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Maite Kelly concert update

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The concert by Maite Kelly & Band with guests: Timo + Pia-Sophie originally planned as an open-air concert at KUNST!RASEN on July 25, 2025 will be relocated to Brückenforum Bonn. The new venue not only offers weather-independent comfort, but also creates a warm, inviting setting for what Maite Kelly is all about at her concerts say the organizers: closeness, genuine encounters and special moments with her audience.

Management goes on to explain the venue change thus:
After the arena tour: time for new places and special encounters for Maite Kelly and the Mewes Entertainment team, it is a central concern to visit those places where she has not performed for a long time after the successful arena tour “Every place, every visitor has to be conquered anew and anyone who knows Maite knows that she never sends anyone home,” says her team: The move to Brückenforum will unable Maite to deliver a concert that is more intimate, more intense – and with sunshine in her heart.

Tickets retain their validity
All tickets already purchased will of course retain their validity. A separate rebooking is not necessary. If you have any questions, please contact your original point-of-sale.

Musik im Park with Soulcake

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The Bonn band Soulcake made sure of a party atmosphere for the final concert at this year’s Musik Im Park outside of the Trinkpavillion in Bad Godesberg Kurpark. Normally a twelve piece group they were down to eleven on the night – but still more than able to provide a solid evening of Soul, Funk and Rock classics including The Commodore’s ‘Brick House’, Prince’s ‘Kiss and Lionel Richie’s ‘Hello’.

A good time was had by all as usual and all for free – although a big thank you is due to all who showed their appreciation of the music and the eforts of the Burger Bad Godesberg e.V. organizing committee by putting money in the hat during the shows. Also a shout out to Helmut Both for putting everything together.

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Free aS A BIRD – Lynyrd Skynyrd AT KUNSTRASEN

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The 1977 plane crash that destroyed Southern Rock giants Lynyrd Skynyrd looked to put an end to a band that brought us possibly the greatest Arena rock ballad of all time ‘Freebird‘. Ten years later that bird proved to be a phoenix. Rising from the ashes through Johnny Van Zandt (brother of crash victim and singer Ronnie) with founder of the band, Gary Rossington. The new formation was meant to be a short tribute show – but here they are at Kunstrasen, almost forty years later, Lynyrd Skynyrd. With support acts Julian Sas and Simon McBride making this show a don’t-miss for lovers of Bluesrock and guitar riffs from finest.

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A Night of Bluesrock: Bonnie Raitt, Warren Haynes, and Henrik Freischlader

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“I’m so grateful to still be playing after 50 years”. Bonnie Raitt‘s words describe both her own humility and her musical longevity. This humble lady has played and sung with just about every musical legend of those last 50 years: Roy Orbison, Prince, John Lee Hooker to name just three. Her impact on women in music is also huge and she was the first lady to have a signature guitar made by Fender. Tonight though Bonnie is just glad to be on tour as she says soon after taking the Kunstrasen stage: “Thank you for taking us away from America”. They were the opening words of a magically memorable set that crowned an evening of superlative Bluesrock with guest support from Henrik Freischlader and Warren Haynes.

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Schools In – London Grammar at Kunstrasen

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Whether the music this week at Kunstrasen has been hot must remain a matter of taste.  There’s no disputing that the weather has been hot though.  Tuesday’s visit by UK Indie-Pop band London Grammar was no exception.  If would have been nice if mighty oaks were around the stage to provide shade – as it was, the Berlin based trio named Mighty Oaks were onstage as support act.  Some 5000 people, with procentually more women than I’ve seen at a concert for some time, were there to hear the music.

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Billy Idol – Nice day for a concert in Bonn

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It was on this very day (29 June) in 2012 that Lou Reed stepped onto the Kunstrasen stage as the first main act on the new festival grounds down by the Rhine. No one knew if the concerts would continue, and indeed, there have been plenty of changes and comprimises made to keep the music going. But keep going it most definitely has, and 13 years later it’s ’70’s punk/pop legend Billy Idol who brings in the crowds. Astoundingly, there were barely 2000 people here to see Lou Reed, whereas tonight there are c.6000 for Billy Idol and support band New Model Army. Indeed, by the time that the doors opened there was a queue going far back down the pathway, well past the ticket offices.

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