Music
The Bosshoss •
December 8th and 9th 2008
Ladies, control yourselves, and guys - control your ladies: when these urban cowboys come riding into town with their guitars even the saloon bar chairs start dancing! The secret of their success? Quite simple: pick some past and present-day hymns and put ‘em through the mincer to create a completely new music style, which the lads themselves have dubbed Country Trash Punk Rock.
Kid Rock •
December 10th 2008
What does it sound like when a crazy freak from Detroit crawls out of his house and decides to make music? Let me think … no idea. When musical preferences collide that apparently have nothing in common, such as old school hip hop and sleaze, the result is a hotchpotch that the crowds will love.
Elton John • December 11th 2008
The British musician shot to fame as a solo artist in the 70s and has remained firmly at the top of his game every since. He won an Oscar for "Can you feel the love tonight" and produced the world’s biggest-selling single of all times: "Goodbye England’s Rose", a tribute to Lady Diana. A small man, but a giant artist!
Farin Urlaub •
December 19th 2008
The guitar, his vocal chords and his whacky aphorisms are the USPs of the lanky blond with the broad, infectious grin. Farin is a man of action, someone who tackles things with gusto – and he’s proud of it. His stage name – which translates as “Go On Holiday” – sums up his philosophy. The guitarist and singer of the German band Die Ärzte is a passionate globetrotter.
The Nokia Night of the Proms •
December 19th 2008
The Nokia Night Of The Proms effortlessly succeeds in bridging the divide between classical and pop music, uniting music lovers of all persuasions and ages in an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of music through the ages. The sound is superb and the state-of-the-art light and stage show is perfectly choreographed.
Ich & Ich • Dezember 29th 2008
“Ich + Ich” is a joint project which brings together the German musicians Annette Humpe and Adel Tawil, who met by chance in a Berlin studio. Together, the two have had considerable chart success with lyrics that veer between melancholy and optimism. This duo has an unerring instinct for great, moving pop music.
Oasis • January 18th 2009
Oasis, formed by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher at the beginning of the 90s, went on to become of the most influential groups in modern music. To date, Britpoppers have sold over 50 million albums worldwide, making them one of the most successful British bands and certainly synonymous with the music of the 90s.
Pink • March 18th 2009
Her blunt and to-the-point style, at home somewhere between pop, rock, punk and R’n’B, makes it difficult to pigeonhole Pink, but her sassy attitude certainly helped to catapult her debut album “Can’t Take Me Home” to double-platinum status in the US.
Tina Turner •
January 26th and 27th 2009
After an eight-year break, the incomparable Tina Tuner, winner of a staggering eight Grammies, has announced that she is coming out of retirement to tour the world and perform in Germany. The US singer with the big, expressive, deeply sensuous voice has shaped music history for over four decades and is quite deservedly a living rock legend.
Lionel Richie •
April 20th 2009
His success story started over 30 years ago and it reads almost like a page out of the Guinness Book of Records: more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, 22 top ten hits, countless awards including several Grammies and an Oscar, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lionel Richie is one of the world’s most popular and respected stars.
Depeche Mode • June 10th 2009
The reigning kings of electro pop have shattered rock records with more than 50 million albums sold and over 10 million people have seen them perform live. In summer 2009, David Gahan and his pals return to Germany’s biggest stages and arenas.
* * * Further Recommendations
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from 24th October 2008, "Bar Jeder Vernunft"
Power! Percussion
from November 1st until 9th 2008, "TIPI - Zelt am Kanzleramt"