Skinshape is a British music project founded by musician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Will Dorey. Since its inception, the band has developed its own unique sound, which is a blend of soul, funk, psych-rock, and electronic elements. Skinshape has made a name for itself with its warm, organic sounds and a relaxed yet complex atmosphere.

Will Dorey, who is behind the project, uses various instruments to create his music, including guitar, drums, bass, and synthesizers. The lyrics of Skinshape often deal with personal themes such as self-discovery, love, and human relationships. Their style is reminiscent of bands like Tame Impala and Khruangbin, with Skinshape adding a particularly soulful touch to their songs.

With a total of 10 albums, Skinshape has built a loyal fan base and established itself as one of the most exciting and innovative bands in the British music scene.

Doors: 19:00

Tell me, where have all the flowers gone... Memories of and from Marlene Dietrich

Marlene – icon of film history, vamp, and diva: It is always the same legends that are associated with the name Marlene Dietrich, ever since she set out to conquer the world as the blonde Venus from Berlin after her triumph as the chic Lola in the film "The Blue Angel" in the early 1930s, like a comet. This actress was more contradictory, modern, and uncompromising than any other Hollywood star. Yet what made this woman so extraordinary only becomes apparent when viewed in her time.

Marlene Dietrich wore trousers at a time when women faced physical punishment for doing so in public. She brought her child to Hollywood when being a mother spelled the end for an erotic film star. She resisted the siren calls of Hitler when many of her colleagues fell. And she began, at an age when others retired from the stage forever, a second career as a cabaret singer.

With her reading, Claudia Michelsen presents the life of a woman who systematically eluded grasp throughout her life and still poses riddles: How could she, whose lovers included Erich Maria Remarque, Gary Cooper, Jean Gabin, John F. Kennedy, and Yul Brynner, describe herself as not beautiful? After all, she had gained worldwide fame with her overwhelming erotic aura. Why did she doubt her acting abilities? And how could it be that this admired diva lamented loneliness throughout her life? In the books of her memoirs, Marlene Dietrich has answered these and other questions to give an unflinching account of her tumultuous life.

Copyright: Stefan Klüter

Organizer: Capitol Betriebs GmbH

*VRN combination ticket valid for this event:
Validity
2 trips, one going and one return, for one person on the day of the event until 3 AM the following day (please pay attention to the notes on the combination ticket)

Scope of validity
valid in the entire VRN network area in all buses and trains (DB: RE, RB, and S-Bahn) in 2nd class and in the transitional areas to the neighboring networks KVV and HNV

Admission 1 hour before the start

Experience music that connects!

Dive into the touching stories from the songs of Kardeş Türküler and Ahmet Kaya. This concert invites you to share moments filled with hope, peace, and connection – and to experience the diversity of our cultures as a harmonious whole.

The dream of a child, the song of a worker, the world of a woman… Sometimes joyful, sometimes sad, always full of hope. Let these melodies carry you and feel how music connects people across borders.

In the 25th year after the death of Ahmet Kaya, the multi-voiced sounds of Kardeş Türküler merge with the unforgettable songs of an artist who brought human stories to life in his music like no other. Together they call:

“Not you, not me – all of us!”

Look forward to an evening that honors the memory of Ahmet Kaya but also builds bridges – between cultures, hearts, and people. Here, music becomes the space where joy and sorrow can be shared – leaving you with renewed hope and inspiration to take home.

Join us and experience a special gathering full of sound, emotion, and humanity.

Doors open: 7 PM

Michael Francis, Principal Conductor

Bachchor Mainz



Clarice Assad, Ode to Carmen Miranda

Alexander Borodin, Polovtsian Dances

Carl Orff, Carmina Burana



Admission from 5:00 PM

This show is an experience for children, teenagers, and adults!

We are very pleased that the physics teachers of physik-event will perform at the Capitol for the first time. That physics is not gray theory but can be extremely entertaining and fun has been proven often enough by Hartmut Aichert, Markus Kuschel, Nils Laßmann, and Jürgen Reiber over the past 15 years at numerous shows.
For example, they have been regular guests at explore science in Mannheim, where their enthusiasm for physics quickly caught on with both young and old audiences.
In the luggage or in the large transporter of the physics teachers are many spectacular, astonishing, contemplative, romantic, and fear-inspiring experiments.
The latest physical inventions, which the world definitely has not been waiting for, will be proudly presented to the public.
This show is an experience for children, teenagers, and adults!

