[dfb547490]

I know tailgating isn't really done anywhere else in the world, and I don't care. The Brazilians are going to have their maraca bands, the English are going to be cracking skulls, the Japanese are going to be picking up their trash and taking pictures of everything, and we should tailgate. Most people probably won't be renting cars over there but even if a handful are (a half-dozen or so would be enough) we can get something done. Have everyone chip in to buy food, beer, a few portable grills, etc. I have a US gameday mix (everything from AC/DC to the Rocky theme to the Dropkick Murphys to Oasis to Toby Keith to Elvis to of course Cypress Hill to Clint Dempsey) on my iPod so I can supply the tunes. Won't be as big as the pre-game festivities in Columbus but it'll be great anyway. Let's show those Euros how we do it in the US of A.

[Wizhawk]

here here! tailgating is one of my greatest loves in life.

[dfb547490]

Same here. There's something about drinking copious amounts of alcohol outdoors that just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

(it's probably the bourbon)

[MikeLastort2]

Good luck trying to explain why you're drinking in the parking lot when the Polizei come by to tell you to move along.

[FoxBoro 143]

Ill be there!

I was also thinking there should be a huge pre party on June 11th in Gelsenkirchen!

[USAClash]

Originally Posted by dfb547490

Same here. There's something about drinking copious amounts of alcohol outdoors that just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

(it's probably the bourbon)

You'll be able drink outdoors, but probably not in the American tradition of doing so in the middle of an enormous parking lot.

I love tailgating, but I think it will be fun to experience a different sort of pre-game ritual. Either way I'll be getting drunk, singing, and having fun.

[dfb547490]

Originally Posted by MikeLastort2

Good luck trying to explain why you're drinking in the parking lot when the Polizei come by to tell you to move along.

I thought they don't have open container laws in Europe??

[MikeLastort2]

Originally Posted by dfb547490

I thought they don't have open container laws in Europe??

They don't. But they also don't want people drinking in parking lots. I doubt the Polizei are going to allow people to tailgate, but feel free to give it a try.

What's wrong with going out to a Gasthaus near the stadium for a few drinks before the games?

[dfb547490]

Originally Posted by MikeLastort2

They don't. But they also don't want people drinking in parking lots. I doubt the Polizei are going to allow people to tailgate, but feel free to give it a try.

You could very well be right, although I don't see why they should care (not that they won't, just they shouldn't). If it's an alcohol thing then they have no way of keeping people from going to bars before the game, and if it's a security thing then they'd have to crack down on people loitering around the stadium without drinking also. Worth a shot I think.

What's wrong with going out to a Gasthaus near the stadium for a few drinks before the games?

Absolutely nothing...our games are all late afternoon or night, so hit the bars for a few hours then drink in the parking lot for a few hours...can always head back to the bars if they don't let us tailgate.

Originally Posted by USAClash

You'll be able drink outdoors, but probably not in the American tradition of doing so in the middle of an enormous parking lot.

Definitely looks like there's ample lot space for tailgating in Gelsenkirchen and Kaiserslautern:




Nuremberg might be a problem since it doesn't look like there's any lot space next to the stadium, although they do seem to have a swimming pool(!!).

[Mikeymike15]

Hmmm. When I went to a Bayern Munich match at the old Olympic statidum in 2003, we were drinking in the parking....heck there were so many little pavilions set up to drink.....and no you didn't have to reside within the boundaries of the pavilion to drink....most people were sitting on the grass at the various little parks surrounding the stadium