panel stage
As firmly anchored as the Wortbühne has become in the Immergut, we expect you to have long since set all available alarms and alarms to be at the market square - sleepy but on time - when we ring in the day with gossip, jokes and a gentle bit of arguing.
Friday, 30 May & Saturday, 31 May 11:30-12:30 each day
A morning at a festival can be demanding. The night was either too cold or too hot, usually too short, a refreshing shower is urgently needed, the camp is looking grotty and a look in the mirror brings similar words to mind.
It helps to collect yourself, to organise yourself internally and externally in order to start the day calm and relaxed. Why don't we all do this together? At the Immerguten breakfast round, we bring you up to date on Friday and Saturday. Whether it's the weather, the latest developments in the line-up, hot gossip from last night or trends on TikTok that you've missed in the last 24 hours.
Together with artists such as Nils Keppel and Ini Lamborghini, immergutrocken e.V. and other people close to our hearts who make the festival what it is, and of course you, the guests, we'll spend an hour talking about what's to come and what's been - charmingly moderated by our early bird moderation duo Uli and Sascha and accompanied for the first time by the matinee orchestra Das Paradies.
Moderation:
- Uli Brase
- Sascha Schlegel
Matinee Orchestra:
- Das Paradies (live set)
Friday, 30 May13.00-14.00
Fuckin' 25 years of Immergut! This little festival of the heart hasn't just been with us for so many years. To this day, it lays the foundation for epic friendships, lifelong love for acts or sometimes just for a wild night of making out and partying.
We take this as an opportunity to take a look at the history of the Immergut. Don't worry, there won't be a PowerPoint lecture or a self-reflective panel of the ‘Everything used to be better anyway!’ variety. No, we're packing the loaded Immergut files into a quiz.
The Immergut team is sending a mastermind into the race to compete against none other than Thorsten Nagelschmidt, who as an author and with his band Muff Potter also has plenty of Neustrelitz experience to offer. But of course, our quiz duel doesn't stop at you either. Answers from the audience are possible, and you'll be handed some marvellous prizes on the spot. Emerge from this event as the people who made it! The moderator will be the behaviourally conspicuous ‘top journalist’ (self-description) Linus Volkmann. Find out interesting things from Immergut history - and be entertained by a real indie quiz show!
Host: Linus Volkmann
Quiz guests:
- Charlotte Brehe
- Thorsten Nagelschmidt
- You!
Friday, 30.5.
14:30-15:30
The 2025 federal election is over. The coalition is in place and so is the associated ‘Responsibility for Germany’ treaty. But the fringes have also been strengthened and now form a large opposition that could not be more different. What does this mean for us, for society and for culture? What does it mean for the region if we now only have one AfD member of parliament representing the constituency around Neustrelitz? How did it actually come to this - you could say polemically: How did we screw it up so badly?
We want to talk about this with politicians, activists and people from the cultural sphere. We want to talk about ways to achieve greater cohesion and a common path for an open society. Because the next elections are coming up soon. In 4 years in the federal government (🤞) and already next year in MV, Saxony-Anhalt and Berlin, among others.
Speakers:
- Hennis Herbst (State Chairman of Die Linke MV)
- Bettina Martin (Minister for Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / SPD)
- Katarina Peranić (Founding Director of the German Foundation for Commitment and Volunteering)
- Oskar Rappold (Member of the Board of immergutrocken e.V.)
- Silvio Witt (Lord Mayor of Neubrandenburg)
Moderation: Emily Grunert (literary mediator, moderator, author)
Saturday, 31 May 13:00-14:00
Merchandise has long been more than just a band name quickly printed on a bag - it is a key tool for artists to build fan loyalty, make creative visions tangible and, incidentally, survive economically. At a time when hardly any physical sound carriers are sold and streaming rarely ensures full coffers, merch is increasingly becoming a mainstay in the income mix.
But what exactly makes good merch? What do fans actually take home with them? From classic shirts and bags to music books, scented candles, limited edition art prints and enamel mugs - good merch creates identification, conveys attitude and is increasingly becoming a collector's item.
We talk about creative approaches, sustainable production and the role that merchandise can play in community building. Because we at Immergut Festival are also concerned with this topic beyond the word stage: How can festival merch be conceived and sustainably produced beyond standard merchandise?
Come along, join the discussion and bring along your best (and worst) merch stories!
Speakers:
- Marc Fleming (Business Development Manager MOOT)
- Erik Heise (vocals & guitar Pabst)
- Tina Huynh-Le (Chairwoman of the Board immergutrocken e.V.)
- Timo Meinen (Head of Live Merchandise Releeze Group)
Moderation: Marie Jainta (music journalist for detektor.fm and others)
Saturday, 31 May 14:30-15:30
An alarming trend has been observed for some years now: More and more music festivals and clubs are struggling to survive. Here and there you hear about clubs that have to close and festivals that no longer take place. Be it the Molotow in Hamburg or Melt! in Gräfenhainichen. Numerous cultural scenes and niches are in danger of simply disappearing.
A development that not only has an impact on the diversity of music culture, but also on the social and economic fabric of many places.
We talk to experts, culture makers and musicians about their experiences and about the causes and effects of the death of festivals and clubs. What does it actually mean to run a club or organise a festival - what are the organisational and financial framework conditions and is it even profitable? What new concepts are there? We will take a look at the effects of the pandemic, rising rents, the role of funding and political and social challenges.
Speakers:
- Titus Heide (Production & Ticketing Molotow Musikclub)
- Anja Jurleit (graphic designer, artist, DJ, moderator, member of Power Plush)
- Saskia Lorenzen-Schmidt (Festival Relations Höme / Lunatic Festival)
- Johanna Stark (Spokesperson AK FestivalKombinat LiveKomm)
Moderation: Tina Wedmann (Project Manager Festival Promotion Fund Initiative Musik)