The rag pack was created in 2012 in a Danish holiday home. Max Kennel and Jonas Meyer want to make fun guitar music together. A year later, the duo released their debut album “Steil-Geh-LP”, the follow-up album “Steil II” in 2015 and two years later the first full studio production “The future is big”. After „The future is big“ and over 50 sold-out concerts, „A bitter disappointment“ now follows: The album should become even bigger, more courageous, more musical – and if all of this doesn’t work, you can still refer to the title. Disappointment, the passive-aggressive anger of the millennial, the feeling of the «First World Problem», as a leitmotif? Naturally. Because you are permanently disappointed when you have it so easy, but would like it to be even easier. And this disappointment – viewed from an ironic distance – offers enough scope for jokes. Das Lumpenpack now draws from the full on the new plate. Various studio bands and renowned producers support the duo to reproduce the wit of their songs on a musical level. Stylistically, the two have left all conventions behind. College rock, trap, Balkan pop, they use the genres more freely than ever, but never purely parodying, but always as a tongue-in-cheek homage. With this mixture of singer-songwriter pop, brute humor, wit and plenty of confetti, The Lumpenpack has won various contests and prizes in recent years, its hit “Guacamole” has been clicked 16 million times, they are guests in a wide variety of TV formats, at music festivals and play several sold-out concerts.

Just a word and a tone is enough and you immediately know what it is about. The songs by Ben Pavlo are direct and pointed, come from the middle of life and land right in the heart. In a non-chalante and yet singingly unique way, the catchy songs of the 27-year-old musician meander through a jungle of emotions and grate along the hearts of the listeners. Here the empathy is forced to be sown broadly. Ben’s voice is serious and yet soulful, a lone fighter who doesn’t try to prettify things with relentless honesty. It works wonderfully in pop, but still brings with it a depth that is often missed by similar artists. As a small bonus, the musician sees his craft, so he produces, writes and records all the instruments of his songs himself.

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SHAED actually released the song „Trampoline“ a long time ago. However, since he was heard in an Apple advertisement, the electro pop trio has become world famous overnight. For us, too, the track climbed to the top of the charts. Rightly so, the song is a delicate and playful indie catchy tune. They recently released „Trampoline“ again as a duet with Zayn. The featuring with the former „One Direction“ member gave the band another big push. The trio is much more than just „trampolines“, as the songs released so far prove. On March 10th SHAED will come to Switzerland for their first headline show and play in the Zurich Paper Hall.

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Nada Surf has announced the first details of its 2020 tour. It will start on February 25 in Cambridge (UK) and will end in April, including seven dates in France. These are the first European dates for almost two years. The group will perform their fans‘ favorite songs including „Always Love“, „Cold To See Clear“ and „Blonde On Blonde“ as well as some of their new songs.
Throughout his career, Nada Surf has become increasingly creative, each new album being notable for the quality of its production but also through Matthew Caw, who has evolved to be no longer just a singer but a person in its own right. 2018 was the year of the 15 years of their cult album Let Go.In addition, the group recently celebrated the 20 years of North 6th Street, released in 1999, a large collection of demos recorded while the group still had its original formation., which for the occasion, was put online on streaming platforms for the first time.
Meanwhile, Nada Surf is working on the follow-up to her eighth album – You Know Who You Are – acclaimed when it was released in 2016 and to the live album Peaceful Ghosts, released the same year (recorded with the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra by Vienna and the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg of Postdam).

Nada Surf is: Matthew Caws (guitar, voice), Daniel Lorca (bass) and Ira Elliot (drums).

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Fans of the US alternative rocker Highly Suspect have not had it easy in the past. After having to wait a long time for a Swiss show, after the release of their second record „The Boy Who Died Wolf“ a show was announced in Dynamo Zurich and the anticipation increased with everyone involved. But the sold out show came to an abrupt end after 3 songs, the voice of frontman Johnny Stevens failed due to illness and the gig had to be stopped.
But it would be highly suspect if Johnny plus the twins Rich and Ryan Meyer from Cape Cod, Massachusetts had not thought about their Swiss fan base on the next tour. So unpack your agenda, write big on Wednesday, March 11th and look forward to an energetic show by the trio. In addition, their third album „MCID“ will be released on November 1st, so there is a high probability that there will also be new songs to celebrate. Great voice meets profound lyrics, rounded off by massive guitar riffs and gripping drums, that’s Highly Suspect!

