Get your raving shoes on – Scooter are about to head on a massive comeback tour hitting venues across the UK.
The German techno band – made up of H. P. Baxxter, Marc Blou, Jay Frog, and Jens Thele – have returned more than 20 years after their hit single The Logical Song was released.
To celebrate, Scooter are heading out on a tour this year with shows in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Dublin, Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Cardiff.
Tickets are still available for keen fans to purchase, setting you back around £55 per person for a seat at the Thirty, Rough, and Dirty tour.
It will actually mark their 30th anniversary, although it was their cover of the hit Supertramp, which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Charts, that sparked fame.
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The tour coincides with the release of the band’s milestone 21st studio album Open Your Mind and Your Trousers, including singles Rechno is Back, Rave & Shout, Waste Your Youth, and For Those About To Rave.
Scooter kicked off the mammoth tour in Germany, with it continuing through Europe until the group arrive on UK shores in October and November.
The four-piece formed in 1993 and has sold a whopping 30 million records to date, earning more than 80 gold and platinum music awards/
They have landed 23 top ten hits, and are considered the most commercially successful German single-record act.
Scooter have produced several well-known singles across the world, including Hyper Hyper, How Much Is the Fish?, Maria, Jumping Over The World, and The Question Is What Is the Question?.
They released The Logical Song in 2001, which became the band’s highest-charting single of their career and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
It was the 15th best-selling single of 2002 and was one of the anthems synonymous with rave culture in the 2000s.
Scooter’s music – especially their wacky lyrics that have experienced plenty of praise on TikTok – as well as their wild outfits, Baxxter’s luminous bleach blonde hair, and pyrotechnic-filled performances have seen them become household names across the globe.
Speaking to City Magazine in 2019, vocalist Baxxter reflected on the impact Scooter have had on the electronic music industry.
‘I’ve always loved bands with strong stage presence. When I was a teenager listening to hard rock, I loved Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore, who destroyed his guitar at every concert.
‘Even then, I knew it was a staged part of the show, but that didn’t diminish the excitement I felt when he smashed it. When I think about the pyrotechnics we used on the first tours, compared to today’s explosive shows, I just smile.’
Speaking about their legendary live shows, he continued: ‘At one point we were spending more on pyrotechnics than we could make in tickets, but we could afford it because the shows were selling massive amounts of records.
‘Every single we put out went gold or platinum, and then all of a sudden, albums started selling. Of course, this has completely changed, but fortunately, pyrotechnics have also become cheaper and we don’t have to dwell on it.’
This article was first published on April 8, 2024.
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