Movies: Rockpalast

George Thorogood Live at Rockpalast in 1980 goes from zero to 60 in no time with the opening track, “House Of Blue Lights,” the Chuck Berry classic. “I’m Wanted” has some nice breaks and is as steady as they come. “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,”...

Frontman/guitarist Tom Petty, guitarist Mike Campbell, bassist Ron Blair, keyboardist Benmont Tench and drummer Stan Lynch opened their taping at WDR Studio-L in Cologne with the rarity “Surrender.” A cover of Chuck Berry’s “Jaguar and Thunderbird” w...

Guitarist, singer and harmonica player Roky Erickson was one of the pioneers of Psychedelic Rock with his band 13th Floor Elevators in the 1960s. After being diagnosed with a serious case of schizophrenia, Erickson spent years in mental institutions,...

Pretenders perform live at Rock Pop Festival, Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany as they tour for Learning to Crawl. Also included a live clip of "Waterloo Sunset" filmed for UK television....

The Police perform at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany 11-18-1980. Their second recording for Rockpalast and WDR Television....

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Set list: 01. Hand In Glove 02. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 03. Girl Afraid 04. This Charming Man I 05. Pretty Girls Make Graves 06. Still Ill 07. Crack On The Head I 08. This Night Has Opened My Eyes 09. Miserable Lie 10. You've Got Eve...

Feeling Gravitys Pull, Harborcoat, Sitting Still, Maps and Legends, Fall on Me, Green Grow the Rushes, Driver 8, Hyena, So. Central Rain, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover), Can't Get There From Here, King o...

"Bad Woman Blues - Beth Hart" celebrates the music and voice of a woman who enriches rock and blues with emotion, authenticity, and honesty....

Having made his Rockpalast debut in 1980 with Rockpile, Edmunds returned three years later, fronting his solo band, which included Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner and pianist extraordinaire Geraint Watkins. The event took place at the large-scale Lo...

Siouxsie and the Banshees performing at the Rockpalast, Cologne as part of their 1981 'Juju' tour. Siouxsie Sioux: Voice and guitar John McGeoch: Guitar Steven Severin: Bass guitar Budgie: Drums, percussion...

A performance by the band recorded for the German TV show at Dortmund's Westfalenhalle in November 1980, featuring hits including Going Underground, Start, In the City, David Watts, Eton Rifles and Down in the Tube Station at Midnight. Tracklist 1 ...

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Recorded live in Dortmund for WDR's Rockpalast....

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Crossroads - Bonn, Harmonie - 24. October 2008 Tito Larriva: vocals, guitar Steven Hufsteter: guitar, backing vocals Caroline "Lucy Laloca" Rippy: bass, backing vocals Alfredo Ortis: drums, backing vocals...

Captured live at Berlin's Metropol, The Go-Go's play in support of their 1982 LP, Vacation....

Commander Cody already gained cult status with his band The Lost Planet Airmen by 1980 when he was invited to play the Rockpalast. His music wandered between the genres blues, country rock, boogie, rockabilly and Tex-Mex spiked with his very own wit ...

Van Morrison and his band perform live in Essen, Germany, in April 1982. Highlights include "Into the Mystic", "Full Force Gale", "Bright Side of the Road" and "Cleaning Windows"....

Greg Kihn Band plays live from AudiMax in Hamburg, Germany, in support of their Next of Kihn LP....