Brings - Tour 2026

The band, founded by brothers Peter and Stephan Brings, has

past two decades

that musicians can experience. In the late 1990s, the band had

their famous fathers (alongside Rolly Brings, these include singing legend Tommy

Engel and politician Norbert Blüm)

behind them. Then, in 2000, with “Superjeilezick,” they achieved what one

easily call a jackpot. This electrifying

power polka has become more popular with each passing year and is now

one of the most popular songs in the Cologne dialect

. Thanks to “Superjeilezick,” doors opened wide for Brings in the

carnival stronghold of Cologne. A new era began for the band, complete with

a thoroughly successful image makeover.

Then things really took off one after another. Hardly a Carnival season in

recent years has gone by without a new party hit from Brings

. “Poppe, Kaate, Danze” (initially treated as a scandalous song

, but now one of the band’s biggest crowd-pleasers), “Su

lang mer noch am Lääve sin”

,

"Halleluja"

, “Dat is Geil”

, “Polka, Polka,” or

the ever-moving “Mama, wir danken

you”—are all resounding proof of just how well Brings understands the sensitivities and

emotional states of their fellow human beings. They’ve also developed an absolutely keen sense

for original cover versions: “We’d have to do another 20

again” (the adaptation of the ’50s hit by Cologne veteran Gerhard

Jussenhoven) and the Zarah Leander evergreen “Nur nicht aus Liebe

weinen”—they’ve breathed new life into these songs with gusto. And they

they excel at seamlessly incorporating gypsy melodies, polkas, and other folk

energy seamlessly into their own songs and amplify them with the power of

rock music. “In a Carnival set, we try to capture

half an hour to capture the essence of a concert. We want to

get people excited about coming by and checking out a real

concert,”

, says Peter Brings, who, along with his bandmates, delivers

energetic stage performances and tireless live presence on

on nationwide tours and at festivals—as well as during Carnival—

performance with heart and soul: No one sweats more, no one

gives it their all more visibly, and no band in the German-speaking world lets the

the audience experience their music in a more tangible and immediate way at concerts.

Brings have never minced words. The fact that they’ve occasionally

ruffled a few feathers with their songs has, in the end, only made them even more popular

. Their concerts across Germany are attended by thousands of fans every year

—and have been for over 30 years.As their biggest hit says, they’re real “Kölsche Jungs”