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M'era Luna Festival

Coordinates: 52°10′47″N 9°56′56″E / 52.17972°N 9.94889°E / 52.17972; 9.94889
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M'era Luna Festival
GenreNDH, synthpop, future pop, aggrotech, metal, gothic rock, dark wave, ebm
DatesAugust
Location(s)Hildesheim, Germany
Years active2000–present
Attendance20,000–25,000
Organized byFKP Scorpio Germany
Websitewww.meraluna.de
Perttu Kivilaakso of Apocalyptica (2003)
Simone Simons of Epica (2004)
Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro of Lacuna Coil (2005)

The M'era Luna is a gothic festival that encompasses a number of different styles such as metal, future pop, aggrotech, synthpop, gothic rock, dark wave, and EBM. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Germany at Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt,[1] a former British Army airbase.

M'era Luna includes camping facilities and has two stages: a large rock festival-style structure, erected for the show each year, and a former aircraft hangar.

With its 20,000–25,000 regular attendants (21,000 in 2005, 23,000 in 2009, 24,000 in 2010)[2] (many flying in via the Hanover airport, with others traveling via road and railway), the M'era Luna is one of the biggest dark music events in Germany.

The festival's logo is based on the image of the moon from the 1902 film A Trip to the Moon by the French director Georges Méliès. An altered version of the logo was introduced for the 2019 festival.

Line-ups[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Through the looking glass, M'era Luna the goth corner of Germany". Music Festivals in Europe. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ Karin Martinsson. "M'era Luna 2005". Release. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
    - "Live Review: M'era Luna Festival - Hildesheim 2015 (Day 1)". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Meraluna Festival". Meraluna. Retrieved 27 January 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Music Magazine - M'era Luna Festival - Hildesheim 2008 (Day 2 Main Stage)". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Live Review: M'era Luna Festival - Hildesheim 2014 (Day 1)". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Cancellation: IAMX - Meraluna Festival". Meraluna. Retrieved 28 May 2014.[dead link]
  7. ^ Vorndran, Daniela. "M'ERA LUNA FESTIVAL 2015 - Line-up Complete!". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  8. ^ "M'era Luna 2016 Line Up". Metalbell. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ "M'era Luna 2017 Line Up". Lyte. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  10. ^ "M'era Luna Festival 2018". Lyte. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. ^ "M'era Luna Festival 2019: Das war das Line-up". NDR (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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52°10′47″N 9°56′56″E / 52.17972°N 9.94889°E / 52.17972; 9.94889