SWR 1 Pop & Poesie in Concert

A show as diverse as the decade

The 80s stand for pure musical energy, hardly any other decade was so musically diverse: pop, rock and punk were joined by new wave and synthpop, heavy metal was more successful than ever before. The 80s produced unforgettable hits and many of them tell great stories. It's high time the 80s got their own show!

"SWR1 Pop und Poesie in Concert - Die 80er Show" takes the audience on a journey through perhaps the most exciting musical decade of all time. The nine-strong ensemble of musicians and actors interprets the hits of the 80s in their own typical way, with German translations of the lyrics and their very own versions of the songs.

SWR1 Pop & Poetry in Concert
The success story of "SWR1 Pop & Poesie in Concert" began in 2009 in front of an audience of 50 in the SWR broadcasting hall. Since then, the mixture of concert, reading, comedy and show has regularly sold out halls and seats. The premieres of the new programs now take place in front of up to 5,000 enthusiastic spectators on Stuttgart's Schlossplatz as part of the SWR Summer Festival. Nine musicians, singers and actors interpret the favorite hits of SWR1 listeners in such a way that the often-heard titles appear in a completely new light. The ensemble includes SWR1 presenter and actor Jochen Stöckle, actress Simone von Racknitz-Luick, singer Britta Medeiros and band members Peter Grabinger, Patrick Schwefel, Michael Endersby, Klaus-Peter Schöpfer, Carl-Michael Grabinger and radio legend Matthias Holtmann.