At Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel, Flight Event handles stage management – as stage manager on the main stage and, in 2025 and 2026, on the Forest Stage. In 2026 the festival celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Project facts
Festival
Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel (Lower Saxony), one of Germany’s major open-air festivals.
Role
Stage manager on the main stage; stage manager on the Forest Stage in 2025 and 2026.
Client
Main stage stage management on behalf of KLOU Live GmbH.
Tasks
Running order and timing, changeovers, artist entrances and exits, and communication between artist productions, touring crews and festival production.
On a festival main stage, soundchecks, shows and changeovers follow each other in quick succession. The stage manager keeps everything on stage on track and is the interface between artist productions, touring crews, festival production and technical departments.
Running order and timings Coordinating schedules for soundchecks, shows and changeovers and keeping them up to date throughout the festival day.
Changeovers Coordinating changeovers between acts with stagehands, touring crews and technical teams.
Entrances and exits Coordinating stage access, artist entrances and exits and stage transitions.
Communication Passing information between festival production, artist productions and technical departments, including at short notice.
Experience from many festival seasons
Flight Event has worked in festival stage management for years – including Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, M’era Luna Festival, Highfield Festival and Metal Hammer Paradise. Experience from different stages and formats goes into every production.
