vapor]

Who knows

I am everywhere

Me: wrestling
You:

[warm wasp]

Get yourself a steel chair in case anyone wants to steal your spot at EF

[mystic vapor]

[orchid ridge]

Who is counting?

[olive forge]

I'm trying not to think about it too much, so the days go by faster xD

[ornate mural]

Same

[orchid ridge]

My countdown timer stares at me all day

[warm wasp]

Maybe now they have some time off from touring they could announce the first band or do a video from the venue like the last times 👀

[ornate mural]

Oh I hope soooo!

[warm wasp]

From Eventim & Rudolf Weber Arena

[midnight wyvern]

this one last red point drives me crazy 😂

[quaint summit]

Wonder who will end up there.

[warm wasp]

we shall ask them what took them so long

[mystic vapor]

All of us waiting at that seat

[olive forge]

I didn't even notice until you said it qwq
How can you do that to me, now it will disturb me aaaall the time

[queen raptor]

someone needs to buy it just to make it disappear

[tacit cape]

It triggering me so much too XD

[olive forge]

Let's start a GoFundMe for this seat xD

[bleak hollow]

I think there's a few people (myself uncluded) from here in that sector. Whoever gets this last spot will be in a good company

[crimson yacht]

I am in that area I will make them feel comfortable

[olive forge]

Anyone about there? qwq

[orchid ridge]

Is the red dot a resale?

[olive forge]

na, just an indicator for the price category

[deep flame]

oooh me too!😄

[shrewd robin]

@pulsar cairn look we even got this thread

[pulsar cairn]

I can't see that 108 spot

[shrewd robin]

Cause its 103

[bleak hollow]

It's on arena website https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/rudolf-weber-arena/de/tickets/channel/shop/areaplan/venue/event/565207

not on Eventim

[shrewd robin]

OH WAIT

[shrewd robin]

I am half blind

Again

It is 108

[pulsar cairn]

I mean ticket aint too bad. it's more about travelling there and uh place to sleep m shit

[shrewd robin]

There are some hotels close to the arena

[bleak hollow]

oh that reminds me.. I still didn't cancel that double room I booked

[pulsar cairn]

What're you saying? 🧐

[shrewd robin]

[bleak hollow]

like I first booked double room, because I t was cheep(ish), but then I booked a cheaper single one later

[bleak hollow]

oh that sounded weird didn't it

[pulsar cairn]

Nooo👼

[bleak hollow]

so I have a booking for one double room which I don't need, for liek 97 euro or something

[pulsar cairn]

Next year MIGHT be too early but lemme see flights just in case anyway

where should I fly to?

[shrewd robin]

If Mike doesn't take it I might

[pulsar cairn]

Most likely won't. Like I said probably this will be too early. I got nothing saved up as the whole 700 goes to my car

But with next years vacation money. who knows

[shrewd robin]

Daaamn yeah schauen wir mal was wird

[pulsar cairn]

Huh. 178€ there and back by Air baltic

or 100 more for Finnair

[shrewd robin]

So what you're saying is 👀

[pulsar cairn]

I guess I'm seriously thinking about next year if everything goes will. it would be awesome to come there and meet most if not all of you I've talked to...

Damn I'm suddenly under preassure Dx

[tacit cape]

We are a bunch with cars so we can even pick you up at the airport 😉

[pulsar cairn]

Don't push me

[pulsar cairn]

Gotta ask if missus wants to come too. She's not TOO keen on EC but who knows

[bleak hollow]

It's real! I think a lot of us here, myself included, just caught the frenzy and went for it even if it doesn't make much sense really Like I'll be stuck in a fucking train for 5 hours one way. Why> No idea

[crimson yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/doja-cat-star-wars-gif-25078126

[shrewd robin]

There will be other bands as well so 👀

[crimson yacht]

Quiet a few of us are staying in the same hotel aswell

[pulsar cairn]

Laura you're not helping either

[shrewd robin]

[crimson yacht]

[bleak hollow]

EC should pay us for marketing end sales effort

[crimson yacht]

I stuck my exspense on a credit card and just went ham and made big payments

[bleak hollow]

% from a ticket price of every new discord member convinced to attend

[warm wasp]

All this just to get rid of the red spot on the arena website

[pulsar cairn]

You're actually just under EC payroll to "make friends" from around the world and preassuring them to do stupid things under EC influence

[bleak hollow]

Yes

[shrewd robin]

Maybeeeee 👀

[bleak hollow]

We're paid in cheese

[pulsar cairn]

Bunch of EC minions

THAT'S WHY YOU GUYS ARE SO OBSESSED WITH IT

[crimson yacht]

Also I recommend düsseldorf for airport

[shrewd robin]

Not the only thing but yeah sure 🤣

[pulsar cairn]

But with flight prices they're cheaper the earlier you get em right?

