My World of Music – est. 2013
Elbriot 2023 just ended and now everybody in the greater Hamburg area is looking forward to 2024. There will be also an Elbriot festival 2024 and the headliner is announced. It will be Amon Amarth, who will drop the anchor of the Viking boat in Hamburgs harbor, to perform a show at Grossmarkt on August... Continue Reading →
The 2023 edition of the Elbriot festival takes place on August 19th at the well-known location at Grossmarkt Hamburg. Considering the first Elbriot festival taking place in 2013 it is actually the 10th anniversary of the metal event in central Hamburg. There isn’t much of a buzz about this special year neither there are extra... Continue Reading →
Open Air am Grossmarkt is series of live shows that take place in August with one of the events being the Elbriot Open Air. But before metal takes the stage on Saturday it is time for some punk rock. One of Germanys most thrilling punk rock bands, Feine Sahne Fischfilet are currently on a tour... Continue Reading →
The Stadtpark Open Air in Hamburg is a yearly returning open air series with a musically diverse programme. From June to September, music from all kinds of genres fills the air at one of Hamburg’s most popular and beautiful green oasis. Tonight, it is Beth Hart playing a show at this great location and before... Continue Reading →
After having released with ‘The Gang’s All Here’, the gang embarked on a tour that brings Skid Row to many countries and continents. Today the hard rock veterans stop at Gruenspan, Hamburg for a show that helps to bridge the gap between some of the bigger festivals in Europe and Skid Row’s support shows for... Continue Reading →
Rock veterans Deep Purple will return to Hamburg for a show at the legendary Stadtpark Open Air. The band will play a show there on July 19th, 2023. The show in Hamburg will be the second last of a summer tour that will start on June24th, 2023 in Cartagena, Spain and it will end on... Continue Reading →
Under the banner of 'Titans of Creation' two thrash metal veteran bands, Testament and Voivod, make a stop in Hamburg. As you surely know, Exodus should also have been part of the tour, but due to family circumstances on guitarist Gary Holt's side, the band was forced to cancel their participation in this European tour.... Continue Reading →
If there would be an award for ‘Most Touring Band’, Thundermother would certainly be a nominee. Not even the pandemic could stop the band from trying to play shows whenever and wherever possible. These days, the Swedes are on tour, supporting the Scorpions. Since the Scorpions have planned a few off days, the four girls... Continue Reading →
It had been quite a while since I saw Threshold live. It was 2018 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. After all these years it's time to see a concert of the band again and what could be more logical than to experience the tour start of Threshold at Markthalle in Hamburg. But before that Oddland are playing... Continue Reading →
Spring is in the air in Hamburg. On a sunny Wednesday, as the first blossoms slowly dare to see the light, a colorful music package is in the Hanseatic city. German rock hopefuls Kadavar are in town. With them on tour through Europe are Graveyard and Polymoon, who have to be the first on stage... Continue Reading →
Today, Easter Sunday, it is not only the Easter Bunny who comes to the Hanseatic city. It is also an unholy alliance, which finds its way to Hamburg. None other than Cannibal Corpse have announced themselves to serve the fans a special Easter egg with their splatter death metal. Besides Cannibal Corpse, the Swedish black... Continue Reading →
Two bands that have recently released electric records are together on tour these days. The Answer return after a longer hiatus with their new longplayer ‘Sundowner’ and the guys invited with Black Mirrors and ambitious and young band to embark with them on a tour though Europe this spring. One stop on this road trip... Continue Reading →
Long Distance Calling are without a doubt one of the most important German post rock and progressive bands. Not only do they have a lot to offer musically, but also the unusual locations of the Seats & Sounds tour have manifested the quartet's innovative spirit. I've had quite some opportunities to see the band live... Continue Reading →
A tour, which unfortunately also had to be postponed more than once, is the one of Germany's metal institution Kreator. Originally planned for April 2020, the 'State of Unrest'-tour could not take place in 2021 and 2022 either. But now the time has come. Kreator and Lamb Of God are touring Europe and have chosen... Continue Reading →
Tonight, the more melodic variation of heavy metal is coming to Gruenspan and that this genre has its fans is shown by a sold out show. Beast In Black are in town tonight, with Firewind as their support act. At 7:00 p.m. sharp, Firewind enters the stage. The band headed by exceptional guitarist Gus G.... Continue Reading →
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