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"Military Metal Night" Benefit Gala in 2018 in Elspe!
The Bundeswehr Concert Band from Siegburg and the heavy metal band U.D.O. will perform together for a good cause at the Naturbühne open-air stage in Elspe! This unique music spectacle, an exceptional kind of crossover, will be presented by Elspe-Festival and the St. Elisabeth Hospice in Lennestadt.
Top Act from Wacken!
In 2015, it was one of the top acts at the largest heavy metal festival in the world, in Wacken. The 70 or so musicians rocked themselves into the hearts of the 75,000 inveterate heavy metal fans who had never witnessed such a symphonic metal rock show before.
In an impressive performance, Udo Dirkschneider, the heavy metal band’s frontman, and Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Scheibling, the conductor of the Bundeswehr band, took the audience on a journey through U.D.O.’s heavy metal hits, which were performed not only with a metal sound, but also spectacularly and resoundingly with the backing of a large orchestra and choir.
New, Bigger Show in Elspe!
In 2018, this highlight will be staged at the Naturbühne open-air stage in Elspe. The Wacken programme will be extended to include additional compositions of the Bundeswehr Concert Band. The audience will be presented a unique two-and-a-half-hour show featuring heavy metal hits and spectacular, symphonic brass music.
Military Concerts are Regular Events in the Culture Calendar!
The region has a long tradition of staging benefit concerts at which Bundeswehr bands play. Military musicians from all over Europe have played at numerous large concerts here. The last time the Bundeswehr Concert Band itself performed here was at “The Power of Military Music” benefit gala in November 2016. That event alone raised 19,000 € for people in need.
Martin Schäfer, the manager of the St. Elisabeth Hospice, was immediately thrilled by the idea of the Bundeswehr band being among the cast. In Jochen Bludau from Elspe-Festival, it is possible that t h e most competent partner possible has been found for the benefit gala.