According to the headlines, singer Udo Lindenberg waited 32 years for tonight. In 1983 he wrote Sonderzug Nach Pankow about taking a (special) train to Pankow, then in East Berlin. Evidently it was a reaction to not being allowed to play a concert in the East. Tonight, Udo Lindenberg’s dream came true: he got to ride his special train to Pankow. And special it was. So drunk he could hardly stand, he gave an interview with cigar in hand and waded through a crowd of fans, press and police to get on his way to his concert at the Ball Sall. The photos show just how special it was.
Udo Lindenberg giving an interview, pontificating with cigar.
Of goes Udo Lindenberg with hat, sunglasses and cigar.
Udo Lindenberg wading through the crowd.
Udo Lindenberg without his trademark sunglasses…and now we know why he allows keeps them on.
Udo Lindenberg sings the song with fans in front of U-Banhof Pankow
Udo Lindenberg chatting with fans in front of U-Banhof Pankow