[bleak hollow]

not always

[round spruce]

Pfft. No one offered me a ride from the airport, everyone just assumes that I have everything sorted 😅

[crimson yacht]

What day are you getting there

[pulsar cairn]

We're scared of you

[tacit cape]

I offered my car multiple times^^'

[round spruce]

Should have known

[pulsar cairn]

They're*

[bleak hollow]

You didn't need convincing to come on the first place. Mike needs extra "support" to make a decision

[tacit cape]

I will go to Düsseldorf on saturday anyways^^

[pulsar cairn]

https://tenor.com/view/empty-wallet-no-money-broke-pulp-fiction-john-travolta-gif-13868803

[round spruce]

Friday if I remember correctly but tbh, most likely everything is sorted out, I'm just teasing ya 🤗

[round spruce]

😅

[pulsar cairn]

Welp guess I got some plans to mention to missus XD

[bleak hollow]

You got this!

[shrewd robin]

Ladies and Gentlemen. We got him

[pulsar cairn]

damn it...

[bleak hollow]

Now pray for missus to agree

[tacit cape]

[shrewd robin]

[pulsar cairn]

I suddenly feel like brainwashed

[round spruce]

Also I don't know if anyone replied, but you should aim for Düsseldorf if you fly

[pulsar cairn]

Yea I think Laura pointed that out

[shrewd robin]

Thats the EC experience

[pulsar cairn]

And Airbaltic wes flying there actually

[round spruce]

Airbaltic with transfer isn't too bad, but finnair has the only direct flights. Klm (and probably others) have also some with transfer I would guess those are fine as well.

[pulsar cairn]

That would be my 1st time on a plane.

As long as it aint Ryanair I think I'm good Dx

[crimson yacht]

Ryanair is awful rather sit on a train for 10 hours

[pulsar cairn]

So I've heard

[crimson yacht]

I hate the fact I have to be at the airport 3 hours before my 1 hour flight

[midnight wyvern]

late to the party, but... was wird

[shrewd robin]

[warm wasp]

Let's meet at the Lego store on Friday

[pulsar cairn]

Ok I'm sold

I know. I'll lure her in with "let's go to germany for our 1st trip abroad as a married couple. We can go to Lego store too. aaand I'll slip in that we're going to EC festival or show or something

[warm wasp]

"let's go to the mall next to the arena because of the Lego and Haribo store. If we're bored we could also listen to this random band I found on Saturday"

[pulsar cairn]

Perfect

[crimson yacht]

Haribo store! No way

[pulsar cairn]

Random as if she hasn't seen me honeslty simp over EC and especially Nico multiple times

[warm wasp]

"damn they must be a surprise guest"

[pulsar cairn]

So she not coming ot Festival but she can find someting to do for the day apparenlty

[tacit cape]

The red dot is about to disappear...

[pulsar cairn]

I'm honeslty going to have to go with next years red dot. Don't have the capacity and I won't be able to save up

[ornate mural]

I just caught up. Did you do it?

[pulsar cairn]

More likely. (As in 98%) Likely to go to next-next years EF not this one. Simply don't have the capacity :(

[ornate mural]

Aww. Well I hope to see you on the next one then. 🥺

[pulsar cairn]

Me too! Unless somehow magically I'll be able to get that money 😅

[ornate mural]

Well then. manifesting Mike magically gets some more money, or win the lottery.

Let’s see if the twerk magic helps

[olive forge]

Did I really just read 102 messages about a desperate try to make the red dot disappear?

[tacit cape]

Basically, yes... XD

[ornate mural]

Yep. Cause I did the same

[olive forge]

I want my time back xD

[crimson yacht]

Who else is sat in that block apart from me?

Will throw a party for the red dot person

[olive forge]

Not me, I'm still searching for someone who is at least close to me qwq

[crimson yacht]

Awwwe need a thing, where people can put what section/block they are in!

[olive forge]

Why do I want to code that now? xd

[deep flame]

I think @bleak hollow said she was sitting there? And meeee

[bleak hollow]

Yup. Also Ala

[deep flame]

awesome!

