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Less Than Jake, Circus Rhapsody and The Special Bombs live at the Free & Easy Festival 2019 at the Backstage in Munich

August 19, 2019

The Free & Easy Festival at the Backstage in Munich is over. 18 days, over 100 bands, three indoor stages, one open air stage and many more areas with performances, live acts, movies and lots more – everything for free!! If you haven’t attended this annual event, make sure you’ll do it next year! We were able to catch some of the bands live. Enjoy the pictures, which will give you a glimpse on some awesome live shows. Less Than Jake The Special Bombs Circus Rhapsody If you want to know more about the Backstage and the bands, make sure to check their social media: Backstage Munich www.backstage.eu https://www.facebook.com/backstagemunich/ https://www.instagram.com/backstagemunich https://twitter.com/BackstageMunich Less Than Jake https://www.facebook.com/lessthanjake/ http://www.lessthanjake.com https://www.instagram.com/lessthanjake/ https://twitter.com/lessthanjake The Special Bombs https://www.facebook.com/thespecialbombs/ Circus Rhapsody https://www.facebook.com/circusrhapsody/ http://www.circus-rhapsody.de https://www.instagram.com/circusrhapsody/ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Rose Tattoo, Thundermother, Landmvrks, Raygun Rebels at the Free & Easy Festival 2019 at the Backstage in Munich

August 19, 2019

The Free & Easy Festival at the Backstage in Munich is over. 18 days, over 100 bands, three indoor stages, one open air stage and many more areas with performances, live acts, movies and lots more – everything for free!! If you haven’t attended this annual event, make sure you’ll do it next year! We were able to catch some of the bands live. Enjoy the pictures, which will give you a glimpse on some awesome live shows. Landmvrks Raygun Rebels Thundermother Rose Tattoo If you want to know more about the Backstage and the bands, make sure to check their social media: Backstage Munich www.backstage.eu https://www.facebook.com/backstagemunich/ https://www.instagram.com/backstagemunich https://twitter.com/BackstageMunich Rose Tattoo https://www.facebook.com/RoseTattoo/ http://www.rosetattoo.com.au https://www.instagram.com/rosetattooband/ Thundermother https://www.facebook.com/thundermother https://www.thundermother.com https://www.instagram.com/thundermother/ Raygun Rebels https://www.facebook.com/raygunrebels/ http://www.raygunrebels.de https://www.instagram.com/raygun_rebels/ https://twitter.com/raygunrebels Landmvrks https://www.facebook.com/LANDMVRKS/ http://www.landmvrks.com http://instagram.com/landmvrks https://twitter.com/LANDMVRKS Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Lacrimas Profundere and Diary Of Dreams at the Free & Easy Festival 2019 at the Backstage in Munich

August 19, 2019

The Free & Easy Festival at the Backstage in Munich is over. 18 days, over 100 bands, three indoor stages, one open air stage and many more areas with performances, live acts, movies and lots more – everything for free!! If you haven’t attended this annual event, make sure you’ll do it next year! We were able to catch some of the bands live. Enjoy the pictures, which will give you a glimpse on some awesome live shows. Diary of Dreams Lacrimas Profundere If you want to know more about the Backstage and the bands, make sure to check their social media: Backstage Munich www.backstage.eu https://www.facebook.com/backstagemunich/ https://www.instagram.com/backstagemunich https://twitter.com/BackstageMunich Lacrimas Profundere https://www.facebook.com/lacrimasprofundereofficial/ https://www.lacrimas.com https://www.instagram.com/lacrimasprofundereofficial/ https://twitter.com/Lacrimasoff Diary Of Dreams https://www.facebook.com/officialdiaryofdreams/ https://www.diaryofdreams.de https://www.instagram.com/diaryofdreams_official/ https://twitter.com/DIARYOFDREAMS Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

The Word Alive – Anniversary tour 2019 – with Aviana, Of Virtue and Make Them Suffer in Munich at the Backstage Halle (05/09/2019)

