Music

      “Together we can save the world”, says Herbert Grönemeyer. Famous and local musicians also want to protest against the poverty in the world. Their campaign is called “Move against G8”. “The heads of government of the seven big industrial countries and Russia can’t ignore our concerts. They have to hear us, although there are fences and police everywhere; we’re just too loud.”, says Kettcar. On June 2^nd there are going to perform: Wir sind Helden, Madsen and Eva Briegel and Jonas Pfelzing of Juli, the day after Jan Delay and Chumbawamba are going to perform for free in the Rostocker Stadthafen. On June 5^th and 6^th Kettcar, Mediengruppe Telekommander and members of the famous Rio-Reiser band Ton Steine Scherben can be seen and heard in G8 opponent-camps.

      The biggest event will take place on June 7^th in the IGA-Park. For 2,50 Euro, everybody can watch the concert of Herbert Grönemeyer, Bono of U2, Silbermond, Sportfreunde Stiller, Fantastische 4, Toten Hosen, Seed and 2Raumwohnung. Their slogan is “Your voice against poverty” and 100 000 people are going to attend this event.

      But local musicians also want to take part in the fight against G8. “The whole world visits our country and we are not involved!”, says Martin Pollok. He, Dana Bauers of LAG-Rock&Pop, Susi Koch, Christian Kuzio, Philipp Bodin, Frank Richter and Wolfgang Schmied have produced the song “Schein Heiligendamm”. It’s about the G8 and the fact that one of the big villas in Heiligendamm was meant to be pulled down for a stage for the press. The LAG-Rock&Pop also called upon other local bands to write songs about G8 and to send it in to the local radio station LOHRO. To raise their voices is their way to do something against the G8 and they use them, as we can hear and see.

written by S.D., 30.05.2007