There is reference: After Max Giesinger has played his biggest tour so far in front of over 60,000 fans on the ›Die Reise‹ Tour 2019, he returns for a continuation in spring 2020 with further dates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Giesinger are probably the craziest years of his life so far. In 2016/17 he played over three hundred concerts. On stages at over 1,600 meters above sea level, in marketplaces and castles, in clubs, a stable and a mine, in palace parks and stadiums, up to the legendary concert at ›Das Fest‹ in Karlsruhe and its completely sold-out show in the Hamburg city park, which was recorded on DVD. Over a million enthusiastic viewers wanted to hear how ›The Boy Who Runs‹ sounds live. The band covered more than 120,000 kilometers. You can also do this by circling the earth three times. Quite literally, this is ‚The Boy Who Runs‘. Max Giesinger financed his first album, ‚Learning to Walk‘ through a crowdfunding campaign, but then finally found a record label that supported his music. The second album ›The boy who runs‹ brings him the breakthrough. His journey has picked up speed. With the single ›80 Million‹, Max Giesinger succeeds in the summer anthem 2016, crowned with a platinum award. With his second single ›Wenn sie tanzt‹ he speaks from the soul of many. It reaches gold status and has been played on the radio seventy thousand times to date. The singles ›Roulette‹ and ›Not so fast‹ are also absolute radio hits. These successes show the enormous complexity of the album and ensure that ›The boy who runs‹ stays in the top 100 of the official album charts for 94 weeks. More than 250,000 copies sold again mean platinum and Max is among other things with the ›1Live Krone‹, the ›MTV Europe Music Award‹ and the ›LEA Award‹. “Crazy, what will happen in a few years,” says Max. Already on the first two albums, “Learn to Walk” and “Der Boy who runs was about movement. Max Giesinger’s third album is called ›Die Reise‹ and builds on it. With his first albums, he was still trying to break free. With his third record, Max Giesinger now realizes for the first time which path he has followed and reflects on the phase of being on the go. After two intensive and fulfilling years full of artistic successes, it is understandable that a phase of calm had to follow. That’s exactly what Max Giesinger chose in spring 2018. Six weeks on a Thai island, far from appointments and obligations, no one far and wide. After extremely turbulent months, this silence is more than unusual for him, but offers the necessary space for new songs. ›Die Reise‹ tells the story of being on the road all the time, of feeling at home anywhere and nowhere and the desire to arrive at some point. ›If I take something with me from this trip, it is the realization that for me a certain balance is exactly that Right thing is. Neither being on the go or being alone makes me happy, but the mixture of both and the variety that comes with it, ”says Max. And then it went on: In summer 2018/2019, an impressive 85 festival appearances followed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland , Of course, the motto of the new record ›Die Reise‹ is to be taken literally, because his tour of the same name takes him to another 16 concerts in three countries. Today Max Giesinger is one of the most relevant German pop artists and shows through his tireless drive how much he does loves what he does. It is still the greatest thing for him to stand on stage and play concerts. He is always very close to his fans. The boy with the guitar, who played Oasis-Cover in pedestrian zones, has grown up and assures us that the journey is only really starting. We are delighted to have Max Giesinger with his ›Die Reise‹ tour on March 12, 2020 at Rhypark Basel to be able to present.

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Despite their name, Icon For Hire have committed themselves to nothing but their fans. Since its formation in 2007, the US band has been followed by a loyal legion of followers. The so-called „Icon Army“ lives from the melodious whirlpool of hard rock, electronica and pop that Icon For Hire conjures up in every song! They released their last album „You Can’t Kill Us“ over three years ago. So we can almost certainly look forward to new material when Icon For Hire swirls through Switzerland for the first time on March 12th!

The Rumjacks from Australia have been touring tirelessly since their inception. Regardless of whether at festivals or in big and small clubs, the team of 5 exudes an energy on stage that creates real Guinness sweat. Musically they combine their traditional Irish and Scottish roots with folk, punk and rock’n’roll. Fans of „Dropkick Murphys“ or „Flogging Molly“ feel at home here. On March 12, The Rumjacks come to Zurich and play live in the Dynamo. As support, they have The Cloverhearts with them, which provide a lot of heat. So come on, be sure to drop by, beer has enough!

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KYTES
indie-pop concert in the basement of the Dynamo Zurich

Starting as a school band in Munich, Michael players, Timothy Lush, Kerim Öke and Thomas Sedlacek have been constantly developing since 2012 – in songwriting & sound as well as festival and club sizes. After the On The Run debut EP on the Milky Chance label Lichticht Records followed chart entries, millions of Spotify streams and invitations to the opening program of Shout Out Louds and Everything Everything. With more than 250 shows under their belt, Kytes are above all a great live band and we are all the more looking forward to their first club show with us.

