Alphaville – „ALPHAVILLE FOREVER! Live – Best of 40 Years“ Tour | in Bochum

In the organizer's words:

Four decades of Alphaville! Founded by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens, the pop band is one of the few German bands to have managed to establish a firm place in the international music scene with hits such as "Big in Japan", "Forever Young" and "Sounds like a Melody" and to inspire generations of fans. And they are still doing so today: from the fall, Alphaville will be going on a major "ALPHAVILLE FOREVER! Live - Best of 40 Years" tour. Prior to this, the band's first career-spanning retrospective will be released: "FOREVER! Best of 40 Years" will be available from September 27, 2024 via Warner Music Central Europe - exactly 40 years to the day after the release of the debut album "Forever Young".

Marian Gold: "Alphaville is made up of very curious beings and the world of music is a totally crazy playground. Where you throw yourself in and maybe make mistakes, take detours and then come back with fabulous insights and the craziest songs. It's a great adventure, great, great fun."

Alphaville was founded by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens in Münster. Their debut album "Forever Young" was released in 1984 and immediately became an international success. Their first single "Big in Japan" made it straight into the international charts and reached number 1 in Germany and many other countries. In addition to other successful singles, "Forever Young" in particular became a worldwide hit and one of the best-known songs of the 1980s.

With their catchy synth-pop sound and profound lyrics, Alphaville struck a chord with the times - and this also applied to their subsequent albums. The sensational debut was followed by further successful LPs such as "Afternoons in Utopia" (1986) and "The Breathtaking Blue" (1989). Alphaville always managed to develop their characteristic sound while remaining true to themselves. The band experimented with different musical styles and themes, giving their work an impressive diversity. The Alphaville catalog includes a total of eight studio albums to date, with "Eternally Yours" most recently establishing itself at number 2 in the German charts in 2022.

One of Alphaville's unique selling points is their ability to create timeless music that remains relevant and loved across the decades. "Forever Young", for example, is not only a nostalgic classic, but is also used time and again in countless international film and television productions and discovered by new generations, as impressively documented by the vast number of cover versions from Beyoncé to Bushido. Last year, the song also experienced a renaissance as a global TikTok trend.

Following the remastered and expanded deluxe editions of "Forever Young" (1984), "Afternoons In Utopia" (1986), "The Breathtaking Blue" (1989), "Prostitute" (1994) and "Salvation" (1997), you can now look forward to Alphaville's first comprehensive best-of collection and celebrate their birthday with the band at the following concert dates.

Tour dates 2025

23.01. Kiel - Wunderino Arena
24.01. Hanover - Swiss Life Hall
06.02. Düsseldorf - Mitsubishi Electric Hall
07.02. Bochum - Ruhrcongress
13.02. Berlin - Tempodrom
14.02. Hamburg - Inselpark Arena
22.02. AT - Vienna - Gasometer
01.03. Freiburg - Konzerthaus
02.03. Frankfurt - Jahrhunderthalle
08.03. Mannheim - Rosengarten
09.03. Bielefeld - Stadthalle
17.03. Magdeburg - Getec Arena
14.04. Stuttgart - Liederhalle (Hegelsaal)
15.04. Saarbrücken - Saarlandhalle
29.04. Leipzig - Quarterback Immobilien Arena
30.04. Dresden - Messe
23.05. Berlin - Tempodrom - ZUSATZTERMIN
27.05. Munich - Zirkus Krone
30.05. Münster - Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland