J.B.O. Tour Dates and Upcoming Concerts
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On tour
Yes
Followers
20,200
Category
International, German
Concerts
Nov
28
J.B.O. - Rostock - Explizite Lyrik 2024
Rostock
Tickets
Nov
29
J.B.O. - Potsdam - Explizite Lyrik 2024
Potsdam
Tickets
Dec
27
J.B.O. - Ulm - Explizite Lyrik 2024
Neu-ulm
Tickets
Dec
28
J.B.O. - Erlangen - Explizite Lyrik 2024
Erlangen
Tickets
Dec
29
J.B.O. - Erlangen - Explizite Lyrik 2024 - Zusatzshow
Erlangen
Tickets
Jan
03
J.B.O. - Obertraubling - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Regensburg-galgenberg
Tickets
Jan
04
J.B.O. - Memmingen - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Memmingen
Tickets
Jan
09
J.B.O. - Stuttgart - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Stuttgart
Tickets
Jan
10
J.B.O. - Würzburg - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Würzburg
Tickets
Jan
11
J.B.O. - Köln - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Köln
Tickets
Jan
16
J.B.O. - Saarbrücken - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Saarbrücken
Tickets
Jan
17
J.B.O. - Braunschweig - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Braunschweig
Tickets
Jan
24
J.B.O. - Hof - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Hof
Tickets
Jan
25
J.B.O. - Oberhausen - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Oberhausen
Tickets
Jan
29
J.B.O. - Hamburg - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Hamburg
Tickets
Feb
08
J.B.O. - Bad Neustadt - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Bad Neustadt An Der Saale
Tickets
Feb
09
J.B.O. - Bensheim - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Bensheim
Tickets
Feb
13
J.B.O. - Fulda - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Fulda
Tickets
Feb
14
J.B.O. - Halle - Explizite Lyrik 2024
Halle
Tickets
Feb
14
J.B.O. - Halle/Saale - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Halle
Tickets
Feb
28
J.B.O. - Coesfeld - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Coesfeld
Tickets
Mar
13
J.B.O. - Frankfurt - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Frankfurt
Tickets
Mar
14
J.B.O. - Wuppital - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Wuppertal
Tickets
Mar
15
J.B.O. - Andernach - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Andernach
Tickets
Mar
21
Die Pumpe
Kiel
Tickets
Mar
22
J.B.O. - Bremen - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Bremen
Tickets
Mar
28
Stadthalle Moringen
Moringen
Tickets
Mar
29
J.B.O. - Leipzig - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Leipzig
Tickets
Apr
04
J.B.O. - Dresden - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Dresden
Tickets
Apr
05
Musikhalle Markneukirchen Betriebs- und Service GmbH
Markneukirchen
Tickets
Apr
11
J.B.O. - Aschaffenburg - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Aschaffenburg
Tickets
Apr
12
J.B.O. - Lindau - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Lindau (bodensee)
Tickets
Apr
24
J.B.O. - Augsburg - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Augsburg
Tickets
Apr
25
J.B.O. - Mannheim - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Mannheim
Tickets
Apr
26
J.B.O. - L-Esch/Alzette - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Avanne-aveney
Tickets
May
10
J.B.O. - Sangerhausen - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Sangerhausen
Tickets
May
15
J.B.O. - Berlin - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Berlin
Tickets
May
17
J.B.O. - Vacha - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Vacha
Tickets
May
22
OldCapitol
Langenthal
Tickets
May
24
J.B.O. - Rastatt - Explizite Lyrik 2025
Rastatt
Tickets
About J.B.O.
J.B.O. (founded in 1989) is a German metal/rock band with comedy lyrics. They are especially known for their parody cover versions of famous songs.
The name, originally „James Blast Orchester“, was meant as a parody of a German easy listening act named „James Last Orchestra“.
They had their first concert in October '89 on a newcomer festival in their hometown Erlangen, Franconia. From the start meant as a comedy rock act, the setlist consisted mostly of cover versions of evergreens with new funny lyrics.
The line-up:
Hannes 'G.Laber' Holzmann, guitar/vocals
Vito C., guitar/vocals
Schmitti, bass
Holmer 'a Bier' Graap, drums
The first five years the band was only a side project. All members tried to be successful with other bands. At least they were able to earn their money with playing music.
