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Cancelled: 25 Years of Heavens In Motion – The Depeche Mode Party with SOLAR FAKE / 04/10/2025 Stadthalle BautzenUnfortunately, the concert in Bautzen planned for October 4, 2025, will not take place. The organizer, ARIVATI Entertainment UG from Görlitz, has filed for insolvency proceedings with the responsible district court in Dresden. In recent weeks, we have been checking with the organizer and the insolvency administrator, if the event could somehow be saved through postponement and takeover by another promoter. Today, however, we must announce that this is not possible.We are very sad that we cannot perform in Bautzen. Of course, we feel especially sorry for all the fans who have already bought tickets.We would have liked to inform you sooner, but we first had to wait for all options to be reviewed and finally for clearance from the insolvency administrator.Please contact the respective ticket agency or provider from whom you have purchased your tickets directly to receive information about a refund.  

Today, we're excited to announce two more open-air festivals for 2026!First, for the very first time, we'll be one of the headliners at "Black Lower Castle" 2026 (June 26-27, 2026). Also confirmed for the lineup so far: Faderhead, Welle:Erdball, Das Ich, chrom, Rroyce, Dunkelsucht, Zoodrake, and Digital Energy.Tickets: https://shop.synthiepop-party.de/   And on top of that, we're thrilled to be part of "Project Pitchfork & Friends" at Querfurt Castle on July 11, 2026! Tickets: https://www.eventim.de/event/project-pitchfork-friends-solar-fake-rue-oberkampf-burgkirche-20589338/?affiliate=TUG

As we have been informed today by our shipping provider, DHL, there will be temporary restrictions on postal goods shipping to the U.S. with immediate effect due to the new customs regulations under the Executive Order "Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment For All Countries". There are too many key questions unresolved before the order comes into effect on Monday, August 25, 2025, making it impossible to ship goods to the U.S. According to DHL, they are working hard to find a solution, but they also depend on the cooperation of political decision-makers. Therefore, we have no choice but to remove the U.S. as a shipping area from our shop until a solution is found. We will keep you updated and hope that this situation will be resolved soon.

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Today we have the eagerly awaited podcast episode with Dr. Mark Benecke for you, for which you've sent us so many questions. And even though the episode is longer than usual, we were far from able to answer all the questions, even though many had already been summarized. But Mark has kindly offered a sequel, in which we can delve into a little more detail. https://solarfake.ffm.to/podcast

Because we receive so many song requests from you, we've decided to do it properly for Krefeld and Mannheim and let you decide which rare songs to include in our setlist. We've created a survey form for everyone attending one or both of the concerts. Here is the link to the form: https://www.umfrageonline.com/c/sofa-kr-ma Deadline for submission is August 24, 2025 Here is a short video from Sven: https://youtube.com/shorts/7_YCODTm3lc?si=wCeZ7J67U1t6YSiY

We're excited to announce another concert today, on January 31, 2026, at Westand, Brunswick. It will be a belated tour concert and we're really looking forward to returning to this beautiful venue. :-) Ticket pre-sale has already started:https://www.eventim.de/event/solar-fake-westand-20378350/Facebook-Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1473968370282545 We hope to announce our special guest soon. 

Along with the Leipzig Wave-Gotik-Treffen press spokesperson, Sven has been invited to the German TV show "MDR UM VIER", where he will perform "Disagree" with Dirk Riegner at the piano. Don't miss it: Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from 4 PM. The broadcast will also be available later in the "ARD Mediathek". https://www.mdr.de/mdr-um-4/index.htmlhttps://www.ardmediathek.de/mdr WGT 2025 Although there won't be any Solar Fake performance at WGT 2025, you can still see Sven there:  Zeraphine: 06/06/25 - 10:40 pm - Täubchenthal Morphose:06/08/25 - 7:10 pm - Felsenkeller Silke Bischoff: 06/08/25 - 11:00 pm - agra With Morphose, Sven will premiere the brand-new song, “I'm not enough”, and he will also perform some known songs. He'll also be a guest vocalist for Silke Bischoff, performing 4-5 songs, and Alexander Veljanov (Deine Lakaien, Veljanov) will also be joining as a guest singer. Find all WGT info here: https://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de and in the WGT App

We are pleased to announce more concerts. On the way to M'era Luna, we'll be heading to Free & Easy at Backstage Munich. We'll also play at the "25 Years of Heavens In Motion" on October 4th at the Bautzen Stadthalle, together with Melotron, and we'll finally be back in Athens, at Death Disco on November 1st. You can find all the dates under LIVE.

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