May 17, 2019

Phoenix-based Band The Word Alive formed in 2008. In 2009 they already signed to Fearless Records and later that year the band released their debut EP ‘Empire’. Fast forward 10 years and here we are. The band is currently on a anniversary tour run, which they started with a few dates in the US, followed now by an extensive European/UK run, which includes a performance at the famous Slam Dunk festival on May 25th/26th in the UK. Anniversary tours always promise to be something special, no exception with The Word Alive. They brought a huge set-list with them that included 17 songs from every era of their career. Over the last few weeks the band asked the fan via social media which songs they’d love to hear live and made clear, that for some songs it’ll the be the last time to be performed live, esp. the early songs. The tour line-up this time was a bit diverse with Make Them Suffer as arguably a pretty heavy band being the ‘odd one out’ that night. [Read More]

Godsmack and Like A Storm hit Munich with an incredible show at the Tonhalle

March 12, 2019

Originally this tour was set for November 2018, when unexpectedly the son of guitarist Tony Rombola passed away and understandably the tour was postponed. So here we are, only a few months later, the house is packed and Godsmack are back! As touring companions, they chose Like A Storm and they did well with that. Like A Storm are a four-piece band from New Zealand, three of them being brothers (Chris Brooks (vocals/guitar), Matt Brooks (guitar/vocals) and Kent Brooks (bass/add. Vocals), completed by Zack Wood on drums. The band hasn’t played any headliner shows in Germany yet, but they already shared the stage with well-known acts like Alter Bridge, toured with Black Veil Brides and Escape The Fate and they played several festivals over the last years. Although the majority of the people came for Godsmack, it’s safe to say the boys from NZ gained some new fans. They opened their set with ‘Pure Evil’ and ‘The Bitterness’ from their current record ‘Catacombs’, followed by ‘Wish You Hell’ from their break-through-album ‘Awaken The Fire’. [Read More]

Concerts

Avatar with Dylan Walshe and The Mahones live at the Backstage Werk. Contributed by Alex Bock

February 10, 2019

Munich – Febr. 5th, 2018 An Avatar show is full of surprises, starting with the opening acts they bring along. Last time it has been Old Kerry McKee, a solo artist that played an acoustic gig and the Hellzapoppin Circus Freak show. Certainly nothing you would expect for opening a metal show. This time, they brought another surprise along. Starting with Dylan Walshe, also a solo artist who played an acoustic set with just his guitar and a harmonica. But that’s everything he needed, plus his voice, to create an amazing atmosphere. The audience loved him and clapped along to his catchy songs. Dylan Walshe is from Ireland, but currently lives Nashville. Definitely an artist you should check out and catch live, whenever he’s in your area. Second act that night were The Mahones. An Irish folk punk band from Canada. Their songs swept everyone of their feet. If you think of Dropkick Murphys and The Real McKenzies, you get an idea of what they sound like. That kind of music and the energy [Read More]

Sex Slaves, Raygun Rebels and Velvet Smoke. Live at Backstage. Photo Gallery by Alex Bock

February 4, 2019

Live at the Backstage Club, Munich This is round two on the small Sex Slaves tour. Almost the same line-up. Equally the same fun. Again, there was a local band, Velvet Smoke, opening the night. They are a blues rock band, which didn’t exactly fit the bill, but they did a good job anyway. Velvet Smoke Once more the Raygun Rebels and Sex Slaves brought the party. Check out the pictures and see for yourself. Raygun Rebels Sex Slaves Whenever any of the bands play in your area, make sure not to miss them! For more information on the bands, check out their social media: Sex Slaves https://www.facebook.com/nyrocknroll/ https://sexslavesmusic.bigcartel.com https://www.instagram.com/sexslavesnyc/ https://twitter.com/SexSlaves Raygun Rebels https://www.facebook.com/raygunrebels/ http://www.raygunrebels.de/ https://www.instagram.com/raygun_rebels/ https://twitter.com/RaygunRebels Velvet Smoke https://www.facebook.com/velvetsmokemusic/ https://www.instagram.com/velvetsmokemusic/ ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp