On November 9th, Berlin Will Be Transformed Into a Huge Stage with Over 1,000 Playing Songs for Freedom
The evening of November 9th marks the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and will be celebrated with music. Because music brings people together, and the fall of the Berlin Wall brought East and West Berliners together after 28 years of separation.
The highlight of the celebrations this year is the Band of Freedom, over 1,000 musicians along a 4km route through Berlin. They play guitar, bass and drums and everyone can sing along to famous songs about freedom.
Some of the songs have already been chosen. “Heroes” by David Bowie, “People Have the Power” by Patti Smith, “Susann” by City and “Freiheit” by Marius Müller-Western-Hagen.
Along the route there will also be screens showing images and video clips from the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 to the opening of the first border crossing at Bornholmer Straße in 1989.
Photo by Robert Roeske@Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-1118-018. CC BY-SA 3.0
Admission for Festival for Freedom is free. The screens turn on at 18:00 o’clock and plays until 22:00.
See the entire program, the route and more about Festival for Freedom here.
Photo by Chrissie Sternschnuppe@Flickr. CC BY-SA.
