A great show, daily newspaper junge Welt, 16.09.2024

»It's amazing! They're finally back, and they can still do it, and do it better!« Yes, fans are a wonderful thing. I wanted to give the excited Amazon customer Kathrin a piece of sugar in the palm of my hand to calm her down. But she was right: They really were back, the Backstreet Boys, but 15 years older. It was a brilliant idea to go back to the roots with »This Is Us«. Where else, please? No one there, no fans anywhere who wanted to hear anything other than songs that were a little too reminiscent of »I'll Never Break Your Heart« and the other popular hits. That was in 2009. What can I say? They're still here. And even older. And not a bit dumber. Neither is Lukas Podolski. He and music manager Markus Krampe had invited the young old boys to the »Glücksgefühle« festival at the Hockenheimring. Great: The audience got video clips, rehearsed choreographies, hits, hits, hits. Pure happiness last weekend. Or something like that. Podolski, a man of clear words, sees it like this: “They make good music and a great show.” Of course, Lukas.