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| − | + | '''Germany''' is a country in [[Europe]]. The capital is [[Berlin]]. | |
| − | + | ==Zappa concerts in Germany== | |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[67/09/25 Hamburg Germany]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[68/09/28 Essen Germany Grugahalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[68/09/27 Bremen Germany]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[68/10/05 Hamburg Germany Musikhalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[68/10/06 Bremen Germany Beat Club]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[68/10/09 Munich Germany Deutsches Museum Kongressaal]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[68/10/16 Berlin Germany SportPalast]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[69/ Germany]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[70/11/ Dortmund Germany]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[70/12/04 Hamburg Germany]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[70/12/05 Frankfurt Germany Kongresshalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[70/12/08 Duesseldorf Germany Tonhalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[70/12/13 Munich Germany]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[71/11/23 Duesseldorf Germany Rheinhalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[71/11/24 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] |
| − | + | *[[71/11/26 Hamburg Germany]] | |
| − | + | *[[71/11/28 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle]] | |
| − | + | *[[71/11/29 Munich Germany Zirkus Krone]] | |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[72/09/15 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[73/08/28 Freiburg Germany Stadthalle]] |
| − | * [[78/02/25 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle]] | + | *[[73/09/03 Munich Germany Deutsches Museum]] |
| − | * [[78/09/03 Saarbruecken Germany Ludwigsparkstadion]] | + | *[[73/09/05 Offenbach Germany Stadthalle]] |
| − | * [[78/09/07 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | + | *[[73/09/06 Cologne Germany Musikhalle]] |
| − | * [[78/09/08 Munich Germany Circus Krone]] | + | *[[74/09/12 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle]] |
| + | *[[74/09/13 Munich Germany]] | ||
| + | *[[74/09/14 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[74/09/16 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| + | *[[76/02/14 Munich Germany Deutsches Museum]] | ||
| + | *[[76/02/15 Ludwigshafen Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Halle]] | ||
| + | *[[76/02/17 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[76/02/18 Hanover Germany Niedersachsenhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[76/02/19 Essen Germany Grugahalle]] | ||
| + | *[[76/02/20 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| + | *[[76/03/04 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[76/03/10 Saarbruecken Germany Saarlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[76/03/11 Offenburg Germany Oberrheinhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[77/01/24 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| + | *[[77/01/25 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[77/01/26 Munich Germany Olympiahalle]] | ||
| + | *[[77/01/27 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle]] | ||
| + | *[[77/01/30 Wiesbaden Germany Rhein-Main-Halle]] | ||
| + | *[[77/01/31 Boeblingen Germany Sporthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[77/02/06 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[77/02/07 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/01/29 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/01/30 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| + | *[[78/02/01 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/02/02 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/02/14 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/02/15 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/02/23 Muenster Germany Muensterlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/02/24 Eppelheim Germany Rhein-Neckar Stadion]] | ||
| + | *[[78/02/25 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/08/ Stuttgart Germany]] | ||
| + | *[[78/08/26 Ulm Germany Friedrichsau Festplatz]] | ||
| + | *[[78/09/03 Saarbruecken Germany Ludwigsparkstadion]] | ||
| + | *[[78/09/07 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/09/08 Munich Germany Circus Krone]] | ||
| + | *[[78/09/03 Saarbruecken Germany Ludwigsparkstadion]] | ||
