The summer of 2024 was superb
In May I saw Rammstein
In June it was AC DC
In July it was Deep Purple.
All 3 gigs were superb. Loud and Proud. Of the 3 acts Deep Purple was the best. Ian Gillan can still hold the notes Roger Glover still playing mean bass and Ian Paice is still an awesome drummer...and they're nearly 80 years old! Their new lead guitarist who replaced Richie Blackmore and Steve Morse is an Irish guitarist Simon McBride, wow this man can play.
Lets see what this summer brings...
I saw Rammstein last year in Frankfurt and they were excellent. I would have liked to see ACDC last year but at €150 it was too expensive as far as I am concerned and the concert in Dusseldorf this year is even more expensive at €165 for a ticket
Iron Maiden and Scorpions for me in July. I've seen Iron Maiden before and they are very good. Never seen the Scorpions so we will see what they are like.
Did consider going to see AC/DC last year, but was put off by the price tag.
I also think, that as there is really only one original member of the band (Angus young) left, that AC/DC has become a tribute band, and has should not have a high price tag, like with going to see more or less the same line up of many bands. There are many many Beatles tribute bands out there, but they recognise, they cannot charge the same prices as the original band.
Having said all of that, I bet it was a cracking night.
I wouldn't call ACDC a tribute band. Brian Johnson may not be an original member but he has been there for 45 years now and is the original singer of a lot of their music so it's not like they only play the Bon Scott songs.
Now, when Axl Rose sang with ACDC that could be called a tribute band
FYI - if any ACDC fans are in the Köln/Bonn area Dirty Deeds 79 are an excellent ACDC tribute band and much cheaper at around €20.
Yip the tickets were expensive
Rammstein - 111 euros
AC DC - 150 euros
Deep Purple - 80 euros
But, but, but....I did not pay a single cent for my tickets. The folks that drink in our local pub chipped and bought me the Rammstein ticket as a xmas 2023 gift...the AC DC ticket I got as a birthday gift from my best mate and his wife and the Deep Purple ticket was given to me by my neighbour as his girlfriend was ill. Lucky me. The German people have been incredibly kind to me since I got here in 2020.
I'd like to see Iron Maiden again but since reading that Bruce Dickinson is a staunch brexiteer I'm slightly pissed off with him ( yes I know some people think I'm being petty!)
Good to hear you didn't pay for the tickets. I didn't realise Bruce Dickinson was pro-Brexit but he doesn't mention anything political in his concerts (or not the two I have seen him play) so it's not an issue for me.
You do get some band leaders who take the opportunity of a concert to voice their political view and I never bother attending their concerts regardless of whether I agree with their views or not. I pay for concert tickets to hear a band play their songs not to listen to their political views.
