For fans of sophisticated Bavarian folk music: the Schützenlisl at the Oidn Wiesn is dedicated entirely to pub music in the Bavarian dialect, curated by the well-known singer Traudi Siferlinger.

In both festival tents, live bands and brass bands play Bavarian folk music and lively pop music every day. Admission to the tents is free, reservations can be made on the festival tents' websites.

set out not only to preserve native songs and music but to perpetuate Bavarian traditions and culture. In 1958, the first Liederkranz Schuhplattler group formed to perform folk dances from Bavaria ...

In 1960, Elvis Presley is the most famous pop star in the world. In one of his films, he sings a German folk song that goes on to sell over a million copies. But perhaps with good reason since the ...