Techno fans from Swabia should sit up and take notice: On July 30, Sven Väth will play a set on Stuttgart’s Schlossplatz between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. with free admission. The reason for the free sound reinforcement of the Württemberg metropolis is the art exhibition “I do if I don’t” created by Tobias Rehberger in (and on) the cube of the Stuttgart Art Museum. The artist provided the entire façade with a light installation that can be activated and controlled by music. So the sounds of the DJ and the face of the building will correlate.
“Intense affair” between Väth and Stuttgart
Väth and Rehberger have been friends for many years – and at the same time have a passion for electronic music. The interaction of light and sound has always played an important role in the techno genre; Rehberger also uses this interplay for his work. His work forms elements from art, design, architecture and music into a pop and colorful exploration of space, art and authorship.
Sven Väth has good memories of the big city between forest and vines: “I had an intense affair with Stuttgart over the years,” says the 57-year-old, and further: “Especially in the 1990s. I had a residence at the Oz with Marco Zaffarano. Later I often played in the M1 and always had cool evenings there.”
Shadows at Castle Square
Stuttgart, on the other hand, experienced an inglorious night two years ago. At that time, around 500 young people rioted and looted around the Schlossplatz; As a result, the Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann spoke of an “orgy of violence” without cause. The concert can also be read as a cultural-political signal.
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