In the organizer's words:

Elaj celebrates the release show on the occasion of the release of the debut EP "Zaubern" and brings his friends from the indie pop band hale01 on stage. Two acts from Heidelberg, queer indie pop, warm atmosphere - the perfect way to end the year. QZM Mannheim and queerspace heidelberg will also be there to present their work at the concert.

Press releases from the band:

Elaj:

Between moving boxes and fairy lights, Elaj from Heidelberg writes songs in a 13sqm shared room. From a duo project, a band has now formed around songwriter Elaj, who makes the stage and all the hips in the room shake. At the forefront of Elaj's music is a duet of guitar melodies and vocals that winds its way around prickly questions of queer identity and hearts in all states of aggregation. The band's warm and rhythmic sound is unleashed in dynamic live sets: bouncy, full of guitars and emotionally charged.
Elaj's debut EP "Zaubern" was released on 14.11.25 - five songs that could hardly be more different and yet follow the same inner compass: sometimes melancholic with cello, sometimes stirred up by electric guitar riffs, but always radically open and disarmingly honest.
Elaj is part of the 13th generation of Bandsupport Mannheim, was on stage at this year's Maifeld Derby and has already played as support for Ceci, LIN and Juli Gilde.

hale01:

hale01 - just two roommates who happen to make music.
The newcomer indie-pop duo from Heidelberg: Hanna and Lea are behind this name. The two young musicians met at the beginning of their studies through their siblings and promptly decided to form a flat share. After 5 years of being flatmates and occasionally making music in the kitchen, they started the band project hale01 in 2023. Their English-language lyrics range from autobiographical self-reflection to everyday anecdotes and metaphorical excursions into Greek mythology - just about anything you can talk about while cooking. The two voices come together in melodic two-part harmony and create a musical dialog that moves somewhere between the influences of folk, pop and even musical settings. An evening with the two of them is an invitation to their living room full of color and honest feelings.

Price information:

Normal price € 9.00 each Reduced (students, pupils, HD Pass, Kulturfenster member) € 7.00 each Severely disabled with wheelchair € 9.00 each Accompanying person Severely disabled € 0.00 each