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Posted: 2025-12-06 21:12:31

I have seen Mother's Finest for the first time and maybe it was also for the last time.

But let's start at the beginning. Last year, I missed their sold-out concert here in Berlin, and when I saw that they were coming back this year, I immediately ordered a ticket.

The concert took place at the Metropol (my last concert there was in 1997).

OK, last Monday was the day. Shortly before 8 p.m., I arrived at the Metropol (it was relatively full, but still manageable).

With two drinks in hand, I made my way to the front of the stage (2nd row) and waited for the concert to begin.

Posted: 2025-10-27 20:18:53

Diesmal auf Deutsch: Rodgau Monotones die alten Rocker aus Südhessen waren für eine Extra Tour diesmal im Schwalm-Eder Kreis und zwar in Merzhausen unterwegs.

Die Karte für das Konzert hatte ich schon im März gekauft - ebenso Hans (guter Freund aus alten Jesberger-Zeiten), mit dem ich dann gegen 18:30 Uhr von Jesberg aus Richtung Merzhausen losgefahren bin. Kurz vor 19 Uhr waren wir dann an der Halle und haben sogar einen Parkplatz direkt vor der Halle bekommen. In der Halle und im Foyer war noch nicht viel los, aber mit Getränkekarte sind wir dann in die Halle rein und haben schon das erste Getränk geordert.

Kurze Zeit später kamen auch Klaus (auch Jesberger und Abi-Jahrgang) und seine Frau herein und man hat sich nett unterhalten. Vom Abi-Jahrgang habe ich dann noch Andrea und Astrid gesehen. Sonst war wohl keiner mehr da.

Die Halle wurde langsam voller - es sollte ja um 20 Uhr losgehen. Wir sind dann nach vorne gegangen und 15 Min später kamen sie dann auf die Bühne.

Posted: 2025-09-28 00:37:32

The first time for me to see Lettuce.

I didn't know them before and only became aware of them because I read several music articles and watched videos of them. Great funk music, and then I saw that they were playing in Berlin—so off I went.

I was there short before they should start to perform. After ordering some beer I went to the left side of the concerthall where you could sit on some leather seats - maybe 30cm high and 1m deep. The hall was 2/3 filled but when Lettuce started to play at 8:15 pm more people were coming in and it was getting a nice evening with grooving psychadelic funkbeats and horns

Posted: 2023-11-12 23:24:37

And what should I say: Once again an absolutely great evening - a fantastic concert.

Last year I had to skip Dub FX in the summer because of vacation and this year I was so excited with the hope of no cancelation but this was not neccassary. The gig was moved from Huxleys to Gretchen but no problem et all. I invited my daughter to come with me and we had a wonderful time.

My daughter and I decited to go there pretty early so that we would find a good place to stay. So when we arrived less people were there and we found a good spot not far from the stage by a pillar where we waited for the begin. And I hoped that also Mr. Woodnote would be part of the band.

So at 8:15 pm the hall was filled pretty well by the audience and it wouldn't be long before the concert started

Five minutes later Dub FX and Mr. Woodnote came out and they started to play and from scratch we started to dance (as far as it was possible)

My daughter and I were making some photos and she also made short videos. After some songs I decided to go more near to the stage because direct before me was a man who was not participaiting with the groove which disturbed me. In front I could made better moves and the people there were more in dance mode.

The whole set Dub FX was on stage and almost all songs were accompanied by Mr Woodnote. CAde was also present at a lot of songs as a freestyle rapper - pretty good.

Highlight was when Dub FX started to walk through the audience - singing - making videos and snapshots of the audience - before he came back to the stage.

It was already short after 10 pm when he asked the audience - and he wanted 100% support by us - if they wanted to hear some more songs because he was only allowed to play until 10:30 pm and of course he got his 100%.

The encore began with his most famous song Love someone and ended with Flow as I remember right.

When it was over I once again ordered some beer for us and we were waiting to get try again. Some minutes later we went to the merchandise where I got my photo with Dub FX and I bought a T-Shirt.

We left Gretchen with a wonderful feeling - and were at home around 11:30 pm.

Some of the videos my daughter made:
    Dub FX + Mr. Woodnote & CAde@Gretchen - 11/04/23 - video1
    Dub FX + Mr. Woodnote & CAde@Gretchen - 11/04/23 - video2
    Dub FX + Mr. Woodnote & CAde@Gretchen - 11/04/23 - video3

Playlist without guarantee of the correct order

Made
Fire every day
Fake paradise
So are you
Dig this
Love me or not
Step on my trip
Gamer
Beaming Light
Teach
Prove me wrong

Love someone
Flow

Posted: 2022-11-15 23:57:42

Since I have been a good 3 years on no more concert (I had to skip Dub FX in the summer because of vacation), I had decided a few days before the concert to see Alter Bridge at the Columbiahalle. I got the ticket (59 €) one day before the concert. Alter Bridge was on tour with two bands (Mammoth WVH and Halestorm), which started to play relatively early in the evening (admission already at 17:30).

