When the tickets arrived, they were stamped "August 19" so it was Saturday Night at the Beer Festival.
Kunshan is basically a suburb of Shanghai, about a one hour bus ride from downtown. The shuttle bus (discount price of 30 RMB for VIP ticket holders) left Shanghai Stadium at 5:40 PM and arrived at the Beer Festival around 6:45 PM.
We found the German tent, hopped in the buffet line, and by 7:15 were drinking Budweiser draft (unfortunately the only "free" choice) and chowing on the German buffet: baked, boiled, and fried potatoes, spaetzle, salad and soft pretzels.
There was an excellent traditional German band "Lichensteiner" on stage and everyone had a great time. The video proves that "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is one of the most popular songs in the world. The band did an extended version that featured tempo changes, key changes,and a jammin' ending.
Festival entrance.
Pouring the Suds.
The band.
The food.
Enjoying the band.
Check out the Budweiser logo on the mugs.
Gan bei! Cheers! Prost!
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