Hannover July 3rd: The best band in the world was supposed to show us once again that "the end is not over yet" (silly sentence, but that's how it is on the ticket). Since it was a weekday, we unfortunately left a bit late for Hannover and had too many stops along the way, plus a small detour because I missed the right exit. What does this sentence mean? A. It is very long and has a hell of a lot of commas B. I had to drive myself C. I couldn't have a beer (don't drink & drive!) D. We only saw half of the opening act. The opening act was SATOR from Sweden, and they were really good. However, they have been playing together for almost 25 years, and during that time, they haven't really released much, so I didn't know a single song of theirs beforehand. If I had stood in front of the stage with my eyes closed, I would have bet that Lemmy from MOTÖRHEAD would be on stage with Mike Ness from SOCIAL DISTORTION and Joey RAMONE. But it was SATOR with two singers who divided the songs in such a way that they sounded like MOTÖRSOCIALRAMONESDISTORTIONHEAD. The Swedes went down very well with the Hannover audience, and I liked them so much that I kicked myself for not getting to that damn TUI Arena earlier. Now, on to the ÄRZTEN, who immediately started with the first two songs from the new album "Auch", namely "Ist das noch Punkrock?" and "Bettmagnet", and then added a third song from the new album, "Tamagotchi". And even though the new album had only been on the market for 10 weeks, I had the feeling that everyone already knew the songs inside and out, with 11,000 spectators singing along. After that, we heard the old songs, with Bela having ants in his pants and repeatedly leaving the drums to march several miles back and forth on stage. Quite the opposite was Rod, who hardly moved as usual, and Farin, who also held back a lot that evening. However, during the usual instrument change, the two had to move as well :) As a bassist, I was completely impressed by Rod's bass setup. I want that too... But Rod guarded it like a watchdog and let himself be serenaded by his own bass sound under (!) that bass setup. By now, the crowd in the first 50 rows was no longer so extreme, so we dared to move further forward, up to the 20-25th row. From there, we had a wonderful view of the Wall of Deaths that kept forming in front of and beside us. However, the audience in Hannover is quite tame... They part ways obediently... And then nothing happens... At least in 75% of the cases, nothing happened until the song was over and the two walls politely merged again. Otherwise, there was nothing to complain about; the atmosphere was very good, the songs were good, and they played for a long, very long time. Maybe Bela was too much on stage and talking too much, but he only compensated for what Farin didn't contribute enough that evening. What also stood out positively to me was the changing background design, the cube-under-the-ceiling displays, and the two large side screens that didn't just show a picture but presented corresponding images with a lot of attention to detail. However, with such a ticket price, one should expect something... Or...? For the second encore, Graf came on stage alone with a guitar and a top hat to play the song "Der Graf" on a bar stool. In the background, a full moon and a city skyline. Oh yes, that went straight to the blood. "Zu spät" also couldn't be missed and was the first song of the third encore and also the penultimate song of this musical evening. After exactly 3 hours, this awesome concert ended with the song "Dauerwelle", short and impressive. After that, it was time for the big wait. Because even though we took our time getting out of the arena, nothing was happening outside and around the arena on the streets. After a longer sit-in in the parking garage, which was even more expensive than the one in Dortmund (!), we finally started our journey home after over 1 hour between the last song and starting the engine. After all, we had to work again the next day. The drive home was also significantly faster than the drive there, partly because I didn't get lost this time :) The next ÄRZTE concert is again in Bielefeld, and that's a good thing!
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