Rockin' 1000 put on gigs which feature 1000 musicians playing together. A combination of guitarists, drummers, keyboards, bass and vocalists which usually takes place in a football stadium, such as the Stade de France. On Saturday 9th November there will be a performance in Berlin to mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. If any IORR rockers are going, I will see you there!

Here's a performance of JJF from Paris a few years ago - [m.youtube.com]

From [landing.Rockin1000.com] :

"The concert will take place in the evening hours of November 9, 2024 along the 4 km long event area between Alexanderufer and Zimmerstraße and will be recorded and broadcasted live."

"The setlist will include 7 songs that are strongly linked to freedom and the historic moment of the fall of the Berlin Wall."

"All musicians bring their own equipment. All musicians play synchronously on a click track. Only individuals can apply. Entire bands or music groups cannot register."

The setlist contains among others: Patti Smith - 'People have the Power', David Bowie - 'Heroes', City - 'Z.B. Susann', Marius Müller-Westernhagen - 'Freiheit' - [Facebook.com] .

See also: [Facebook.com] , [about.visitBerlin.de] .



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'Band for Freedom' (by Rockin'1000) - live broadcast on German TV-station RBB, Nov. 9th, 8:15pm-9:15pm. Schedule: [www.rbb-online.de] , Mediathek (Video On Demand): [www.ARDmediathek.de] .



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The setlist also includes Rockin’ In The Free World - Neil Young, and Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode.

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Rockin' 1000 put on gigs which feature 1000 musicians playing together. A combination of guitarists, drummers, keyboards, bass and vocalists which usually takes place in a football stadium, such as the Stade de France. On Saturday 9th November there will be a performance in Berlin to mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. If any IORR rockers are going, I will see you there!

Here's a performance of JJF from Paris a few years ago - [m.youtube.com]

Magnificent, utterly magnificent !! Wishing you a great time in Berlin Mr Chris ....

[ I want to shout, but I can hardly speak ]

Intense rehearsals today......ready to rock Berlin tomorrow!

The live setlist was:

Intro
Patti Smith - People Have The Power
City - Z.B. Susann
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again
Silly - S.O.S
David Bowie - Heroes
Neil Young - Rockin’ In The Free World
Die Toten Hosen - Tage Wie Diese
Marius Müller-Westernhagen - Freiheit

The concert was played 8:23pm - 9:07pm.

'Band for Freedom' at the Brandenburg Gate :




(Screenshots from the TV livestream)

The 1-hour broadcast Video from the Mediathek.

Hey Irix, many thanks for posting that link. It was great see the television coverage of the event. What a night it was! The logistics and technology behind linking up approximately 700 musicians across five different stages to synchronise together was remarkable. The rehearsal and final run through on the day was really fun and interesting as we listened through our ear buds to the coordinator speaking to each stage in turn checking sound levels etc and giving instructions accordingly.
Anyway, it was a historic occasion and quite special to be part of it. It was particularly emotional for some members of the band who were living in East Berlin back in 1989 and remember the day as “the best day of my life”. Especially the final song, Freiheit (freedom).

Great experience for everyone who was there. I think I saw some tears during "Freiheit"...

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The 1-hour broadcast Video from the Mediathek.

I can just imagine how emotional it must have been to either have been there or to have participated in the event, especially for those people who lived through and recall the events that led to the tearing down of the wall. For those of us born in the west/free world, it is barely comprehensible I should think.

I can't help but wonder what Messers Putin and Lukashenko might have been thinking if by chance they saw any of this on their TV screens !?

[ I want to shout, but I can hardly speak ]



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