I had bought the ticket long in advance and was looking forward to the upcoming evening. The Sputnikhalle is not one of my favorite places for concerts. But well, at least Masked Intruder were supposed to come. And only to the café, which still offers space for just over 300 people. A few days before the show, "sold out" was announced. Well then. I thought that was probably more due to the headliner of the evening and listened to some songs online, as the name was familiar to me but the music was not. I should have left it alone. Insignificant garbage played by young people around twenty. Someone once told me that they were somewhat like Hot Water Music, which made me laugh at him. No, that really doesn't remind me of HWM, it's dreadful college pop-rock without charm and style. And they don't even come from the Quark, but everything drags on and gets longer and more boring until... yes, until finally April 30th arrived. Together with a friend, I quickly took the train for 45 minutes down to Münster. The first band had already finished their set. How could one have guessed that the show was supposed to start at 8 PM? What a shame. So then the highlight of the evening: Masked Intruder from Wisconsin. It kicked off directly with "stick 'em up" and built up from song to song. They played hits from their current German album like "why don't you love me in real life?" or of course "heart shaped guitar" and my personal favorite "hello beautiful" alongside numerous songs from their singles. I believe there was even a cover, but I can't remember who it was by. As usual, the four guys were hidden under their storm masks in the colors red, yellow, green, and blue. Complementing that were the color-coordinated Chucks and even the matching drink in the right colors. So there was Pfeffi, Red, Blue Curacao, and something yellow... it looked like a punch mix. About a good handful of people with good taste in music positioned themselves right in front of the stage and sang along to every song. I hadn't been to a concert with such good energy flowing directly from the stage in a long time. After about 30 minutes and an encore, it was unfortunately already over. The band really kicked ass and was cheered and encouraged by the audience louder and louder. I would say it was a success all around. Oh yes, how did it sound? Like a perfect mix of bands like Chixdiggit, Beatnik Termites, MTX, Queers, Parasites, and the Richies. So 100% perfect bubblegum pop-punk straight from Rock & Roll High School with a major in Ramones. Awesome! After a break during which we spent time outside in the courtyard, it started with an intro for the headliner of the evening, Polar Bear Club. And it was unbearably like on the record. I had hoped they would at least be a bit better live, but no, it was boring. We hung around in the back for a while with a few beers with friends from Münster and Braunschweig and the Masked Intruder guys, who were also very entertaining offstage. After the first encore, we headed back to Osnabrück.
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