The Briton Ed Sheeran and the Canadian Nelly Furtado are the most prominent musicians who will play at the fan festival for the European Football Championship on June 12th at the Theresienwiese in Munich, two days before the start of the tournament in the Fröttmaninger Arena. As the organizers announced on Thursday, the German singer Mark Forster and the British Dylan will also perform in front of a hoped-for 90,000 fans.
Registration for the 95 euro tickets has also been ongoing since this day. Advance sales will start on March 28th at 10 a.m., initially for registered fans; Remaining tickets will go on sale from 12 p.m. “Football and music bring people together. This is exactly what strengthens our civil society and our democracy,” said tournament director Philipp Lahm. The former world champion initiated this event.
For Munich, the Fanfest is another major musical event this summer. On the same evening, AC/DC will perform at the Olympic Stadium for the second time, both concerts are sold out. Taylor Swift has been announced for the end of July, and Adele will be giving ten concerts at the exhibition center in August. From their appearances alone, the city’s economic department hopes to generate tourist sales of more than half a billion euros. The department recently predicted that visitors to the six European Championship games could generate sales of around 144 million euros.
Manuel Pretzl, the parliamentary group leader of the CSU and Free Voters in the city council, is pleased about the confirmation of the concert plans that were already rumored in the fall: “Munich is once again a sporting and musical magnet. With the European Championship fan festival on the Theresienwiese, sports enthusiasts and music fans come to their own Cost.”
Criticism was voiced in other factions. “The program sounds exciting,” said the Greens/Pink List, “but a fan festival should be a celebration for everyone.” “Many people simply cannot afford 95 euros for a ticket.” They reminded the economic department of the city council’s decision to ensure a quota at socially acceptable prices. Left parliamentary group leader Stefan Jagel made a similar statement: “Ticket prices of 95 euros are anything but charitable. The city gives the organizer the Theresienwiese for little money. And the organizer makes millions with it.”