RAINBIRDS

In 1986, the Rainbirds turned a plan into a hit: with “Blueprint,” they created not just a song, but a real blueprint for sophisticated pop music. Four decades after its founding, the sound of the Berlin band led by singer and songwriter Katharina Franck proves that when pop is done well, it goes straight to the heart. The Rainbirds' songs have lost none of their relevance. They are delicate, playful, expansive, and minimalistic. And they always have an inherent urge to be heard. For the band's 40th anniversary, they are returning to the stage with their (expanded) original line-up: founding members Katharina Franck and bassist Michael Beckmann, pianist, composer and long-time “Rainbird” Ulrike Haage will be joined on stage by electric guitarist Werner Neumann and drummer Dominique “Gaga” Ehlert. Rodrigo González (Die Ärzte) and founding member Wolfgang Glum will also be making guest appearances for the anniversary concert series, which will focus on seven albums – from the acclaimed debut “Rainbirds” to “Yonder,” released in 2014. “These will be the best Rainbirds there ever were,” promises Katharina Franck, the lead singer with her still clear and versatile voice and the only constant in the constantly changing line-up since 1986. “Or, as I sing in my song ”Meilenstein,“ it will be nothing less than ”the turning point as a haven of peace in turbulent times, the break as a starting point for many new questions."