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Koen Vael Sets the Tone with an Intimate Acoustic Opening Koen Vael is a young, rising country artist from the small town of Steenbergen in North Brabant, Netherlands. He opened the evening with a

Drake Milligan - Tumbleweed World Tour 2026 at Carlswerk Victoria in Cologne The Drake Milligan show Is Deeply Rooted in Traditional Country Drake Milligan is one of modern country’s strongest traditionalists. There’s no denying

Dark wave is not considered mainstream. It remains firmly rooted as a niche, underground subgenre of alternative music. You will rarely hear dark wave tracks played on commercial Top 40 radio stations, nor will

HALLOWS, a Los Angeles-based dark electronic duo blending 80s-inspired synths, goth, and post-punk energy opened for the Canadian Actors in Club Volta, Cologne, Germany. HALLOWS is  consisting of musicians Vanee Dusoruth and Dom Rolando.

Dirkschneider: Balls to the wall 40th Aniversary – Final Show at Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal Homecoming: Udo Dirkschneider Returns to stage in Wuppertal After 43 Years Stadthalle Wuppertal, September 10, 2026 Forty-three years ago, a

Udo Dirkschneider Music Award to Support Young Musicians from 2027 Wuppertal, Germany — Steven Mageney has joined forces with fellow music enthusiasts to create new opportunities for the next generation of musicians. When it comes

Bryan Adams is all heated up about Canada and he is putting it all into a new album. Adams is the one the many artists who is venturing into country, the genre he has completely

Helldozers live at Metal Colonia Fest 2026

Sic Zone live at Metal Colonia Fest 2026

Dragonsfire live at Metal Colonia Fest 2026

Inhale The Void is a German Melodic Death Metal band from Bremen, formed in 2017. Known for fusing heavy, atmospheric guitar riffs and aggressive, guttural vocals with smoother, melancholic melodic verses. Lyrically, the band

 Grufflo is thrash/black/death metal band from Bonn, Germany, formed in 2022. The young lineup fuses raw, classic thrash intensity with black and death metal influences, balancing headbanging riffs and sing-along choruses with more technically

Full Stop live at Metal Colonia Fest 2026

Titan Gap live at Metal Colonia Fest 2026

Conqueror live at Metal Colonia Fest 2026

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English singer-songwriter Rose Betts brought her mix of acoustic indie pop and folk to the stage of Sound of Nashville Open Air 2026, drawing on the strong Celtic influences that characterize her sound. She

Zandi Holup is an emerging folk-country singer, songwriter and actress whose music is rooted in raw storytelling and delivered with world-weary, slightly raspy vocals. Originally from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, Holup eventually relocated to Nashville

Nashville-based indie folk and Americana band Birdtalker opened the event at 16:30 in the afternoon and brought an intimate, unforced energy to the stage, delivering a performance that felt less like a conventional concert

The 502s Bring Non-Stop Energy to Sound of Nashville Open Air 2026 The Sound Of Nashville Open Air took place at Die Kantine's Freideck In Cologne. This year was reduced to a one day event

Satine Wallé: A Sonic Jolt of French Synth-Pop That Conquers the Crowd Transitioning from an internet personality to a legitimate live act is a notorious hurdle, but French indie-pop breakout Satine Wallé proved she is

The Digital World Came to Life: The Living Tombstone Live Multiplayer Tour 2026 at E-Werk, Cologne September 1, 2026 The Living Tombstone came to town just two days after the world's largest computer and video

Opening the evening for Kurt Vile & The Violators was the all-female trio, Horsegirl. Horsegirl is an acclaimed American indie rock and post-punk trio made up of best friends Nora Cheng (guitar, vocals), Penelope

Kurt Vile and the Violators at Gloria Theatre in Cologne. Vile and his four piece band, the Violators, walked onto the stage at 9 PM sharp, with Vile stepping up to the microphone and greeting

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Bring The Wild God Tour to Kunst!Rasen, Bonn August 25, 2026 As dusk settled over the Rhine in Bonn, the open-air grounds of Kunst!Rasen transformed into a secular

The BossHoss – Back to the Boots: 20 Years of Cowboy Rock Twenty years is a long time for any rock band, but The BossHoss have never been particularly interested in standing still. They

Opening act The Picturebooks duo opened with a just over 30 minutes set, featuring Fynn Claus Grabke on vocal and electric guitars and Sven Pollkötter on drums. Additional bass sound was played from backing

Erin Kinsey Brings Nashville Energy to Cologne’s Freideck Erin Kinsey has established herself as one of the most exciting young voices in modern country music, and her return to Cologne proved exactly why. A

NEVERMORE returned to the stage in 2026 after an approximately fifteen-year hiatus. Following appearances at Bloodstock and Wacken, the band arrived at Kunst!Rasen with a completely revamped lineup. What unfolded was a performance that

Savatage Turned KUNST!RASEN Into a Cathedral of Metal Savatage have never been a mainstream band in their native United States. Despite helping shape the American heavy, power and progressive metal movements of the 1980s