| + | *[[78/09/04 Bremen Germany Stadthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/09/07 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[78/09/08 Munich Germany Circus Krone]] | ||
| + | *[[79/02/26 Wiesbaden Germany]] | ||
| + | *[[79/02/28 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| + | *[[79/03/21 Eppelheim Germany Rhein-Neckar-Halle]] | ||
| + | *[[79/03/22 Passau Germany Nibelungenhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[79/03/25 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[79/03/26 Hanover Germany Eilenriedhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[79/03/27 Wiesbaden Germany Rhein-Main-Halle]] | ||
| + | *[[79/03/29 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[79/03/30 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[79/03/31 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/05/26 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/05/27 Bremen Germany Stadthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/05/28 Kiel Germany Ostseehalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/04 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/05 Hanover Germany Eilenriedhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/07 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/08 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/09 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle]] | ||
* [[80/07/03 Munich Germany Olympiahalle]] | * [[80/07/03 Munich Germany Olympiahalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/23 Offenburg Germany Oberrheinhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/25 Mannheim Germany Eisstadion]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/26 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/06/28 Sindelfingen Germany Messehalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/07/02 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[80/07/03 Munich Germany Olympiahalle]] | ||
| + | *[[82/05/12 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[82/05/21 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[82/05/22 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle]] | ||
| + | *[[82/05/23 Kiel Germany Ostseehalle]] | ||
| + | *[[82/06/04 Cologne Germany]] | ||
| + | *[[82/06/05 Schuettorf Germany Vechtewiese]] | ||
| + | *[[82/06/06 Mannheim Germany Rhein Neckar Stadion]] | ||
* [[82/06/08 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | * [[82/06/08 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| − | * [[82/06/26 Munich Germany Olympiahalle]] | + | *[[82/06/09 Bremen Germany Stadthalle]] |
| − | * [[84/09/08 Ahlen Germany Motorcross-Stadion am Morgenbruch]] | + | *[[82/06/10 Essen Germany Grugahalle]] |
| − | * [[84/09/09 St. Goarshausen Germany Loreley-Freilichtbuhne]] | + | *[[82/06/11-12 Frankfurt Germany Alte Oper]] |
| − | * [[88/04/12 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] | + | *[[82/06/12 Frankfurt Germany Alte Oper]] |
| − | * [[88/04/13 Offenbach Germany Stadthalle]] | + | *[[82/06/13 Wuerzburg Germany Feste Marienberg]] |
| − | * [[88/04/14 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]] | + | *[[82/06/23 Boeblingen Germany Sporthalle]] |
| − | * [[88/04/22 Wuerzburg Germany Carl-Diem-Halle]] | + | *[[82/06/26 Munich Germany Olympiahalle]] |
| − | * [[88/04/24 Bremen Germany Stadthalle]] | + | *[[82/06/27 Ulm Germany Donauhalle]] |
| − | * [[88/05/05 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle]] | + | *[[84/09/08 Ahlen Germany Motorcross-Stadion am Morgenbruch]] |
| − | * [[88/05/09 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmeyer-Halle]] | + | *[[84/09/09 St. Goarshausen Germany Loreley-Freilichtbuhne]] |
| − | * [[88/05/25 Mannheim Germany Rosengarten/Mozartsaal]] | + | *[[84/09/11 Berlin Germany Eissporthalle]] |
| − | * [[88/05/06 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | + | *[[84/09/28 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle]] |
| − | * [[88/05/26 Fuerth Germany Stadthalle]] | + | *[[84/10/01 Stuttgart Germany]] |
| − | * [[92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper]] | + | *[[84/10/02 Boeblingen Germany Sporthalle]] |
| − | * [[92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie]] | + | *[[84/10/03 Munich Germany Circus Krone]] |
| − | * [[Cologne]] | + | *[[88/04/12 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[88/04/13 Offenbach Germany Stadthalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[88/04/14 Cologne Germany Sporthalle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[88/04/22 Wuerzburg Germany Carl-Diem-Halle]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[88/04/24 Bremen Germany Stadthalle]] |
