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44. Die Toten Hosen (DTH) kicked off the stadium portion of their 40th anniversary tour last

Sat Jun 11, 2022, 01:02 PM

Jun 2022

night. After having played for 7,000 fans in the arena at Flensburg on Tuesday, they headlined a concert for 40,000 in Köln (Cologne), starting at 8:30 after a few support acts, and not ending their second encore till a few hours later. (Setlist of 30 songs at https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/die-toten-hosen/2022/rheinenergiestadion-cologne-germany-3b4318b.html .)

They've sold several hundred thousand tickets for this tour, and the reviews I've seen have all been raves. I'm assuming they'll also have a live album and DVD of this tour later. This has been a huge production for them, with a crew of over 100.

They opened with the band introduced if they were actors in a Western (not the first time they've used the Old West imagery; see https://democraticunderground.com/103476690 ).

and they were still going strong and sounding great during the second encore, with the fans packing the stadium happily singing along on "Tage Wie Diese":

Btw, the reason you hear fans singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" there in that first video, just before the band is introduced, is that it's a concert staple, and reportedly lead singer Campino's favorite song.

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This song from a German band (Toten Hosen) reminds me of U2 at their anthemic best [View all] highplainsdem May 2022 OP

Bookmarking Bayard May 2022 #1

I haven't heard anything from them since '87. Harker May 2022 #2

Yes, they have. highplainsdem May 2022 #3

Btw, if you hadn't heard anything from them since '87, you missed their 1988 concept album highplainsdem May 2022 #4

Thank you very much. Harker May 2022 #5

You're welcome! And since you're a punk rock fan, you'll probably like this video of Joey Ramone highplainsdem May 2022 #7

What a treat. Harker May 2022 #8

Apropos of Campino speaking favorably of Television, and of the importance of Harker Jun 2022 #58

Great song! Easy to see why Campino mentioned them a few years later, highplainsdem Jun 2022 #60

They've also interviewed and criticized Angela Merkel, who had to apologize to them once. highplainsdem May 2022 #6

Wow that's a nice song, and I see what you mean about the U2 comparison FakeNoose May 2022 #9

The music video in the OP is a mix of scenes/crowds including highplainsdem May 2022 #10

Just found the article again where I'd seen the song's theme highplainsdem May 2022 #11

Thanks, this is very interesting FakeNoose May 2022 #15

Yeah, I can hear some U2 influence in there... electric_blue68 May 2022 #12

This might be Toten Hosen's most U2-influenced song, though I like a lot of their highplainsdem May 2022 #13

40 yrs? God bless em! 👍 electric_blue68 May 2022 #14

Campino has said in recent interviews that he doesn't think the band will still highplainsdem May 2022 #16

Another very impressive song from the same album as the song in the OP. highplainsdem May 2022 #17

Thanks this is a really nice song FakeNoose May 2022 #18

You're welcome! Wanted to share because this is an amazing song, and not at all what highplainsdem May 2022 #19

"Tage Wie Diese" isn't a song I'd've expected to sound so highplainsdem Jun 2022 #20

Found a bit more background, written in English for a change, on Die Toten Hosen highplainsdem Jun 2022 #21

"The Dead Pants"? Ocelot II Jun 2022 #22

LOL! It means "deadbeats," according to articles I've read. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #23

Must be a colloquialism, since "hosen" literally means trousers, Ocelot II Jun 2022 #24

Yes, I know "hosen" literally means trousers. Some of their fans refer to them simply as highplainsdem Jun 2022 #25

Did listen, didn't like; just not my taste - too noisy and screamy. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #26

Okay. Thanks for giving it a listen! I like classical music, too -- highplainsdem Jun 2022 #27

The problem that I have with rock and most other popular music Ocelot II Jun 2022 #28

We'll have to agree to disagree. Great classical music survived because it was written down. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #29

I have to agree. The best of all genres will survive, especially now. DFW Jun 2022 #31

Love that video of a Bulgarian choir! Thanks for posting that! highplainsdem Jun 2022 #33

For the record DFW Jun 2022 #34

An interesting name for a very loud rock band, then! Ocelot II Jun 2022 #36

They're a very interesting band. And one with a great sense of humor. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #38

