15 Dec 23
NEWS-ARCHIVE
BLITZKID (US)
We celebrated BLITZKID - dressed as Jerry Only, Glenn Danzig and Wednesday Addams - on Helloween during their triumphant return to European stages like the Gremlins after midnight. Have we actually ever had a horror punk band at Back To Future? In any case, with BLITZKID we managed to sign the cherry on the cake of the genre. MISFITS and AFI meet classic hardcore punk, and in the middle of summer the make-up is so beautiful, it's going to be epic!
14 Dec 23
RED LONDON (UK)
Back To Future in the truest sense of the word! When we built our stage at the Glaubitzer Reitplatz for the very first time, RED LONDON was already on the flyer. Time flies, 1998 in 2024 and RED LONDON are back! Sunderland's smartest! Next to ANGELIC UPSTARTS and RED ALERT, undoubtedly the most charismatic band in the English North West! Class-conscious, political and, above all, absolutely unique thanks to the soulful voice of singer Patti Smith. Show of hands if you were already there in 1998!
13 Dec 23
VENUSSHELLS (GER)
In a fair world, THE VENUSSHELLS would have gone on tour with Joan Jett at some point in 2004, Fran would have graced the cover of Plastic Bomb instead of Brody Dalle and we would be admiring the troupe in amazement in front of the Dresden Old Town panorama at the sold-out Elbwiese in 2024. As a quasi-legitimate successor to Girlschool and the Donnas, the band would be number 1 in the Coretex charts for weeks with every new record. There would still be something like music television, where Yvonne hosted the Headbangers Ball. Sammy would sing strange duets with Franzi instead of with Doro Pesch... But unfortunately we don't live in a fair world. THE VENUSSHELLS are still something of an insider tip, with concerts that take place far too rarely.
So make the world a little better for a moment and celebrate the 3 as frenetically as they deserve for a long time!
12 Dec 23
8°6 CREW (FRA)
After a short break, the Back To Future announcement marathon continues this week! With “Working Class Reggae” - at least that's how the 8°6 crew from Paris describe themselves. Relaxed, relaxed and above all danceable reggae with a good dose of ska, maybe that's exactly the right sound to mix between all the rowdy brothers that have been announced so far and sisters to slow down a gear. In any case, we are looking forward to one of the otherwise very rare shows from the French bootboys!
30 Nov 23
THE PISSED ONES (GER)
Dresden's answer to THE BRIEFS, THE KIDS, THE SHOCKS and generally to everything that fidgets, wears ill-fitting jackets and sunglasses: THE PISSED ONES! How many times have we heard the stupid phrase “fist on the eye” during the few band announcements? Is it still bearable or is it already annoying? Well, you know what we want to say - Pogo you fuckers, the PISSED ONES are here!
29 Nov 23
THE INSERTS (GER)
Rough, jagged garage punk with a heavy NDW influence. A bit like HANS-A-PLAST and IDEAL crashing at a party with the SHOCKS. The upper lip pulled up, the middle finger stretched out but still with a huge amount of good mood. Songs about New York and Chemnitz, political, sarcastic, fidgety and catchy. The Schmelztiegel Berlin has brought the four musicians together, we are really looking forward to THE INSERTS' first appearance in Glaubitz!
28 Nov 23
THE TURBO A.C.'S (US)
Now we have already announced 15 bands and haven't even mentioned our forest pool yet! Of course, our annual secret headliner will be back at the start in 2024: It’s not hard, not far to reach, it’s barely 100m to Glaubitz Beach! (Ramones playing in the back). And so the transition to the next act succeeds quite gallantly - because hardly any band stands for sun, beach and surfboards more than the fantastic TURBO A.C.'s! Somewhere between Social Distortion, Devil Dogs, Hellacopters and the “The Warriors” soundtrack, the Americans have created their niche for over 20 years: full-throttle Rock N’ Roll with a good-humored surfer boy attitude! Welcome Back TURBO A.C.’s!
27 Nov 23
SCHOOL DRUGS (US)
No power to drugs? For heaven's sake! We take the overdose: School Drugs are there! The New Jersey Punx mix the perfect cocktail of BLACK FLAG, BAD BRAINS, old BAD RELIGION, POISON IDEA and the like. Hectic, nervous, melodic and aggressive, almost crocodile stretched with rhubarb liqueur from the main counter. 80's hardcore and melodic punk, the best of 2 worlds, transferred to today and now - with circle pit and everything that goes with it! For the first time at Back To Future!
26 Nov 23
DETLEF (GER)
DETLEF? What a band name! Who is still asking? How can you not be interested in DETLEF? The “legitimate and militant arm of SUPERNICHTS” - the shoe is already there and the Back To Future regular breathes a sigh of relief. So we stubbornly stick with the “they fit like a glove” bands. Detlef Cologne from Cologne impress with their staccato-like wit and jagged, pogo-ready 1-2-3 punk. The three DETLEFs will probably make fun of us, you, the other bands and themselves. But we all have to go through it. And very much so!
25 Nov 23
THE GENERATORS (US)
Back To The Future - That's a perfect fit for THE GENERATORS, because the Californian punk institution is returning to Glaubitz after 10 years! The group around Doug Dagger and Mike Snow is something like one of our all-time favorite bands, the prototype of a successful fusion of punk and rock n' roll. Finally back, finally Back To Glaubitz!