| + | *[[88/05/05 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[88/05/06 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| + | *[[88/05/09 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmeyer-Halle]] | ||
| + | *[[88/05/24 Stuttgart Germany Beethovensaal, Liederhalle]] | ||
| + | *[[88/05/25 Mannheim Germany Rosengarten/Mozartsaal]] | ||
| + | *[[88/05/26 Fuerth Germany Stadthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[88/05/25 Mannheim Germany Rosengarten/Mozartsaal]] | ||
| + | *[[88/05/06 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg]] | ||
| + | *[[88/05/26 Fuerth Germany Stadthalle]] | ||
| + | *[[92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper]] | ||
| + | *[[92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie]] | ||
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| + | ==References to Germany in Frank Zappa's work== | ||
| + | * In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of ''[[Freak Out!]]'', scientist [[Albert Einstein]], sexologist [[Eberhard Kronhausen]] and composer [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] are mentioned. | ||
| + | * ''[[Absolutely Free (The Track)|Absolutely Free]]'': mentions ''"Donner & Blitzen"'' (thunder & lightning). | ||
| + | * On the cover of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'' actor [[Max Schreck]], scientist [[Albert Einstein]] and a bust of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] can be seen. | ||
| + | * ''[[Mr. Green Genes]]'': ''"with sauerkraut"''. | ||
| + | * ''[[Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Didja Get Any Onya?]]'': ''"Years ago in Germany..."'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Interview (What's The Name Of Your Group?)]]'' and ''[[What's The Name Of Your Group? (The Suites)]]'': ''"I can just imagine you and your little group... going all over Europe... Paris... Rome... Essen, even the Viennese woods!"'' (Essen is a German city) | ||
| + | * ''[[Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?]]'': ''"(...) and a three month supply of German bookings with tickets on Air Rangoon."'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]'': ''"God have mercy on (...) the purple lipped censors and the Germans of course"''. | ||
| + | * On the front cover of ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' a scroll can be seen with German lyrics: ''"Divan divan, weisst du wer ich bin?"'' (''"Sofa, sofa, do you know who I am?"'') | ||
| + | * ''[[Sofa No. 2]]'': The lyrics are sung in German. | ||
| + | * ''[[Seal Call Fusion Music]]'': ''"Ok, Ok now a waltz seal call solo . . . from-from Bavaria."'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Stick It Out]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German. | ||
| + | * ''[[Reagan At Bitburg]]'', based on [[Ronald Reagan]]'s controversial visit to Bitburg, Germany. | ||
| + | * ''[[Once Upon A Time]]'' on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German. | ||
| + | * ''[[German Lunch]]'' on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5]]''. | ||
| + | * ''[[Divan]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German. | ||
| + | * ''[[A Solo From Cologne]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[A Solo From Heidelberg]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Bavarian Sunset]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Welcome To The United States]]'': | ||
| + | ** Certain lyrics are spoken in German. | ||
| + | ** ''"Have you ever been or are you now involved in espionage or sabotage; or terrorist activities; or genocide; or between 1933 and 1945 were you involved, in any way, in persecutions associated with Nazi Germany or its allies?"'' | ||
| + | * While rehearsing with the [[Ensemble Modern]] for ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' did a few try-outs based on the German children's book ''[[Der Struwwelpeter]]'', but eventually dropped the idea. | ||
| + | * ''[[This Ain't CNN]]'', ''[[This Is All Wrong]]'', ''[[You're Just Insultin' Me Aren't You!]]'' and ''[[Cold Light Generation]]'': German is spoken. | ||
| + | * ''[[Waffenspiel]]'': a German sounding word that nevertheless doesn't exist. | ||
| + | * ''[[Library Card]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German. | ||
| + | * ''[[Magic Pig]]'': certain lyrics are sung in German. | ||
| + | * [[German]], for all the Zappa songs sung in German. | ||
| + | ==Zappa associates from Germany== | ||
| + | * [[Ali N. Askin]] | ||
| + | * [[Ensemble Modern]] | ||
| + | * [[Lukas Foss]] conducted a version of ''[[L'Histoire Du Soldat]]'', narrated by Frank Zappa. | ||
| + | * [[Hermann Kretzschmar]] | ||