1994 one Song of J.B.O. Ein guter Tag zum Sterben (a perfect day to die) was on rotation on the local radio station. As it was only a demo-tape but more and more people asked for a CD, J.B.O. decided to get this done. They recorded their first CD in one day and two nights. It was the EP Eine gute CD zum Kaufen (a perfect CD to buy) which sold pretty good for a local act. The next EP BLASTphemie was just an Xmas present for the fans.
The real strike came in 1995 with their first longplayer Explizite Lyrik. The title is a word by word translation of the "parental advisory" sticker which can be translated as "bold poetry". There were 20 Tracks with all the hits of the first five years of J.B.O. As they were still on the independent label "Musical Tragedies", there was no great marketing for this CD. But within three months there were 10.000 copies sold and it became more and more (over 300.000 until present). In summer 1996, J.B.O. entered the German LP charts and stayed there for months.
Their first major release Laut! (loud) was published in 1997. It climbed up to number 13 in the German LP charts.
Besides their CDs J.B.O. were always known as a great live act. So they started touring all over Germany in 1996. In 1997 they played 100 concerts in front of all together 100.000 people.
In 1998 they published Meister der Musik (masters of music) which remained two weeks in the top ten of German LP charts. The album stated that J.B.O.'s original songs did not stand back behind their cover versions.
One year later, J.B.O. celebrated their 10th anniversary with a big festival with many bands they call their friends.
The year 2000 brought many changes for the band: Schmitti and Holmer "a Bier" Graap – the complete rhythm section – decided to quit the band, due to further plans in their lives. Hannes and Vito decided to continue J.B.O. as all lyrics and music was written by both of them. The album SexSexSex was recorded by the "old" members, but published by the "new" members:
The new drummer - an old school friend of Vito - is Wolfram Kellner (Ex-Fiddler's Green). The new bassplayer is Ralph Bach. In 2001 they played 94 concerts with the new line-up which can be heard on J.B.O.'s first live album Live-Sex.
In 2002 the first studio record in the new line-up was produced in a house on an island in Croatia. Released in September, Rosa Armee Fraktion (pink army fraction) went into the charts up to number 13, like the one before. The music was now written by all four members of J.B.O. together with producer Christoph Beyerlein. The release tour presented J.B.O. grown together as a rock force dressed in pink camouflage army clothes. The co-headliner status on the big metal-festivals in Germany (Wacken Open Air, With Full Force Festival) in 2002 and 2003 showed that J.B.O. had manifested their position in the German rock scene.
2004 was J.B.O.'s 15th anniversary. They arranged a festival in their hometown with their buddy bands from all over Europe called the "30/2-Festival". About 2.500 people celebrated the party on July the 31st. Two days later on August the 2nd they released their 6th studio-album, called United States of Blöedsinn that hit the charts on number 6 a week later.
As J.B.O. don't like to translate the term "Blödsinn" - which is a central idea in their lyrics - simply by "nonsense", they want to establish the German word internationally as a loan word, like "Kindergarten" or "Autobahn". So they invented the new spelling "Blöedsinn" - if you don't have the "ö" on your keyboard, just take the "o" - and it still stays "Bloedsinn".
On October the 1st 2004 J.B.O. started their big anniversary tour all over Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. One concert of this tour was their 500th gig. Another concert on November 2 was recorded audio and video for a planned DVD.
The DVD was a well kept secret until summer 2005. When announced there was an outcry of joy among J.B.O. fans. The parts of three live shows (the 30/2-Festival, Wacken 2004 and Mannheim tour-concert 2004) only completed a treasury of TV parodies this DVD contained. It came out on October 21st 2005 and was followed by J.B.O.'s first best of compilation named Für Anfänger (for beginners) that was released only two weeks later. Best of compilations are due to record label politics in most cases. This one is no exception regarding this, but J.B.O. selected the songs themselves, re-recorded a classic from "Explizite Lyrik" named Könige (Kings) and provided previously unknown background information to all tracks.
