Praline 5000

The sound of the Eighties – live today. PRALINE 5000 brings together Rike Port and Sven Ruppert: two voices, guitar, loops and a shared passion for a decade whose sound remains unmistakable to this day. New Wave, Neue Deutsche Welle, pop, rock and punk meet iconic ballads and songs that bring memories flooding back from the very first notes. From a-ha to Talking Heads, from Nena and David Bowie to Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar and Bruce Springsteen, PRALINE 5000 explores the many different sides of the Eighties. Rather than simply recreating the originals, Rike and Sven give these familiar songs a character of their own. Acoustic arrangements, vocal harmonies and creative looping bring the music into the present while preserving the energy and emotion that made it memorable in the first place. And because the Eighties were about much more than music, PRALINE 5000 also embraces the spirit of the era: extravagant fashion, wild nights, big emotions and an unmistakable sense of fun. There is plenty of nostalgia, but the experience is very much alive in the here and now. An acoustic trip back to the Eighties – made for remembering, singing along and, above all, dancing.