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Dritte Wahl

Formed in 1988

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  • Rostock, Germany · M.A.U. Club / Zabrik e.V. Tickets
  • Rostock, Germany · M.A.U. Club / Zabrik e.V. Tickets
  • Zürich, Switzerland · Volkshaus Tickets
  • Neu-ulm, Germany · ratiopharm arena Tickets
  • Cottbus, Germany · Messe Cottbus Tickets
  • Oberhausen, Germany · Turbinenhalle Oberhausen Tickets
  • Cham, Germany · L.A. Live Style Cafe Tickets
  • Jena, Germany · Sparkassen Arena Tickets
  • Lingen (ems), Germany · EmslandArena Tickets
  • Bremen, Germany · Pier 2 Tickets
  • Lübeck, Germany · treibsAND Tickets
  • Bielefeld, Germany · Lokschuppen Bielefeld Tickets
  • Köln, Germany · Palladium Köln Tickets
  • Würzburg, Germany · Posthalle GmbH Tickets
  • Magdeburg, Germany · Factory Tickets
  • Mannheim, Germany · Maimarkt Mannheim Tickets
  • Zwickau, Germany · Sparkassen-Arena Zwickau Tickets
  • Freiburg, Germany · SICK-ARENA, Messe Freiburg Tickets
  • Siegen, Germany · Meeting and convention center Siegerlandhalle Tickets

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Dritte Wahl (German pronunciation: [ˈdʁɪtə ˈvaːl]), also written 3. Wahl (English translation: "Third Choice") is a German punk rock band from Rostock in Germany. Their music is classified as Deutschpunk and displays clear metal influences. Dritte Wahl’s lyrics are in German and are very direct, politically motivated, and left-leaning. As a German punk band, and particularly as a punk band formed in the former East Germany under the communist state, their songs handle common themes. In the song Macht die Augen auf (English translation: "Open your eyes") they took on the subject of the 1992 anti-immigrant Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots. In their song Mainzer Straße, Dritte Wahl describe the Battle of Mainzer Straße that took place in East Berlin in 1990 when the city decided to clear the squatted houses. In their song Bad K., Dritte Wahl describe the contested circumstances of the death of Wolfgang Grams, a member of the far-left Red Army Faction.

Dritte Wahl have toured extensively in Germany. They toured Europe with the Exploited in 2003, including The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia and Hungary. In 2010 Dritte Wahl played concerts in Cuba.

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