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Genres
International, German
Band members
Wolfram Kellner, Ralph Bach, Vito C., Hannes "G.Laber" Holzmann
J.B.O. Tour Cities
Erlangen, Germany
Neu-Ulm, Germany
Rostock, Germany
Potsdam, Germany
Aschaffenburg, Germany
Hof, Germany
Lindau, Germany
Braunschweig, Germany
Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany
Fulda, Germany
Andernach, Germany
Kiel, Germany
Halle (Saale), Germany
Augsburg, Germany
Memmingen, Germany
Markneukirchen, Germany
Langenthal, Switzerland
Würzburg, Germany
Coesfeld, Germany
Stuttgart, Germany
Wuppertal, Germany
Rastatt, Germany
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Bremen, Germany
Saarbrücken, Germany
Oberhausen, Germany
Moringen, Germany
Leipzig, Germany
Sangerhausen, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Bensheim, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Dresden, Germany
Frequently Asked Questions About J.B.O.
Concerts & Tour Date Information
Is J.B.O. on tour?
Yes, J.B.O. is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming
J.B.O. concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The J.B.O. tour
is scheduled for 40 dates across 34 cities. Get
information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2024-2025 with Hypebot.
How many upcoming tour dates is J.B.O. scheduled to play?
J.B.O. is scheduled to play 40 shows between 2024-2025. Buy
concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
When does the J.B.O. tour start?
J.B.O.’s tour starts Nov 28, 2024 and ends on May 24, 2025.
They will play 34 cities; their most recent concert was held in
Rostock at M.A.U. Club / Zabrik e.V. and their next upcoming concert
will be in Erlangen at E-Werk.
What venues is J.B.O. performing at?
As part of the J.B.O. tour, J.B.O. is scheduled to play across the following
venues and cities:
2024 Tour Dates:
Nov 28 - Rostock,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern @ M.A.U. Club / Zabrik e.V.
Nov 29 - Potsdam,
Germany @ Lindenpark
Dec 27 - Neu-ulm,
Germany @ ratiopharm arena
Dec 28 - Erlangen,
Germany @ E-Werk
Dec 29 - Erlangen,
Germany @ E-Werk
2025 Tour Dates:
Jan 03 - Regensburg-galgenberg,
Germany @ Eventhall-Airport
Jan 04 - Memmingen,
Germany @ Kaminwerk
Jan 09 - Stuttgart,
BW @ LKA Longhorn
Jan 10 - Würzburg,
Germany @ Posthalle GmbH
Jan 11 - Köln,
NRW @ Carlswerk Victoria
Jan 16 - Saarbrücken,
SL @ Garage Saarbrücken
Jan 17 - Braunschweig,
NDS @ westand Eventzentrum
Jan 24 - Hof,
Germany @ Freiheitshalle Hof
Jan 25 - Oberhausen,
NRW @ Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
Jan 29 - Hamburg,
04 @ Markthalle
Feb 08 - Bad Neustadt An Der Saale,
Germany @ Stadthalle Bad Neustadt a. D. Saale
Feb 09 - Bensheim,
HE @ Musiktheater REX
Feb 13 - Fulda,
HE @ Kulturzentrum Kreuz
Feb 14 - Halle,
Germany @ Steintor Variete
Feb 14 - Halle,
Germany @ Steintor Variete
Feb 28 - Coesfeld,
NRW @ Factory Dance and Show Theater GmbH
Mar 13 - Frankfurt,
Germany @ Zoom Frankfurt
Mar 14 - Wuppertal,
NRW @ Live Club Barmen
Mar 15 - Andernach,
RP @ Juz
Mar 21 - Kiel,
Germany @ Die Pumpe
Mar 22 - Bremen,
HB @ Kulturzentrum Schlachthof
Mar 28 - Moringen,
Germany @ Stadthalle Moringen
Mar 29 - Leipzig,
Germany @ Felsenkeller Leipzig
Apr 04 - Dresden,
Germany @ Alter Schlachthof
Apr 05 - Markneukirchen,
SN @ Musikhalle Markneukirchen Betriebs- und Service GmbH
Apr 11 - Aschaffenburg,
02 @ Colos-Saal
Apr 12 - Lindau (bodensee),
BY @ Vaudeville e.V. Club
Apr 24 - Augsburg,
86 @ Spectrum
Apr 25 - Mannheim,
Germany @ Capitol Mannheim
Apr 26 - Avanne-aveney,
France @ ROCKHAL - CLUB
May 10 - Sangerhausen,
Germany @ Mammuthalle Sangerhausen
May 15 - Berlin,
Germany @ Astra Kulturhaus
May 17 - Vacha,
TH @ Vachwerk Vacha
May 22 - Langenthal,
Switzerland @ OldCapitol
May 24 - Rastatt,
Germany @ BadnerHalle