But I didn't go until about 19:30 and just when I came in I heard Halestorm rocking the hall (at that time I didn't know that their name was Halestorm). After I got something to drink, I went upstairs to the gallery (like I did for Frank Turner or Ben Harber) and after a short search I found a wonderful place with a direct view on the stage.

Posted: 2019-12-25 23:55:13

Facebook is always good for event announcements. In September there was an announcement by Joe Bowie that Defunkt will play in Berlin again. But this time not at Quasimodo, but at the Kesselhaus / Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei Prenslauer-Berg). I told Ville and Bengie that I would like to go there and than wait until ...

One day before I asked Ville again and he was totally surprised that this should be the next day. Half an hour later he told me that he got two tickets. So I bought a ticket too. So I at least had the incentive to go to a concert again.

On the concert day - punctually from work at home - I was exactly at 8 pm at the Kulturbrauerei. But there I had to push myself through the crowds because there was a Christmas market on the premises of the Kulturbrauerei. Just entering the anteroom of the Kesselhaus / Maschinenhaus I discovered Ville and Bengie. After we had handed in our jackets at the cloakroom, we went one floor higher into the Maschinenhaus.

Posted: 2019-06-25 20:09:34

What a weekend. The Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Wolfmother, Rob Zombie, Slash and finally the best band in the world Die Aerzte. And the whole thing on the "Pannonia Fields" near Nickelsdorf between Vienna and Bratislava, the Nova Rock Festival, probably taking place for the 19th time - there are said to have been over 220.000 people on the long weekend.

I would probably never have heard of this festival if a friend (Bettina) - a journalist working for a radio station - hadn't told us that she has 2 free tickets and that she is going there with her daughter (Ella). When I saw who should play at the Festival, I was very excited and accepted to take the tickets. The rest of my family was not interested or had other dates, because it was to be decided at short time. Now it had to be clarified how I would do that with overnight stay, because one thing was clear: I did not want to camp like Bettina with her daughter, but luckily we have friends in Vienna, where I had a guest bed. The last thing I had to do was to clarify who should get the 2nd free ticket. Since none of our Viennese friends had any desire/time, I immediately remembered Adil Baktir, whom I know from The Sunpilots, but who got out in 2015 and went back to Vienna again. He also accepted immediately, but unfortunately he could only come on Sunday.

Posted: 2019-06-04 09:12:37

Conclusion: I was a little bit disappointed, mainly because the performance of Jack White and Co lasted only 90 minutes. Also the sound was pretty mushy and maybe a bit too loud.

But that can be due to my place, because I sat at the top of the last row and somehow there was no atmosphere under the people.

I was sitting exactly in the extension of the staircase and it was brightly lit from above, so I always sat in the light, which didn't improve my mood either.

But from the beginning. Shortly after 8pm I left the house, only with the ticket and some money.

Posted: 2018-11-27 10:20:30

Last year Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls were in Berlin in January. Unfortunately I was too late, so I didn't get any more tickets. Now - my first time - I ordered in time and they played at the Columbiahalle - a home game for me.

Admission was already at 6:30pm - start at 7:30pm, so I had to take a train early from work to be there in time. But during the day I noticed that Frank Turner is supported by 2 other bands, so I didn't have to hurry.

Around 8pm I was at the Columbiahalle, where the second support band PUP played. But it was already pretty crowded there. I got myself a beer and went up to the gallery because from there you had a better view to the stage. There I got a wonderful place with a good view to the stage.

PUP played another 3 - 4 songs (at one song they had the bright white spotlights pointed directly to the gallery so you had to cover your eyes) before they left the stage at 8:30pm. After a short break for the rebuild they started on time at 9pm with Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls.

Posted: 2018-11-20 17:17:47

In 2004 I saw Maceo Parker already once - at that time in the Traenenpalast. Now I wanted to see him again in any case - it could have been the last time.

Since the concert took place on Saturday, it was no problem that my wife would come with me, so I got 2 tickets. Admission was from 8pm - starting at 9pm. Shortly after 8:30pm we started to go towards Columbiadamm and had no problem to get in quickly. We were hardly inside the hall, just ordered a drink, when the music got louder with Prince's "1999". And a female voice - we couldn't look to the stage yet - announced Maceo and his band - but there wasn't much engagement in her voice - a bit like Christine Westermann at Zimmer Frei.

We then looked for a place where we could look to the stage - there was a lot of traffic there (near the bar), but that was justifiable.

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