Sun, beach and sea – including Austrian folk rock’n’roll sounds. Thousands of fans made the pilgrimage to Andreas Gabalier’s beach party in Lignano this weekend. The ‘crown’ was there.
Preparations for the extraordinary spectacle on the Carinthian beach in the popular Upper Adriatic seaside resort have been in full swing for weeks. And a day before the concert, hard work was done on beach section 19 and the finishing touches were put on the stage. So everything is ready for the big, long-planned concert of the Austrian folk rock’n’roller Andreas Gabalier.
His equal is a great lover of Italy and a Lignano fan. “The idea came about in 2019. But then unfortunately Corona came. Now it has finally happened,” Lignano’s tourism councilor Massimo Brini tells us in the concert hall. “We wanted to offer our Austrian and German guests something special. We know that Andreas Gabalier is very famous and popular.”
Even if its popularity in Italy can still be improved, as the politician tells us. But he himself prepared well musically for the concert.
Lignano fans make a pilgrimage to Italy
More than 6,200 tickets were sold in advance for the red-white-red beach party on the Upper Adriatic Sea. And the weather gods also showed mercy after the last rainy week and sent sunshine just in time for the weekend. Countless Gabalier fans have specially combined their holidays with the concert date.
Others use the beach event for a weekend getaway. And many people had to travel long distances to get there. Like Susanne and her girls, who made the long journey from Northern Germany to Lignano. “We go to many of his concerts – and we’ve always wanted to see Lignano too. This fits perfectly.”
“Transports popular culture”
Klagenfurt city councilor Sandra Wassermann had not yet gotten that far. The FP politician also came to the Upper Adriatic especially for the event – although not exclusively for private fan reasons: “I can represent the state capital. We have had a very good, close cooperative relationship with Lignano for three years.”
“You just notice the friendship between Italy and Austria – also through the popular culture that Andreas Gabalier has always conveyed as ambassador,” says Wassermann, who will dance with Lignano’s mayor Laura Giorgi on the concert evening.
Source: Krone
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