Girls Under Glass (GUG) is a darkwave and electro-gothic band from Hamburg, founded in 1986 by Thomas Lücke, Hauke Harms, and Volker "Zaphor" Zacharias. Described as "an indispensable part of the German wave and gothic scene", they built a catalogue of ten studio albums across four decades, ranging from gothic rock through industrial metal to trip-hop-tinged electronics. After an 18-year recording hiatus, the band returned in 2023 with Backdraft - their most acclaimed release in years, topping the Sonic Seducer annual chart.
Girls Under Glass performed at the Plage Noire Festival 2024 in Wangels, Germany on November 29, 2024.
The band closed their 2024 concert season with shows in Meschede (Dec 28) and Cologne (Dec 29).
Girls Under Glass played the XIX. Prague Gothic Treffen festival in Prague on August 30, 2024.
The band appeared at the Amphi Festival 2024 in Cologne on July 27, 2024.
Girls Under Glass released Backdraft on June 2, 2023 - their first studio album in 18 years - earning Sonic Seducer's Album of the Month and the #1 spot in the magazine's annual ranking.
Girls Under Glass mark 40 years on stage with a concert at Markthalle Hamburg — a night of dark electro and EBM from one of the genre's pioneers.
German synthpop band Girls Under Glass performs at Berlin's Urban Spree club.
German synthpop band Girls Under Glass performs in Bremen.
German synthpop band Girls Under Glass performs at the Nachtleben club.