Is there a German rock band whose songs still retain their relevance after more than 50 years? Probably not many, but certainly one: Ton Steine Scherben.
Ton Steine Scherben was founded in 1970 in West Berlin by R. P. S. Lanrue (real name Ralph Peter Steitz), Rio Reiser (real name Ralph Möbius), Kai Sichtermann, and Wolfgang Seidel, who were all around 20 years old at the time. After the early death of their singer Rio Reiser (†1996), the band returned to the stage in various formations in the new millennium. Two original Scherben still tour through German-speaking countries to this day:
Kai Sichtermann (bass, since 1970) and drummer Funky K. Götzner (since 1974, now on Cajón).
Since April 2023, they have been performing together with singer-songwriter nominee Birte Volta (vocals, guitar).
Birte embodies both folk-blues and the rock ’n’ roll that emerged from it with passion and poetry and draws on many years of street and stage experience both at home and abroad, with her solo project as well as being a singer and guitarist in various formations of these genres.
The trio draws from the repertoire of Rio Reiser, R.P.S. Lanrue, and the Scherben, keeping the memories of a rebellious time alive:
The radicalness of the Scherben, which was a lived everyday radicalness with values, heart, and ideals!
Homepage: https://scherben.info/
Tickets from 28.50 €
