It was on this very day (29 June) in 2012 that Lou Reed stepped onto the Kunstrasen stage as the first main act on the new festival grounds down by the Rhine. No one knew if the concerts would continue, and indeed, there have been plenty of changes and comprimises made to keep the music going. But keep going it most definitely has, and 13 years later it’s ’70’s punk/pop legend Billy Idol who brings in the crowds. Astoundingly, there were barely 2000 people here to see Lou Reed, whereas tonight there are c.6000 for Billy Idol and support band New Model Army. Indeed, by the time that the doors opened there was a queue going far back down the pathway, well past the ticket offices.