Unerhört: A Must-Hear

On Saturday, 8th March, the Hainburg band “Unerhört” celebrated their 5th anniversary at Bruck’s Stadthalle. I like the crew around frontman Lukas Toth, so I didn’t want to miss the celebratory concert. Musically, the quintet can easily keep up with popular pop songs, and lyrically, “Unerhört” stands out refreshingly from the Ö3 mainstream with songs like “Kaiser” or “In dieser Stadt”.

This brings me to the positives of the celebratory concert: Firstly, there was the band “Crowdfleckerl”, who served up good pop home cooking as an opener. And that is certainly meant appreciatively. I love Krautfleckerl.

After the concert, I also have a quiet hope that it does exist: a “scene” in the Bruck district. Because I haven’t seen so many young people at a music event in a long time. Even though, as an oldie, I didn’t feel lonely either.

What unfortunately wasn’t quite right:

The technical setup was suboptimal, which several concert-goers also confirmed to me.

At times, the band succumbed to a rocking anniversary enthusiasm: a lively version of Georg Danzer’s “Lass mi amoi no Sun aufgehn sehn” simply doesn’t do the song justice. And “Kokain” by Boris Bukovski, before whose performance in Bruck last year “Unerhört” played, also lacked precision.

Even Lukas Toth said in a conversation with me after the concert: “We don’t want to be quite so lively. – That’s just how it is with live anniversary concerts…”

Location
The Stadthalle was packed. It’s a shame that there is no adequate venue for more than 300 people in the district capital apart from the dilapidated “Stadthalle”, and it ultimately harms the cultural scene. Having to go up a floor to use the toilet is beyond “barrier-free” anyway. Others stumble there too.

Service
For me, an organisational shortcoming: Official admission was at 5 PM. Concert start: 7 PM. The first visitors were still wandering around the hall somewhat aimlessly. At the spacious bar, drinks were available at reasonable prices.
At a concert that ultimately lasted until after midnight, a small snack wouldn’t have been bad. – Presumably, this is a question of concessions…

Conclusion: Dear Lukas, you’ve been better, but the atmosphere was great and “Unerhört” is a must-hear.