| Aqua Maria | |
|---|---|
 Poster for the 2014 edition. | |
| Background information | |
| Genre(s) | Psychedelic Rock, Stoner Rock |
| Date(s) | August |
| Location | Plattenburg, Germany |
| Venue(s) | Die Plattenburg |
| Years active | 2012 - Present |
| Website | Aqua Maria Official Page Festival Facebook |
Aqua Maria is a yearly festival hosted in Plattenburg, Germany. Typically a two-day event held in August, Aqua Maria is notable for being hosted within the confines of a moated castle in the Prignitz district, northwest of Brandenburg.
Background[]
The festival at Die Plattenburg.
Die Plattenburg is a moated castle in the free municipality of Plattenburg in the district of Prignitz in the northwest of Brandenburg. It is also a municipality part of Kletzke, a district of the municipality Plattenburg. The Plattenburg was first documented in 1319.
The castle is located in the Prignitz. Due to its picturesque location in the wooded and water-rich area, the castle was the summer residence of the bishops of the diocese of Havelberg in the Middle Ages.
Typically the festival is a two-day event, with Friday usually hosting three or four bands and Saturday being the main attraction with six or seven performing acts. The selections are usually psychedelic rock, stoner rock or desert rock.
Lineups[]
2012[]
The inaugural edition of Aqua Maria was held at Die Plattenburg on 17 and 18 August 2012 in Plattenburg, Germany.[1][2]
| 17 August | 18 August |
|---|---|
| Abramis Brama | My Sleeping Karma |
| Grandloom | Rotor |
| Stonehenge | Sungrazer |
| The Grand Astoria | 1000mods |
| Seven That Spells | |
| Asteroid | |
| Obelyskkh |
2013[]
The 2013 edition of Aqua Maria was hosted on 16 and 17 August 2013.
| 16 August | 17 August |
|---|---|
| Kadavar | Colour Haze |
| Carrion Mother | Siena Root |
| Godsleep | Contravolta |
| She Loves Pablo | |
| Panic Depressions | |
| Tempel |
2014[]
The 2014 edition of Aqua Maria was hosted on 8 and 9 August 2014.[3]
| 8 August | 9 August |
|---|---|
| Kamchatka | Wassermann's Fiebertraum |
| Coogans Bluff | Stoned Jesus |
| Rising Nova | Belzebong |
| Gingerpig | |
| Kali | |
| Peter Geltat Trio | |
| Fuzz Manta | |
| Parasol Caravan |
2015[]
The 2015 edition of Aqua Maria was held on 14 and 15 August 2015 at Die Plattenburg in Platternburg, Germany.[4]
| 14 August | 15 August |
|---|---|
| Dÿse | The Brew |
| Three Seasons | Greenleaf |
| Wucan | Kali |
| Mojo Makers | |
| Operators | |
| Radio Haze |
2016[]
The 2016 edition of Aqua Maria was held on 12 and 13 August 2016 at Die Plattenburg in Plattenburg, Germany.[5]
| 12 August | 13 August |
|---|---|
| DeWolff | The Vintage Caravan |
| The Flying Eyes | Jeremy Irons and The Ratgang Malibus |
| THIS RITE | Mother's Cake |
| Radio FS | |
| Limestone Whale | |
| Tarentatee | |
| Deaf Flow |
2017[]
The 2017 edition of Aqua Maria was held on 11 and 12 August 2017 at Die Plattenburg in Plattenburg, Germany. An aftershow was hosted on Saturday night by Streuner.[6]
| 11 August | 12 August |
|---|---|
| Siena Root | Dead Lord |
| Taming The Shrew | Abramis Brama |
| Travelin' Jack | Mother Engine |
| Brutus | |
| Johnny Rockskin | |
| Strayin' Sparrows | |
| Rising Dao |
2018[]
The 2018 edition of Aqua Maria was hosted on 10 and 11 August 2018 at Die Plattenburg in Plattenburg, Germany.[7]
| 10 August | 11 August |
|---|---|
| Electric Moon | Weedpecker |
| Hypnos | Beehoover |
| Hällas | WolveSpirit |
| Sunnata | |
| Johnny Rockskin | |
| Mother's Cake | |
| Kalamata | |
| Conny Ochs |
2019[]
The 2019 edition of Aqua Maria would be held on 9 and 10 August 2019 at Die Plattenburg.[8] The headliners would be revealed to be iconic Canadian hard rockers Anvil and long-standing German krautrock group Birth Control.
| 9 August | 10 August |
|---|---|
| Anvil | Birth Control |
| Black Tape Lion | Yasi Hofer |
| The Wedge | Zone Six |
| The Great Machine | |
| The Great Astoria | |
| King Moon and The Purple Tongues | |
| Ornah-Menthal | |
| Bloody Cape |
2020[]
The 2020 edition of Aqua Maria was originally intended to be held on 7 and 8 August 2020. Ten bands would be announced including headliners Valley of the Sun and Truckfighters. However due to COVID-19 the entire festival would be canceled.
2021[]
The 2021 edition of Aqua Maria was set to be held on 6 and 7 July 2021. Following a move to August, the 2021 edition would go on with a sold-out crowd on 6 and 7 August 2021.[9]
| 6 August | 7 August |
|---|---|
| The Hirsch Effect | Colour Haze |
| Circus Electric | Polis |
| Vug | The Wake Woods |
| Toccoa | |
| Pyramid | |
| My Little White Rabbit |
2022[]
The 2022 edition brought back the headliners of the cancelled 2020 event, Valley of the Sun and Truckfighters, and was planned for the 5th and 6th of August 2022. [10]
| Friday 5 August | Saturday 6 August |
|---|---|
| Valley of the Sun | Truckfighters |
| Welcome inside the Brain | Nebula |
| Jail Job Eve | Space Slug |
| Enigma Experience | |
| Neànder | |
| Shotgun Valium | |
| Canabineros |