The former German capital Bonn has a vast tradition of open air concerts. Their current premier open air location is the “Kunst!Rasen” (Kunstrasen combined means artificial turf, but Kunst itself refers to art) in the Rheinaue area. On 29th June 2018, I had the opportunity to visit the grounds for the first time, first to review the area itself, but also the concert. The act, LINA, fully named Lina Larissa Strahl, thereby played in front of some 4,000 people.
Kunst!Rasen and History of Bonn Open Airs
When people think of Open Air concerts in Bonn, they likely first think of the legendary Rheinkultur Open Air, which was located in the Rheinaue in Bonn, a park area next to the river Rhine, which has been originally created for a German National Horticultural Show. Rheinkultur was organized for 25 years until 2011. The no-admission one-day festival, which hosted high-class German and International Acts on multiple stages, hosted an average of 160,000 people and has an attendance record of over 200,000. Nowadays, this Open Air area of the Rheinaue is only used by events, which are adding concerts to their venue. The two most important once is the Bonn fireworks festival Rhein in Flammen, which is coming with a two-day open air programme before the great firework finale, and the Bierbörse (Beer exhibition), where you can try much more beer than music. Both events easily welcome more than 100,000 people, admission free. The concert with the highest attendace I visited was also in the Rheinaue area during the Bierbörse with some 200k spectators.
Another lovely place to host concerts was located between two museums at the museum area Museumsmeile. I feel these concerts have been the best open airs I ever visited with a lovely location and most of the area covered by a circus-alike tent, so that it was weather-safe. The venue had to be given up due to complaints of the neighbors about the loud music as well as economic reasons. There are rumours, however, that the area may be re-opened one day.
The current open air location is the Kunst!Rasen, which is located quite on the North tip of the Rheinaue, closely to the Posttower skyscraper, which hosts the DHL Logistic Group operations. It seems to be that this area can be used in the future quite for certain, as the organisers pleased the surrounding inhabitants in several discussions, mainly about how to limit the traffic to the area and how to limit the noise caused by the festival. The area is used since a couple of years.
You can see the Location of the Kunst!Rasen and the other two venues below:
Kunst!Rasen Programme 2018 and Accessibility
You enter the Kunst!Rasen area from the Southwest. Getting there is likely easiest by taking public transport, the tram stations Ollenhauerstraße and Rheinaue are not too far away. You may also arrive by car. In general, there are numerous car parks around. The closest one is the visitor parking of DHL, which may be used for the shows for a fee of roughly five Euros. There were a lot of people travelling in for the show by car – and even for a show which was not sold out, the queues from the motorway to the garage were an absolute mess – I would highly recommend to go for one of the several parking lots closeby – there are some areas, where you need to have a local parking permit for, but a lot of places around are even free on the evening, especially in the commercial areas.
The 2018 Kunst!Rasen programme is quite top notch again. There will be 15 shows overall, Tom Jones opened the venue the day before LINA for that season. Other acts praying for good weather this year are Die Fantastischen Vier (already sold out), Simple Minds, Alanis Morisette, Roger Hodgson or Limp Biskit. The ticket prices are really fine. For LINA, an ordinary ticket was 35 Euro. I had Front of Stage, which was 42 Euro. You may also have a VIP area ticket, which includes food and drinks for roughly 160 Euro. The ordinary ticket price is higher for other acts, though.
Kunst!Rasen Venue and Organisation
The venue is quite a beauty, at least surrounded by trees on one side (the other side also has some view-blocking walls, as the remaining Rheinaue can still be used for recreation). The spectator peak so far was 9,000, so it is comparably cozy. There are some food and drink vendors at the side of the venue, the VIP covered tent is at the left behind the some 15 meter Front of Stage zone, which was very cozy and relaxed to stay in. The availability of toilets looked fine, the cabins were quite short and narrow, but it was comparably clean. No soap or towels, just cold water, to “wash” your hands. The volume of sound was comparably limited – but this may also have been due to the “very special” audience, see below.
The organisation, however, was a mess. I already wrote above that the arrival by car ended in a massive queue in front of the parking lot – it felt like they only serve one car at one time at entrance (or even worse). My birthplace is less than a kilometer away from this area, so I easily found a parking lot around – otherwise, we would definitely have missed the beginning of the show. Next fun-killer: entrance security. Of course, you have to do it nowadays, but these guys were extremely slow. There were four rows of security check – which might have been reasonable, if they only worked somehow effectively. The queues were very long – and I feel they have been a major factor why the show had to be delayed by some 20 minutes. It took us roughly 40 minutes to get in. One has to mention that the closer the time to the concert start came, the quicker the security worked. They sorted out all people with major bags (the website said something about an A4, i.e. 21cm * 29cm, bag, but the selection was really random), who had to bring them to the luggage storage for a 3 Euro fee. No pocket controls or body searching, though… Quite silly. In general, I felt that the on-site security was really poor.
LINA – Show Review
LINA Larissa Strahl is quite a German music phaenomenon. The 21-year old Northern German girl became popular by playing the popular young witch character Bibi Blocksberg in four Bibi & Tina movies, which combine teenage stories about horseriding, bad people and love with musical episodes. The movies are really successful and as a spin-off, LINA is just about to produce her third album. I would name the genre Teenager Pop, it is well-produced, often dance-alike music dealing with typical topics of that age groups like growing up, being more responsible for yourself and – of course – love. Though it is really solid pop music, her fan base still contains of the Bibi Blocksberg movie and audio play clients: young kids: the key fans out there in Bonn were in the age group of 8 to 12, most adult people were simply there to accompany their kids.
The show started at 18:50, twenty minutes behind scheduled time. Unfortunately, LINA has been supported all the show by playback, especially in the backing vocals, but sometimes I felt also the music was not always played live by the band consisting of a drummer, a bass and a guitar player. The concert presenting the EGO album started a bit lame to me, but the show got definitely better towards the end and had more power. Lina acted a bit nervous sometimes and even felt a bit shy during her moderation between the songs. She played most of her hits, also from the first album Official.
The show ended after some 1:20 hrs, which is maybe not too much, but likely in reasonable range if you look at the age group majorly singing along with her idol. I felt it has been a quite enjoyable and nice afternoon out there. I am however not sure whether I would go to the Kunst!Rasen again. The venue is nice and cozy, but the organisation around it was just too complicated in my point of view.
Gallery
The concert pics above and some more can be found in the Gallery Section.
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SSF Dragons Bonn – MFBC Leipzig/Grimma 0:3 (0:1, 0:0, 0:2)