I think the irony was intentional DFW Jun 2022 #41

Interesting how colloquialisms usually don't translate well, and Ocelot II Jun 2022 #39

They do make learning a language, not to mention translating, a lot highplainsdem Jun 2022 #40

tote hose is German slang for very boring, nothing happening Celerity Jun 2022 #45

I suppose dead pants is a pretty good euphemism for nothing happening. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #46

exactly Celerity Jun 2022 #47

Here are a couple of articles on it: highplainsdem Jun 2022 #48

'deadbeats' is an incorrect translation, the correct translation is boring, dead, nothing happening Celerity Jun 2022 #49

Fwiw, "dead beat" means too tired to move, and it had that meaning highplainsdem Jun 2022 #50

I had always assumed the name derived from the WWII era Harker Jun 2022 #57

That's a really interesting possibility, and one I'd never highplainsdem Jun 2022 #59

I have a few issues with the English translation which might help the lyrics make more sense DFW Jun 2022 #30

LOL! Thanks for the tips on the translation, and I had to laugh reading about how amused highplainsdem Jun 2022 #32

This being my adopted home town DFW Jun 2022 #35

No, that reply WASN'T longer than I wanted. I'd never call any other DUer long-winded highplainsdem Jun 2022 #37

Since Dusseldorf is your adopted home town, I thought you might like highplainsdem Jun 2022 #42

Die Toten Hosen are starting their 40th anniversary tour as the first band EVER to have 12 highplainsdem Jun 2022 #43

Die Toten Hosen (DTH) kicked off the stadium portion of their 40th anniversary tour last highplainsdem Jun 2022 #44

I've already said I wish Die Toten Hosen had recorded their songs in English, so they highplainsdem Jun 2022 #51

There's a recent documentary on the band, WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES, uploaded to highplainsdem Jun 2022 #52

Thank you for this! Elessar Zappa Jun 2022 #53

You're very welcome! Hope you'll enjoy it. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #54

LOL! Some news on what Campino thinks of the band's name, and his own nickname. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #55

Die Toten Hosen made international news a couple of nights ago by interrupting their concert highplainsdem Jun 2022 #56

Found a review in English of DTH's most recent concert, in Munich on the 18th. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #61

You're correct in that I won't be at either concert DFW Jun 2022 #62

Good for them! And enjoy the babysitting! I'd love to hear what they think of the concert, highplainsdem Jun 2022 #63

It's after 11 in Dusseldorf, and one video from tonight's concert is already highplainsdem Jun 2022 #64

Last night, for the 2nd of their two 40th-anniversary-tour concerts in Dusseldorf, DTH shared highplainsdem Jun 2022 #65

This is a fun video, which Die Toten Hosen added to their YouTube channel just this highplainsdem Jun 2022 #66

The band uploaded another video to YouTube this morning, showing some concert highplainsdem Jul 2022 #67

Die Toten Hosen gave a concert in Leipzig last night, and a fan was close highplainsdem Jul 2022 #68

Another fun video from the band, uploaded to their YouTube channel yesterday, about highplainsdem Jul 2022 #69

DTH gave a concert in Hamburg last night, at a music festival at the Volkspark Stadion. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #70

Live in Stuttgart last night, with a really impressive performance of highplainsdem Jul 2022 #71

Another amusing video from the band, posted a few hours ago, showing their highplainsdem Jul 2022 #72

Still going really strong in Freiburg last night: highplainsdem Jul 2022 #73

A couple more videos, mostly backstage scenes, posted by the band about their tour. highplainsdem Jul 2022 #74

DTH are currently taking nearly a month-long break, after two months of touring, highplainsdem Aug 2022 #75

Another fun video from DTH, this one posted on their YouTube channel just minutes ago. This highplainsdem Aug 2022 #76

DTH's 40th anniversary tour resumed last night, at Berlin's Tempelhof airport, and highplainsdem Aug 2022 #77

Long article/interview on Campino's environmental activism and narrator role in a new documentary highplainsdem Sep 2022 #78

DTH ended their very successful 40th anniversary tour in Minden last highplainsdem Sep 2022 #79

I'd forgotten that Die Toten Hosen's 40th anniversary concerts would include a few in Argentina highplainsdem Oct 2022 #80