The Favoriten Cultural Summer 2013

Opening: Friday, 06/28/2013, 7 pm,

Afterwards each Saturday at 8 pm from 07/06 til 08/31/2013

Children's and wellness program starting at 5 pm
(bouncing castle, canvas chairs...)


Open-Air-Arena at Volkspark Laaerberg

Free entry to all events!
Open-Air-Arena at Volkspark Laaerberg

W.i.t.Ch Opening Celebration with W.i.t.Ch.

Friday, 06/28/2013, 7 pm

The all-female folk band W.i.t.Ch. (the abbreviation stands for 'Whiskey in the Charts' and alludes to the Irish popular tune 'Whiskey in the Jar') was founded in Vienna in 1997. The basic setup comprising violin, guitar, e-bass and percussion, complemented by more instruments such as bagpipes, accordion and contra bass, the band offers an amazing sound spectrum. However, it is the joy of polyphonic singing which is at the center of the ensemble's music and which is its greatest strength.

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Crazy Boogiemen Crazy Boogiemen

Saturday, 07/06/2013, 8 pm

Heart, instinct, feeling and fun – these are the ingredients with which the 'Crazy Boogiemen' enrapture their audience. They play rousing boogie woogie, fiery rock'n'roll, earthy blues, groovy swinging jazz classics, as well as self-composed, lighthearted songs by Charly Bloch such as 'Irmi Do You Hear Me' or 'Ohne Bier werd I zum Tier'.

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meidling3 meidling3

Saturday, 07/13/2013, 8 pm

Austropop... to meidling3, this is the music they grew up with in the 70s and 80s and whose interpreters have influenced them in musical terms to this very day – a music whose often predicted end won't come for a long time to come → weg. The audience can look forward to an evening with songs from 'Ausgeliefert' to 'Zwickt's mi', all newly arranged and interpreted by the three voices of meidling3!

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Hary Wetterstein Hary Wetterstein & Band

Saturday, 07/20/2013, 8 pm

Since his beginnings as guitarist in several diverse bands, Hary Wetterstein has endeavored to find and develop his music. By now Wetterstein's music has become a personal mixture of r&b, ethno, and self-composed songs.

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Mozartband Mozartband

Saturday, 07/27/2013, 8 pm

We are sure: If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were alive today, this is how he would have composed his music. The ingenious musician Wolfgang Staribacher, once co-founder of the Alpinkatzen, has revised numerous of Mozart's pieces and transferred them to the sound of the 21st century.

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Two**Stars Two**Stars

Saturday, 08/03/2013, 8 pm

Harry Kucera, well-known among others as singer of the Motorbienen, founded the duo 'Two**Stars' together with his long-year stage partner Petra Valenta, whose music lets every event become an unforgettable musical-emotional experience and guarantees that no boredom ever arises.

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Michael Jäger Michael Jäger – The Man of 1000 Voices

Saturday, 08/10/2013, 8 pm

With his program 'The Man of 1000 Voices' Michael Jäger takes you on a time journey through pretty much all existing music styles. Be it the rock hits of Queen, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, German-language classics by Karel Gott, Herbert Grönemeyer, or the raspy voice of Joe Cocker – you will recognize your favorite hits.

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Hackl, Tichy & McKoy Irish Folk with Hackl, Tichy & McKoy

Saturday, 08/17/2013, 8 pm

For years 'Hackl, Tichy & McKoy' have been establishing themselves in the Irish scene and have become something of a fixed star there. Xandi Tichy is exactly the kind of thoroughbred musician who will make this Irish star explode.

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Mary Broadcast Band The Mary Braodcast Band

Saturday, 08/24/2013, 8 pm

The Mary Broadcast Band takes decisive influence on Austria's soul-pop landscape. The emotionally charged songs are performed live with such dedication as is hard to find anywhere else in this country.

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Kultur Favoriten


Marietherese Lind
The Favoriten Festival of Culture(s) 2013

Saturday, 08/31/2013, 4 to 10pm

As in the previous three years, this event is once again dedicated to the multicultural versatility of our district and the city of Vienna. The following groups will perform under the slogan 'Music From All Over the World':

4 pm  Shamrock Dance Company
The ensemble presents authentic Irish dance

5 pm  Musikschule Wien
The students of the Vienna Music School present a potpourri of the wide range of their abilities

6:30 pm  Penthesilea am Laaerberg
The multiple award-winning theater production was specially adapted for this occasion

7 pm  Blues Buam
This band has perfected the blues of the late 19th century

8 pm  Rat Pack 7
…invite you to a journey around the globe with their musical dance program


In case of bad weather, the event will take place at the Haus der Begegnungen at Hanssonzentrum.

Cooperation partners of Favoriten Culture Summer 2013: Basis.Kultur.Wien and Musikschule Wien

Program of Favoriten Culture Summer 2013 subject to change!


Host by: Marie-Therese Lind




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