PROPAGANDA was well known from 1982 to 1990, before the addition of the “x”. The band was founded by former DIE KRUPPS member Ralf Dörper. Together with Susanne Freytag and Andreas Thein, the trio recorded two tracks. Michael Mertens and Claudia Brücken joined in 1983. That same year, the band signed with the English label ZTT Records and released the single ‘Dr. Mabuse’. They were met with criticism and negative headlines. Producer Trevor Horn transformed the duo from a so-called “noise band” into a dark Synth-Pop band. The new style of the album ‘A Secret Wish’ brought the group a lot of attention and recognition.PROPAGANDA quickly achieved international success, attracting fans across Europe and America. Their outstanding, sensual electronic sound and enigmatic image are as much a part of the landscape of new music and technology in the 2020s as they were in the 1980s. However, after years of collaboration and further musical successes, the band went their separate ways.
Then, in 2018, the long-awaited reunion finally happened. Resurrected as XPROPAGANDA, the duo of Susanne Freytag and Claudia Brücken played two sold-out headline shows at The Garage in London. After getting a taste of the stage again, the duo met with Stephen Lipson, the producer of ‘A Secret Wish’, to write new music. Nearly four decades after recording the legendary LP, the Düsseldorf natives released their stunning new album, ‘The Heart Is Strange’, on 20 May 2022, in collaboration with Stephen Lipson.
XPROPAGANDA are now touring Germany, bringing the 80s to your city! It promises to be an unforgettable evening, so secure your tickets now! Tickets are available from £50 at www.lb-events.de or by phone on +49 (0) 234 / 947 19 40, and from all known ticket outlets.
German Tour Dates
05 December 2025 - Berlin, Columbia Theater
06 December 2025 - Bochum, Gleis 9
07 December 2025 - Hamburg, Uebel & Gefährlich
09 December 2025 - Frankfurt, Das Bett
10 December 2025 - Munich, Technikum
