Dalia's Late Night LemonadeFilm Music Politics Environment Game Book SportWar in the Ukraine FM4 Award at Amadeus All about studying Information about the coronavirus FM4 Charts Soundpark Act of the monthIf the dress rehearsal goes really badly, the premiere will be all the better, writes Alica Ouschan yesterday about the Prequency, where things went a bit haywire.For the first real frequency tag, that's, well, let's say almost true.First of all: Thursday starts hot, very hot.The bodies sweat, the closer together, the more, the sun is shining directly on the heads of the festival visitors and if you don't have a bucket hat or cap here on the site, you're in a bit of a fix anyway.Buntspecht frontman Lukas Klein will later describe this state as "the most beautiful hell there is" - and one wishes one had found the metaphor oneself.What helps: Cooling off in the Traisen or a short shower under the water sprayers in front of the green stage.But back to the premiere.Things changed a bit because of the crowds at the Red Bull Stage on Wednesday.The US comedy rapper Zack Fox will not open the Green Stage as planned, but rather his German, slightly more talented counterpart SSIO.He was quickly "moved up" so that everyone can enjoy his show.One can argue about the content and humor of the Bonn rapper ("no morality, just entertainment", according to his creed), but probably not about his skills.The gigantic crowd in front of the stage, who moved surprisingly early from the campsite to the stage to at least see him this time, thinks so too.Meanwhile, things are a little less busy on the Space Stage, where the eccentric Hyperpoppers 100 gecs open the stage.Yesterday as a guest at the Grelle Forelle in Vienna, the autotune of the two Americans* is already turned to the stop again, it rattles and cracks, the small but fine crowd moosht to bangers like "money machine" and "mememe" and everyone, really everyone is hyped.Big highlight: Dylan Brady's bright yellow star hat and the visuals, which are at best the cracked version of Transformers, at worst M&M's on hallucinogens.In any case, a worthy opening.Change of location to the ÖBB Stage: Buntspecht are already in the middle of their set there, the stage is almost too small for the barden pop of the six-strong Viennese troupe.But it doesn't matter, people dance exuberantly here, people are in a good mood and wear colorful outfits.You really notice that - especially if you've just come from the Green Stage, where everyone seems to be wearing a white T-shirt.Buntspecht could easily have played on a larger stage, but would they have conjured up the same cozy & familiar vibe?Probably not.Then it's 5 p.m., the sky is overcast, the sun is gone.Canadian rapper BBNO$ hasn't started yet, let's head over to Kummer on the Space Stage.On the way we meet a crowd of people running.Someone moans "I have blisters", the accompaniment replies "Yes, it doesn't matter now, come on!".Then the news: Kummer had to cancel his concert after two tracks, thunderstorm warning, everyone should get into their cars.Three minutes later it's pouring with rain, the concerts are temporarily paused.While some may already be preparing for the worst, everything is actually quite easy: The storm passed less than an hour later, only the Kummer and BBNO$ fans had to suffer.Everything else will be made up for with a little delay.And who better for the second opener of the day than the British Glass Animals with their hazy synthpop?Even."I missed this country, man," shouts frontman Dave Bayley to the crowd, grinning from ear to ear as he bounces around the stage like a bouncy ball, puffs out his cheeks with air, pulls faces and sticks his tongue out over and over again, a bit like that like an exhausted but thoroughly contented dog.The group's nerdy outfits also match the visuals, retro Pacman and Windows96 (or 2000?) pop-ups, all colorful, all Glass Animals.Songs from the band's 10-year history are performed here, "Life Itself" as a grandiose opener, "Gooey" as an I-come-to-you-into-the-audience track.But you can tell: The majority of the crowd is only there for one track and waits until the end with cell phone whips, shouting along and Insta video doing well: "Heat Waves" of course - a track that was a few hours earlier like a fist would have fitted the eye.The day finally ends as it began: hip-hop-heavy.The likeable rapper and musician from San Francisco, who dominated the Billboard charts for a whole eight weeks in 2020 with his track "Mood", will take over with 24kGoldn on the Space Stage.In the interview, I ask him whether he finally knows what it feels like to be at the top: "Oh yes," he replies with a laugh, "This is what I'm doing this for, to live like a rockstar" .For the fact that he slept for hours before the show and seemed rather tired during the interview, the rock star attitude actually comes out an hour later when he hypes up the crowd properly - with trappy bangers and big motivational slogans, your own dreams chase.Finally, Cypress Hill, the cult rap trio from Los Angeles, brought the evening to a glorious end, and they definitely still have it - even without Sen Dog, who is unable to perform due to a recent operation.“Is Austria ready for the hill?We're getting ready to smash the stage!”, they post on Instagram shortly before the performance and don't promise one iota too much.Oldschool rap is writ large here, boom bap mixes with wild live percussion, there's scratching, nodding and spitting, while thematically almost everything revolves around the green grass.A good ending to a mixed first (or second) day.Dalia's Late Night LemonadeFilm Music Politics Environment Game Book SportWar in the Ukraine FM4 Award at Amadeus All about studying Information about the coronavirus FM4 Charts Soundpark Act of the month