Massive gathering in Germania in 2009

[Robert Vermaat]

We agree on most things.

In 2005 Kalkriese was rushed by the audience. There werent a place where you were able to turn. The toilettes didnt reached for the masses (a desaster for the women). And the groups that were there catched the whole place, only leaving 1 action field and the little wall side. If we really get this mass we want to the event, Kalkriese will not be big enough.

Yes.
Hastings is not big either, but it has a good organisation behind the event that has done that thing before many times. Frankly, I have heard complaints about the Kalkriese event for both the 2003 event (I was there) as well as the 2005 event, and I think that if they want to improve on the carnage that you just described, the 2007 event must be near perfect, or else we'd best forget about it. That's haersh? Yes, but also realistic. I think it's up to the Kalkriese organisers to answer.

Also, Hastings is situated next to a town, while Kalkriese is not - that is a big disadvantage, because if thousands turn up again I doubt if there won't be a spectator chaos that will clog all the roads.