Stadthalle, Magdeburg, Germany
16th April 2011
Sterneneisen Tour 2011: Fiddler's Green and In Extremo
After celebrating their 15th birthday with a huge festival last year, the German medieval rock band IN EXTREMO are presenting themselves with a new album and therefore, a new tour: Sterneneisen. With the support of the well-known FIDDLER'S GREEN, this evening is promised to be one of the highlights of this upcoming concert-season. Be sure you will not miss this fantastic evening filled with great music and lots of new songs!
Bands
In Extremo
Actually, the German Medieval Rock band IN EXTREMO was a fusion of a nameless medieval music playing formation and a Rock band. Firstly, the two formations played separately, but in 1995 the front man “Das Letzte Einhorn” (aka Michael Robert Rhein) suggested the unifying name IN EXTREMO. Finally in 1997, one of the most popular German Alternative bands was born. The career was started with appearances at medieval markets and the first nameless album in 1996. Within some years, the band’s style got harder by the usage of more guitars and drums. Nevertheless, the old-fashioned instruments such as bagpipe and shawm still played an important role. Thus, IN EXTREMO was able to attract not only the fans of medieval music, but also listeners of guitar-driven Hard Rock. Now, they released their new album ‘Sterneneisen’.
Fiddler's Green
FIDDLER’S GREEN is a German band from Erlangen that plays independent Irish Speed-Folk, formed in 1990. Their first concert under the name of FIDDLER’S GREEN was at the Newcomer-Festival in Erlangen in November 1990, where the band came second. The band has been signed to a major label, but chose to go back to being independent. The band has kept up the mix of traditional Irish or Scottish songs and self-written tracks, though the self-written tracks have progressively become less and less folky. Recent albums also see a clear influence from Gothic rock music. Having enjoyed growing success in and around Germany, the band reached 1000 played concerts in 2004 (the only band member to play them all is bass player, Rainer Schulz), which was celebrated with a concert at Castle Hoheneck. This concert was filmed and released on two DVDs: ‘Celebrate!’ and ‘Jubilate!’ The concert saw participation from former band members and other guest musicians. A live DVD Folk's not dead was released to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary in 2010.
Additional Information
Location
STADTHALLE Magdeburg
Heinrich-Heine-Platz 1
39114 Magdeburg
How to get there by public transport
On exiting the central station (using the exit marked “Zentrum“), go across the station forecourt and to the tram stop "CITY CARRE / Hauptbahnhof” on the left. From here take bus 59 to the end stop, marked "Stadthalle" (journey time approx. 8 min, approx. 3km). You can also take a taxi from the station forecourt to the Stadthalle.
Time
Opening: 6:30 pm
Starting: 8:00 pm
Tickets
Ticket fee: 32.50€
Tickets are available at http://www.mvgm-online.de/ or at any ticket counter.