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Wenn Home Free im März aus den Staaten nach Europa fliegen, dann müssen sie nicht viel Gepäck mitnehmen. Sie sind schliesslich eine A-cappella-Band und kreieren jeden Ton ihrer Musik mit dem Mund. Auch bei ihren Live-Auftritten – Ehrensache! Anders als ihre A-cappella-Kollegen haben sich Home Free dem Modern Country verschrieben und interpretieren Songs von Künstlern wie „Ed Sheeran“, „Shakira“ oder „Johnny Cash“ auf ihre ganz eigene Weise. Die Gruppe hat aber auch eigene Songs im Portfolio, ihr viertes Album „Timeless“ sprang von Null auf Platz zwei der Billboard Country Album Charts. Die Band besteht aus einem Lead-Tenor, einem Harmony-Tenor, einem Bariton und einem Bass. Vervollständigt wird das Ganze von einem grandiosen Beatboxing, das für die Instrumentalbegleitung der Songs sorgt. Am Samstag 14. März kommen Home Free endlich das erste Mal in die Schweiz und geben ein exklusives Konzert im X-TRA Zürich.

Tür: 19h00 // Beginn: 20h00 // Ende: 22h30

Grammy-Gewinner OZZY OSBOURNE gab jetzt die Nachholtermine für seine verschobene „NO MORE TOURS 2“ bekannt. Die für ursprünglich Februar dieses Jahres geplante Konzertreihe findet nun im Februar/März 2020 statt. Judas Priest konnten erneut als Special Guest verpflichtet werden.
Bereits im Vorverkauf erworbene Tickets für das Konzert in Zürich behalten ihre Gültigkeit für die Ersatzshow oder müssen bis 14 Tage vor dem jeweils neuen Termin bei der entsprechenden Vorverkaufsstelle zurückgegeben werden.

OZZY freut sich sehr, endlich auf die Bühnen Europas zurückzukehren und bedankt sich bei allen Fans für ihre Geduld.

„Ich kann es kaum erwarten, euch nächstes Jahr zu sehen.“

Promoter: Live Nation
Tür: 18h00 // Beginn: 19h30

You come back! After a brilliant first and sold-out Swiss show in the Dynamo, we can welcome the three brothers from Palaye Royale back to Zurich with new material. Her self-styled fashion art rock sounds something like „The White Stripes“ met with „The Hives“ and „My Chemical Romance“ and produced a musical child. And when it comes to the visual appearance of the guys from Toronto – with their red leather boots and their fancy suits – you might think that they came straight from a film by „Tim Burton“. But enough comparisons now! On March 17th in the Plaza you can see for yourself what Palaye Royale conjures up on stage.

The hummingbird sextet from Bern has been rumbling over the hills with mandolin, banjo and brass instruments, rocking the valleys and sweeping out the stable for the first time four years ago. On their sixth publication „Itz mau Apocalypse“, which saw the light of day in 2018, the grumpy boys have now inflated themselves to the fullest instrumental: with the Variaton Projector Orchestra at their side, an 80-piece (!) Symphony orchestra from Bern. From the start, the grief boys don’t talk things nicely, but head straight for the abyss with somber dialect rock. The announcements are clear: „Everything shit“, „The country esch z’chalt oms Glöck hie z’finde“ or „D’Nacht esch us Iis“. Small worlds are falling apart. It rumbles in the hinterland and in the basement. People suffer and fight silently – sometimes ironically, always unpathetic in his own tone. The Kummerbuben will contest the concert in the bow by the dozen – which means a new record on the bow stage. Bern is and remains a number in itself.

We are particularly pleased that a Zurich master (and veteran) of the polished, humorous word will kick off this Bern evening in a new formation: Linx & Lechz is the dewy duo of baby jail singers Boni Koller and Nico Fehr. Again with electronic chansons, loud guitars and „Another round can’t hurt“ lyrics.

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On March 19, 2020, the stone walls of Plant 21 in Zurich were shaken by incredible sound waves. With „Car Bomb“ one of the most creative wrecking balls of the current Djent / Prog scene is coming to Zurich for a headline show. Bars that hardly a music teacher can clap, riffs that are harder than the north face of the Eiger and changes in tempo until the ears shake, the combo from New York / USA is not an easy meal. But it is worth diving into this world of sound and focusing on the musical Let in travel. This will certainly not be a relaxation trip, but rather an action ride through the jungle with cold nights without a sweater and hot days without water, but always more exciting and intense than a beach vacation. Who has not stopped reading now

Kensington, a big band in their home country of Holland, sold out halls and a fan base like a football club, has taken Bern to their hearts. For the third time the four likeable Dutch are visiting the Bierhübeli. Her stadium anthems and an album with new songs promise a rocking evening.