DJK Holzbüttgen – SSF Dragons Bonn 9:8 (2:4, 3:2, 4:2)

Rock of Ages (Zons / Germany, 28th Sep 2019)

Jillian Jacqueline & Lauren Jenkins (9th September 2019, Cologne)

Andernach Geyser

Floorball RENEW Cup 2019 (Holzbüttgen, Germany)

On Top of Leverkusen Water Tower

Wade Bowen (6th August 2019, Cologne)

SV Menden – 1. FC Köln 3:5 (0:3) (31st July 2019)

German Blade Museum Solingen

The Scherz-Tour – A Different RheinEnergieSTADION Cologne Tour

Bergisch Historic Trams Wuppertal

Museum Plagiarius Solingen – The Place for Copies

Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters (Review)

SSF Dragons Bonn – TV Schriesheim 5:8 (1:1, 3:1, 1:6)

Lindlar Open Air Museum

“Sound of Nashville” in Cologne (6th March 2019)

Alte Dombach Paper Mill

Very Important Postings – July to December 2018

Ratingen-Cromford Textile Factory

The Eau de Cologne Giants – 4711 vs. Farina

Floorball Bundesliga: DJK Holzbüttgen – ETV Piranhhas Hamburg 2:7 (1:3, 0:4, 1:0)

Leverkusen Deer Park Reuschenberg (Review)

Dormagen Deer Park Tannenbusch

SV Menden – 1. FC Köln 0:1 (0:1) (2018 pre-season)

Life of a Women Soccer Legend

City Outlet Bad Münstereifel

History of Gaming in Cologne’s City Museum

Six Intercontinental Flight Weekend – Day 5 (Trip Report)

Six Intercontinental Flight Weekend – Day 1 (Trip Report)

Six Intercontental Flights in 72 Hours (Overview)
Postings about Concerts
All postings about concerts I visited:

Dasha (1st July 2025, Cologne)

Caylee Hammack (21st May 2025, Cologne)

Rock of Ages (Duisburg, 18th May 2025)

