FESTIVAL & BACKSTAGE INFORMATION

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Latitude (Breitengrad): 46.309914
Longitude (Längengrad): 7.725373

IMPORTANT NOTE: Our Backstage-Entrances are always signposted with “PARK WEST” 

 

Please make sure you follow the driving instructions given here.

Your Navi might be smart and tells you there are quicker options (especially in case of a traffic jam) but believe us, there are none. DO NOT GO THROUGH THE LÖTSCHBERG TUNNEL unless you have checked the vehicle size and the timetable with the link given below. 

If you decide to go a different route you will end up on roads and tunnels not accessible for bigger vehicles and / or you can wave down from a high peak and enjoy the views. Honestly, please stick to the directions and inform us immediately if you get delayed or lost.

We will not be financially responsible for any delays caused by wrong routes!! 

For Trucks & Coaches: 

From the North:
Drive from Bern to Lausanne or Montreux, Sion, Sierre, Gampel (2.5 h from Bern)

From the West:
Geneva to Lausanne, Montreux, Sion, Sierre, Gampel (2.5 h from Bern)

From the South:
Simplon – Brig – Gampel or Chiasso – Gotthard – Luzern - Bern to Lausanne or Montreux, Sion, Sierre, Gampel (2.5 h from Bern)

FOR ALL ROUTES: Drive to the village "Turtmann" on the N9 (Kantonstrasse 9 between Sion and Brig).

In Turtmann follow the Festival signs “PARK WEST (Red & White Stage)” until you reach the festival site "Gampel".

One of our securities and / or the stage manager will guide you to your allocated bus/truck or Van parking area.

For cars

If you come from Bern to Goppenstein (through the Lötschbergtunnel) just drive down to Gampel and from there on to the main road to Turtmann.
This is not recommended for Trucks & Coaches!

Lötschbergtunnel: Every half hour *.10 and *.33

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Information
Phone: +41 (0)58 327 31 32 (07.00h – 19.00h)

Upon arrival at the festival site your access- and parking permit will be checked by security personell. Please make sure you have put the permit clearly visible behind the windscreen of your coach/truck/van!

The dressing-room portacabins are located in the "private area" (Fort Knox). Access to Fort Knox only with AAA passes. In the backstage area you will find the artist catering-tent where you will get your meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Drinks will be prepared in your dressing room according to your rider. Please note that we like to buy local products. Some items might not be available in Switzerland, our Caterer Sam will get in touch with you 2-3 weeks prior to the Festival to confirm your requirements / offer substitutions, if any. The Festival does not pay any buy-outs for restaurants. (There is no decent restaurant in close proximity anyway). 

Openair Gampel has developed its own sustainability concept with various measures and new acquisitions for waste separation and management in order to significantly reduce the amount of waste and increase the proportion of recycled waste. But: this alone is not enough. We also need your help!

The biggest contribution you can make at our Festival against food and drink waste is:

- Please reduce the amounts in the Rider to the actual travel party and to what you really want to and can consume!

- We also would like to do without food in the dressing room containers as much as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Showers and toilets are available in the Backstage area in close proximity to the dressing rooms. The Backstage area is equipped with free Wi-Fi. All dressing rooms, including the ones for Artists performing on the White Stage, are in the Backstage area behind the Red Stage.

Your dressing rooms are available from agreed get-in.

Festival Catering Manager

Sam Gruber

Mobile: +41 (0) 79 611 08 92 Email: sam@artistpool.ch

Meal times

breakfast: lunch: dinner:

08H00 - 10H30 12H00 - 14H30 18H00 - 21H30 (Sunday 18H00)

Additionally, we will serve «Raclette» (a typical Swiss dish with melted cheese) at the artist area from 11H00 until 23H00. 

There will be a festival runner for essential purchases only.

Thursday 14.08.2025 20:36h	Saturday 16.08.2025 20:33h
Friday 15.08.2025 20:34h	Sunday 17.08.2025 20:31h