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Published: 16 December 2025

• Live
• Festival Review
• Waldkauz
• KUFA Hildesheim
• Midwinter Festival
• Perkún
• Lautenfeyn

Kulturfabrik Löseke, Hildesheim, Germany
13th December 2025
Midwinter Festival with Waldkauz, Lautenfeyn, Perkún

Actually, the Midwinter Festival in Hildesheim should have taken place in June as a midsummer festival, but unfortunately had to be postponed. These are not easy times for bands and organizers, but on the second attempt it finally worked out. Hildesheim is - apart from the M’era Luna Festival, of course - not a stronghold for lovers of alternative music, but every now and then there are some really worthwhile events. In this case, the audience was mainly from the gothic, medieval and LARP scenes. Or simply people with a broad taste in music, like me.

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Published: 16 December 2025

• Concert Review
• Setlist
• Live
• Diorama
• UT Connewitz Leipzig
• Skuppin

UT Connewitz, Leipzig, Germany
13th December 2025
Diorama - “A Substitute For Light Tour 2025/26” - Special Guests: Skuppin

December concerts always carry a certain weight. They arrive at the end of a year, when memories feel closer to the surface and expectations are quieter but deeper. For DIORAMA, this mid-December weekend marked the very beginning of the “A Substitute For Light” tour with the opening show in Frankfurt on December 12, followed immediately by Leipzig on December 13.

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Parent Category: Concert Reviews

Published: 16 December 2025

• Concert Review
• Setlist
• Live
• SO36 Berlin
• Molly Nilsson
• Karl D’Silva

SO36, Berlin, Germany
11th December 2025
Molly Nilsson - “Amateur Forever” Tour 2025 - Support: Karl D’Silva

A completely sold-out SO36 welcomed MOLLY NILSSON for the final concert of her “Amateur Forever” Tour 2025. The venue was packed from front to back, filled with fans ready to celebrate not just a show, but the closing chapter of a tour that has resonated deeply with many. From the very beginning, the night felt intimate, emotional and special.

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Parent Category: Concert Reviews

Published: 16 December 2025

• Concert Review
• Setlist
• Live
• Tarja Turunen
• Markthalle Hamburg

Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
10th December 2025
Tarja - “The Spirit of Christmas 2025”

The wait was finally over - Tarja Turunen’s breathtaking Christmas concerts returned once again, continuing a tradition that has accompanied the Advent season for many years. Her Christmas performances have long been a place of calm and reflection, offering a moment of beauty and peace through her enchanting voice and deeply moving interpretations of beloved Christmas music.

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Parent Category: Concert Reviews

Published: 15 December 2025

• Concert Review
• Live
• Thousand Below
• Adept
• Zoom Frankfurt
• Ocean Sleeper
• Hopes Die Last

Zoom, Frankfurt, Germany
10th December 2025
Adept - “Blood Covenant EU/UK Tour” - Support: Hopes Die Last, Ocean Sleeper, Thousand Below

ADEPT is currently on the road, presenting their ‘Blood Covenant’ album. This is their first European tour in nine years. And tonight, the Swedish fellas stopped in Frankfurt to play at Zoom. As support, ADEPT brought along an international variety of bands: HOPES DIE LAST from Italy, OCEAN SLEEPER from Australia, and THOUSAND BELOW from the United States.

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