Southside Festival 2025: Peaceful atmosphere and positive balance!

Southside Festival 2025: Peaceful atmosphere and positive balance!

The “Southside” festival in Neuhausen ob Eck, which was not sold out this year, had a positive result. According to the police spokesman, the event from June 19 to 21, 2025 was extremely peaceful. Around 56,000 guests celebrated exuberantly in temperatures around 30 degrees and rose to the challenge of the heat by drinking a lot and wearing headgear. Compared to previous years, the medical service was busy with significantly fewer operations, which indicates the responsible behavior of the visitors. ZVW reports that only 58 crimes were registered, with the most common offenses being thefts and other typical festival offenses.

Although the number of crimes at the festival fell compared to last year, there were still some incidents. Last year, 130 crimes were counted, this year there were 119. The increase in ticket fraud and counterfeit admission cards is particularly notable. There were also five sexual offenses, with four suspects being arrested. 13 reports of bodily harm and violations of the Narcotics Act were also recorded. A police officer was slightly injured while resisting police action. This information comes from Presseportal.

Transport and infrastructure

There were no major traffic jams on the roads during the festival. A traffic control concept that was developed for arrival and departure contributed to relaxation. Around 35,000 people arrived on Thursday morning, which initially led to congested roads in the district. However, thanks to an adjustment to the diversions, relief was quickly achieved. The departure was also quieter, as many festival visitors started their journey home on Sunday afternoon.

However, a tragic incident overshadowed the positive outcome of the festival. A 26-year-old woman from Switzerland had an accident and died at the scene of the accident. This fatal accident occurred on Monday morning and caused occasional disruptions to rush hour traffic.

Looking into the future

The next “Southside” festival will take place from June 19th to 21st, 2026. The event partners are optimistic that future festivals will also be peaceful under such conditions. The positive feedback from organizers, security forces and visitors indicates that the festival concept is being implemented successfully.

It can therefore be said that the “Southside” festival in Neuhausen ob Eck is on the right track not only musically, but also in terms of safety and organization.