Musical peak season: top concerts in Erfurt and Jena in September!

Musical peak season: top concerts in Erfurt and Jena in September!

In September 2025, the music scene in Erfurt and Jena will be dominated by remarkable concerts that take different musical styles and themes to heart. Whether melancholic sounds or happy sing-along moments, there is something for every music lover.

A highlight will take place on Thursday, September 4th, 2025, at 8 p.m. in the Petersberg Citadel in Erfurt. The talented drummer Robert Kretzschmar will enchant his audience with a varied program. He not only inspires with his bossa nova-like music, but his songs also address changes, friendship, farewells and loss. Kretzschmar has already released two solo albums and shows with his three-part sing-along moments and Japanese songs that he has a good knack for catchy arrangements.

Tones and facets

Another musical event in Jena belongs to the duo Young Gun Silver Fox, which will appear on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, from 8 p.m. at Trafo, Nollendorfer Str. 300. The Brits Andy Platts and Shawn Lee bring a breath of fresh air to the soft rock and retro yacht rock scene with their new album “TICKET TO SHANGRI-LA”. Platts, known as the frontman of Mamas Gun, and Lee, a creative mind with a lot of experience in production, not only complement each other musically, but also see themselves as the perfect partners for this long-planned project. The interplay of their styles makes the duo a special attraction in the music landscape.

On Saturday, September 13, 2025, the band The cheerfulness take the stage at Trafo with their new album “Schwarze Magie”. The Hamburg band, which was founded 15 years ago, combines melancholic and folk influences and uses their songs to address darkness, comfort and hope in difficult times.

New sounds and exciting topics

September has even more in store for music lovers: on Saturday, September 20, 2025, the duo will be there Loving from British Columbia in Erfurt for indie folk sounds. Her complex themes such as love, depression and digital insecurity are musically processed in her new album “Any Light”.

Also at the Trafo in Jena on Monday, September 22nd, 2025, the artist Das Kinn addresses transience in his debut album “Ruinenkampf”. Tobias Piel from Frankfurt am Main ensures a thrilling experience with haunting soundscapes of electronics, beats and saxophone.

So you can see that the music world is very popular in Erfurt and Jena in September. The mix of different genres and topics promises an exciting month for all music lovers. So if you want to search for new sounds and moving lyrics, you are guaranteed to find the right thing for you at these concerts!

For more information about the concerts and artists, please visit the website MDR culture, Mixtorecords and Musicmap.