Munich has been in a state of emergency again since Saturday. The masses flock to Theresienwiese for the 188th Oktoberfest. And many celebrities and those who would like to become celebrities also celebrate.
Of course, one person shouldn’t be missing: Florian Silbereisen. Whereby, last year the moderator and Dream ship-Captain out. As is well known, there was no Oktoberfest in the previous two years. Silbereisen celebrates all the more exuberantly on the first Saturday of Oktoberfest with the Austrian pop singer Andreas Gabalier in the Schottenhamel tent.
Andreas Gabalier heated up the crowd with a performance. So much so that for some people his song “Hulapalu” is already a hot candidate for this year’s Oktoberfest hit after day one.
One of the first celebrities to be spotted this year was the presenter Kai Pflaume. In the morning when the Oktoberfest hosts moved in.
Also out and about in the morning: Giovane Élber. The former Bayern player is a regular at the Oktoberfest.
Other former football stars could be seen in the Schottenhamel tent. The two former goalkeepers Jens Lehmann and Roman Weidenfeller celebrated with them Sky-Host Riccardo Basile. Weidenfeller, former BVB goalkeeper, has traveled a lot around the world. But he has never been to the Oktoberfest taping. He made up for it on Saturday.
Royal visitors also stopped by during the tapping. Franz Duke of Bavaria (right) visited Oktoberfest for the first time in years. The 90-year-old came to the Schottenhamel tent with his long-time partner Thomas Greinwald. Greinwald, in turn, is there every year. In the festival tent, the two sat at the table of Prime Minister Markus Söder and Mayor Dieter Reiter.
Things were also royal in the Beetle tent. There, Prince Albert II of Monaco (right) posed for a photo with the innkeeper couple Michael and Clarissa Käfer. Alexander Liegl (left), Honorary Consul of Monaco, was also there.
Selina Söder, daughter of Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder, was spotted in the shooting tent. She is said to have met her boyfriend Raphael Netz years ago at the South German Pony Championships. He is considered a “child prodigy” in dressage and she is also passionate about horses.
Marianne and Michael are also known to have one heart and one soul. The folk music duo has been married since 1979. At the Oktoberfest, the two of them can be photographed with Bavaria in the background, which of course has been around for much longer.
On the first day of Oktoberfest, the hairstyle should be natural. Presenter and influencer Riccardo Simonetti (left) recommends Oktoberfest visitors on Instagram to get a hair band. Otherwise the hair would not survive the humidity in the tents. His look is a bit reminiscent of pirates of the Caribbean. The velvet jacket with his initials definitely has style. Among other things, with Soulin Omar, who will be with Heidi Klums in 2021 Germany’s Next Topmodel was there, he toasted in the Schützenzelt on the first day of Vienna. There’s probably no mulled wine in their cups. It is only served at the Oktoberfest when it is very cold. Not necessary with the fantastic weather on the first weekend.
The musician Leslie Mandoki (right), who has remained true to his style for decades, might also have something to say about hairstyles. He posed in the Marstall tent with John Jürgens alias John Munich.
The later the evening, the more relaxed the atmosphere. This principle of course also applies to the Oktoberfest. Ex-footballer Michael Ballack is celebrating with his girlfriend Sophia Schneiderhan here not at a shared party, but in the well-filled Käfer tent.
Scooter singer HPBaxxter and his girlfriend Sara Bakhsh have their photos taken in front of the Käfer-Schänke.