Spider Murphy Gang & Rodgau Monotones in Hirschberg an der Bergstraße

Spider Murphy Gang is a German rock-and-roll band formed in Munich in 1977. Singing in German and Bavarian dialect, the group became closely associated with Neue Deutsche Welle through the album Dolce Vita and songs including “Skandal im Sperrbezirk” and “Schickeria.” The band marked its 30th anniversary in 2007 and its 40th in 2017 with major hometown concerts at Munich’s Olympiahalle. Beyond those arena celebrations, it has maintained a tradition of New Year’s Eve concerts at Circus Krone.

Rodgau Monotones are a German rock band formed in 1977 in Rodgau, Hesse. Their songs use colloquial German and regional humour, and they are best known for the album Volle Lotte and the songs “Die Hesse komme!” and “Ei Gude, wie!” The concert album Live documented the band’s mid-1980s stage work after Volle Lotte expanded its audience. In later decades, anniversary and year-end concerts repeatedly brought the group back to its home region, including Batschkapp in Frankfurt and Stadthalle Offenbach.