How many trains will be on the track is impossible to tell in Bonn stations these days. What is certain though is that for a couple more weeks at least there will be Jazz to enjoy, on three Bonn station platforms: Hauptbahnhof, Uni/Markt and Heussallee/Museumsmeile. Week two of JazzTube…

Kunstrasen 2026 has barely finished but plans have already started for next year, with Die Fantastischen Vier and the RKM652 (Rheinkilometer 652 Festival), headlined by Paula Hartmann, already confirmed. Fanta Vier will perform on July 23, 2027—already sold out! Tickets are still available for the RKM652 on August 27, 2027; for more information, visit kunstrasen-bonn.de.

There will be four announcements coming up with details of new additions to the 2027 line-up – see the dates below. Will your favourite band be one of them? Why not tell Kunstrasen who you want to see next year?

Leave your choice in the comments box below and 3songsbonn will make sure that all replies are passed on to organizer E.L. Hartz GmbH

To find out who is already coming next year, mark your calendars to check back on 3songsbonn.com on the following days:
ANNOUNCEMENT ON September 17 → On Stage: July 7, 2027
ANNOUNCEMENT ON September 18 → On Stage: July 11, 2027
ANNOUNCEMENT ON Sept. 29 → On Stage: July 10, 2027
ANNOUNCEMENT ON Oct. 5 → On Stage: July 6, 2027

Good news at last on the Bonn Public Transport front – It’s JazzTube time again! Bonn’s Tube stations will be bringing you music every Friday evening until 18th September. Last Friday (4 September) saw the opening salvo of Jazz from Manic Phonk Orchestra, Dad’s Phonkey Feat. Achim Fink and the Max Hagen Kollektiv. I won’t make any comments about the music from Friday as that will be up to you, the listeners, to decide – as always you are requested to vote for your favourite on the JazzTube website (see link at the end of the article) with the winners playing a special concert at Bonn Pantheon on 12 October.

The first round of this year’s JazzTube starts on 4 th September. Look at it as something to pass the time waiting for that late train, one wagon tram or missing ‘Ersatz Bus’ or just go to enjoy excellent and free music!

100 years of Bad Godesberg. This weekend sees a celebration of that event involving many of the great local musicians that we are lucky to have performing here a hundred years later. A highlight of the anniversary year is the grand celebration weekend organized by Kunst und Kultur Bad Godesberg e.V. (KuKuG) in collaboration with operators of the Draitschbrunnen, Bettina and Reinhard Kalz, as well as numerous associations and partners on September 4 and 5, 2026.

A musical highlight will be on Friday 4 September: At 19:30 at the Konzertmuschel near Stadthalle there will be a concert with musicians from Bad Godesberg who will offer a wide variety of musical styles and a journey through 100 years of music history. Jack-of-all-trades Marcus Schinkel was immediately enthusiastic, and everyone else agreed spontaneously as well— and so we will be hearing from top local musicians including Astatine, Uwe Arenz, Norfried Baum, and others. In short – an extraordinary ensemble for this evening—one that has never before existed in this particular lineup. A true Bad Godesberg community project—surprising, versatile, and an experience unique to this anniversary.

For the full calender of events click HERE

A bit of history to put you in the party mood…

In 1789, Ferdinand Wurzer, a chemist from Bonn, analyzed the water from the Draitsch Spring not far from the Godesburg Castle. It was declared to have healing properties and at a time when spa towns came very miuch into vogue amongst the aristocracy the area became a popular health destination. Finally the Springwater earned the area a promotion – In 1926 it became Bad Godesberg.

So Bad Godesberg owes its name to a long history as a spa and health resort, which has shaped the town for centuries. The mineral-rich healing springs—most notably the Draitsch Spring—made Godesberg a popular destination for those seeking rest and recuperation and spa guests from very early on. This development received a significant boost at the end of the 18th century under Elector Maximilian Franz of Austria, who purposefully drove the expansion of the town into a spa and bathing resort. During this period, iconic facilities such as the Redoute, parks, and other amenities for the guests of that time were established.

Even after the end of the great spa era, the healing springs retained their significance for the town. With the official conferral of the name suffix “Bad” by the Prussian Ministry of State on June 10, 1926, this special history finally received official recognition. Since then, the district has borne the name Bad Godesberg, thus preserving to this day the memory of its roots as a traditional spa and bathing resort.

So now you know what you’re celebrating!

Good news for Folk fans in the Bonn area. Legendary British musician Richard Thompson has been booked for the Harmonie in Bonn on 15 April 2027. Thompson’s appearance here in 2025 with wife Zara Phillips was one of 3songsbonn’s favourite shows of 2025 so already looking forward to next April where he will also have a new album to play from ‘Hippies, Thugs & Heroes’.

Please check out my INTERVIEW from before the 2025 show if you want to find out more about Richard

Tickets available HERE

Finally, here is an exclusive clip of Richard playing one of his most famous titles ‘Vincent Black Lightning’ at the show in 2025…

Great music at increasingly greater cost. Kunst!Rasen reflects on 2026, it’s 14th year that has just ended, down by the Rhine. Here is it’s review.