OUR August traditionally a month of concert break, coming after a busy concert and festival June and July. Especially this year, the audience welcomed the return of big festivals (Release, Ejekt) more than warmly, fervently attended the stadiums (be it Iron Maiden or LEX) and did not fail to show how much they missed the big concerts.

Next summer might be in a few months though winter concert season, although it usually moves on a smaller scale, it always has something interesting for everyone.

However, in order to get organized little by little, we are gathering here 11 concerts await the Athenian public in September. You carefully study and make the necessary entries in your journal.

Festival off the hook

Never; Friday 2 and Saturday 3 September

Where; Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens

The unprecedented turnout at the LEX concert at the Panionio Stadium (but even more so the subsequent media buzz), as well as the successful Beta Peis concert at the OAKA, underlined that Greek hip hop, even if it moves “underground”, is something more than just popular. . Off The Hook is celebrating it in two days, headlining the two aforementioned names who always have something to show (Vlospa, Bloody Hawk, Expe) as well as international guests (Central Cee, Dave East, Jeru the Damaja).

La Femme, The Steams, Dury Dava

Never; Friday, September 2

Where; Clear SNFCC

They mix psychology with surf, pop and even disco in a sound mix that excites every moment. No less exciting are the French concerts, from which Athens got a strong taste. This is what he is going to do again to remember why he loves La Femme so much. They will also be joined by two homegrown alternative crowd favorites: the psychedelic-devoted Steams and the angst-filled guitar Dury Dava.

Phoebus Delivorias

Never; Tuesday, September 6

Where; Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens

Devoting himself to other projects in recent years, such as the highly successful Terrace of Phoebus, Phoebus Delivorias returned to the label at the start of the year after a 7-year absence from ANIME. A disc where he uses all the material he has traveled with throughout his career to write the next chapter of his music (and life). Now he is preparing for the first time to present his 8th album live in front of an audience that has received him so warmly from the first moment.

Pavlos Pavlidis and Hotel Alaska

Never; Wednesday, September 7

Where; Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens

He is a concert “standard” for the domestic public, which has the opportunity to see him live somewhere more or less throughout the year. So, after Athens applauded Pavlos Pavlidis at Water Square and Release Athens last summer, they are getting ready to do it again in the first days of September at Technopolis. The musician will be joined on stage by Hotel Alaska, who officially presented his latest album “The Black Box” to us, which he will take with him in his luggage.

Yannis Angelakas and 100°C

Never; Thursday, September 15

Where; Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens

Another concert ritual for every moment of the year, Yiannis Angelakas, together with the band that has been constantly accompanying him for the past few years, 100°C, will descend from Thessaloniki to Athens for another big concert in our city after the concert at Release. Athens with Pavlos Pavlidis. The evening will open with Kadinelia, an acoustic duo that embodies Greek sound traditions in their tracks.

Altyn Gyun

Never; Friday, September 16

Where; Fuzz Live Music Club

They are based in Amsterdam, but they do not hide their Turkish origin, since their psychedelic worries inevitably end in Anadolu rock, in which they of course “blow” with the breeze of the West (let the synths be good), as in their last album “Yol” . They will bring this energy with them to Athens, which tells us that the public will warmly welcome them – after all, we love everything that sounds like a reminder that we belong to the Balkans.

kings of comfort

Never; Tuesday, September 20

Where; Acropolis Theater

The duo Kings of Convenience is the name under which Norwegians Erlend Oye and Eric Glampek Bo have been making music for over two decades. And their recipe comes from the simplest of ingredients: two guitars and sweet folk-pop melodies that shed light on melancholy.

Asaf Avidan

Never; Thursday, September 22

Where; Odeon of Herodes Atticus

The love between the Israeli musician and the Greek public is two-way, and this time the date has been extended in the imposing Herodium. Also expressing his love for the American sound, characteristic, almost cartoonish falsetto and blues maneuvers, Assaf Avidan puts his songs in suitcases to “take them out” in front of Athens, under the marble of Herodion.

Belle and Sebastian

Never; Friday, September 23

Where; Anodos Live Stage

From their Tigermilk days and singing for Boy With The Arab Strap to their recent releases, Scotsmen Belle and Sebastian are rightfully a staple of the indie crowd who want their songs to be bittersweet and dreamy. They will come to our country with a concert at the renovated Anodos Live Stage, which will be opened by “our” Amalia & the Architects.

Madrugada

Never; Saturday, September 24

Where; Panathenaic Stadium

A group that no one loved like Greece. The Norwegians of Madrugada are having a “reunion” with their most loyal audience, this time at their first and most significant location, Kallimarmaro. Get ready to applaud Sievert Hoyem as he performs everything from “Strange Color Blue” to tracks from this year’s album “Chimes At Midnight”. The big concert will be opened by Amanda Tenfjord, who represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest this year.

Eros Ramaciotti

Never; Tuesday, September 27

Where; Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Finally, for those of you who want to wave lighters and hug, you will have the opportunity to do so while Eros Ramatsoti sings from the Herodeion stage. The Italian singer will perform in our country and at the Herod Atticus Conservatory as part of a series of concerts in the historical halls of Europe and Israel, filled with his always romantic mood.