THE PUR COVER BAND ABENTEUERLAND BRINGS A GREAT ATMOSPHERE TO THE PALÄON'S "FLINTSTONE" WITH THEIR MUSIC.

In 1995, PUR scored a massive hit with their album “Abenteuerland.” On the tour of the same name, the Swabian band led by singer Hartmut Engler filled entire stadiums—and here’s a little hint: There weren’t quite as many listeners on Saturday evening at the Flintstone in the Paläon in Schöningen, but with their “living room concert,” the Braunschweig-based PUR cover band Abenteuerland came pretty close to the original in terms of atmosphere, according to die-hard PUR fans in the audience.

Anja Schliephake, for example, had seen PUR perform live on stage on a cruise ship just last September and had chatted with Engler outside a fast-food restaurant in Copenhagen. “Of course, Carsten Siebert’s voice is different,” the Schöningen native admitted, but she said the cover band’s performance was great and the atmosphere at the packed Flintstone was fantastic.

The women’s handball team from the Schöningen/Schöppenstedt Handball Club felt the same way; they had gone to the concert to bond as a team, Marie-Luise Fiedler revealed with a wink. She herself prefers techno, “but at some point you just find yourself humming along,” she laughed. That’s because of the German lyrics and the catchy melodies, speculated teammate Sonja Höfler, who proved to be extremely accurate when it came to knowing the lyrics. “I think my handball teammates and I have been to pretty much every PUR concert that took place in the surrounding area,” she admitted, adding, “The cover band Abenteuerland is really great.”

Anja and Uwe Urban, as well as Mona Völker from Süpplingen—who had already seen “Abenteuerland” perform live in Wolfenbüttel—felt the same way. “When I heard they were giving a concert at the Paläon, I just had to be there. And what can I say: I’m absolutely thrilled,” beamed Anja Urban. Sure, as a cover band for a cult German-language band like PUR, things might seem a bit easier at first glance. The audience knows the lyrics by heart, and hit songs like “Lena,” “Abenteuerland,” or “Funkelperlenaugen” truly make the listeners’ eyes sparkle like stars. On the other hand, a cover version is always measured against the original. And with a band like PUR, the bar is set pretty high. It’s a good thing that Abenteuerland has maintained its authenticity and, over the years, made a name for itself as a cover band.”

Source: Helmstedter Zeitung