Cat Ballou - Jubiläumstour 2024

In the organizer's words:

Five guys from Cologne. One band. One incredible success.

The story of CAT BALLOU began in 1999, when four music-loving boys decided to make music together just outside Cologne. From day one, the focus has been on passion and authenticity and with a certain amount of perseverance, the band has not only managed to play their way into the hearts of tens of thousands of Rhinelanders, but 25 years later they are also celebrated at concerts throughout Germany and in neighboring countries.

However, the band's home base is and remains Cologne, where the success story took off in 2010 during the carnival. CAT BALLOU was an important part of the so-called "young wild ones" who, with their modern interpretation of Cologne music, ensured that young target groups suddenly also celebrated music in the dialect and that festival appearances at Parookaville, for example, are now the rule rather than the exception.

Modern pop with an international flavor, often in Cologne dialect - this mix is what makes CAT BALLOU so successful. The final breakthrough came in the 2012/2013 session with the songs "ET JITT KEI WOOD" and "HÜCK STEIHT DE WELT STILL", which are still a must at every concert today. Numerous hits followed, including "LIEBE DEINE STADT", in which, alongside fellow singer Mo-Torres, Cologne's soccer idol Lukas Podolski was also allowed to play a part.

The band's love of music has also got them through the pandemic successfully, and the unexpectedly gained time has been put to good use. In addition to the idea for a Cologne Carnival charity campaign entitled "#NIT ALLEIN", which ultimately raised over one million euros, songs such as "OH WIE SCHÖN", "ALLES BUNT" and "LASS UNS NICHT GEHEN'N" were created, which are musically even more mature and modern and have also attracted a lot of attention throughout Germany, for example at the performance on the occasion of Hamburg's port birthday in 2023.

CAT BALLOU start the anniversary year 2024 with two new tracks: "PARADIES" is the Cologne session number, while the High German "GUTE ZEIT" is something like the soundtrack to the band's birthday. On the one hand retrospectively, because the first 25 years of the band's history were a damn good time. On the other hand, with a view to the future, because the next 25 years should also be a really good time.

In any case, the way has been paved for this, with numerous highlights lined up for 2024 from January onwards, including of course the anniversary concerts at the LANXESS arena in Cologne on October 4 and 5, a new album, an anniversary tour through Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands and many other surprises for the band's loyal fans.

All information about the band, the discography and tickets for the upcoming anniversary tour can be found at www.catballou.de