Kraftklub

The success story began in 2011, when Kraftklub sang ‘Ich will nicht nach Berlin’ as Saxony's entry in the Bundesvision Song Contest and not only reached fifth place, but also entered the charts for the first time. A short time later, the quintet stormed to number one in Germany with their debut album ‘Mit K’. The subsequent albums ‘In Schwarz’ (2014), ‘Keine Nacht für Niemand’ (2017) and ‘Kargo’ (2022) also reached the top position in Germany. The band caused a sensation in 2012 with an unannounced concert together with K.I.Z. on the roof of the Terminal 3 commercial complex in Chemnitz. In May 2025, they caused a stir in their hometown when they had the cryptic words ‘Sterben in Karl-Marx-Stadt’ (‘Dying in Karl-Marx-Stadt’) displayed on a crane in front of the Stadthalle - before giving a surprise concert two days later, referring to their new album of the same name.

The band's political and social commitment is also remarkable. In September 2018, Kraftklub played a large open air concert in front of around 65,000 people under the motto ‘Wir sind mehr’ (We are more) following the right-wing extremist riots in their hometown, together with other bands such as Die Toten Hosen and Feine Sahne Fischfilet.