Musical highlight under the Bavaria
On the second Sunday of the Oktoberfest, the bands from all the festival tents once again came together for the Wiesnwirte's big square concert at the foot of the Bavaria as the visual and acoustic highlight of the festival. For the participants and spectators always an unforgettable experience.
Concert with about 300 musicians and prominent bandmasters
On the second Sunday of the Wiesn at 11 a.m. sharp, the bands of the large Wiesn festival tents opened the traditional musical highlight of the Oktoberfest. About 300 musicians provided a unique sound concert in front of the fantastic backdrop of the Bavaria. The most famous and popular Bavarian marches and songs were played. The brass band concert has been a tradition since 1985. Well-known Bavarian marches and melodies are performed by the Oktoberfest musicians.
The Wiesn celebrities, city politicians and guests of honor set the musical tempo with the conductor's baton. After the welcome by Dominik Göbl from BR, the spokesman for the Great Oktoberfest Innkeepers, Peter Inselkammer, addressed the audience with unctuous words. Afterwards, Wiesn boss Clemens Baumgärtner conducted the Kaiserjäger March. Like all the other conductors, he was presented with the Wiesnwirte's annual mug by Franziska Inselkammer, the Münchner Kindl. Also Wiesn city councilor Anja Berger, KVR consultant Hanna Sammüller-Gradl, Norbert Grünleitner from the MVG, Peter Bausch and Robert Eckl from the Veranstaltungsgesellschaft Münchner Schausteller GmbH, all-rounder Barry Werkmeister and Michael and Clarissa Käfer had the honor of conducting the world's largest Oktoberfest band this year.
Polka by the Wiesnwirte
As a premiere, all Wiesnwirte sang the polka "Unter der Bavaria" together on stage.Several thousand spectators watched the spectacle in the best Wiesn weather under a white-blue sky and pleasant autumnal temperatures.The GTEV Chiemgauer München provided another visual highlight.
Bavarian anthem and balloons at the end
The spectacular finale is traditionally the Bavarian anthem, to which hundreds of colorful balloons rose into the sky in front of the Bavaria. Gigi Pfundmair, known from the marquee Tradition, set the tone here.
