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Large concerts have now been officially banned until September.  Exactly what will constitute a ‘Large concert’ has not yet been formally announced, but it will certainly mean the cancellation of concerts at KunstRasen, Hofgarten and Grafenwerth in Bonn from Robbie Williams and Kraftwerk at Hofgarten and Sting at the Kunstrasen (the latter now two years running).  Promoters like Ernst-Ludwig Hartz of NoiseNow will be working hard to reschedule what was looking to be a very special year inspired by the Beethoven celebrations in the City.

Fingers crossed that 2021 will still be available for great music and musicians in Bonn…

If, like me, you were looking forward to seeing the Lovell sisters Megan and Rebecca in Cologne this year here’s the bad news – the Larkin Poe concert at Live Music Hall has been cancelled.  There is good news though: The show has now been rescheduled for 14 March 2021.  If that seems like an eternity away (it does to me!) then check out the new single from the upcoming album above, or the live streams starting on 18 April.

In the meantime enjoy the video – Self Made Man!

If you enjoyed the short concert, HERE is a link for donations to support the local Music scene and help local musicians, promoters etc survive until they can entertain you face to face again…

If you can’t get to the music, let the music come to you.  This seems to be the motto of a new initiative for musicians in Bonn.  bonnlive.com will be streaming live from several locations in Bonn over the coming weeks, the first stream being a #STAYATHOME session on 13 April (6.00 pm) introducing musicians set to feature in this year’s Over The Border Festival The Festival itself has been moved to End of August/September.  Bonnlive.com will also see Bonn’s own Makeda make local history by being the first female singer to stream from the roof of the DHL Post Tower (7.30 pm on 14 April)

The bonnlive.com initiative was born out of the closure of live events that started due to Covid-19 in mid-March.  There are various planned livestreams involving cabaret and comedy as well as music, and donations will be split between the various Cultural Agents who are currently unable to put on shows and consequently are threatened for their very existence.  BonnLive itself is a joint project between the two young Bonn event agencies RheinEvents and five-three event agency (founders of the Panama Open Air and Green Juice Festival). Sandro Heinemann of RheinEvents explains: “In the times of the Corona crisis we did not want to sit around idly, but to help support the Bonn cultural scene with its locations and events.” – “When Bonners are at home, we bring culture to them At home – a win-win situation, ”adds Julian Reininger from the five-three event agency.

The initiative is supported by various partners from Bonn and the region, such as WetterOnline, Bechtle, Deutsche Post DHL Group, Sparkasse KölnBonn, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg, Radio Bonn / Rhein-Sieg and Kreativrudel.

For more details visit the BONNLIVE.COM WEBSITE

It may be hard for us concert fans that the halls are all closed until further notice.  It’s even harder on the halls though, with no money coming in but still having regular bills to pay.

The Harmonie in Bonn is currently offering special ticket deals in exchange for supporting the restaurant/concert hall whilst its doors are closed.

Category A support: Entry to all events from 01.09.2020 to 15.05.2021 = EUR 999.00

Category B Support: Entry to all events 01.09,2020 to 31.12.2020 or 01.01.2021 to 15.05.2021 = EUR 499.00

Category C Support: 10 events of your choice from 01.09.2020 to 15.05.2021 = EUR 299.00

In addition: Supporter voucher from EUR 20.00

(Tickets for the sold-out shows by Guildo Horn & Bläck Fööss not included)

All those interested in supporting one of Bonn’s best music venues, send an E-Mail to: aktion@harmonie-bonn.de with your address, your desired category/amount of voucher

Details in German (from THE HARMONIE WEBSITE)

Due to the Covid-19 restrictions all of the planned concerts on the Hofgarten Lawn this year have now been re-scheduled.

The new dates are as follows:

Kraftwerk from 16. Mai 2020 now 29. August 2020, Begin: 9 pm