With the truck to the Gurtenfestival How the equipment gets up the mountain
How does all the bands' equipment get to the Gurtenfestival every year? blue Music host Bettina Bestgen investigated this question and set off at 07.00 in the morning.
No time? blue News summarizes for you
- The Gurtenfestival takes place from July 17 to 21.
- There is a lot of logistical work behind the four-day live festival - because each band has its own show and its own equipment.
- For this article, blue Music host Bettina Bestgen helped a truck driver bring Justice's equipment to the Gurten.
Early in the morning, blue Music host Bettina Bestgen meets Dominic Schilt (Gurtenfestival production) in Bern, where the trucks of Gurten headliner Justice are just arriving from Paris.
After the equipment has been reloaded into a Gurten truck, off they go - with Bettina on the passenger side.
Truck driver Thomas knows the way through Gurtendörfli like the back of his hand. "After 25 years, you know what to look out for," he says. Every festival, he makes around 110 truck journeys with other drivers.
Watch the video to find out what the difficulties are on the driveway and why Thomas almost changed his route because of Bettina.
Experience the best concerts with blue Music
With blue Music and as a sponsor of the most renowned music festivals in Switzerland, Swisscom creates unique experiences on site, on the road and at home. We accompany many of the best and biggest national open airs and show the stars of the scene in front of and behind the scenes exclusively on all our channels: online at blue News, on social media and with blue Zoom and blue TV also on the big screen at home.
More about the Gurtenfestival
Dein Festivalsommer – live mit blue Music
blue Music zeigt die besten Livekonzerte und schönsten Momente der grössten Schweizer Musikfestivals. Live im Free TV auf blue Zoom, online auf bluenews.ch/music oder in der blue News App – egal ob unterwegs oder Zuhause.
Livekonzert verpasst? Keine Sorge, auf der blue TV Musikwelt kannst du (fast) alle Konzerte in voller Länge geniessen. Es ist ganz einfach: Auf deiner Swisscom TV Box findest du auf dem Homescreen direkt den Button «blue Music». Solltest du blue TV über die blue TV App auf deinem Smart-TV nutzen, klickst du dort ebenfalls auf der Startseite einfach auf «blue Music».
Du bist unterwegs und möchtest ebenfalls kein Musik-Highlight verpassen? Dann logg dich ohne zusätzliche Kosten über die blue TV App auf deinem Tablet/Smartphone oder über den Browser auf tv.blue.ch ein und wähle «blue Music». Du kannst die blue TV App ohne kostenpflichtiges Swisscom blue Abo nutzen.