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Published: 10 October 2012

Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen), Germany
9th October 2012
Lionel Richie & Oceana

LIONEL RICHIE today is known as the king of ballads, having loads of hits under his belts. It all started many years back with THE COMMODORES maintaining more of a funky and danceable sound. But with time Richie's interest turned to the romantic, emotional type of songs which surely helped his eponymous solo debut getting the status it achieved and established a reputation that lasts until the present day, decades later and with success having multiplied a hundredfold at least. His latest milestone is the release of 'Tuskegee', an album featuring only reinterpretations of previously released songs in cooperation with various guest artists. 'Tuskegee' also is the reason for him to return to the stages of the world and especially Germany where he was last seen live three years ago. The show in Halle (Westfalen) was not totally sold-out, but it was about 5.500 people showing up to see this special show which was opened by OCEANA.

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Published: 09 October 2012

Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
8th October 2012
Dead Can Dance & David Kuckhermann

The sensation was perfect when DEAD CAN DANCE announced a European Tour after it remained silent around the band after their tour in 2005. As you can imagine, as soon as pre-sales started, most dates were sold-out within a few days or even hours. And so was the Cologne show. Having seen Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry only during solo shows, I was really looking forward to finally see them together as DEAD CAN DANCE on stage.

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Published: 09 October 2012

Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
4th October 2012
Lacrimosa

LACRIMOSA were founded in 1990 by Tilo Wolff; in 1994 the Finnish musician Anne Nurmi joined the band. Since more than twenty years, LACRIMOSA is a star well-known in the Gothic scene all over the world. LACRIMOSA has published about eleven albums, the last a few days ago, called ‘Revolution’. The concert in Berlin was part of their tour dedicated to their new album.

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Published: 08 October 2012

Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany
30th September 2012
Oomph! & Blowsight

The Huxleys Neue Welt was three quarters full on this cold day of September, waiting for the nearly unknown Swedish band BLOWSIGHT and for the veterans of German Gothic Rock, OOMPH!.

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Published: 08 October 2012

The Circus, Helsinki, Finland
27th September 2012
Anathema & Von Hertzen Brothers

To be honest, before I got to know ANATHEMA’s music, I always thought that the band should be very brutal. While these English rockers, born as a band in 1990, are considered to be one of the founders of death-doom metal, their present style is quite different. The present tour is supporting their recent release ‘Weather Systems’.

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