BAP

In the organizer's words:

BAP at SUMMER IN THE CITY 2025 at the Zitadelle Mainz

For more than 40 years, Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP has been a true rock institution in the German music scene - as well as an inexplicable phenomenon. The band thrills fans all over Germany and even in German-speaking countries far beyond the borders of the Rhineland. They celebrate successes that were not thought possible, astonish the media and critics and, as a matter of course, overturn many a golden rule of the music business. In the early 1980s, they were "pop stars of almost unbelievable greatness" (Rolling Stone / 2023) and their songs had a lasting impact on people's musical tastes, especially in this decade. Hits such as "Verdamp lang her", "Kristallnaach" and, of course, "Dokanns Zaubere"burn themselves irrevocably into the ears and hearts of their fans. In 2024, BAP will embark on a musical TIME TRAVEL, where they will play all the songs from the two double platinum albums from 81/82, with which they became nationally known and which have been at the top of the fans' wish list ever since, as part of the tour of the same name through Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries.

For Wolfgang Niedecken , the top priority was to preserve the soul and quintessence of the very songs that for so many people are the soundtrack to their youth, irrevocably linked to their very personal, formative experiences, feelings and also historical events. Although none of the songs played on the tour will be more than 40 years old, there is no danger of BAP running out of repertoire. If necessary, they will fall back on material from their first two albums. For example, "Anna", "Ne schöne Jrooß", "Wahnsinn" and "Stell dir vüür". The term Ü-40 PARTY needs to be completely redefined.

Most of the 34 ZEITREISE shows this fall and winter have long been sold out, which is why the tour will continue next summer with open-air concerts. This time, the repertoire can even be expanded to include some songs from the "Zwesche Salzjebäck un Bier" album without breaking the rules: Because "Salzjebäck un Bier" also has 40 years under its belt by now.