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After his completely sold out concert in the Klub complex, Finch Asocial comes back to Zurich. What does a battle rapper do after two successful tours? What to do with the emotions from the mosh pit, the love of the fans and the daily portion of escalation and Pfeffi? Clearly: The Eastern Block Gee puts his feelings on paper. On February 14, 2020 Finch Asozial will release his new album „Finchi’s Love Tape“ (via Warner Music / Walk This Way) – of course on Valentine’s Day. On „Finchi’s Love Tape Tour“, Finchi Boy will show off his most sensual side so far and ignite a fire of love and excitement on 15 dates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The live shows of „East Germany’s David Hasselhoff“  are pure escalation. So get tickets quickly when Finch stops at Dynamo Zurich on Friday, March 20.

In their home country of Holland are Kensington superstars. For their three final rival shows at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, they sold 54,000 tickets within a week. But we also know the band now. Two years ago, the indie rockers played in the dynamo in front of a full house. Now Kensington are returning and will stop at Mascotte Zurich on Saturday, March 21st. Bouncing basslines, crashing drums and playful guitar riffs, that’s what the band lives for. The majestic rock sound is a guarantee for energetic live shows, which are carried by the distinctive, introverted voice of singer Eloi Youssef.

Like hardly any other artist, the Swiss rapper Loredana regularly whirls up the entire rap scene. Her first music video for the track „sunglasses“ had over 7 million views in just four days, and every single song published so far came first in the YouTube Trends.

But the woman from Lucerne with Albanian roots does not have enough: In March 2020, the new rap icon will start her tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland – because Loredana has long since broken down the borders of the Swiss music scene. Even in the United States, her song on the Genius lyrics platform was the 10th most popular song.

The hit „Bonnie and Clyde“ has already won over 50 million clicks on Spotify alone. She breaks all streaming records and has long been playing in a league with the current megastars of rap. With her unmatched style, which sometimes sounds casual-provocative, sometimes almost aggressive, but always confident and special, the female rapper not only reaches female, but also remarkably many male fans.

Her new album „King Lori“ was released on August 23 and is the next milestone in her young career. Loredana is already one of the most successful rappers of all time. And it just started.

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The end is near!

With the „Apocalypse Orchestra“ in the team, the Kummerbuben are now riding towards Schaffhausen to spread a little doomsday mood. They would only do this on foot for friends («Fründe», «Dicki Meitschi» 2015).

Still traded as a hot newcomer in 2007, the Bernese middle-old boys around singer Simon Jäggi are now trading much higher in the CH music business and are considered one of the best Swiss rock bands. Regarding her latest album, Der Bund says:
«The songs stir emo-bombast, post-punk drama and cinematic doom romanticism to a wonderfully morbid exuberance. Never heard of anything like this. Especially not in Berndeutsch. […] The result is a not easily digestible album full of beautiful musical details. This care in setting the tone has even more of an effect in silence than in a quick temper. »

Sounds great, bought!

Line-up:

Kummerbuben: Simon Jäggi (Voc) | Moritz Alfons (Git.) | Urs Gilgen (guitar, banjo, mandolin) | Higi Bigler (bass, sax, bass clarinet) | Tobi Heim (drums)

Apocalypse Orchestra: Delphine Granges (violin) | Susanna Fini (violin) | Ruggero Pucci (Viola) | Antonio Serrano Perez (cello) | Martina Hunziker (clarinet) | Manuel Nägeli (trombone) | Cornelius Wegelin (Trumpet)

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The hip hop world has been waiting for this. YBN Cordae from Maryland flows in old school style over bass heavy New School beats and tops it all off with witty lyrics and rhyming chains. With „J. Cole“ as producer and „Chance The Rapper“, „Anderson. Paak“ and „Pusha T“ as feature guests on his debut album, even the big players in the game have already recognized his talent! No wonder he has already made a good impression at this year’s Openair Frauenfeld. In 2020, YBN Cordae comes back to Switzerland and provides a nodding turn-up in exile in Zurich.

The Club Escherwyss will be closed for a major renovation in February, so the YBN Cordae concert has to be moved to neighboring exile. Tickets that have already been purchased will of course remain valid.

