(17 Sep 2022)
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Munich - 17 September 2022
1. Various of people rushing to get seats in Oktoberfest venue after gates are opened, many wearing lederhosen, people walking around the venue
2. Small group of police watching
3. People taking selfies with phone
4. Hofbraeu tent entrance
5. Luis from London, UK, in front of the Hofbraeu tent
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Luis (no last name given), tourist from London:
"Oh, it was an absolute ruckus. We forced our way through the entrance, through the main gates, and then we run all the way up the strip and right into the beer tent. Excellent...excellent fun."
7. Various of people inside Hofbraeu tent
8. Matt from New York, USA, posing for photograph at entrance gate
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Matt (no last name given), tourist from New York:
"I'm going to take it slow, leave a little in the bottom and go back for fresh one."
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10. People queuing up at entrance to Oktoberfest grounds police car driving past
11. SOUNDBITE (German) Lena (no last name given), tourist from Graz, Austria:
"It's my first time at Oktoberfest, so I'm pretty excited about what to expect. I'm expecting a lot of beer and hopefully it's warmer inside the tent than outside."
12. People queuing up at entrance earlier before, man wearing traditional Bavarian clothes
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Amber (no last name given), tourist from Australia:
"I'm just expecting to meet some people, drink a lot of beer, have some fun and eat some food."
14. Women wearing traditional Bavarian dresses
15. Two men queuing up, cheering to the camera with beers in their hands
16. Jackson from Oregon, USA, among people queuing up at entrance, cheering to the camera with beer
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackson (no last name given), tourist from Oregon, USA:
"I'm looking forward to drinking beer and seeing German culture."
Friend: Drink a lot of beer.
Jackson: A lot of beer."
18. Wide shot of Hofbraeu tent, UPSOUND (English) from speakers:
"Welcome to the Oktoberfest. We are opening opening the festival grounds. Proceed in an orderly fashion and take care of those around you. Have fun and enjoy your day."
STORYLINE:
Oktoberfest is back in Germany after two years of pandemic cancellations — the same bicep-challenging beer mugs, fat-dripping pork knuckles, pretzels the size of dinner plates, men in leather shorts and women in traditional dresses.
People were seen rushing to get seats in Oktoberfest venues after the gates were opened early on Saturday at 0900 local time (0700 GMT).
The event begins at noon when Munich's mayor taps the first keg and announces "O'zapft is," or "It's tapped" in the Bavarian dialect.
Tourists were already getting into the mood as they waited, telling the AP that they intended to explore real German culture and also drink a great deal of beer.
But while brewers are more than glad to see the return of the Bavarian capital's tourist centerpiece, both they and visitors are under pressure from inflation in a way that could scarcely be imagined the last time it was held in 2019.
A 1-liter (2-pint) mug of beer will cost between 12.60 and 13.80 euros ($12.84 and $14.07) this year, which is an increase of about 15% compared with 2019, according to the official Oktoberfest homepage.
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