Monti Beton und Johann K. - Wo san nur die Zeitn hin - Wiener Metropol - Wien - 2027

Wiener Metropol, Wien

The new show by Monti Beton and Johann K. (now their sixth) is coming to the Metropol for the second time. “Storyteller” Hans Krankl takes the audience back to the early ’60s, to the era of his musical roots. It all began with his first LP, “Well Respected KINKS,” which he bought at the electronics store on Webgasse. “All Day and All of the Night,” “Where Have All the Good Times Gone,” and, a little later, “Waterloo Sunset” have remained his favorite songs to this day. He also admired many other artists in the ’60s and played their records over and over again, such as Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, The Animals, The Move, Cream, Chris Farlowe, as well as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. These musical preferences ultimately brought him together with Monti Beton, “his” band, with whom he has been regularly captivating Austrian stages and the audiences in front of them for nearly 20 years.

In the second half of the show, this musical expansion and evolution becomes audible and evident live as more global hits by Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and the Eagles are celebrated. Not to mention the most important element of their decades-long friendship: their shared sense of humor à la Monty Python—“Always look on the bright side of life.” In the show’s finale, the audience is transported back to the early days of Austropop, the 1970s. All the key figures—such as Wolfgang Ambros, Arik Brauer, Georg Danzer, and Peter Cornelius—round out this unique concert experience—all in the signature MONTI BETON style.