Time for some country music concert coverage again: On 4th November 2024, I headed to Club Volta in Cologne. Sound of Nashville hosted Stephen Wilson Jr., supported on his Son of Dad Tour by Zandi Holup.
This posting comes with 140 major size pictures as part of the concert gallery.
Club Volta – About The Venue
Club Volta is the smaller sister venue of Carlswerk Victoria in Cologne. It is located in the former industrial area Schanzenviertel. It is quite convenintly located by tram services to Keupstraße (line 4 or 14). There is also a parking garage (5 Euro evening tariff) right next to the venue. Club Volta has a capacity of roughly 400. The attendance of the evening was roughly 350.
Stephen Wilson Jr. – About The Artists
Stephen Wilson Jr. is known for opening his shows with I’m Stephen Wilson Jr. – I am my father’s son. His father is known as a successful boxer. Stephen Wilson died in 2018. Wilson Jr. started to concentrate in music, debuting with the single Made For This in 2021. He released one album so far, Son of Dad, which was released in 2023.
Wison Jr. was supported by Zandi Holup on his tour. The Pennsylvania-origin artist is nowadays located in Nashville. Spotify just features two single releases of her, Gas Station Flowers (2023) and Wait For You (2021). Both have been rather successful, though. She is having quite a nice list of artist she joined on tour as a support already. After the European dates, Holup will support Wyatt Flores in Canada.
Stephen Wilson Jr. – The Show
Zandi Holup started her set right in time at 20:00. She played for 30 minutes, presenting seven songs. The opener was Gas Station Flowers. Most if the other tracks have been previously unreleased, but will be part of her upcoming album. For example, she shared Cowgirls Don’t Cry or Mary Jane. Thereby, Holup mostly impressed with her characteristic voice and lovely storytelling. After her closing song Go Find Less, many fans made their way to the merchandise stand, chatted with her, bough merchandise or took photos with the artist.






Stephen Wilson Jr. started his set at 21:00. His set was about 1:45 minutes, starting with Calico Creek. Naming Holup’s voice characteristic already, Stephen Wilson Jr. is definitely unique. The setlist was set up around his debut album, of coure including Father’s Son rather in the middle of the set. A fans’ favorite was Year to Be Young 1994, which he played right beforehand. Wilson Jr. took a lot of time telling stories about the 15 songs performed. Another key moment of the concert was when he played Nirvana’s Something in the Way. The evening closed with Gary and The Beginning.







Stephen Wilson – The Gallery
Here are 140 major size pictures of the show. They are located in the concert gallery:
Stephen Wilson Jr. – My View
Club Volta hosted two amazing songwriters and storytellers, who are on the other hand so different. The enthusiastic Holup fascinating with her lovely writes and the rocking, rough, Southern accent Wilson Jr. spread different kinds of country music magic and lead to a very enjoyable night in Germany, before the tour heads to its last stop in Berlin.
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