Erobique

It's 2016, I'm in the middle of the last few weeks of my internship at immergutrocken e.V. - for months I was part of the small team that put this festival together. Now I'm standing here, in the middle of the action, between the fairy lights and the people, experiencing the result live.

Somewhere between clinking bottles, twinkling lights and the shimmering of an Immergut night, I find myself at Birkenhain. Erobique is on stage, singing, playing and laughing. An improvised performance that begins almost casually, but quickly turns into something bigger. At some point, the first bars of ‘Holiday in Italy’ ring through the night air - and suddenly the Birkenhain is no longer a small patch of Neustrelitz, but a boundless stage for lightness and euphoria. The birth of a hit that will be echoing from every corner throughout the weekend.

Erobique is no ordinary DJ - he is a virtuoso of spontaneous magic. His sets are never the same, always lively, always a little crazy. He mixes groovy beats with smiling charm and serves us an extra dose of ‘you're right here’ feeling. It's this mixture of humorous stage presence and pure joie de vivre that turns an Erobique set into an experience rather than a concert.

He is now returning for our 25th birthday - and I can hardly wait to be there again. Will a new hit be born (no pressure Erobique)? Will it be as magical again, maybe even more magical? What I know for sure: when Erobique plays, there will be dancing, laughter and another piece of festival history will be written.