First Rider Open Air Festival

September 3-4, 1977 Eichenring Speedway Stadion, scheeßel, GER

The "First Rider Open Air Festival" a weekend open-air festival in Scheeßel was planned. 23 bands were scheduled, including:

The Byrds Iron Butterfly Quicksilver Messenger Service nectar Nite City Franz K Steppenwolf Klaus Schulze Eddie & The Hot Rods The Damned Fairport Convention Rory Gallagher Barclay James Harvest The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Ultimately only the following groups performed:
 * Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers
 * Van der Graaf generator
 * Colosseum 2
 * Camel
 * Golden Earring

When only these five bands performed riots broke out and the stage burnt down, causing damage of more than a million marks and putting the festival on hold for years