SOPHIA – "Through the Flowers Open Air 2026"

Name: SOPHIA – "Through the Flowers Open Air 2026"
Start: 2026-08-03T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-03T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Calwer Klostersommer in Hirsau

took place · 3 Aug 2026

Calwer Klostersommer in Hirsau, Germany

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SOPHIA performs in Calw on Monday, 3 August 2026 at 20:00 as part of the Calwer Klostersommer festival in Hirsau. This is one of six German dates for the group this season, which also includes performances in Butzbach, Neuruppin, Lüneburg, Wunsiedel, and Thale. The Calwer Klostersommer festival takes place in the distinctive setting of a monastery, creating an atmosphere suited to open-air music. The concert will unfold in the scenic landscape of Hirsau, where history and nature provide an ideal backdrop for the evening performance.

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About: SOPHIA

Robin Proper-Sheppard's long-running Berlin-based project, built on hushed guitars, strings and unflinching personal songwriting across eight studio albums since 1996.

309K+

Spotify streams - 'Oh My Love' (top track)

188K+

Spotify streams - 'If Only' (3rd most streamed)

Peak chart position - 'People Are Like Seasons' (Belgium)

What's new

2025-07
Sophia is playing a summer 2025 tour of German open-air venues, with dates in Neuruppin (Jul 4), Tuttlingen (Jul 11), Potsdam (Aug 1) and Lüneburg (Aug 8).
2024-11
Robin Proper-Sheppard performed as a special guest with another band at the Arenbergschouwburg in Antwerp on November 11, 2024.
2022-09
Sophia undertook a fall tour of Germany in September 2022.

Tour

NeuruppinTuttlingenPotsdamLüneburg

Tracks

Oh My Lovelead single from 'People Are Like Seasons' (2004), minor chart hit across Europe, most-streamed Sophia track

Fixed Waterdebut album (1996), established Sophia's introspective, low-key sound

The Infinite Circlesecond album (1998), deepened the melancholic post-rock direction

If Onlyfan favourite, third most-streamed track on Spotify

Holding On / Letting Goeighth studio album (2020), first full-band recording since the debut, written and recorded in Berlin and Wales

About the venue: Calwer Klostersommer in Hirsau

The Calwer Klostersommer is an open-air summer festival held among the ruins of Kloster Hirsau, a Benedictine monastery near Calw in the northern Black Forest. The monastery dates back to the 11th century and its atmospheric stone walls form the backdrop for theatre performances, concerts and cultural events each summer. The festival has been a fixture of the regional cultural calendar for decades.

Calwer Klostersommer in Hirsau, Calw Get directions

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