The First Blind Guardian Festival was held in Coburg, Germany, on 16–17 June 2003; it lasted two days, with the band playing during both nights.

The show had been very well prepared for the recording, with complex lighting and pyrotechnic effects set up to assist the musicians in creating the atmosphere.

Blind Guardian's performance is generally considered excellent, and the degree of the audience's involvement was surprising even to the band members themselves.

Disc 2 contains extra material, including an interview with the band and four bonus songs, recorded in previous tours.

The set has a typical Blind Guardian fantasy-style artwork painted by Leo Hao, mixed with photos from the show, with several humorous elements included such as a picture of Legolas, Gimli and Gollum buying tickets for the concert.