Kulturarena Jena | Tocotronic

In the organizer's words:

"I have a suspicion that Tocotronic are coming to the Kulturarena." Some fans already knew before the release, perhaps even before we knew ourselves? One of the most important German bands adorns this year's line-up. After 2006 and 2018, all good things come in threes, so the timing for a reunion feels just right. The current song "Denn sie wissen, was sie tun" ("Because they know what they're doing") with a dark political note is one such argument for the right time. The music video is shot in front of approaching monster trucks while the musicians play for their lives. According to the band, the trucks are a "symbol for the darkness of our present and for the baseness that is gaining the upper hand in us, around us and all around us." That's why we have to fight them, but never with violence.

If we kiss them on the lips, we will kill them faster.

The release date of their new album also proves good timing: "Golden Years" gives the otherwise so love-commercialized 14th February a deeper meaning, at least this year. This also answers the question about the clairvoyant abilities of some fans. New record, new tour, not been around for a while ... Kulturarena.

The fourteenth opus in the band's thirty-year history (read it again, it's pretty cool) not only comes with the usual lyrical storytelling, but is also once again permeated by change and transformation. Change is constant, but consistency does not mean standing still. "Honestly, no band should stay alive like this. Nobody can expect us to keep churning out the same protest songs at the drop of a hat. That works well for two or three records and then you have to rethink, or you'll still be playing the same thing in ten years' time." What singer and guitarist Dirk von Lowtzow already stated in an interview 28 years ago can still be felt in the band's modified works.

This time, too, you can develop and grow with the Hamburgers, let the happiness of maturity and the fear of death flare up and fade away and take a serious look at the current times, dealing with them angrily and tenderly. The band is currently back on the road as a trio (in its original constellation), as longtime guitarist Rick McPhail is taking some time off. Either way, the anticipation is great.

Price information:

VVK: € 30.00 full price | € 5.00 children up to 12 years B.O.: € 35.00 full price