Expo Plaza, Hannover, Germany
27th May 2011
Plaza festival: Unheilig, Ich+Ich, OMD and Roland Bless
On May the 27th, a very special event will take place at the Expo Plaza in Hannover: It is time again for another Plaza Festival. As in the last years, a fantastic line-up is going to be presented, including two of the most popular current German music acts, a Synth legend of the 80s and a not so new newcomer.
Bands
The festival will be opened by ROLAND BLESS, the former drummer and guitar player of PUR. After 20 successful years, he left the band in May 2010 and is now pushing his solo career. In Hannover, he will surely perform songs of his first solo album ‘Zurück zu Euch’ which will be released in mid March.
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - or shorter: OMD - is a band that influenced the Synth sound of the 80s to a large extent. Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys experimented with electronic sounds in the early 80s, created new elements of "New Wave" and published unforgettable hits like ‘Enola Gay’, ‘Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Of Joan Of Arc)’, ‘(Forever) Live And Die’ or ‘Sailing On The Seven Seas’. The band split up in 1987 but luckily for the fans celebrated a reunion in 2007 followed by a tour across Europe. In autumn of 2010, a new album ‘History of Modern’ was released and reached position 5 of the German album charts.
OMD will be followed by ICH + ICH. Their first album reached the top ten. The second album ‘Vom selben Stern’ was sold 1.3 million times and became the most successful German pop album up to then. The current album ‘Gute Reise’ also immediately reached the top position of the German Charts and contains numerous great songs including the hits like ‘Pflaster’ and ‘Universum’. In 2010, Annette Humpe and Adel Tawil announced a creative break after the current tour, so everyone should take the chance to see them live.
The highlight of this festival will be UNHEILIG, who are THE band of the hour. The band has existed already since 2000 and was a popular and acknowledged band of the alternative scene until 2010. But then, ‘Geboren um zu Leben’ was published and everything changed. The song became a hit and the corresponding album ‘Große Freiheit’ not only was sold more than 1.2 million times but was 17 weeks on the top position of the German charts, longer than any German album in history. The shows of UNHEILIG are known for emotional impact and a front man who will give everything. Their sound is a striking combination of catchy melodies, hard guitar sounds, touching lyrics and the distinctive voice of "The Graf".
Additional Information
Location
Expo-Plaza
Messegelände Hannover
30539 Hannover
Time
Opening: 4:00 pm
Starting: 5:00 pm
Tickets
Tickets for the festival cost only 20 EUR + charges (Presale), which is a real bargain for four full concerts. Children up to the age of six get in free of charge. Tickets include public transport within the area of the GVH. Tickets are available online via www.hannover-concerts.de or at the known sales points.
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