And how right Winston McCall is! Five bucket-wheel and bucket-chain excavators, up to 130m long and 30m high, stand guard over FULL FORCE Island on Gremminer See, the most crass half-island you've ever seen! These impressive monuments to industrial history give the FULL FORCE Festival its outstanding atmosphere, which will remain in the memory of all visitors.

Where once mined lignite, nowadays the FULL FORCE Holidays are celebrated every year. With several bathing beaches on the festival grounds, Ferropolis offers a unique festival setting that is second to none. Where else can you enjoy your favourite bands with your feet in the water?

Ferropolis is centrally located between Berlin and Leipzig, about 20km from Dessau in Sachsen-Anhalt. The half-island is easily accessible via Gräfenhainichen railway station by train from Berlin via Lutherstadt Wittenberg or directly from Leipzig. From Gräfenhainichen, shuttle buses run to Ferropolis at regular intervals.

As most traders know, in 2022 we refused to take over the stand rental for the Full Force because there was no possibility to let even a few traders onto the festival grounds. On the contrary. The non-food traders stood far away from any walkways. In addition, Cashless was introduced in 2022. Well, there is no way around cashless. But last year, the organisers made sure that the payments were made quickly. We were promised the same for this year. As you know, we are taking care that this will happen.

Now to the stand positions: There are a limited number of stands in the entrance area behind the entrance gates on the left side. Unfortunately, those on the right side are not available because there is a stage there.
As last year, there is another area in the camping area for a reduced stand fee. Care was also taken to ensure that visitors were not shunted past this area. This was one of the main points of criticism in 2019.

Festivalarea

We do not require a deposit for rubbish, as 300,--€ will be retained by the organiser in case of improper leaving of the area!!!