Some people still think that a cappella is a dusty domain for bland music presentations without punch. They have underestimated MAYBEBOP! About 25 years after their founding, they are fresher than ever and indulgently subvert every expectation.
What this band has been doing professionally for a quarter of a century is far more than mere vocal acrobatics. It is a confrontation with the essence of musical expression, distilled to the purely human: the voice. The results are original, German-language compositions that elegantly navigate between sharp-tongued satire, profound reflection, touching empathy, and absurd comedy.
MAYBEBOP is intellectually agile and politically unambiguous.
They stand for tolerance and openness; their lyrics are a clear rejection of any form of populism. Their declared aim is not only to sing about the social and the good but to actively promote it. Their idealism is refreshingly down-to-earth and firmly anchored in reality. Just their fundamentally likeable, self-ironic interaction with one another is balm for any audience's soul.
MAYBEBOP resists rigid programming. The setlist is composed anew every evening, with the audience helping to decide what will be sung: brand new songs meet celebrated classics, interaction meets spontaneity, curiosity meets a willingness to take risks. Every concert evening is like a surprise bag, celebrating the magic of the moment and thus nothing less than life itself.
Why can MAYBEBOP be so effortlessly spontaneous? Quite simply: they have practiced! Every sung note is precisely calibrated. The sound is an audiophile masterpiece that makes the invisible audible. The lighting design is a dramatic extension of the musical discourse. The video show highlights and becomes a visual echo of the pointed lyrics.
MAYBEBOP tickles the brain, touches the soul, and flatters the heart. It is never predictable what the four have in store. Only in essence can one be sure of what one gets: four guys. Four microphones. Nothing else.

Doors open: 6:00 PM

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