Folk Club #172 if you’re counting. Quick calculations will put #100 sometime in 2029 so make a note not to take any holiday that year antil the exact date is known. It seems like a long time, but believe me, Folk Club #100 only seems like yesterday. Right now it’s still October 2026 though, and the fact that special guest Canadian Chris Ronald‘s previous releases have achieved top 10 placings on international folk music charts is an indication of how those meek and mild beginnings of Folk Club have grown into a loud and proud organization (loud in the sense of it’s international reach rather than it’s music I hasten to add!)

Bryan Adams will be making his debut at KUNST!RASEN Bonn on July 6, 2027. The Canadian superstar’s concert is the latest confirmed highlight of the 2027 season. Following the overwhelming success of his completely sold-out arena tour, Bryan Adams is bringing his rock show to numerous open-air stages in the summer of 2027. On July 6, the “Roll with the Punches” tour will stop at KUNST!RASEN Bonn. Audiences can look forward to a spectacular showcase of his greatest hits spanning more than four decades.

Adams is one of the world’s most successful rock singer-songwriters and a distinguished distinguished live performer. A multiple GRAMMY winner who combines his famous songs with an energetic stage performance. His albums have reached the top of the charts and achieved gold and platinum status multiple times—including his 16th studio album, “Roll with the Punches,” released in the fall of 2025. With over 100 million records sold and number-one hits in more than 40 countries, the international acclaim for his 17 studio albums and more than 80 singles is undeniable.

His sold-out tours around the globe further demonstrate the enduring popularity of his music. Bryan Adams first achieved worldwide fame in the mid-1980s with songs such as “Summer of ’69,” “Somebody,” “Run to You,” and “Cuts Like a Knife.” In the 1990s, four more major hits cemented his international standing: “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You,” “Please Forgive Me,” “All for Love,” and “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?”

Previously announced acts include Mo-Torres (July 10), Alligatoah (July 15), and Dick Brave (August 26, 2027), as well as the Rheinkilometer 652 Festival (August 27). The 2027 season runs from July 4 to August 29. To mark its 15th anniversary, KUNST!RASEN is presenting a diverse program featuring renowned artists from both Germany and abroad.

TICKET DETAILS

Tickets: Standing €85.00, Front of Stage €98.00, Grandstand €123.00, VIP €268.00; all prices plus advance booking fees.

Unless you’re a big established band album release concerts must be a scary affair. You’ve worked hard on your debut. It’s cost a lot of money and effort to make. These are the best songs you’ve ever written… but will anyone like them? Should I book a big hall to show my potential? What if hardly anyone comes? All questions that must have whirled round in the minds of the band this week as they prepared for their show at Veedel Club in Cologne. By the shows start I couldn’t see any room at the back, indeed couldn’t even get from the front to the back of the hall since it was so packed. A triumph then for Richard Münchhoff, Leon Mucke and Sebastian Perez aka Munchy Bunch

Simply Red are coming to Bonn for KUNST!RASEN’S 15th anniversary on 7th July 2027. Planning for the Season 2027 is already underway, with concerts taking place from July 4 through August 29. Mick Hucknall and co last performed at KUNST!RASEN in July 2023. With their “Summer Funk Tour 27,” Simply Red are building on the success of their sold-out arena tours and 40 years of success with their blend of Soul, Pop and elegant ballads.

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…