Eläkeläiset

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ELÄKELÄISET – The Kings of Humppa

Humppa versions of rock classics and lyrics dealing with life of the elderly, heavy on the sarcasm.
Eläkeläiset was started as a joke in the spring 1993. The idea was to play rock classics in humppa style.
Over the years the joke has proved to be far reaching – Eläkeläiset has earned wide recognition with bold humppa style and released not less than eight albums as well as couple of live albums and compilations alongside nine EPs.
Eläkeläiset has becomea fixture…. an anarchistic and inebriated institution of sorts.
In addition to cover songs, it has dabbled in composing its own humppa classics. Over the last fifteen years, it has toured all over Europe and has recording contracts in Central Europe and Russia. It has generated a book, a DVD, a couple of live albums and a plethora of merchandise raging from towels to hip flasks.

Not bad for a disposable joke!

The strangest thing so far is to try and qualify as Finland’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest of 2010. The competing song, Hulluna humpasta, is included in the compilation Humppabingo and is also available as a 7” vinyl single.

It’s time for Europe to surrender. Let the humppa rise! It is magic and joy.

Dates

präsentiert von OX, Livegigs.de, Finnweh – Ein Finnland Blog

FR	21.09.2018	Hannover	Faust E.V.
SA	22.09.2018	Münster	Gleis 22
SO	23.09.2018	Köln	Sonic Ballroom
MO	24.09.2018	Köln	Sonic Ballroom
DI	25.09.2018	Bochum	BH Langendreer
MI	26.09.2018	Aachen	Bunker
DO	27.09.2018	Karlsruhe	Substage
FR	28.09.2018	Wiesbaden	Schlachthof
SA	29.09.2018	Ingolstadt	Eventhalle Westpark
SO	30.09.2018	Bamberg	Haas Sääle
MO	01.10.2018	Leipzig	Moritzbastei
DI	02.10.2018	Jena	F-Haus
MI	03.10.2018	Annaberg-Buchholz	Alte Brauerei
DO	04.10.2018	Dresden	Beatpol
FR	05.10.2018	Berlin	Festsaal Kreuzberg
SA	06.10.2018	Hamburg	Markthalle