Good mood in bleak times: Singer Max Raabe remains the measure of all things in the nostalgic field for his fans. With his current program "Wer hat hier schlechte Laune?" ("Who's in a bad mood here?"), the Berliner-by-choice and his Palast Orchester got the Dresden Kulturpalast in the mood on Monday evening. While Monday demonstrators articulated their weekly displeasure with politics in the cold drizzle outside the hall, Raabe and his musicians warmed the hearts of the audience.
The show was about the big picture, Raabe told the audience, setting the mood with music from or in the style of the 1920s and early 1930s - and thus also focusing on the little things in life that should bring joy. Raabe and his swinging Palast Orchester then performed old and new songs from the band's 30-year history, including "Marie, Marie", "Es wird wieder gut", "Ein Tag wie Gold" from the series "Babylon Berlin" and, in keeping with the evening's motto, "Es ist ein guter Tag, um glücklich zu sein".
At the end, there were standing ovations and three encores, including the song from the little green cactus. Afterwards, some fans already arranged to meet again for the new tour. Because in 2025, Raabe and his orchestra reveal themselves as animal lovers in the show "Hummel streicheln", wanting to "stalk deer through the woods" and "put cookies in the kangaroo's bag" in the song of the same name. Until then, however, they will be performing in Halle (15.11.), Jena (16.11.) and Chemnitz (13. and 14.12.).
