ULI SAILOR - PUNKROCK PIANO und VON ORTEN

In the organizer's words:

Punk means doing things differently. That's exactly what Uli Sailor does when he takes to the stage alone with his piano and gets an entire scene moving. His shows are intense and prove that you don't need electric guitars to play punk songs.

After his acclaimed EP "Für Immer Jung" (2024) and over 120 concerts - from pubs and youth centers to Rock am Ring and the Volksbühne in Berlin - his debut album will be released in spring 2026. Ten songs between punk, indie and personal anthem that tell of love, loss, attitude and the unshakeable power of punk. Uli will be presenting these songs as part of his tour, which is not to be missed. Because a concert by Uli Sailor is everything - just not a dignified piano recital.

Uli Sailor was born in 1977, the year of punk rock, in the westernmost part of Germany. He founded his first band, the D-Sailors, in the small town of Jülich in 1993. The skate punkers fell into a punk revival triggered by American bands such as Green Day or NoFX and the D-Sailors quickly got a record deal with the renowned Vitaminepillen label. The musician, who had since moved to Berlin, proved that he was by no means limited to punk rock with the indie rock band TUSQ. He also joined the Kreuzberg punk rock institution Terrorgruppe after their reunion as the first keyboardist in the band's history. It was a gamble that paid off: he was able to put his own stamp on an established band.

The end of the Terrorgruppe in 2022 marked the start of Uli Sailor's solo career and the beginning of an extremely productive period. He attracted attention with his "Punkrock Piano" when he was able to convince the scene that punk rock works just as well with piano and cello as it does with bass, drums and electric guitar. NoFX, Lagwagon or Bad Religion were presented in a unique new version, as were WIZO, Schrottgrenze or Terrorgruppe and others.