Alexandra Kay (12th May 2025, Cologne)

Jackson Dean (3rd May 2025, Cologne)

Anne Haigis (30th April 2025, Erftstadt)

T.G. Copperfield (12th April 2025, Hagen aTW)

Alina Sebastian (5th April 2025, Hamm)

CMA Fest 2025 Lineup Announced – My Guide to the Festival

Dirkschneider (Frankfurt, 17th March 2025)

C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Splitter and Reprise

C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 3 (09.03.2025) – Evening Session

C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 3 (09.03.2025) – Day Sessions

C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 2 (08.03.2025) – Evening Session

C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 2 (08.03.2025) – Day Sessions

C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 1 (07.03.2025) – Evening Session

C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Day 1 (07.03.2025) – Day Sessions

C2C Country To Country Berlin 2025 – Opening Event (6th March 2025) – The Bluebird Cafe

Nathan Evans (5th March 2025, Berlin)

Drake Milligan (25th February 2025, Cologne)

My Country To Country Berlin 2025 Preview

Carly Pearce (17th February 2025, Cologne)

Jenn Bostic (16th February 2025, London)

Warren Zeiders (3rd February 2025, Cologne)

BAP (13th December 2024, Cologne)

Kameron Marlowe (10th December 2024, Cologne)

The Kolors (30th November 2024, Mons / Belgium, Pict. Story)

Laura Evans (20th November 2024, Hagen)

Koe Wetzel (7th November 2024, Cologne)

Stephen Wilson Jr. (4th November 2024, Cologne)

Blackberry Smoke (29th September 2024, Cologne)

Visions of Atlantis (28th September 2024, Essen)

Percival (Song of My Life Show, Erftstadt, 12th September 2024)

Sound of Nashville Open Air 2024 (25th August 2024, Day 2, Cologne)

Sound of Nashville Open Air 2024 (23rd August 2024, Day 1, Cologne)

Jessica Lynn (Song of My Life Show, Erftstadt, 12th August 2024)

Giovanni Zarrella (6th August 2024, Cologne)

Andreas Dorau (25th May 2024, Essen)

Sasha (24th May 2024, Düsseldorf)

49 Winchester (21st May 2024, Cologne)

Kacey Musgraves (5th May 2024, Cologne)

Charles Esten (3rd May 2024, Hamburg)

Carrie Welling & Kasey Williams (2nd May 2024, Hengelo)

Darius Rucker (19th April 2024, Cologne)

Restless Road, Redferrin & Carter Faith (6th March 2024, Frankfurt)

Alexandra Kay, Hannah Ellis, Lakeview (5th March 2024, Cologne)

Jenn Bostic (20th February 2024, London)

Alex Diehl (2nd February 2024, Cologne)

Eric Paslay (13th December 2023, Cologne)

Gregor McEwan (6th December 2023, Cologne)

Loi (19th October 2023, Cologne)

Nacht der Gitarren (14th October 2023, Reutlingen)

Kelvin Jones (8th October 2023, Frankfurt)

Ron Pope (23rd September 2023, Cologne)

Home Free (20th September 2023, Hamburg)

Randall King (15th September 2023, Cologne)

Heart To Heart Event (29th August 2023, Düsseldorf)

Ben Zucker (28th July 2023, Monheim)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 3 Concerts (2nd July)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 2 Concerts (1st July)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Day 1 Concerts (30th June)

Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – A Preview

Rock of Ages UK Tour – A Personal Farewell and Thanks

Rock of Ages (9th June 2023, Solingen)

The Deslondes (6th June 2023, Cologne)

Everette & Austin Jenckes (23rd May 2023, Cologne)

Kip Moore (14th May 2023, Cologne)

The Longest Johns (21st April 2023, Cologne)

Rock of Ages Opening Night – Red Carpet Impressions

Rock of Ages (German Tour Opening Night in Munich, 5th April 2023)

Matthias Reim (24th March 2023, Oberhausen)

Weird Al Yankovic tours Europe 2023 – My Reprise

Mitchell Tenpenny & Morgan Evans (3rd March 2023, Hamburg)

Weird Al Yankovic (19th February 2023, Tilburg)

Julian Taylor (15th February 2023, Cologne)

Kane Brown (27th January 2023, Cologne)

Brett Young (19th November 2022, Cologne)