*VRN combination ticket valid for this event:
Duration of Validity
2 trips, one to and one from, for one person on the day of the event until 3 AM the following day (please pay attention to the information on the combination ticket)

Area of Validity
valid in the entire VRN network area on all buses and trains (DB: RE, RB and S-Bahn) respectively 2nd class and in the transition areas to the neighboring networks KVV and HNV

Copyright: physik-event

Organizer: Capitol Betriebs GmbH

Entry 1 hour before the start

GlücksPaten Benefiz-Konzert on April 19, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Versöhnungskirche Mannheim-Rheinau

Sascha im Quadrat – An evening full of energy, humor, and musical surprises

On April 19, 2026, the GlücksPaten association invites you to a special musical experience once again: At the Versöhnungskirche in Schwabenheimerstraße Mannheim-Rheinau, visitors can expect an exhilarating benefit evening with Sascha im Quadrat.

Concert guests can look forward to a varied program. Sascha im Quadrat skillfully combines pop and well-known classics with his own humorous interpretations. Sometimes heartfelt, sometimes spirited – the musicians present a versatile repertoire that invites the audience to smile, sing along, and enjoy. Virtuoso vocal parts meet surprising musical twists, ensuring an evening that will leave a lasting impression and be remembered.

As with all concerts in the series, this evening also stands for social engagement. The proceeds support socially disadvantaged children and young people, particularly in the Rheinau and Hochstätt neighborhoods. The donations will enable creative workshops – from hip-hop to crafting and art offers to glass painting – as well as excursions, swimming courses, raised bed projects, and other measures organized through daycare centers, schools, and neighborhood management. The GlücksPaten make a strong statement for equal opportunities and support where assistance is urgently needed.

Tickets cost 25 euros and are available exclusively in advance – doors open 30 minutes before the start, and seating is unreserved.

Doors open 30 minutes before the start.

Only having a birthday once a year? That's far too little, thinks Findus. A proper tomcat must celebrate his birthday at least three times a year, because every time it's Findus's birthday, old Pettersson bakes him a pancake cake! And besides, it's much more fun. But on one birthday, when Pettersson can't find any flour in the pantry and wants to ride his bike to the village to buy some, everything goes wrong...

How Findus eventually gets his birthday cake that day, along with coffee and the Vienna waltz on the gramophone - that is what this play tells. Lovingly and humorously realized by the Pettersson team at CAPITOL.

With "A Birthday Cake for the Cat," Sven Nordqvist laid the foundation for the grand Pettersson and Findus series.

For children aged 3 and up

Ensemble:
Corinne Kraußer
Matthias Paul
Wolfgang Kerbs

*Please note: due to the venue, the tall ones sit in Casablanca on chairs at the back of the room, while the short ones are close to the action, right in front of the stage on specially laid out cozy carpets. Unfortunately, purchasing an adult ticket for your children to have their own seat on a chair is not possible due to limited capacity. However, the short ones can always sit on laps.

Organizer: Non-profit children's and adult theater Capitol Mannheim UG

Doors open 30 minutes before the start

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Lorena Huber sings songs by Coldplay.
A special concert journey through the magical music of Coldplay - reinterpreted, emotional, and very close! The five-member acoustic band around Mannheim rock singer Lorena Huber presents well-known Coldplay songs in a uniquely reduced style: delicate guitar sounds, romantic piano tones, sensitive percussion, multi-voiced choirs, and an expressive voice that goes straight to the heart. With a lot of musical sensitivity and respect for the original, intimate versions of known classics and forgotten treasures emerge. Sometimes fragile, sometimes energetic, but always authentic. The arrangements, like the original, leave space for emotions and closeness to the audience. An experience for everyone who loves Coldplay and wants to feel music beneath the skin.

Vocals: Lorena Huber
Electric Guitar: Marcus Volpert
Electric Bass/Backing Vocals: Luca Sciandrone
Piano: Tobias Ruf
Percussion/Backing Vocals: Timo Gerstner

We kindly ask for early table reservations (food orders possible until 6:30 PM) if you wish to dine before the concert. Eating should not continue once the concert begins.

