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Melancholy, melodies and magic: Sophia Kennedy live in Dresden!
There are exciting concerts coming up in Dresden in October 2025: Sophia Kennedy, Team Scheisse and Banda Comunale. Experience different styles of music live.
Melancholy, melodies and magic: Sophia Kennedy live in Dresden!
What's going on in the music scene? While the leaves are falling and October is just around the corner, an exciting concert highlight is on the horizon in Dresden. On October 15, 2025, at 8 p.m., the charming American singer-songwriter Sophia Kennedy perform at the Tonne e.V. jazz club. She is known to have a flair for catchy melodies and combines various musical styles with a deep, melancholic voice. Her current danceable pieces, which she presents live for the first time with Erobique, make many people fall in love with her. Her new album “Squeeze Me” is minimalist and psychedelic. Kennedy lives primarily in Germany and has roots in Baltimore, Maryland.
The music of Sophia Kennedy, who caused a stir in 2021 with her album “Monsters”, reflects the journey she began after moving to Germany at the age of five. In this country it has gained a foothold in the language and in the music industry and is now a fixture in indie pop and electropop. However, her connection to her American heritage remains unbroken, which she often conveys in her sounds.
Concert highlights in Dresden
There's a lot going on in the Elbe city - and that's not just reflected in Sophia Kennedy's appearance. On October 24th, 2025 the Bremen punk band Team shit perform in the Old Slaughterhouse. The band has made a name for itself through its powerful performances and experiences great audience reactions not only at festivals like Immergut. Their punk sound gets people singing and dancing along.
And then there is that Banda Comunale, which will rock the Beatpol on October 25, 2025. Originally founded as a protest band against Nazi marches, they now play a varied repertoire, from Serbian coceks to Colombian cumbias. Their commitment is expressed not only in their music, but also in their frequent appearances at demonstrations against the right, especially in small towns in Saxony.
Music in a global context
The world of music is not only locally interesting, but also globally important. How the bpb reports, the entertainment industry shows immense sales - the 100 media companies with the highest sales achieved sales of 1.7 trillion euros in 2023. These figures illustrate how concentrated the international music market is. The music industry's sales totaled $28.6 billion in 2023, with a significant share going to the large major labels. Nevertheless, the rise of independent labels and artists like Sophia Kennedy is a sign of diversity and local culture.
The importance of live concerts has also increased in recent years, which is certainly helping to bring new life to the music scene. Singers like Taylor Swift and Metallica show that a good concert is not only fun, but also has great economic power. Taylor Swift's tour generates several hundred million US dollars - a piece of cake compared to the diversity of the local music scene.
Things get exciting in Dresden: from punk to protest music to melancholic indie pop – there is something for every musical taste. We can only hope that the fans show up in large numbers and make the concerts unforgettable experiences!