Kraftklub & K.I.Z. in Frankfurt am Main

Kraftklub are a German band from Chemnitz, formed in 2010. They play indie rock and rap rock, led by Felix Brummer’s rapped and sung vocals. Songs including “Ich will nicht nach Berlin,” “Songs für Liam” and “Schüsse in die Luft,” together with the albums Mit K and In Schwarz, established their sound. In 2013, Kraftklub launched the Kosmonaut Festival in Chemnitz and performed there throughout the event’s run. They returned to the city in 2018 to organize and play the free Wir sind mehr concert, whose performers also included Die Toten Hosen, Casper and Marteria. Kraftklub have headlined Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin and played Palladium in Cologne.

K.I.Z. is a German hip-hop group formed in Berlin in 2000 by rappers Tarek, Nico and Maxim. Their satirical, confrontational catalogue includes the albums Hahnenkampf, Urlaub fürs Gehirn and Hurra die Welt geht unter, as well as the songs “Ein Affe und ein Pferd” and “Hurra die Welt geht unter.” The Hurra die Welt geht unter tour took the group into large halls and open-air venues, followed by the arena-scale Rap über Hass tour in 2022. K.I.Z. have also performed at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park. “Nur für Frauen” concerts, staged around International Women’s Day, are a recurring part of the group’s live history and are advertised for women only. K.I.Z. centers its German dates on Berlin and also performs in Vienna, Austria, and Zurich, Switzerland.