Doors: 5:30 PM

Melt Trio – CONSUMER was awarded the GERMAN JAZZ AWARD – ALBUM OF THE YEAR in 2023.
Since its founding in 2010, the Berlin-based Melt Trio has become one of the most innovative guitar trios in contemporary jazz worldwide. With their progressive and unique sound, they captivate professionals, music lovers, and concertgoers at jazz festivals and club concerts around the globe. Following the critically acclaimed albums “Melt”, “Hymnolia”, and “Stroy”, the latest album “Consumer” was awarded the German Jazz Prize for Best Instrumental Album of the Year. In spring 2026, the new album will be released by the young Berlin label “FunInTheChurch”. On the current album and in more than 200 joint concerts, the three Berliners have further honed their special style and demonstrated an even stronger creative will in the details. Their combination of acoustic and electronic sounds is more compelling than ever, and specific influences from jazz and classical modernity to post- and prog-rock are only vaguely discernible, because the music simply sounds like Melt Trio. It is and remains a guitar trio that stands out without comparison. “Melt is neither Nirvana on jazz nor Bill Frisell Trio in rock, nor Massacre in ambient. Melt is Melt, unique, individually captivating, and moving.”
The Melt Trio has been featured by Arte Concerts, Arte Tracks, FAZ, DownBeat, taz, RONDO, Jazzpodium, Jazzthetik, and Jazzthing and has also been nominated three times for the EchoJazz award.
In addition to concerts at some of the most prestigious festivals for contemporary jazz, collaborations with musicians from classical music and the electronic scene (Ensemble Modern, Jan Bang, Gebrüder Teichmann,…) have increasingly helped make the Berlin band well-known far beyond the circle of jazz listeners.
Bernhard Meyer has been teaching as a professor for electric bass at the Musikhochschule in Mannheim since 2020.
Line-up:
Peter Meyer - guitar
Bernhard Meyer - bass
Moritz Baumgärtner - drums

Doors open 1.5 hours before the start.

Admission 1 hour before the start

Admission 1 hour before the start

The Fuckup Night Mannheim is an inspiring event dedicated to the topic of failure and a positive culture of learning from mistakes. Entrepreneurs, project managers, students, and individuals come together to share their personal stories of failure. The presentations are often humorous and honest, and the audience has the opportunity to ask the speakers questions.

The message: Mistakes are human and provide opportunities for growth.

Join us and celebrate failure with us!

Entrance: 7 pm

Space missions to distant worlds – how do you control satellites?

How do you fly a satellite mission? How do you maintain contact over millions of kilometers? How is the data transmitted to Earth and how can ever-increasing amounts of data be handled in the future? The satellite control center of the ESA in Darmstadt manages missions that no one else in Europe can carry out: unique, experimental flights for the exploration of our planet, missions that provide crucial data on climate and the environment, or missions that take Europe beyond Earth – to the Sun, the Moon, Mars, and far into the solar system. The teams control spacecraft in orbit, manage the ESA's global ground station network, and develop software and technology for mission control.

With Bruno Sousa, Head of Operations Definition and Engineering Team (ESA)

The TECHNOarena Late Shift offers tech enthusiasts the opportunity for personal and interactive exchange with researchers about future technologies that are currently being developed.

Doors open at 16:30.

Roger William Smith serves a delicious mix of authentic blues and Americana.

A versatile musical feast, seasoned with roots that are rooted both in Texas, where he grew up, and in New York City, where he discovered his creative side.
Smith now lives in Mannheim and is getting started.
With the release of his debut album in 2024, he has laid the foundation for a creative journey that combines his passion for folkloric storytelling with a musical vision that pays deep respect to the classic American influences of blues, country, and rock, weaving them into a unique sonic tapestry.

Copyright: Roger William Smith

Doors open: 6:30 PM

The winner of the "Humorzone 2025" brings his current stand-up program to the stages of Germany.

After Amjad had to end his football career due to injury, the native of Münsterland – much to the delight of his audience – chose the stage instead of the playing field and devoted himself to comedy.

"The Arab with the Backpack" delights with a lot of charm, pointed humor, and a sharp eye for cultural peculiarities: Between Arab hospitality and German thoroughness, Amjad takes a number of clichés to task and convinces radically funny with his #ARABISIERUNGDESABENDLANDES!

Whether prejudices, weddings, or parenting – his program is a fireworks display of funny stories and maximally entertaining insights.

With TV appearances on "Olaf's Club," "Dieter Nuhr – ab 18," in the "Quatsch Comedy Club," and at the cult comedy format "NightWash Live," Amjad captivates a large audience and presents his personal experiences in a unique, brilliant way.

