The Udonaut and the Panickers chased away the rain

Altenkirchen. Before the band took to the stage, Helmut Nöllgen welcomed the large crowd of fans to the beautifully decorated area at Glockenspitze. Like all the visitors, their eyes kept wandering up to the dark clouds that were gathering menacingly above the festival grounds. First of all, Helmut Nöllgen's appeal to the weather gods proved to be right: not a single drop fell on the heads of the visitors during the entire concert.

The concert by "Udonaut und die Paniker," on the other hand, was something else: from the very first second, everyone in the audience could feel that the band wanted to work off the energy and power that had built up during the long wait. There was no long prelude; the musicians fired hit after hit at the audience. It's rare for a concert to immediately spark the audience's enthusiasm, but that's exactly what happened here. In conversation with the "Udonaut" Before the Panikrocker from Hamburg took to the big stage at the Kultursommer festival at Glockenspitze in Altenkirchen, AK-Kurier had the opportunity to talk to Dominik Feist. He is the voice of the band and slips into the role of Udo Lindenberg on stage. In summary, Dominik Feist explained what fans can read on the band's homepage: "We are inspired by the work of Udo Lindenberg. His songs convey unfiltered human warmth, deep respect, and political stance. His work is stylistically incredibly diverse, the songs so different in their musical language, and yet they are all genuine. Udo Lindenberg is probably the most unpredictable musical constant in our language area. He has been unwaveringly doing his thing for 50 years, he inspires us, he moves us, he stirs us up, and when we listen to and play his music, we somehow magically become part of his big Panik family." Dominik, the "Udonaut," described the time during the pandemic as follows: "It was really bad; we need contact with the audience like we need air to breathe. We did two live-stream concerts, but that was no substitute for our live concerts. That's why we're so excited about our first performance here in Altenkirchen after a year and a half of abstinence." Enthusiastic audience The audience clearly had a strong desire to catch up on live concerts, singing along to almost every song. Soon, the first visitors were dancing, and every song was celebrated enthusiastically. For two and a half hours, the band thrilled the crowd with a veritable staccato of Udo Lindenberg's greatest hits. Here is a small selection, because it is impossible to list all the hits: "Ich mach' mein Ding," "Ich lieb' Dich überhaupt nicht mehr," "Und dann knallst du in mein Leben," "Cello," "Hinterm Horizont," "Andrea Doria," and "Sonderzug nach Pankow" were also played.

There was never a dull moment during the concert, as the band skillfully mixed hard rock with soulful ballads. While "Das Leben" (a duet by "Udonaut" and Jasmin Antic) had everyone holding hands and giving them goosebumps, the hard rock of "Rock'n'Roller" then jolted them out of their dreams. During love songs such as "Das Mädchen aus Ostberlin" and "Durch schwere Zeiten," lighters and cell phones were held aloft, creating an invisible bond between the band and the audience, a symbiosis.

Source: Kurier Altenkirchen