PHOTO: © janefargo

Jane & Fargo - Live Rock Konzert

In the organizer's words:

More than 100 years of kraut and classic rock made in Germany

Only a few German krautrock bands of the seventies enjoy the same cult status as the

Jane from Hanover. With a mixture of pithy rock, spherical organ sounds,

catchy melodies and enigmatic lyrics, the group attracted a lot of attention on their sold-out

tours in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, the group captivated a huge following.

the spell. Of the eleven albums that Jane released between 1972 and 1982 on the then most important German label

the most important German label at the time, 'Brain', sold more than a million copies.

copies were sold. Classics such as the debut 'Together' (1972), the successor

'Here We Are' (1973) or the powerful, organ-soaked melodic rock albums

'Lady' (1975), 'Fire, Water, Earth & Air' and 'Live At Home' (both 1976) are considered milestones.

(both 1976) are considered milestones in German rock history. The

concert album 'Live At Home' became the group's best-selling release and was even

and was even awarded a gold record in September 1977, clear evidence of the group's

- the band's special stage qualities right up to the present day.

One of the band's founding members and most important composers was organist

Werner Nadolny, who not only played a leading role in many of the classics, but - with

with his likeness as an epithet - brought Werner Nadolny's Jane back to the stage in 2009.

brought. Since his death in May 2023, his band members around the longtime

bassist and singer Rolf Vatteroth, to whom the baton was rightly passed on,

now carry on the prominent group name and the great Jane legacy. The special thing about it:

Werner Nadolny's Jane's not only play the great classics 'Out In The Rain',

'Hangman', 'Daytime', 'Fire, Water, Earth & Air' or 'Rest Of My Life', but also unforgettable

unforgettable hits that have not been heard live for a long time, such as 'Here We Are', 'Waiting For The

Sunshine', the rock number 'Superman', the mystical 'Way To Paradise' and the wonderful ballad

wonderful ballad 'So, So Long'.

Rolf Vatteroth -Bass, Vocals * Holger Marx -Guitar, Vocals

Ecki Hüdepohl -keyboards, vocals * Alex Holtzmeyer -drums, vocals

Special guests of the tour are Fargo, the band around bassist Peter 'Fargopedda' Knorn and

singer/guitarist Peter Ladwig. Their debut album "Wishing Well" was released in 1979.

followed with the corporate giant EMI. Knorn was later the founder and leader of the

hard rock band Victory, which toured Europe and America several times and enjoyed great success in the charts.

successes. In the meantime, guitarist Matthias Jabs also belonged to the band, who joined

changed to the Scorpions in 1978.

Fargo toured all over Europe several times, shared the stages with the biggest names in the

rock scene, completed tours with AC/DC, Mothers Finest and The Small Faces, among others, and also left a

Faces and also left her mark on television with the song 'Frontpage Lover' (e.g. "Rock Pop",

ZDF) left her mark. Due to her stage show (the nightly spectacle included

Knorn's legendary somersault with the bass), in January 1981 even the biggest European youth magazine

youth magazine BRAVO devoted two whole pages to the Fargo bassist.

With Knorn and Ladwig, there are now two original Fargo members in the current line-up,

supplemented by guitarist Henny Wolter (Nitro Gods and formerly Thunderhead) and drummer

drummer Nikolas Fritz (ex Mob Rules). So Fargo are back, who would have expected it?

Rock music fans of all generations can look forward to atmospheric evenings when

Werner Nadolny's Jane and Fargo revive the spirit of the seventies on stage

and transform the great songs of the bands into the present.

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Price information:

B.O. if available 38€

Location

Gleis 9 Am Kulturgleis 9 44787 Bochum

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