The Tiger Lillies - Serenade from the Sewer

With an international reputation as one of the most interesting avant-garde bands in the world, the Tiger Lillies never cease to surprise, shock, and entertain with their unimitable sound. Their world is peculiar and diverse, filled with moments of dark humor and immense beauty – and for over 30 years, they have captivated audiences worldwide.

**Line-up**
Martyn Jaques — vocals, accordion, piano, ukulele
Adrian Stout — double bass, singing saw, theremin, guitar, vocals
Budi Butenop — drums, percussion

**The Tiger Lillies**
The Tiger Lillies seem to love Austria. The restlessly touring band, which travels around the globe, hardly ever misses a year without stopping by for a few guest performances in the country. In addition to their concert activities, they have repeatedly and highly successfully dedicated themselves to the theater stage in the tradition of vaudeville. In recent years, theatrical highlights in Austria have included "Tiger Lillies' Freakshow" and "Woyzeck & The Tiger Lillies" alongside Ben Becker and Christian Kolonovits (honored with the Nestroy Theater Prize).

Their darkly comedic songs illuminate pimps, prostitutes, thugs, zoophiles, depressed circus clowns, drug addicts, and arsonists as the romantic heroes of a crazy world. Well, we know a thing or two about moritat in Austria, especially in Vienna! The genre of street singers has more or less disappeared since early last century. However, the spirit of songs about murder and mayhem for general entertainment still resonates in many historical alleys and dives. In the 60s, the genre experienced a spectacular revival with figures like Qualitinger, Sowinetz, Rühm, and Artmann, situated in modern media. For some time now, a moritat musician and street singer named VOODOO JÜRGENS has been drawing significant attention here with great success.

With the Tiger Lillies, a British trio has been reminding us for over 30 years of this dark yet quirky-humorous tradition.