There are two campsites on the Loreley for the Magic Circle Festival. In addition to the festival campsite run by the Loreley operators (cost is a flat rate of €25.00 from 17 to 19 July), there is also a private campsite (€10.00 per person and night). Camping Hotline: +49 1805 160 140. Whether you've got a camper van or a tent: if you want to camp, please be sure to read the guidelines. You'll find all the camping information here.

I am Sorry... There is a new Running Order....

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The running order for the first Magic Circle Festival on the Loreley is now online here. The band, "Die Sklaven" will open the festival concerts with their performance at 12 noon. MANOWAR will take the stage at the legendary Open-Air Theatre at 10:30 PM and will rock the Loreley for over 2 hours.

• 12:00 bis 12:30 Die Sklaven
  
• 12:45 bis 13:15 Age Of Evil
  
• 13:30 bis 14:00 Crystal Viper
  
• 14:15 bis 14:45 Wizard
  
• 15:05 bis 15:35 Jack Starr's Burning Starr
  
• 15:55 bis 16:30 Van Canto
  
• 16:50 bis 17:40 Metalforce
  
• 18:00 bis 18:45 Domain
  
• 19:05 bis 20:00 HolyHell
  
• 20:20 bis 20:50 Ulytau
  
• 21:10 bis 22:00 Kingdom Come
  
• 22:30 bis 01:00 MANOWAR
  

This year's Magic Circle Festival will officially start with an opening ceremony on July 17 at 12:00 (noon). Here are some of the events you can look forward to on the 17:

- Opening Ceremony with Mr. Metal and MANOWAR
- Arm Wrestling Contest
- Miss MANOWAR Contest
- Beer Drinking Contest
- Fire-Eating Stripper Show
- Penalty Kick Shooting
- "Norman Abnormal" The Magician
- MANOWAR Trivia Contest
- Autograph Signing Session with MANOWAR, HolyHell and Wolfgang Hohlbein
- Many Asgard Saga events
- Norway's best AC/DC tribute band, Heatseekers

More details coming soon. Please visit magiccirclefestival.com for the latest updates.

I missed the last "Miss Manowar" contest...
You can participate in the election take

Arrival

By car:
- St. Goarshausen, please follow the signs
- Enough parking space available, parking charge is included in the festival ticket

By bus / train:
- Get off the train at Sankt Goarshausen station / the Loreley is reachable by bus or by foot path

By ferry boat:
- See ferry times at faehre-loreley.de

Tickets
- Available until Saturday, 18th July 2009 at all ticket agencies (Germany) and at the online shop magic-circle-festival.de through 15th July 2009.
- Tickets also available at the box office on the festival ground

Ticket Systems
- The tickets of the various ticket systems (CTS / Eventim, Ticketoline (G & NL), SMG Entertainment, Ticketmaster / Kartenhaus, Ticketcorner (CH), Ticketweb (GB), Bank Austria (Austria), FNAC (F), Primera (NL), Ö-Ticket) will be exchanged at the box office for original tickets once it has been verified that they are genuine.

Camping
- Festival camping ground Loreley: Friday, 17th July 2009 from 10 am. Camping charge from 17th til 19th July: 25 € / a piece. Tickets available via camping hotline: 0049 1805 160 140
- Private camping ground costs 10 € per person / per night. All information at loreley-camping.de

Start of the festival on Friday, 17th July 2009
- Autograph Signing Session with MANOWAR, HolyHell and Wolfgang Hohlbein
- Arm Wrestling Contest
- Miss MANOWAR Contest
- Beer Drinking Contest
- Fire-Eating Girl Show
- Penalty Kick Shooting
- "Norman Abnormal" The Magician
- MANOWAR Trivia Contest
- Normay's best AC/DC tribute band "Heatseekers"

LineUp / Timetable Saturday, 18th July 2009

12:00 Die Sklaven
12:45 Age of Evil
13:30 Crystal Viper
14:15 Wizard
15:05 Jack Starr's Burning Starr
15:55 Van Canto
16:50 Metalforce
18:00 Domain
19:05 HolyHell
20:20 Ulytau
21:10 Kingdom Come
22:30 MANOWAR

Below is the schedule of activities for the Magic CIrcle Festival Kickoff Party on Friday July 17th:

12:00 Opening Ceremony (feat. MANOWAR & Wolfgang Hohlbein) @ VIP Campground
12:30 MANOWAR Trivia Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
13:30 Arm Wrestling Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
14:30 MANOWAR Autograph Signing Session @ VIP Campground
17:30 Fastest Beer Drinking Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
20:30 Q&A Session About The Asgard Saga (feat. MANOWAR & Wolfgang Hohlbein) @ Activity Tent
21:00 Miss MANOWAR Contest @ MCF Activity Tent
21:30 Heatseekers (AC/DC Tribute Band) @ Side Stage
23:00 Fire-Eating Girl Show @ Side Stage

Exclusive schedule for all fans who purchased the Ultimate Fan Package:

17:00 Ultimate Fan Package Meet & Greet @ Stage Right
17:30 Ultimate Fan Package Soundcheck Experience @ Stage
18:00 Ultimate Fan Package Photo With MANOWAR @ Stage
19:00 Ultimate Fan Package BBQ @ Beergarden

All-day activities include:

Penalty Kicking Wall by Vodafone @ VIP Campground
Asgard Saga Story Reading in English and German @ Nomadetent VIP Campground
Asgard Info Booth @ Asgard Tent

For more information about the Magic Circle Festival please visit magiccirclefestival.com/

All times are subject to change.