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Foreigner
One of the greatest rock bands of all time. Over eighty million records sold, and a repertoire consisting exclusively of hits. “Feels Like the First Time”, “Cold as Ice”, “Juke Box Hero”, “Urgent” – and then “I Want to Know What Love Is”, simultaneously number one in the USA and Great Britain in 1984, recorded…
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Dire Straits Legacy
When the first bars of “Sultans of Swing” sound, a murmur goes through the hall. Musicians who belonged to Mark Knopfler’s band play here – and who have this sound in their fingers. Dire Straits sold over a hundred million records worldwide. “Romeo and Juliet”, “Walk of Life”, “Money for Nothing”, “Brothers in Arms”: songs…
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Dionne Warwick
A living legend. Dionne Warwick shaped American pop like no other singer and still sings songs that are part of the World Heritage of Pop music. Her collaboration with Burt Bacharach and Hal David produced over twenty chart successes: “Walk On By”, “Do You Know the Way to San José”, “I Say a Little Prayer”,…
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Chris Norman
When this voice kicks in, everyone knows immediately who is singing. Chris Norman is one of the most famous rock voices in the German-speaking world – rough, warm and still powerful after fifty years on stage. As the singer of Smokie, he wrote classics with “Living Next Door to Alice”, “Lay Back in the Arms…
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Chaka Khan
The Queen of Funk. Ten Grammys, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a voice that has set the standard by which everyone else must be measured for five decades. With Rufus she recorded “Tell Me Something Good” and “Ain’t Nobody”, followed solo by “I’m Every Woman” – later a world hit again by Whitney…
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Bananarama
The most successful girl group in British chart history, recorded in the Guinness Book of Records – and still a blast live. Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward bring with them what other bands dream of: “Cruel Summer”, “Venus”, “Love in the First Degree”, “Robert De Niro’s Waiting”. Songs that have been playing continuously on the…
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Billy Ocean
When Billy Ocean sings “When the Going Gets Tough”, the hall knows every line. The man co-wrote the eighties – and still sings them with the same warmth today. Born in Trinidad, he worked in a London car factory before becoming one of the most successful soul singers of his time. “Caribbean Queen” earned him…
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Andy Bell
This voice has accompanied a generation. Andy Bell is the singer of Erasure, and when he sings “A Little Respect”, every hall sings along to the high notes – whether they hit them or not. Since 1985, he has formed one of the most successful duos in British pop history with Vince Clarke, previously Depeche…
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Al Bano Carrisi
This voice is an event. Al Bano Carrisi has been singing for over fifty years, and his tenor still effortlessly fills every seat without it sounding like effort. When he sings “Felicità ”, the audience stands – every time. The singer from Puglia is a living legend of Italian music. Together with Romina Power, he wrote…
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Boney M
“Daddy Cool”, “Rasputin”, “Ma Baker”, “Rivers of Babylon” – there is hardly any repertoire that has such an immediate effect. And with Maizie Williams, an original member is on stage. Boney M. are among the most commercially successful projects in pop history: hundreds of millions of records sold, number one placements throughout Europe, and with…
