grandson

In the organizer's words:

grandson on tour with new album in spring 2026

Presented by FUZE, MoreCore.de and Rausgegangen Munich

Special guest: pinkshift

There is a deep political level to grandson, which the artist conveys directly and with full force. With his form of trap, alternative and electronic music, he creates an explosive mix. With his third album "INERTIA", which will be released on September 5th, he is perhaps more direct, darker and uncompromising than ever before. Jordan Edward Benjamin, originally from Englewood, now based in Los Angeles, already made a socially critical appearance with his breakthrough hit "Blood // Water" - and broke down doors at the same time. His lack of fear of confrontation and the direct naming of the problems that drive him - greed and corruption - immediately brought him over 200 million streams on Spotify, followed by tours with Nothing But Thieves and Smashing Pumpkins. "INERTIA" is an outcry for what he describes as a "growing need for class solidarity", because what he observes and processes on the new album is an inertia that is described in psychology as an effect of not changing decisions once they have been made despite contradictions. This concept is underpinned by music that pushes boundaries: colossal heavy metal riffs, angry, bloodcurdling raps, rousing hooks and music that sounds like a battle cry. Back in 2018, the Parkland school massacre prompted him to take a stand against gun laws in the USA, which he addresses in "Thoughts & Prayers". He has now drawn his inspiration from the new political landscape: "the worship of billionaires and the rise of dark money behind politics" and everything that has come with it, from the attack on queer rights to the exposure of modern fascism and misogyny based on masculinity. Seeing how social issues were being used to push corporate agendas around the world - directly impacting the communities that supported his music and joined him in fierce resistance - he refocused as a writer and social commentator on putting personal stories in the background and letting his rage run wild. After playing around 150 shows since his morbid and deeply personal album "I Love You, I'm Trying" from 2023, he realized that audiences ultimately come to grandson for an outlet for catharsis and anger - to find community and channel their pain and hopelessness into something meaningful. This opportunity will be available again in January and February 2026, when grandson returns to German stages. Supporting him will be the Baltimore punk band pinkshift, who will be releasing their second album at the end of August and whose music is just as clear in its attitude as grandson's.