Milky Chance (18th November 2022, Cologne)

Alexander Ludwig (2nd November 2022, Cologne)

Five Weird Al Yankovic Shows in Florida – Some Concert Pictures

Carly Pearce & Sarah Darling (12th September 2022, Hamburg)

Lindsay Ell (with Kyle Daniel & Shy Carter, 23rd August 2022, Cologne)

Gipsy Kings & More Than Words (11th August 2022, Cologne)

Johnossi (12th June 2022, Cologne)

Kicking Off The Weird Al Yankovic Tour 2022 (Day 5, 29.4.2022)

Kicking Off The Weird Al Yankovic Tour 2022 (Day 3, 27.4.2022)

Grand Ole Opry Show (18th March 2022)

The Country Music Week turns Digital

Björn Heuser (28th May 2020, Drive-In Show, Bonn)

The Bourbon Room / Rock of Ages Hollywood

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – The Main Stage

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – Splitter

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – The Side Stages

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – The Main Stage

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – The Side Stages

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – Splitter

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – The Main Stage

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – The Side Stages

C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – Splitter

Country 2 Country 2020 in Berlin – A Preview

Olivia Lane (8th February 2020, Hassocks / Brighton)

Brett Eldregde / Lauren Jenkins (29th January 2020, Amsterdam)

Brandy Clark (29th January 2020, Amsterdam)

Brett Eldredge / Lauren Jenkins (24th January 2020, Cologne)

Noah Guthrie (9th December 2019, Cologne)

James Barker Band (20th November 2019, Zurich)

Mrs. Greenbird (Frankfurt, 7th November 2019)

Ben Zucker & Van De Forst (6th November 2019, Cologne)

Willie Jones & Tyler Rich (29th October 2019, Cologne)

Logan Mize (26th October 2019, Cologne)

Scotty McCreery (24th October 2019, Cologne)

Country 2 Country 2020 Lineup – My View

Andy Clark (19th October 2019, Dusseldorf)

Sarah Darling, Kenny Foster, Robert Counts (13th October 2019, Frankfurt)

Rock of Ages (Zons / Germany, 28th Sep 2019)

Lauren Jenkins & Austin Jenckes (16th September 2019, Amsterdam)

British Country Music Festival – Day 3 (15th Sep 2019)

British Country Music Festival – Day 2 (14th Sep 2019)

British Country Music Festival – Day 1 (13th Sep 2019)

Sound of Nashville Press Event & Logan Mize Concert (11th Sep 2019, Cologne)

Jillian Jacqueline & Lauren Jenkins (9th September 2019, Cologne)

Thompson Square (5th September 2019, Cologne)

Eric Paslay (3rd Sep 2019, Aschaffenburg)

Weird Al Yankovic – “Strings Attached”, Indianapolis (29th August 2019)

The British Country Music Festival (Blackpool) – A Preview

Wade Bowen (6th August 2019, Cologne)

Weird Al Yankovic, Strings Attached Tour (Bank of NH Pavilion, Gilford, 18th July 2019)

CMA Fest 2019 – My Meet & Greets

Visiting CMA Fest 2019

Write Like A Girl (London, 13th June 2019)

Christina Taylor & Carolyn Miller – Two Upcoming Country Artists

CMA Fest 2019 – Fan Events with Cassadee Pope and Jana Kramer

Kenny Foster & Friends at the Listening Room (Nashville, 6th June 2019)

Maren Morris & RaeLynn GIRL Tour 2019 in Amsterdam (22nd May 2019)

CMT Next Women of Country, Liverpool (10th May 2019)

My Favorite Country 2 Country Songs 2019

Country 2 Country in London 2019

“Sound of Nashville” in Cologne (6th March 2019)

Country 2 Country 2019 in Berlin

Danielle Hope at “The Crazy Coqs” (London, 17th Feb 2019)

Rock of Ages – My favourite Musical

Catherine McGrath at Arts Club Loft Liverpool

Trip Report: On Tour with Weird Al Yankovic (Day 4)

Trip Report: On Tour with Weird Al Yankovic (Day 3)

Trip Report: On Tour with Weird Al Yankovic (Day 2)

My favourite Country 2 Country 2018 songs

A Day at the Country 2 Country 2018
I visited the show as an ordinary visitor with my fun digital camera – thus, the picture quality may not be fully ideal