The festival’s traditional late-night act comes from Friesland and celebrates his 75th birthday in July. Even in his old age, the tireless Otto Waalkes is imbued with an enviable youthfulness, which is not only reflected in his mischievous smile and his famous cap, but also in a comedy concert show lasting more than an hour, which consists of his own classics, medleys and humorous cover versions of everything from “Schifoan” to “Griechischer Wein”. With his musically accomplished Frisian boys, who also like to slip into jazzy territory, he sometimes slips into Viennese, while the iconic Ottifanten flank him on the screens. The fact that acts such as Thy Art Is Murder, Folkshilfe and Otto Waalkes can be programmed on the same festival day is a striking and popular feature of Nova Rock. It is also important not to pretend to be tired. Today, Måneskin, Avril Lavigne, Alice Cooper, Body Count ft. Ice-T and Sum 41 continue their farewell tour.
It continues in time – Nova Rock: As hard as it hasn’t been for a long time
