On September 11, the Canadian star played a sold out concert in the Uber Arena in Berlin.
On September 11th, Drake and PartyNextdoor made guest appearances in the Uber Arena Berlin as part of their “$ ome ome pecial $ Hows 4 EU tour”. For Drake it was the first appearance in the capital since 2017 when the hall was still called Mercedes-Benz-Arena.
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Long break, big expectations
Even before admission, the anticipation was noticeable, despite the heavy rain that had the predominantly young audience outdoors. Many fans came in the Drake Merch or wore jerseys from the Canadian national soccer team, as a sign of loyalty to their idol. Inside, the hall gradually filled up, while the two DJs taped up the mood with US rap from Travis Scott to Lil Uzi Vert from 8:15 p.m. When arrest warrant’s German rap classic “069” boomed through the boxes, there was no stopping in the audience. The crowd was heated and ready for the Canadian rap superstar.
Drake comes late – and apologizes to Berlin
Actually announced for 9:00 p.m., the rapper, who is called Aubrey Graham with a bourgeois name, was 45 minutes. But when he finally entered the stage at 9:45 p.m., accompanied by deafening screeches, the cheers were all the louder. The rapper apologized for not being in Berlin for so long and promised to stay faithful to the city in the future. He relied directly to Nostalgie: With “Marvins Room” from the album Take Care (2011) he moved the crowd into a whirlpool of melancholy, followed by the more emotional love songs “Teenage Fever” and “PassionFruit”.
From Liebessongs to Moshpits
After the soulful opening, the mood suddenly turned. With “Headlines” and his new hit “What did I miss?”, In which the rapper processed the beef with rap colleague Kendrick Lamar, Drake heats up the audience. He moved through the entire arena over a long bridge and searched closeness to all fans. No hits were left out, so “no face” and “God’s plan” were heard. When the first flames to “Sicko Mode” shot up, the interior turned into a bubbling sea of moshpits. In between, the superstar from Toronto took a break, approved a few drinks at the DJ desk and addressed emotional words to the crowd: “Put Your Around the People You Love and Enjoy the Show.” This request for charity of his fellow human beings should run through the whole concert.
PartyNextdoor ensures R’n’B-Vibes
Finally, his Canadian R’n’B colleague entered the stage, accompanied by lightly dressed dancers: inside, which did not move completely youth-free. Especially with the female audience, his Lovesongs, which are based on gentle beats, came across great enthusiasm. Drake returned a little later, and together the two tracks performed from their collabo album some sexy songs published in February 2025 4 U.
Audience and motivational coach
After that there was time for the “more aggressive” Drake. Between hard songs such as “Rich Flex” or “Knife Talk”, both tracks with rapper 21 Savage, Drake repeatedly staged himself as an entertainer and motivational speaker. He asked the audience who has ever been in love and was tricked by his ex-partner, and asked everyone to “greet” their worst ex with a stretched middle finger, the song “You Broke My Heart” sounded. Shortly before the final it became emotional again. “We have to appreciate these moments because we never know what the other is going through next to us,” said Drake, before “Yebba’s Heartbreak” echoed a bittersweeter over the arena.
A superstar on world tour
That evening was clearly felt that Drake, at 38, has long been a living legend. The Canadian shaped the music scene of the 2010 like no other: 120 billion streams on Spotify, 81 singles in the US top-10. His mix of rap, pop and r’n’b is unique. A year after the escalated beef with Kendrick Lamar, he is now back with a European tour and Berlin received a show that showed both the sentimental side and the energetic radiance of one of the greatest stars of our time.