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Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany18th March 2017
E-Tropolis Festival 2017 with Amnistia, Wulfband, Centhron, Cryo, In Strict Confidence, The Invincible Spirit, Solitary Experiments, Tyske Ludder, Solar Fake, [X]-RX, Agonoize, Faderhead, Covenant, Neuroticfish, Front 242
It's safe to say that the E-Tropolis is by now one of Europe's biggest and most prestigious indoor festivals for EBM, Industrial, Electronic Pop, and anything else which is synthy and grouped under the Goth moniker. Since the E-Tropolis moved from Berlin to Oberhausen in the heart of the Ruhr area the reputation and appeal of the festival only increased. No surprise, as the Ruhr Valley is, with a population of 8.5 million, one of the biggest urban agglomerations of Europe and the Netherlands, Belgium and even France aren't too far away. So an international crowd was guaranteed on March 18th although most fans clearly came from the region, which has been known as a stronghold of the “dark” scene since the early 1980s.
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Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland28th February 2017
Epica
EPICA's ‘The Holographic Principle’ was released in September 2016, which was naturally followed by a support live tour (with the Scandinavian leg called “The Nordic Principle Tour”). Contrary to their usual place of gigs in Helsinki, Nosturi, they have chosen Tavastia club this time.
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ARTheater, Cologne, Germany26th March 2017
BirdPen featuring Dave Pen & Mike Bird from Archive - “O´Mighty Vision Tour 2017”
Mike Bird and Dave Pen – or short BIRDPEN – are both also part of the London based collective ARCHIVE and create experimental Pop sound since 2003. The new album ‘O‘ Mighty Vision’ was out in 2016 and now the band is presenting the new album live on stage.
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E-Werk, Cologne, Germany24th March 2017
Tokio Hotel
After a two year break, TOKIO HOTEL are back presenting their 5th studio album, ‘Dream Machine’. The electro-pop quartet delivered a glamorous and theatrical live performance at the E-Werk Cologne. The Kaulitz twins’ (27) band has sold more than seven million albums worldwide and received a number of international awards, including the US MTV VMA for ‘Moonman’, five European Music Awards, four MTV Latin Music Awards and the MTV Japan Music Award. TOKIO HOTEL was founded in the year 2001. After all these years they know how to reinvent themselves. Singer Bill Kaulitz said “Our new record is special. It's like nothing we've done before. It has our soul. Probably for the first time ever.”http://www.tokiohotel.com / https://www.facebook.com/tokiohotel
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Matrix, Bochum, Germany4th March 2017
Solar Fake - Acoustic Show “Sedated Tour 2017”
Actually the concert of the ‘Sedated’ tour should have taken place at the Christuskirche Bochum but for some reasons the venue had to be changed on short notice and therefor the band performed in the Matrix Bochum. As a bonus for the inconvenience the band offered an extended meet and greet before the show. The tour is called ‘Sedated’ because the songs are performed acoustically. Therefor I regretted it at first that the show was shifted from the Christuskirche to the Matrix because of the acoustic condition of the venue. But to my great relief I found out that the Matrix has made some structural changes to improve the sound.
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