Roxy beer garden starts with a large sound garden: music for everyone!
Roxy beer garden starts with a large sound garden: music for everyone!
Ulm, Deutschland - Today is an important day for all music lovers in the region, because the popular sound garden of the Roxy beer garden opens its doors again! Mareike Welte and Henning Reinholz report that the live program outdoors will also ensure a breath of fresh air this year. From today until August 16, free concerts take place regularly Wednesday to Saturday from 5 p.m. With space for up to 600 guests and an excellent kitchen, the Roxy offers an inviting atmosphere for everyone who likes to make music or just want to let the soul wander.
An essential part of the program is the genre mix, which ranges from psychedelic Latin Fusion to AfroBeat with rumba to indie strikers. The sound garden has been an integral part of the annual program of the cultural center for six years and was even recognized in 2022 as a "best beer garden in the region". That speaks for the high quality of this location.
challenges from Brexit
The booking of bands and artists had their pitfalls this year. The Brexit chaos also struggles to the Capital of Culture: Many British musicians have canceled their appearances in Germany due to the increased costs and the higher bureaucratic effort. As reported [ukandeu.ac.ac.uk] (https://ukandeu.ac.ac.impact-impacts-on-The-arts-and- culture/), a large part of the British artists, about 81%, has expressed that tours through Europe are no longer sustainable. Even prominent voices like Elton John pointed out the difficulties that expect creative specialists after leaving the EU.In addition, a survey shows that 60% of the artists even consider changing their profession. This problem is also reinforced by regional regulations, because smaller concert series such as the sound garden are affected if, for example, a planned act has to be removed from the program based on these regulations. In this way, all British artists are left out in the current series, which is equivalent to a loss for the music scene.
The political background
The Federal Government also has no clear overview of the effects of the Brexit on the German Cultural and Event Economy. According to a report from the Bundestag, the responsible places of additional burdens in the cultural industry are based, but cannot provide any reliable figures for concerts or tours of British artists.
Brexit has also restricted access to important EU funding programs such as Creative Europe, and the upcoming cultural exchange is difficult by new systems and regulations. Artists now have to fight with up to 27 different systems to organize appearances in the EU - a real obstacle for creative minds that are often dependent on international networks.
In the middle of these hurdles, the Roxy sound garden remains a ray of hope for everyone who appreciates the variety of music. The program overview is available on the Roxy website and promises exciting evenings full of music and conviviality in the coming weeks.| Details | |
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