BAD NEWS REUNION feat. ABI WALLENSTEIN - special guest: INGA RUMPF

In the organizer's words:

If there was one Hamburg band whose history exemplifies the LOGO of the 70s, it is Bad News Reunion. The band's long life began in 1978, when the seven friends and musicians played two benefit concerts for one of their number. These took place at LOGO in March 1978 and were no less fun for the audience than for the performers themselves, so much so that the album "Live im LOGO" was recorded there soon afterwards. After that, Bad News Reunion were seen irregularly, but not infrequently, on various club stages in and around Hamburg, at LOGO, Onkel Pö, Große Freiheit 36, Downtown Blues Club and FABRIK.

Bad News Reunion have released four studio albums and two live albums to date, which have brought the band national attention. All records have been re-released as remastered CDs in recent years.

"The band was Wescoast from the North Sea coast, so to speak, and made its name mainly on the boards, although it had some reputable names in the line-up, first and foremost of course the German blues icon Abi Wallenstein, but also Jochen Brückner from HIGHWAY or the music critic Peter Urban. In terms of playing, the group left little to be desired, and both in terms of compositions and as arrangers, BAD NEWS REUNION proved to be a veritable brand, turning "Like A Rolling Stone" into a timeless classic rocker. (Andreas Schiffmann / Musikreviews.de)

On September 29, BNR will return to the venue of their premiere, the Logo on Grindelallee, for the legendary club's 50th birthday bash - a real reunion!

The anniversary line-up of Bad News Reunion includes blues grandmaster Abi Wallenstein, singers Michael Schlüter and Jochen Brückner, as well as long-time NDR musician Peter Urban on vocals and keyboards. These three members of the first hour are supported by Uli Kringler, the lead guitarist in a class of his own, and the exquisite rhythm section of Martin Prill on bass and Heinz Lichius on drums.

As a very special surprise, Germany's greatest blues and rock singer will also congratulate the logo as a special guest: the one and only INGA RUMPF.

She first played a double concert at LOGO in November 1976. Her band Atlantis had just broken up - her new solo start was not long in coming. In 1978, she presented her first solo album at LOGO: "My Life is a boogie". The grande dame of the German rock, soul and blues scene celebrated international success five decades ago with the "City Preachers" and the rock bands "Frumpy" and "Atlantis", and toured with superstars B.B. King, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Lionel Richie. Tina Turner launched a global career with Inga's song "I Wrote A Letter" - the other side of the comeback single "Let's Stay Together".

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