BaBa ZuLa - 30th Anniversary Tour

Name: BaBa ZuLa - 30th Anniversary Tour
Start: 2026-10-16T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-16T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Gebäude 9

took place · 16 Oct 2026

Gebäude 9, Cologne, Germany

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BaBa ZuLa performs in Cologne on Friday, 16 October 2026 at Gebäude 9 in the Deutz district. The concert marks part of the band's 30th anniversary tour across Germany, with Cologne as one of nine German dates that also include Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden. Gebäude 9 is an independent live music venue housed in a former industrial building on the right bank of the Rhine, hosting concerts and cultural events across multiple genres. The tour continues to Munich, Wiesbaden, Dortmund, Osnabrück, and Bremen.

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About: BaBa ZuLa

Thirty years on from their Istanbul beginnings, BaBa ZuLa keep pushing their 'Istanbul psychedelia' further - electric saz and darbuka locked into dub grooves, with live performances that pull audiences onto the dancefloor and hold them there.

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What's new

2026-06
BaBa ZuLa announced their new album XXX, due September 25, 2026 via Glitterbeat Records, and released the first single 'Kutsal Zeytin Halayı'.
2026-10
BaBa ZuLa have a European tour scheduled for October 2026, with dates in Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Prague, Vienna, München and Salzburg.
2024-11
BaBa ZuLa released İstanbul Sokakları (Streets of Istanbul) on November 8, 2024 via Glitterbeat Records (international) and Ada Müzik (Turkey).

Tour

BerlinLeipzigDresdenPragueViennaMünchenSalzburg

Tracks

Bir Sana Bir de Banasignature track, described as the band's biggest 'hit'

İstanbul Sokaklarıtitle track of 2024 album on Glitterbeat Records, politically charged

Arsız Saksağan (Cheeky Magpie)lead single from İstanbul Sokakları (2024), with protest video

Hayvan Gibi2020 live-recorded concept album marking the band's 25th anniversary

Kutsal Zeytin Halayıfirst single from upcoming album XXX (2026), nature-themed

BaBa ZuLa - 30th Anniversary Tour

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