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DJ Bobo, Sunrise Avenue and Rüdiger Hoffmann – Many other celebrities to help the Sharks

The list of prominent supporters and sympathizers-sharks is getting longer.
On Tuesday filed a DJ Bobo: He supports the KEC vigorously at his concert at the LANXESS arena on 5 June. € 10, – each concert tickets, which buys a Sharks fan with a ticket to go directly to the KEC!

The Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue, which was by their chart hit “Fairytale Gone Bad” fame, supported the Cologne Sharks. During a visit to the Cologne Radio studio singer Samu Haber confessed: “We are very often in Cologne, Cologne, therefore, is something like our German homeland. Because we are true hockey fanatic, of course, we also support the Cologne Sharks. We have already heard about the financial problems. “Spontaneous bought the Quintet five” rescuer T-shirts.

Comedian Rüdiger Hoffmann did not take it, too, can be photographed with the “savior T-shirt” on. Known supporters of the KEC are: TV star Oliver Pocher, stars and TV chef Mario Kotaska, cabaret artist Dieter Nuhr, pop singer Jürgen Drews, Helmut Zerlett musician, actress Janine Kunze, players of the 1st FC Cologne, the National Football player Sonja Fuss, actress Marie-Luise Marjan, Comedian Rüdiger Hoffmann, DJ Bobo, the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue, the stars from the RTL series “Alles was zählt” Ania Niedick, Juliette Menke, Anna Samsel and Sam Eisenstein, musician Peter Brings, actress Michaela Schaffrath, the RTL “car dealer” Jörg & Dragan, soccer star Sami Hyypia, the Carnival 2010 Prince Mark Zehnpfennig and popular actors and theater owner Peter Millowitsch, actor Tom Gerhardt and TV stars from the RTL series “Cobra 11” and Erdogan Atalay Tom Beck.

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“Sunrise Avenue” smitten with acoustic concert in the main auditorium of the university – Gänsehautstimmung with “Forever Yours”

(lad). Where else demands attentive listening is at scientific conferences or heated debates take place at student assemblies, euphoric Fangeschrei resounded through the hall: The Finnish climber band “Sunrise Avenue” had been at its current, third tour to a pure acoustic concert in the lecture hall of Justus Liebig University loaded. And this by the Quartet, plus live keyboardist, an unusual, but not even two-hour listening experience especially delighted with the predominantly female audience of about 1,100 total.

Casually sitting on bar stools and acoustic guitar playing, miming the charming singer and guitarist Samu Haber Riku Rajamaa not this time – as seen most recently in November 2007 in Gießen – the schweißgetrieben active rock stars, but together with their fellow musicians ensured for a more relaxed atmosphere. The proximity of the audience to their idols, right up to the edge of the stage – without barriers, and a safe distance – and the casual chats with the fans woke Haber sympathy. This was also the suggestion of the band, visit their “Acoustic Tour” something smaller halls. The lecture hall was a more than fair. As the diehard fans anyway, it would not last long in the seats, the organizers had to expand the seating in advance. Only the guests in the gallery enjoyed the concert in the seats, but with a panoramic view.

The soundtrack for getting else with geschrammelten electric guitar sounds straightforward, melodic, poppy rock songs of the Finns once served without effects, was an interesting experience. Especially since now it is clear that Haber and Co., the acoustic guise is pretty good to see. Although guest musicians took Osmo icons in the electronic keys, he just sounded pure piano sound. Well, a real piano or a grand piano on the stage were also visually lent a bit more. Even drummer Sami Osala had indeed built up his drum set, but not uncommon on Cajón (box drum) that sitting in a stooping posture gently rhythmic maltreated. Since Osala marveled after the second song “Diamonds” when he about 30 to 50 young ladies suddenly each a “Happy Birthday” card held out and loudly singing congratulated on his birthday. Moreover, it was no wonder that the female fans got into enthusiastic mood. For singer Samu looked boyish, with his shaggy hair, not only cheeky but could beguile, especially in the ballads in his deep sonorous voice, and pithy. Particularly when Schmachtnummer “Forever Yours” let the goose bumps was not long in coming. Prolonged applause crowned this song. The first smash “Fairytale Gone Bad” and “Rising Sun” and “Bye Bye” were just as important.

You can read the article in german HERE

Sunrise Avenue @ Herford videos

1.Sunrise Avenue – Rising Sun – Herford 13.03.10
2.Sunrise Avenue – Forever Yours (Live) Herford @ X
3.Sunrise Avenue – Forever Yours – Herford 13.3.10
4.Sunrise Avenue – Only – Herford 13.3.10
5.Sunrise Avenue – Welcome To My Life – Herford 13.3.10
6.Sunrise Avenue – The Whole Story [live]

7.Somebody will find you – Sunrise Avenue in Herford 13.03.2010
8.The way you make me feel – Sunrise Avenue in Herford 13.03.2010
9.Sunrise Avenue – Fairytale gone bad Acoustic X Herford 13.03.2010
10.13.03.10 Sunrise Avenue Akkustik Herford – Not Again
11.13.03.10 Sunrise Avenue Herford – Happiness
12.13.03.10 Sunrise Avenue Herford – Bye Bye (One Night Kind)
13.13.03.10 Sunrise Avenue Akkustik Herford – Bad

Sunrise Avenue 13.03.2010 @ Herford (GER) photos

Hey guys here are some photos with Sunrise Avenue 13.03.2010 @ Herford (GER)

(c)Kerstin Müller
(c)Tina Müller
(c)Uli Nagl
(c)Silvia Gerken

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Good morning…

(Please listen to “Green Day – Peacemaker” while reading this blog. To get into the right mood. Of after reading, it’ll make your day better!)

