Bayreuth Festival works. The Festival has become a pilgrimage destination for Wagner enthusiasts. The origins of the Festival itself lie rooted in Richard Wagner's interest in establishing his financial independence. A souring of the relationship with his patron, Ludwig II of Bavaria, led to his expulsion from Munich, where he had originally intended to launch the festival. Wagner next considered Nuremberg, which would have reinforced the thematic significance of works such as "Die Meistersinger". On the advice of Hans Richter, however, the focus fell upon Bayreuth which enjoyed three distinct advantages. First, the town boasted a splendid venue: the Markgräfliches Opernhaus built
Roskilde Festival 2007 Roskilde Festival 2007 Roskilde Festival 2007 was held 5 –8 July 2007 with warm-up and camping from 1 July. The stages "Metropol" and "Ballroom" were replaced by two new stages, "Astoria" and "Cosmopol". On 4 June 2007 the festival's website announced that the festival was sold out. 2007 was the wettest year in the history of the festival with almost of rain falling, which meant that large lakes formed in the camping and festival areas. This is also more than double the amount of rain that fell during the festival in 1997, the year which was previously the worst in