Echoes - performing the music of Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd – giants of progressive and art rock, architects of massive magical sound structures with unique musical aesthetics, masters of bombastic live shows - a monolith in the stream of rock history, stylistically shaping generations of musicians and bands. Pink Floyd are one of the greatest bands of all time and have long secured their place in the rock Olympus.
The story of the originals, however, concluded with the last album "The Endless River" in 2014. It was the worthy conclusion of a gigantic musical oeuvre that represents a legacy for generations.
The Pink Floyd tribute band echoes continues this legendary legacy. From 2024, also in a new, fresh lineup - the fourth since the band's founding in 1993. Paul Ahrens and Steffen Maier, the two founding members, ensure consistency and the highest level, successfully keeping the Pink Floyd tribute flagship echoes on course for three decades (!) and over 500 concerts in twelve countries. Unique across Europe.
Especially exciting: For the guitar part of David Gilmour, they managed to secure none other than the extraordinary German guitarist Dennis Hormes. Fans of echoes have already had the opportunity to experience his fantastic skills in recent years when he was a guest musician with echoes. It is absolutely fascinating how he takes on the work of David Gilmour in a new and highly virtuosic way - starting now not as a guest, but as a new central figure in the Floydian sound worlds of echoes. In doing so, Dennis Hormes brings in abilities that originally distinguished Pink Floyd and perhaps have been somewhat lost or overlooked: An open mind, creativity, and a joy for improvisation - all while not neglecting the complexity, grandeur, and spirit of Pink Floyd.
echoes takes their audience on a deeply emotional journey to the dark side of the moon, from "Ummagumma" through "Meddle," "Dark Side of the Moon," "Wish You Were Here," "Animals," and "The Wall," up to the post-Waters era. Alongside a comprehensive "Best of Pink Floyd," they also revive some works that have almost been forgotten.
And yet, an echoes concert is not a nostalgia trip. Rather, the band shows with immense joy of playing, attention to detail, powerful sound, and great respect for the original, that the complex Pink Floyd epics are still as fascinating and relevant today as they were at the time of their creation - timeless indeed.
echoes present a nearly three-hour spectacle designed specifically for them, which also does justice to the audiovisual aspect of Pink Floyd's gigantic concerts. Perfect, powerful, and transparent live sound, an elaborate light show with numerous intelligent spotlights, computer-controlled video projections, and many other elements from the original Pink Floyd shows support the epic music and guarantee an absolutely extraordinary and unique live experience.
The press echoes have correspondingly reflected this in recent years: "It is a spectacle," writes the Süddeutsche Zeitung. A "monumental concert" is certified by the Hanauer Anzeiger, "Simply too beautiful," finds the WAZ, and even "Almost eerie" states the Allgäuer Zeitung. "Echoes proved that they are chosen," concludes the GNZ, while the Main Echo celebrates "The copy as a total work of art." And the conclusion of the Rheinpfalz is downright euphoric: "You can hardly do it better. Echoes have met all expectations and paid tribute to their heroes in a way that couldn't have been more varied, daring, and perfect."
A standard that the new lineup of echoes will also fulfill. The audience can therefore look forward to a concert event that is, in the truest sense of the word, atmospheric and spectacular in a Floydian atmosphere!
Doors open at 19:00
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