Tickets to German singer Roland Kaiser’s ever-popular ‘Kaisermania’ concerts sold out around 90 minutes after the pre-sale began.

The 2025 shows will again be held at the annual Film Nights on the banks of the Elbe in Dresden, with the 72-year-old headlining four sold-out shows for almost 50,000 fans.

The 21st annual instalment, promoted by Semmel Concerts, will take place on 25 and 26 July and 8 and 9 August. The final night will be televised live on German TV.

The 72-year-old headlining four sold-out shows for almost 50,000 fans.

Kaiser, one of Germany’s most successful artists, celebrated his 50th anniversary in the business this year and achieved several milestones.

The Schlager singer sold out 20 concerts including stadium shows in Leipzig, Cologne, Rostock and Hanover. Along with the sold-out 20th anniversary of Kaisermania, he drew more than 400,000 visitors to his 2024 shows.

Kaiser will hit the road again next year with an arena tour and a series of open-air summer concerts in Germany.

Between 25 April and 6 June 2025, he will perform 23 dates at arenas in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, marking his first major arena tour since his 70th birthday.

Kaiser will then deliver 11 dates on his open-air venue tour of Germany between 27 June to 3 August 2025.

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Concert ticket prices in Germany are set to rise by up to 30% as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new report.

Price increases of 15-30% are likely to become standard for domestic shows in the short to medium term, reports Backstage Pro. The increase is attributed to inflation since pre-pandemic times, as well as rising production costs.

“The technology companies have increased their prices drastically, by 20 to 30%”, explains Axel Ballreich, chairman of venues body LiveKomm. “It is foreseeable that the prices for concert tickets will rise by at least 15 to 20%.”

In a controversial move, ticket-holders for German singer Roland Kaiser’s postponed 2020/21 dates in Dresden will receive a voucher for the €67.50 cost of the original ticket. The voucher can then be used towards buying tickets for next year’s rescheduled shows, which are priced €84.50 – 25% higher.

Tickets for many concerts postponed from 2020/21 will remain at their original prices

Promoter Semmel Concerts told Bild newspaper the increase was due to rising costs for “technology and staff shortages” along with additional expenses for “security, ticket organisation or hygiene regulations”.

Ballreich points out that tickets for many concerts postponed from 2020/21 will remain at their original prices, but others will be reliant on increases to cover costs given the subsequent increases in overheads.

However, Claus Berninger, owner of Aschaffenburg’s  Colos-Saal club, warns it is “completely wrong” for organisers to up ticket prices to make up for lost income.

“The fans won’t go along with that either,” adds Berninger, who instead calls for productions to be slimmed down in order to cut costs.

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