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The brilliant ska-punkers from SONDASCHULE graced the stage with guests.
After I had a cozy meal at home, I was shocked to realize that the show was starting earlier than usual that evening. Doors opened at 7:00 PM. So no digestif, but shoes on and off to Kreuzberg.
Around 8:00 PM, I entered S.O. 36 and was informed that the first band, MOFA, had already played. Musically, it was said to be quite good, but visually the band was a disaster. Punk rock in tennis outfits. A strange mix that I would have liked to see with my own eyes. Why do they start so early?
I understood why they started so early when I entered the concert hall. The average age was quite low. I could have been the dad of some of the attendees.
The hall was already quite well filled. It promised to be a nice evening.
DDP took the stage as the second band. The band, which was once called DER DICKE POLIZIST, started off quite powerfully and played a few of their better songs, like “One Night in Paris.” I liked them, and the young audience thanked them with pogo dancing and loud applause. Then the band announced they would play a few songs from their new album “Alexithymie.” This really dampened the good mood. The calm, heady pieces from the new album have nothing to do with punk rock anymore. It's called German emo, or Tocotronic on punk. That the band also threw in a few quiet songs from their last album barely registered with me. I wanted a bit more tempo, but the band didn't play any faster until the end. So their set was disappointing for me, and aside from a few hardcore fans who sang along and got into it, the atmosphere was quite calm. It was a completely different story at the “Spirit Festival” this year near Magdeburg, where the band played almost exclusively melodic punk rock songs.
After all the world-weariness, I longed for the cheerful ska-punk of the band from Oberhausen. There was also a buzz among the attendees. Not long now, and SONDASCHULE would take the stage. Right in front of the stage, it got crowded, and even the back rows pushed forward. By now, there were about 500 people in S.O. 36. It promised to be a great party.
When SONDASCHULE took the stage after a relatively long setup break and immediately hit the gas, there was no stopping them. The pogo dancing kicked off right away. It got quieter on the sides of the stage, but the enthusiasm didn’t wane, and hundreds of voices sang along with the lyrics. The band looked very fresh and gave it their all from the first second. Singer Costa Cannabis connected with the audience and felt completely at ease. This guy is an absolute entertainer, and just for him, attending a SONDASCHULE concert is worth it. The first stage divers didn’t take long to appear, jumping onto the stage, singing a few lines with Costa, and daringly jumping back. The atmosphere was fantastic. The hall was roaring. If someone fell, they were immediately picked up, and off it went again. It was amazing. The band played almost perfectly together and thrilled everyone with their powerful, melodic ska-punk. Naturally, many songs from their brilliant third and current album were played, like “Soundtrack deines Lebens” or the summer song “Sommer, Sonne, Strand und Meer,” but the life-affirming song “Ich kanns schaffen” was also presented. It is precisely these songs that show that SONDASCHULE is not just a party band, but consciously and thoughtfully engages with their environment. The fact that lyrics like “Ich kanns schaffen” are played in melodic ska-punk shows that emotional lyrics can also be well-packaged. The setlist also included many older songs, like “Pomesbude” or “Inlineskaterschweine.” It was truly a grand ska-punk party, as rare as it is. During their performance, the band showed why they are now considered one of the best ska-punk bands from Germany.
Frank