Hip-hop with attitude and against the current: DISARSTAR has reopened the rap game for itself – and emphatically and bluntly takes a political stance in a time when other hip-hop players from German countries deal with diss tracks and gangsters. Stop the pose.

When fog started to rise in the sold-out Plaza at the beginning of the year, there was no stopping it. Ghostemane transformed the crowd with his synthesis of metal, hardcore and rap into a pulsating mosh pit monster! With raging flows, hypnotic, almost sung mantras and lyrics dripping in the occult, the US rapper lifted himself to the top of an underground movement that is getting bigger and bigger. On March 24, 2020 Ghostemane will come to X-TRA Zurich for its largest Swiss show yet!

Growing up between two rough oceans on the Cape of South Africa, JPson has traveled to Europe to create a genre of music that can best be described as „Fresh Folk“ – music that is completely engaging and the listener sinks right now and the difficulties of the lets you forget everyday life. JPson, who taught himself to play guitar on Cape Town’s beaches, spent his youth as a surfer on the waves of the Atlantic, and half to create his own mix of folk and roots music kissed by the African sun. With his texts, JPson not only shares the lust for life that made him go on a journey, but also the experience and knowledge, who meet him on these trips.His music is not only thrilling and uplifting, his beats and rhythms immediately put his audience in a boisterous, connecting mood and immerse him in JPson’s groovy, but also thoughtful,

His first official release, the EP „Coming Home“, expressed his „Home is where the heart is“ attitude, which has become something of his motto in the last ten years. JPson has not only South African but also Swiss roots and left South Africa for Europe right after school to get to know the other side of his origins. What started as a ten-month trip has developed into a ten-year trip through Europe, which JPson calls his „University of Life“. Even though life as a traveler was not always easy and sometimes tiring, JPson could always find peace, warmth and support in the music he heard and strength in the music he produced. The force that taught him to open

Another young singer / songwriter with acoustic guitar? Its possible! But David Keenan from Ireland has that certain something that many others lack. With playful ease, he takes us into his very own fantasy world with his wonderful lyrics, coupled with his voice and the guitar. Inspired by escapism and lyrical greats such as „Yeats“, „Kavanagh“, „Dylan“ or „Cohen“, he embodied the role of a young apprentice who combed the streets of Liverpool and London to go to work laden with notes and ideas. He packs all of this in a wonderful Irish narrative tradition, which makes his appearance outrageously likeable.

IAMDDB aka Diana de Brito is probably the hottest R’n’B export that the UK currently has to offer. Now the 23-year-old multi-talent from Manchester has not only announced her debut album for 2020, but also a major European tour with 23 concerts and will ensure a very special experience together with her outstanding live band.

Relentless and self-confident, the young British artist IAMDDB always manages to push boundaries. With her fresh approach to hip hop, trap and urban jazz, the singer, songwriter and producer, born in Lisbon in 1996, creates modern soundscapes that live in today, pay tribute to yesterday and sound like tomorrow. In addition to the impressive sound aesthetics, Diana also sets new visual standards – her videos are true masterpieces, in which she has the entire creative process under control. Full of sensuality and strength, she manages to be anything but pleasing and to convince with an artistic vision instead of arbitrariness. IAMDDB is also particularly celebrated for its grandiose live shows, which let their great voice and fantastic songs shine in full splendor.

A total of more than 130,000 fans made a pilgrimage to their last tour; the anniversary show in Berlin’s Wuhlheide in August 2019 with 17,000 visitors was completely sold out after only 20 days. What has been longed for is finally official: SDP will go on tour in 2019 with a new album!

With over 350 million views on YouTube, the countless headliner slots at all major festivals and their status as one of the most successful German bands in the streaming area, it is clear that there is currently only one way at SDP: steep upwards. In the local media landscape, Vincent and Dag remain, partly deliberately, largely under the radar. So the boys – especially in view of the now overwhelming success – more than live up to their title as „The most famous unknown band in the world“.

No wonder that the tension on the album of the West Berlin cult band announced for March 1, 2019 was huge! Also on „Die Unendendste Geschichte“ – the 9th studio album in 20 years of band history – SDP remain true to themselves: „We always try to try new things, both from the themes of the songs, the stylistic mixtures and breaks, but also with regard to the sound of ours Voices. But we still seem to have developed our own style and can’t help but make a real SDP album. „No other German band creates a shameless fusion of genres. The ludicrous musical mix of calm and emotional songs, brightly colored motivational songs and hard rock songs will finally be live again in 2020!

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