Just two months until Christmas. Times are getting colder (at least on the Northern hemisphere), people spend more time inside. I can into a lot of Best of and compilation albums this week. Nonetheless, there are also quite a bunch of fine…
Visions of Atlantis (28th September 2024, Essen)
Finally, I made it – after featuring so many concerts of different genres, I headed to Essen in the German Ruhrgebiet region for my first metal concert. On 28th September 2024, I was able to cover the show by Visions…
Rock of Ages – 2025 International Dates of the Musical
Another year, another time for Rock of Ages. Similar to the previous years, I disclose some of the international dates I found already and will regularly (and time permitting) update this list. Thus, the list might be a bit sparse at…
Andreas Dorau (25th May 2024, Essen)
I follow Andreas Dorau and his music since the mid-1990’s. The more I was happy to be able to cover one of his Im Gebüsch tour shows. On 25th May 2024, he played in Essen in the Ruhrgebiet region. Here…
On Tour With Rock of Ages 2024 (Episode 4 – Duisburg, 1st May 2024)
After I had a one show stay in Vienna, it was already some three weeks since I had seen Rock of Ages. On 1st May 2024, the musical took me to a place which is rather close to my residence. That…
ibis Bochum Zentrum
12th March 2024 brought me to Bochum in the German Ruhrgebiet. The city hosted my very first Rock of Ages show in 2024. As there were two shows in a row and I wanted to work during the day, I…
The Cumberland River Project – Vain Regrets
Frank Renfordt is back – and this time he is wearing his cowboy hat again! The Cumberland River Project releases a new EP. Vain Regrets is going back to the roots of the project from the German Ruhrgebiet and giving us country…
On Tour With Rock of Ages 2024 (Episode 1 – Bochum, 12th/13th March 2024)
Typically, my trip reports are about one travel. Sometimes, there are one-day stories like the 24 hour train ride through Germany I did in early 2023. Sometimes, it is a longer day-by-day coverage with one posting a day each. For…