In short: RADIKAL WITZIG – and absolutely worth seeing!

Copyright: Alex Fanslau

Organizer: Capitol Betriebs GmbH

Doors open 1.5 hours before the start

Lamettica - Metallica Tribute

Entry: 7:00 PM

A comedy trip through the ongoing construction sites of life

When Christin Jugsch sets her mind to something, she follows through. Even if it sometimes takes a bit longer. You know how it is!

Growing up in a small, idyllic village in Lower Saxony, the possibilities were limited. Between the ages of five and twenty, she decided she had to get out of there. At six years old, she almost made it, but then the bus was late. Too often she asked herself: Isn't there a world where you can pursue other dream jobs than becoming the chairperson of the rural youth? Driven by her restlessness and the hope for a more multifaceted life, Christin leaves the village at the age of twenty-four and moves to the big city. The bus did come after all! Christin's plan: Finally become an urban city kid.

In her solo program "Plan A wird durchgezogen", Christin shares stories about the ongoing construction sites of her life. Taxes, dating & self-discovery. So, all the things that constantly occupy us all. She talks about the struggle between conservative village mentality and woke city life, and why the rural youth past lurks around many corners.

But there's no turning back. Christin is firmly convinced that she is on the best path to becoming a modern city girl. Because even though she always carries her village and family in her heart, the city clearly has more bars.

Christin Jugsch is one of the new discoveries of recent years. Extremely likable, brave, a storyteller, and has a funny bone.

Copyright: Endgame Entertainment

Organizer: Capitol Betriebs GmbH

Entry 1.5 hours before the start

On April 25, a concert featuring the Baglama (Saz) will take place at OMM. Kenan Tülek, a graduate of Codarts Rotterdam - University for Arts and an instructor at OMM, will present the musical cosmos of the Anatolian lute in his solo concert. Kenan Tülek is a specialist in the fine and elegant sound fullness of the Baglama.

On this evening, Kenan Tülek will present a varied concert program with instrumental pieces as well as compositions with vocals. The focus will be on his own works.

In addition to the Tezene technique, he will also introduce both the modern and traditional Şelpe techniques, providing insight into different playing styles and sound worlds.

Kenan Tülek: Baglama, Vocals

Copyright: Kenan Tülek

Doors open: 19:30

The Mannheim Song Association sings together with the St. Aposteln Singing Circle a German Requiem by Johannes Brahms in Mannheim and Viernheim.

Conducted by – Ferdinand Dehner

Soloists
Soprano – Johanna Beier
Baritone – David Pichlmaier
Piano – Martina Egli & Tarek El Barbari
Timpani – Thorsten Gellings

Saturday, April 25, 2026, 7 PM at the Concordia Church Mannheim (R2, 1)

Sunday, April 26, 2026, 5 PM at the Community Center Viernheim (Kreuzstr. 2-4)

Mannheim: Advance sale: 23/18€, Box office: 25/20€
Viernheim: Advance sale: 19/16€, Box office: 22/18€

Children under 6 years have free admission.

Copyright: Mannheim Song Association

Entry: 6:30 PM

The powerful gospel concert for singing along and swaying along

On April 26, 2026, the powerful gospel concert 'singOUT' will take place in Mannheim.

The singOUT projects by and with Silas Edwin have existed since 2005 throughout Germany. It sounds like a tour, but it is only partially so. The project tours, the singers always come from the respective city, and they are intensively prepared for 6 months for the big concert in their city. In recent years, the singout Mass Choir has thrilled audiences in sold-out renowned venues across Germany with their vocal power and joie de vivre. This year, there will also be a wide-ranging gospel program with the band featuring pianist Elvis E. from the Netherlands. The repertoire includes both modern and traditional, frequently appreciated songs such as "Down by the riverside," "Hallelujah," and "We Are The World."

The Mass Choir will be joined by international soloists. The powerful Lerato Shadare (SA) and award-winning Ron Lyles (USA) will present an evening full of gospel on April 26, 2026, at the Capitol Mannheim with the 200-voice choir. The concert is characterized by an extraordinary sound volume and promises a wonderful gospel evening that will leave everyone in high spirits as they head home.

This is not just any gospel concert, but a gospel experience of the highest caliber.

Be there!

Copyright: SingOut

Organizer: singOUT

Doors open 1 hour before the event