[tacit cape]

Ala is 112 if I remember correclty^^

[ornate mural]

I forgot where I’m sitting xD

[crimson yacht]

That's 3 of us partyyyy time

[ornate mural]

I probably won’t sit anyway. But now I got to find that screenshot xD

[deep flame]

lol I doubt anyone will be sitting

[ornate mural]

This was where I’m at xD

[ornate mural]

Probably not xD

[bleak hollow]

oh, am I mixing it up then? I thought she was like not the same block but the one next to me

[tacit cape]

nope, I have a gold fish memory, she is 107 XD

[warm wasp]

I'm 113 Row C... At the WWE show next month I can check the view for you tho

[ornate mural]

Oooh yes please

[round spruce]

I think I was at 113 last time as well.

[olive forge]

We should be able to look us right into the eyes. I'm basically on the opposite site xD

[olive forge]

Looks about right

[tacit cape]

I think I was in 105 last time

[ornate mural]

We should Can’t wait to try and scream at you!

[ornate mural]

Oooh that’s an awesome spot then 👀

[round spruce]

That's the first row, but if you're higher the view is slightly different ofc.

And I was last/first on the row next to the stairs

[ornate mural]

I believe my spot is on the first row

[round spruce]

And also the row was empty when fp was on, the view was not as clear when other ppl came next to me nut still pretty good imo

[ornate mural]

I think

[ornate mural]

I’m tall so it probably works out

[mystic vapor]

You guys will also probably stand up during bands and at least during EC

(I fucking hope so at least)

[ornate mural]

Probably

[mystic vapor]

Hey I'm Pixel Nr 283839383

[tacit cape]

Yup, I saw you

[mystic vapor]

[olive forge]

Even in the cinema during the ec film everyone stood up (at least in my town) - I'm pretty sure that's nothing to worry about xD

[round spruce]

Yeh ofc during ec everyone were pretty much standing but as the seats are on the side you still get some flailing people on your vision as the stage is on the side so when you turn towards the stage people are partly in front of you.

[tacit cape]

Hubby didn't see anything during EC show... he ended up quite frustrated and left before the end...

[shrewd robin]

Poor smol hubby

[tacit cape]

He sadly is...

[olive forge]

Maybe some high heels for him next time?

[placid oriole]

i fear the person who moshes with high heels

[tacit cape]

we also had a bunch of assholes that wanted him to move because they were to lazy to make a longer walk... they obviously saw that he is disable and didn't even care about it

[olive forge]

Sadly there are always some idiots that have no idea how to behave during a concert...

[mystic vapor]

You didn't had seats?

[tacit cape]

Yup we had seats

but all the people in front of him were standing (I don't blame them, I was too but still felt bad for the people behind me so I tried to be "quiet")

[vale ember]

113

ah you already wrote that my discord was a little behind 😅

[ornate mural]

Knew you’d pop up hehe.
Hehe yes I did

[vale ember]

But I had also forgotten and looked it up Only thing I could remember was 15 but thats the seat number

[orchid ridge]

I have an extra ticket

[vale ember]

Hopefully I'm tall enough... I'm Nico-sized

[tacit cape]

I wasn't talking for me^^

[orchid ridge]

Oh I know. Just chiming in

[ornate mural]

Well at least you remembered that. I didn’t remember any of the numbers xD

[ornate mural]

Damn. Maybe I can lift you up a few times.

[ornate mural]

Exactly

[olive forge]

I made a thing! xD

Since I was very bored...

Using this form you can enter your seat or if you have a standing ticket :)
https://forms.gle/T3GztDKoSLwdEZwDA

Using this spreadsheet you can keep track of who is sitting close to you:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jj9JjpKl4l8ODVIusXigrZuT3fOdBp7iVrB0PNS2MsE/edit?usp=sharing

Disclaimer: This is a fan made tool by me. It has no official connection to EC or its staff!

[ornate mural]

Fuuun

[crimson yacht]

I've done it but it wouldn't let me input my seat as 1 so I had to use 2

[olive forge]

Oops, I checked if the entered number is greater 1. Adjusted it to greater or equal 1

Thanks :D

I manually adjusted your seat aswell!

[fossil zenith]

Fun idea!

But hmmm, had to send you a request to be able to change anything, it was in reading mode somehow

[olive forge]

Right. You enter your seat/standing ticket in the form

it will update the spreadsheat automatically

No need to edit the spreadsheet itself

[fossil zenith]

Got it! 😆

[olive forge]

Nice!

[orchid ridge]

It didn’t take my section. 210

[olive forge]

Fixed, fetched the wrong cell, which was empty 👍