Sat 26.9.
19:30
MAU CLUB, Rostock
Die Skeptiker - 40 Years
German band Die Skeptiker celebrates 40 years of their career with a concert in Rostock.
Die Skeptiker
About
Die Skeptiker is a punk band founded in 1986 in East Berlin by singer Eugen Balanskat and four fellow musicians, making them one of the most significant acts to emerge from the East German underground. They navigated the GDR's cultural restrictions by embedding sharp social criticism in their lyrics - sharp enough to matter, subtle enough to earn an official performance licence. After a hiatus from 2000 to 2006 they reunited and have been active ever since, with Balanskat as the sole original member still on stage.
40+
Years active (founded 1986)
10+
Studio and live albums released
What's new
- 2026
Die Skeptiker are running their '40 Jahre - 40 Jahre anders' anniversary tour across Germany in 2026, with dates including Berlin (Huxleys Neue Welt, May 9), Hannover, Hamburg, Rostock and several open-air festivals.
- 2025
The band spent most of 2025 writing a new studio album planned for release around their 40th anniversary in 2026, limiting live appearances to two shows.
- 2025-01
The band had to cancel their appearance at the Felsenkeller festival in Leipzig on January 18, 2025, after their drummer fell ill with a high fever.
- 2024-12
Die Skeptiker closed their 'Alles auf Anfang' 2024 tour with a show at the legendary SO36 venue in Berlin on December 13, supported by Razzia.
- 2021-12
The band released a double live album and DVD marking 35 years of Die Skeptiker via Destiny Records in December 2021.
Tour
ZwickauBerlinHannoverQuedlinburgHamburgNeuruppinLoburgNeusalza-SprembergRostockBorken
Tracks
Harte Zeiten1990 debut LP, one of the first East German punk albums on official release
Sauerei1991 post-reunification album, established the band in the wider German scene
Schwarze Boten1993 album, fan favourite from the early 1990s
Kein Weg zu weit2018 album on Destiny Records, first new studio material in several years
DaDa in Berlin2007 comeback release re-recording 13 classic tracks, marking the band's reunion
Upcoming · 6
Sat 3.10.
20:00
VEB Kultur, Erfurt
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Die Skeptiker celebrate 40 years of their history with a concert in Erfurt. The German punk-rock band will perform their greatest hits.
Sat 17.10.
20:00
Lindenpark Potsdam, Potsdam
34 €
Die Skeptiker - 40 Years
German band Die Skeptiker celebrates 40 years of their career with a concert in Potsdam.
Sat 24.10.
20:00
Exzess, Frankfurt
Die Skeptiker - 40 Years
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Sat 7.11.
21:00
Z-Bau, Nuremberg
Die Skeptiker - 40 Years
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Sat 29.5.
20:00
Täubchenthal Leipzig, Leipzig
Die Skeptiker - 40 Years
German band Die Skeptiker celebrates 40 years of their career with a concert in Leipzig.