Asaf Avidan

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ASAF AVIDAN 01.11.2026 Casino, Bern Asaf Avidan returns after the release of his new album «Unfurl» with a tour and a full band lineup. He will perform on 01.11.2026 as part of his Unfurl Band Tour at Casino Bern. The new show promises a broad combination of various music genres and a theatrical stage where Avidan will present his entire popular repertoire and showcase his new albums. An artist who writes like Leonard Cohen, sings like Robert Plant, and has the charisma of a cabaret dancer – this is how the New York Times described him after one of his concerts. And although there could be no greater compliment, Avidan has established himself as a unique artist. Both in the studio and on stage, Avidan continues to reject the use of computers, auto-tuners, and playbacks. A genuine live experience from one of the best artists of his generation. Folk, jazz, blues, rock, pop, and even rap will merge into something entirely unique. At the intersection of folk, jazz, rock, pop, and blues, the international singer-songwriter Asaf Avidan combines his introspective poetry with a unique, raw, and penetrating voice, creating a style and career that defy comparison. A quintessence of raw emotions that cannot be confined by labels or genres. Nothing was linear or ordinary in Asaf Avidan's life. Born in Jerusalem, raised in Jamaica, and eventually settled in the countryside in Italy and later in France. As the son of diplomat parents who were constantly on the move, his childhood was a constant shift between rooting and unrooting. He often notes that his disregard for what he calls "constructed artistic boundaries" originates from this blurring of borders, cultures, and peoples in his formative years. Later, he studied film, became a sought-after voice actor, graduated from art school, received a cancer diagnosis and survived cancer, became a professional animator – all before the age of 24. At 26, after a painful breakup, Avidan left his comfortable job as an animator, his apartment, and his previous life behind, and for the first time picked up the guitar. These first songs, which he once described as "an operation without anesthesia, performed with a dull axe," marked the beginning of a career spanning nearly two decades and the entire globe. Since then, he has sold out countless tours at prestigious venues like the Opéra Garnier and the Acropolis, headlined major festivals across Europe, opened for Bob Dylan, achieved multi-platinum certifications for his albums, and built a fan base of millions of enthusiastic listeners and viewers… All driven by the same urgency and emotional intensity that characterized his very first songs and now flows into his ninth studio album. Even if he would resist the label "Purist," Avidan vehemently rejects using computers, autotune, and playbacks in his live shows and recordings, instead reworking the songs to adapt to the specific circumstances of each show, as demonstrated by his solo tours and "In a Box" sessions, where he interprets his songs entirely anew. Uncompromising regarding his truth both on and off stage, he is known as a committed vegan and animal rights activist, as well as an openly polyamorous troubadour who preaches the sanctity of love and relationships. Avidan's interviews and his stance on the role of artists in society, especially in recent years, are almost as sought after as his music. Together with his life partner, Avidan owns and operates an animal rescue in France. With "Different Pulses Sanctuary," they share their work and the lives of animals on social media to promote empathy and compassion.