ECHOES performing the music of Pink Floyd

Description

Pink Floyd – Giants of progressive and art rock, architects of massive magical
sound structures with a unique musical aesthetic, masters of bombastic live shows - a monolith in the stream of rock history, shaping the style for generations of musicians
and bands. Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time and has long secured its place in the
rock Olympus.
The story of the originals, however, concluded with the last album "The Endless River" from 2014.
It was a worthy conclusion to a gigantic musical oeuvre, which represents a legacy for generations.
The Pink Floyd tribute band echoes carries this legendary legacy forward. From 2024, also in a new,
fresh lineup - the fourth since the band's founding in 1993. The two band founders Paul Ahrens and Steffen Maier continue to guarantee consistency and the highest
standards, successfully steering the Pink Floyd tribute flagship echoes for three decades (!) and over 500 concerts in twelve countries. Unique across Europe.
Especially exciting: For the guitar part of David Gilmour, they managed to recruit none other than the exceptional German guitarist Dennis Hormes. Fans of echoes have already experienced samples of his fantastic skills in recent years when he was a guest musician with echoes. It is absolutely fascinating how he takes on the work of David Gilmour in a new and highly virtuosic way - from now on, however, not as a guest, but as a new central figure in the Floydian sound worlds of echoes. Dennis Hormes brings abilities that originally distinguished Pink Floyd and perhaps were somewhat lost or overlooked in the end: An open mind, creativity, and a joy for improvisation - without neglecting the complexity,
grandeur, and spirit of Pink Floyd.
echoes take their audience on a highly emotional journey to the dark side of the moon, from "Ummagumma" through "Meddle", "Dark Side of the Moon", "Wish You Were Here", "Animals" and "The Wall", up to the post-Waters era. In addition to a comprehensive "Best of Pink Floyd", some works that have almost been forgotten will also be heard again.
And yet, an echoes concert is not a nostalgia trip. Rather, the band shows with immense joy of playing, attention to detail, powerful sound, and great respect for the original that the complex Pink Floyd epics are still as fascinating and relevant today as they were at the time of their creation - timeless indeed.
echoes present a nearly three-hour spectacle designed specifically for them, which also does justice to the audiovisual aspect of Pink Floyd's gigantic concerts. Perfect, powerful, and transparent live sound, an elaborate light show with numerous intelligent spotlights,
computer-controlled video projections, and many other elements of the original Pink Floyd shows support the epic music and guarantee an absolutely extraordinary and unique live experience.
The press echoes have been correspondingly positive in recent years: "It is a spectacle," writes the Süddeutsche Zeitung. A "Monumental concert" is attested by the Hanauer Anzeiger, "Simply beautiful" finds the WAZ and even "Almost eerie" the Allgäuer Zeitung. "Echoes proved that they are chosen," summarizes the GNZ, the Main Echo celebrates "The copy as a total work of art." And the conclusion of the Rheinpfalz is almost euphoric: "You can hardly do it better. Echoes have met all expectations and paid tribute to their heroes in a way that could not have been more varied, daring, and perfect."
A claim that the new lineup of echoes will also fulfill. The audience can look forward to a - in the truest sense of the word - atmospheric and spectacular concert event in Floydian atmosphere!