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Alphaville dropped from festival over fears of political statements

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Alphaville has been removed from the Glücksgefühle Festival lineup at Germany’s Hockenheimring.
  • The cancellation followed concerns that singer Marian Gold could make political statements on stage, including criticism of the right.
  • Gold said the organizers do not permit political topics or statements of any kind during performances.

Alphaville, the German pop group behind “Forever Young,” will no longer perform at the Glücksgefühle Festival at the Hockenheimring because organizers feared political remarks from singer Marian Gold.

Gold, 72, referred to the cancellation in a Facebook post. He said the organizers had made clear that political topics or statements of any kind would not be tolerated on stage.

The decision came amid concern that the band might criticize the political right. The festival’s policy therefore ended Alphaville’s scheduled appearance despite the group having previously been announced for the event.

The organizers do not tolerate political topics or statements of any kind on stage.

· Marian GoldGold cited the festival’s stated reason for canceling Alphaville’s appearance.
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