NEW: this year, there will first be a guarded bike stand for those arriving by bicycle. We kindly ask you to book a ticket in advance so that we can scale our capacities accordingly.
Note: If you do not want to cycle all the way from Berlin to the nation, but a bit by train, we recommend to go to Spandau and carry on from there, because: the trains to Nauen will be very full. No place for bicycles) …
THE BIKESTAND CLOSES ON MONDAY AT 13:00hrs. MAKE SURE TO PICK YOUR BIKE UP BEFORE THEN!
Our address for booking requests is:
Dear artists,
Please bear in mind that the musical focus of the Nation of Gondwana lies in the spectrum of electronic music.
Since we always receive a large number of e-mails from you, we would like to point out in advance that we can not answer every request. Thanks for your understanding!
Camping is permitted from (!) Friday 12pm, and is free of charge / included in the ticket price. No entry will be granted before Friday.
Please pitch your tents on the designated camping areas. This helps to keep the emergency access paths free of obstacles and prevent fires.
Tents pitched in the woods or on the emergency access paths will be immediately removed by us (or by officers of the forestry department).
We will be using a cashless payment system again this year.
You can top up your chip, with cash or EC card, at two stations in the field.
You can have your credit reimbursed at all charging stations up to and including Monday 14:00.
We are of the opinion that the event is not suitable for children. Please organise a babysitter or get help from the grandparents, and treat your little ones to a parent-free weekend.
Please read our Code of Conduct. Abiding by these guidelines is obligatory for partaking.
No confetti!!! Please leave your confetti at home – cleaning up the mess left behind after a few seconds of fun takes a lot of time and is very tedious.
COVID-19 is omnipresent and shapes everyday life. We take the threat to public health posed by this virus very seriously. At the same time we have to realize the recent measures taken in Berlin to contain COVID-19 are sending the entire event industry into a serious crisis.
Save the Pyonen!
Final Call to save our festival – the Nation of Gondwana and our bars in Berlin are in acute danger! Help by partaking in our crowdfunding action.
LEAVE YOUR DOGS AT HOME!
Last year we witnessed some pretty bad scenes with dogs that had been brought to the festival and then got lost. This was really stupid on the part of the owners. We feel that this is animal cruelty.
For this reason, we are reserving the right to refuse entry to people who bring their dogs with them.
Find good boarding kennels and treat your pet to a few days’ holiday as well.
The sale of illegal drugs will not be tolerated. Dealers will be evicted immediately.
There will be several stands. We want to ensure that the choice is relatively balanced and tasty, so that no one has to go hungry. Vegetarians will also be catered for.
The Nation of Gondwana officially starts at 18:00hrs on Friday 24.07.2020. The festival opens its doors from 12:00hrs.
No entry will be granted before Friday.
Open fires are strictly prohibited and will be immediately put out by the fire brigade. Barbecuing is permitted in the area designated for this purpose by the fire brigade.
YOU MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE SECURITY CREW!
In severely bad weather (with lightning):
Participation in the Nation of Gondwana is exclusively at your own risk.
We do not accept any liability for personal injury or material damage suffered during the event or when arriving or departing.
You must follow the instructions of the security staff, fire brigade or Red Cross.
If you’ve lost anything send us an e-mail: katrin at pyonen.de.
Important: Please state in the subject heading WHAT you are looking for, ie. “LOST: black rucksack of brand XYZ”. As we receive hundres of e-mails, this will help us to keep an overview.
We’ll need some time though to view all items…
The Red Cross will be on site with a well-equipped medical tent, ambulance, two emergency doctors and paramedics, and will ensure the availability of medical aid.
Don’t hesitate to approach them or the fire brigade if you or someone else requires help!
Access to the Nation of Gondwana is only permitted to people aged 18 and over. No exceptions!
It is essential that you follow the instructions of the parking crew: entrances and exists as well as emergency access paths must be kept clear.
Any vehicle which is parked on the emergency access paths will be immediately towed at the owner’s expense. The German Road Traffic Act applies on site.
We believe that partying together doesn’t just mean having fun together, but also – when required – looking out for each other. Specifically, this means looking after and respecting one another, showing consideration where necessary, and even stepping in to help.
We will not tolerate any physical violence or damage to property – any instances will be reported to the police!
Due to the experiences of previous years, we ask that you gain the permission of the people in the image before taking any pictures, or that you completely dispense with any photography/show consideration when using your camera.
This especially applies to the beach and dance floors! Drones: we will be operating our own drone on the site – no other drones are permitted, and will be confiscated.
There are bins located all over the festival site. Please use them to dispose of your rubbish.
We’ve noticed in recent years that you tend to mix your trash with glass and PET (plastic) bottles. Ecologically, this doesn’t make much sense. That’s why we’ve come up with something new for this year’s NoG.
We will only accept separated(!) garbage this year. That means glas bottles and PET bottles in one bag and the garbage in another bag. So we also accept a bag of bottles as a garbage deposit.
ATTENTION: We will not reimburse the garbage deposit for garbage bags containing bottles and residual waste. The garbage deposit opens Saturday at 19:00 and ends punctually on Monday at 13:00.
Sexual, racist, homophobic, transphobic, anti-disabled or any other form of aggression will not be tolerated at the Nation!
To help those affected, we will be providing a safer space for the first time this year. This will be located next to the Red Cross tent. Members of the safer-space team will also be at various locations on site, and available for you to speak to at any time – you can easily recognise them thanks to their green t-shirts.
Our showers and washing facilities, as well as the drinking water supply point can be found between forest and campsite C3 in one axis with the fire brigade and the Red Cross.
Sound systems on the camp site and car park, as well as unregistered sales stands, will not be tolerated and will be removed by us immediately!
Unfortunately, in recent years the toilets, decorations and equipment have been tagged and even spray-painted. Getting rid of the damage was expensive. Anyone caught doing this will be thrown out and charged for the damage caused.
There will be no evening box office this year either! An administrative order has been imposed on us which limits the number of festival visitors. We will adhere to this order.
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If you are interested in working during the Nation of Gondwana, we would appreciate a short application at the following address: staff@pyonen.de.
We will be carrying out random wristband checks during the festival. Please make sure you don’t lose your wristbands.
Unfortunately, there were some thefts again last year – please do yourselves a favour and don’t leave any(!) valuables behind in your tent.
If you want to come by car, please be aware that you will need to purchase a vehicle ticket.
Due to the administrative order imposed by the local authorities limiting the number of festival visitors, car tickets must be ordered here.
