nilsmielke ⁂

Last night I finally made it to a @thebusters concert again.
Oh, what a party we had. A brilliant mix of old classics, like Summertime, Mickey Mouse In Moscow and Ruder Then Rude, but also a lot of new material like Champagne, Dancing In America and Freak Show. The crowd was really digging the latter big time, too.
Meeting the band backstage after the show was a cherry on top. So nice to catch up and share some stories.

#TheBusters #Karlsruhe #Substage #concert #CALLING https://getmona.app/rich_text/858116855969

Feb 14 at 12:10pmWeb
Show threadnilsmielke ⁂Feb 14
@thebusters
Show threadLuke Dorny Feb 14
@nilsmielke @thebusters wow. They do this song justice. 💪
Show threadnilsmielke ⁂Feb 14
@thebusters (Humble brag: Stage decoration designed by yours truly. 🤗)
Show threadLuke Dorny Feb 14
@nilsmielke @thebusters super rad, Nils! Checking out the band tunes today. Is this the sixth Ska wave? It don’t matta!
Show threadLuke Dorny Feb 14

@nilsmielke @thebusters this stuff is so goood. 1987! I love me some ska. These guys are really great.

Btw, I was a stage prop for a medicine show tour for Stretsch Armstronng in the mid 1990s and the singer is my best man.
They just put this out track:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/americant-berzerker/1840916504?i=1840916505

american't Berzerker by Stretsch Armstronng on Apple Music

Song · 2025 · Duration 3:49

Apple Music - Web Player
Show threadnilsmielke ⁂Feb 16
@Luke @thebusters Oh, Stretsch Armstronng are just down my alley.
Thanks for the recommendation.
Playlisten! ✅
Show threadnilsmielke ⁂Feb 16

@Luke @thebusters Attended my first The Busters concert at sweet little 15.
This must have been the one: https://www.thebusters.com/en/gigography#:~:text=07/1991

Highly recommend the early albums Ruder Than Rude, Couch Potatoes and Dead Or Alive—the latter being inspired by their North America tour in 1991.
The upcoming album CALLING is a real treat, too, though. A little bit on the punky side, but I love it. https://getmona.app/rich_text/219025659911

Gigography • THE BUSTERS

The official website of Germany’s best ska band. A band for MORE LOVE!

Show threadnilsmielke ⁂Feb 16
@Luke @thebusters Are you involved with their website https://stretscharmstronng.com/?
It seems to be geo-blocked and can only be accessed from Germany using a VPN. 🤷‍♂️
Show threadnilsmielke ⁂Feb 27
@Luke @thebusters New album is out today: https://bfan.link/calling-12
Enjoy! 😀
(My favourites are Freak Show, Champagne, Geschichte Schreiben and Echoes.) https://getmona.app/rich_text/756971470244
The Busters — CALLING

Neues Release kommt am 27. Februar 2026

Show threadnilsmielke ⁂Feb 14
@thebusters CC: @Luke