ELÄKELÄISET

In the organizer's words:

Eläkeläiset - Humppa Loves You Live
Admission: 19:00
Start: 20:00
Eläkeläiset play humppa, a kind of Finnish polka, always introduced by a tight, hard-hitting drum intro. Music that lends itself very well to polonaises or shuffle dancing. Eläkeläiset claim that all rock, pop or other classics can be played as humppa versions and only then do they sound really good.
Humppa is...when four crazy, rarely sober Finns not only cover the best-known chart earworms from rock, pop and metal in polka style, but "improve" them. The small catch? They sing in Finnish! The lyrics are - distantly - related to the original. The musicians simply fill in translation gaps with Finnish swear words or "humppa". They maltreat the bass, accordion, drums and keyboard at breathtaking speed. Their stage instruments include a chainsaw, ninja star, shotgun and baton. The most popular game at the Finns' live shows is: "What's the original name of this damn song?" A little help: "Enter Sandman" is called "Soramonttuhumppa" and "Macarena" is called "Panojenkka". "Humppa Hallelujaa", however, every listener should be able to identify it correctly straight away!

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Standing room