AnnenMayKantereit

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ANNENMAYKANTEREIT LIVE 2026 "Alles nix Konkretes": That was the title of the first album by the Cologne band AnnenMayKantereit in 2016. It couldn't have had a better title. Because at that time, there was actually no career plan; the motto was more: just do it, follow the vibe, see what happens. Christopher Annen (guitar), Henning May (vocals), and Severin Kantereit (drums) had already held to this when they met in school and performed together as street musicians, and it remained so when they released early songs on YouTube, produced a first, now long out-of-print album themselves, and finally in 2015 released a debut EP titled "Wird schon irgendwie gehen". And how it went: what has happened since then is quite extraordinary and – now indeed – one of the most impressive careers in German pop of the past decades. Since the band was founded in 2011, AnnenMayKantereit has steadily developed from a Cologne insider tip to one of the most successful bands in the country, without ever losing their footing. With their five albums so far, AnnenMayKantereit has achieved gold and platinum status, played at major festivals; their videos for songs like "Barfuss am Klavier," "3 Tage am Meer," or "Oft gefragt" have been clicked over 1.4 billion times on YouTube. They have 1.9 million TikTok followers and over 1.4 million on Instagram, and five million people listen to them monthly on Spotify. Internationally, AnnenMayKantereit has built large fan bases in countries like Mexico, Ukraine, and Turkey. Their version of Suzanne Vega's classic "Tom’s Diner," recorded together with Giant Rooks, was awarded gold in the USA. The band has played over 400 shows, received numerous awards, and in September 2023 fulfilled a dream with a sold-out concert at the Cologne RheinEnergieSTADION. This list could be continued, yet one would never use words like superstars in connection with AnnenMayKantereit, although they are basically that already. In 2026, AnnenMayKantereit will finally return with a new tour: from July, the band will play concerts again in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, including another show at the Cologne stadium. There is also new music to hear and see: "Nur wir beide" featuring: AnnenMayKantereit