Kellermensch
Royal Arena, Copenhagen - 2024
Text: Tobias Nilsson Photo: Lunah Lauridsen
Kellermensch had the honour of supporting Dizzy Mizz Lizzy as the latter was celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. Royal Arena can hold quite a crowd, and while it wasn’t fully packed when it was time for Kellermensch to play, there were still a fair amount of people there to see them.
“Good evening, Copenhagen! We are Kellermensch, and we’re from Esbjerg!”
- Sebastian Wolff (vocals/guitar)
Kellermensch had an interesting stage décor, which you of course can see on the photos above, but I want to pull attention to it, as it is rare to see a support band have this amount of decorations with them. I liked the style as well, with the old style lamps and the railing, which made me think of an old reading room or personal library in some old mansion. That’s the positive bit!
Yeah, this is the second time I see Kellermensch now, and despite their immense popularity, I’m afraid this is just a band I’ll never get. The music is fine, though not to my taste, but it is their live performance that really rubs me the wrong way. It seems to be such a negative vibe coming from the stage, especially from vocalist Sebastian Wolff and bassist Claudio Wolff Suez, and with their chaotic playing style, I never feel sure if they’re about to rock out or throw their instruments away and start beating each other up. I haven’t seen them fight so far, but when they bumped into each other at one point by accident, it looked for a second that this was the route we were heading down. Call me crazy, but I prefer to watch a band that looks like they’re enjoying themselves.
Despite my personal misgivings, Kellermensch got a quite good response from the Royal Arena crowd. There was no doubt people had shown up for Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, but they still cheered Kellermensch on between songs, and when Sebastian Wolff went down into the security pit to stand on the fence while performing I’m Not Like Everyone Else and Another Drink, those close to him seemed genuinely happy to have him there.
Kellermensch hit the stage without much on an introduction, didn’t say all that much between songs, played for about 50 minutes, and buggered off the stage in haste as soon as they were done, and honestly, that’s about it. They delivered a lot of energy in their performance, but with few exceptions, it wasn’t an energy I cared for.
Setlist (incomplete):
I’m Not Like Everybody Else (The Kinks cover)
Another Drink
Army Ants
Mediocre Man
“Good evening, Copenhagen! We are Kellermensch, and we’re from Esbjerg!”
- Sebastian Wolff (vocals/guitar)
Kellermensch had an interesting stage décor, which you of course can see on the photos above, but I want to pull attention to it, as it is rare to see a support band have this amount of decorations with them. I liked the style as well, with the old style lamps and the railing, which made me think of an old reading room or personal library in some old mansion. That’s the positive bit!
Yeah, this is the second time I see Kellermensch now, and despite their immense popularity, I’m afraid this is just a band I’ll never get. The music is fine, though not to my taste, but it is their live performance that really rubs me the wrong way. It seems to be such a negative vibe coming from the stage, especially from vocalist Sebastian Wolff and bassist Claudio Wolff Suez, and with their chaotic playing style, I never feel sure if they’re about to rock out or throw their instruments away and start beating each other up. I haven’t seen them fight so far, but when they bumped into each other at one point by accident, it looked for a second that this was the route we were heading down. Call me crazy, but I prefer to watch a band that looks like they’re enjoying themselves.
Despite my personal misgivings, Kellermensch got a quite good response from the Royal Arena crowd. There was no doubt people had shown up for Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, but they still cheered Kellermensch on between songs, and when Sebastian Wolff went down into the security pit to stand on the fence while performing I’m Not Like Everyone Else and Another Drink, those close to him seemed genuinely happy to have him there.
Kellermensch hit the stage without much on an introduction, didn’t say all that much between songs, played for about 50 minutes, and buggered off the stage in haste as soon as they were done, and honestly, that’s about it. They delivered a lot of energy in their performance, but with few exceptions, it wasn’t an energy I cared for.
Setlist (incomplete):
I’m Not Like Everybody Else (The Kinks cover)
Another Drink
Army Ants
Mediocre Man
Kellermensch