I woke up today in Asch… wait, I need to check the town name… Aschaffenburg. It’s near Frankfurt in Germany. Actually I woke up as Osmo had his hands in my bus bed (“Put your hand on me!”) and he was looking for something. From my bed??? I guess the fact that he is leaving us after tomorrow’s show; he is feeling a bit sad and wants to maximize the moments together. I kind of told him to F**k off! Hope I didn’t hurt his feelings, but I think it’s good to be honest and straight with these things….;)

This trip has been far better than I expected. When we started this trip, I was a bit worried how people might taker the show with so many slow songs and us mainly sitting down. You have been great every evening!! On the ”rock shows” there are so many moving parts in the show that it’s hard for us on stage to really “sit back” and enjoy the show. These acoustic shows are perfect in that way. I have had every hair up in my body many times a night. Especially in “Dream like A Child” and “Forever Yours.” It’s so great how you have the patience to listen to the song until the very end and then the room explodes. That feels good on my shake barstool.

Now after almost a ten shows, Ihave learnt to sit down more during the show. Especially in Hamburg (1st show) I was still so nervous with the whole setup that I guess I went around my chair a hundred times. It’s at least down to 50 now 😉

I am so proud of my boys. Sure we have played a lot during these years and I knew that Sami can count to four without losing the rhythm, but the way how great the instruments and stuff fit together has surprised me. Last year when we played the acoustic radio show on a very short notice, it was more about hanging out on stage and making jokes and singing loud. Now there are so many cool little special guitar / key / drum stuff that make it fresh and new even for me. Some of the songs are on a brand new level. Especially “Dream Like A Child” is one of the songs that are better than the original to me.

Osmo is leaving us tomorrow. Even though he really would seem to stay, he has to take care of his own career. He has some own shows (Go check him out!) and he is also going to Philadelphia to write / produce some new music. I can’t describe the value he brings to the band on and off stage. I really hope there will be space for Sunrise Avenue in Osmo’s calendar in the future too. But thumbs up for Osmo’s world domination too for sure. I hope he hires me as something, a security guard or a dancer when he is a world class super star.

I remember worrying about the keyboard situation a year ago. Our dear producer and musical genius Jukka Backlund had to leave the band because his real passion is somewhere else than being a band member. He is a music producer and if you travel with a band, you just don’t have energy to do another job when you get back home. Jukka has been the biggest factor in Sunrise Avenue from the whole beginning and I would not sit here in Aschaffenburg or anywhere without Jukka’s huge talent & work during these years. Jukka was also a very important backbone for me when I had to start growing towards being a musician and a kind of a public person a few years ago. I’m still on the way – steady she goes… We have had our ups and downs with Jukka and even though he is probably not the easiest person on the planet, I love and respect him very much.

So the reunion is about to happen on Wednesday in Mannheim and I really hope you al give him a warm welcome. We recorded the shows with Osmo and we sent Jukka the songs / versions and he was really blown away. It has been a while since we have played together outside studio, but Jukka is one of the most talented guys on this planet and with a little rehearsal session it will be great. I am sure it will be fun!

I must admit that I checked some tagged pictures on my MySpace and I started missing the bigger stage shows, but hey, summer is on it’s way and soon we’ll be jumping more again 😉 It’s so nice that we get to do all different stuff from Acoustic and clubs shows to TV-shows and festivals. Can’t complain about my life.

No kettle bell (Girya) training today. We are still following the 3-times-a-week program like scout boys 😉

Maybe it’s just this tour and you angels inside the clubs singing with us every evening, but honestly, I don’t remember feeling this happy and relaxed ever.

Sound check in 30 minutes, I gotta eat something before that.

Love,

Samu

PS: Way to go IFK!

Sunrise Avenue @ Recklinghausen videos

1.Sunrise Ave Recklinghausen 12.03. Happieness
2.The Way you make me feel – Sunrise Avenue – Recklinghausen
3.Sunrise Avenue – Somebody will find you someday Recklinghausen 12.03.10
4.Sunrise Avenue – Forever Yours (Acoustic Tour)
5.Sunrise Avenue – Fairytale Gone Bad / Wonderland – 12. März 2010 Recklinghausen
6.Sunrise Avenue – The Whole Story – 12. März 2010 Recklinghausen
7.Sunrise Avenue – Not Again – 12. März 2010 Recklinghausen

8.Sunrise Avenue – Forever Yours unplugged

Sunrise Avenue 12.03.2010 @ Recklinghausen (GER) photos

Hey guys here are some photos with Sunrise Avenue 12.03.2010 @ Recklinghausen (GER)

(c)Marion Berkowitz
(c)Miriam Köpke
(c)Sandra Schwenzfeier

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