| + | * [[Henning Lohner]], directer of the documentaries ''[[Peefeeyatko]]'', ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' and ''[[The Revenge Of The Dead Indians]]''. | ||
| + | * [[Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser]] | ||
| + | * [[Fritz Rau]] | ||
| + | * [[Peter Rundel]] | ||
| + | * [[Claus Wiedemann]] | ||
| + | * [[Dietmar Wiesner]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Classical composers, conductors and musicians== |
| + | * [[Ali N. Askin]] | ||
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] | * [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] | ||
* [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] | * [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] | ||
| + | * [[Ensemble Modern]] | ||
| + | * [[Lukas Foss]] | ||
| + | * [[Hans Werner Henze]] | ||
| + | * [[Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky]] | ||
| + | * [[Hermann Kretzschmar]] | ||
| + | * [[Henning Lohner]] | ||
| + | * [[Peter Rundel]] | ||
| + | * [[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] | ||
| + | * [[Richard Wagner]], composer of ''[[Lohengrin]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Kurt Weill]] | ||
| + | * [[Dietmar Wiesner]] | ||
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| + | ==Folk Artists== | ||
| + | * [[Walter Gerwig]] | ||
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| + | ==Rock and pop artists== | ||
| + | * [[Die Ärzte]] | ||
* [[Bonnen]] | * [[Bonnen]] | ||
* [[Can]] | * [[Can]] | ||
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* [[Guru Guru]] | * [[Guru Guru]] | ||
* [[Nina Hagen]] | * [[Nina Hagen]] | ||
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* [[KMFDM]] | * [[KMFDM]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Nico]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Ukulele Dub Society]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Vicki Vomit]] |
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| − | * [[ | + | ==German Zappa cover bands== |
| + | * [[:Category:German Tributes & Cover Bands]] | ||
| − | + | ==German actors== | |
* [[Max Schreck]] | * [[Max Schreck]] | ||
| − | ===German brands | + | ==German comedians== |
| + | * [[Vicki Vomit]] | ||
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| + | ==German writers== | ||
| + | * [[Franz Kafka]] (born in Prague, [[Czechoslovakia]], but identified as German) | ||
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| + | ==German brands== | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Deutsche Grammophon|Deutsche Grammophon]] | * [[Wikipedia:Deutsche Grammophon|Deutsche Grammophon]] | ||
* [[Deutsches Museum]] | * [[Deutsches Museum]] | ||
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* [[Porsche]] | * [[Porsche]] | ||
| − | + | ==German scientists== | |
* [[Albert Einstein]] | * [[Albert Einstein]] | ||
| + | * [[Eberhard Kronhausen]] | ||
* [[Dr. Ruth]] | * [[Dr. Ruth]] | ||
| − | ===Zappa Phenomena | + | ==German visual artists== |
| + | * [[Dieter Boé]] | ||
| + | * [[Andreas Rausch]] | ||
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| + | ==Zappa Phenomena== | ||
* [[Arf Society]] | * [[Arf Society]] | ||
* [[Sheik Yerbouti (The Band)]] | * [[Sheik Yerbouti (The Band)]] | ||
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* [[Andreas Rausch]], author of ''[[Zappaesk]]'' and creator of the YouTube series ''[[The Dog & Frank Zappa]]''. | * [[Andreas Rausch]], author of ''[[Zappaesk]]'' and creator of the YouTube series ''[[The Dog & Frank Zappa]]''. | ||
| − | ===Miscellaneous | + | ==Locations in Germany== |
| + | * [[Berlin]] | ||
| + | * [[Cologne]] | ||
| + | * [[Munich]] | ||
| + | * [[Frank-Zappa-Straße]] | ||
| + | * [[Frank Zappa Monument, Bad Doberan]] | ||
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| + | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
* [[Communism]] | * [[Communism]] | ||
| + | * [[Frankfurt]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[German TV Interview]]'' (1970) | ||
* [[Joseph Goebbels]] | * [[Joseph Goebbels]] | ||
| − | * [[Rosemarie Heinikel]] | + | * [[Rosemarie Heinikel]], author of ''[[Rosy Rosy]]'' |
| − | * [[Adolf Hitler]] (for references about Nazis) | + | * [[Adolf Hitler]] (born in [[Austria]], later moved to Germany: for references about Nazis) |
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* [[Zyklon-B]] | * [[Zyklon-B]] | ||
| − | + | ==Frank Zappa about Germany== | |
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| + | ''"The audiences in some of the smaller places in [[Germany]] are more like East Coast or Midwest audiences – they have a good sense of humor, they like to make a lot of noise, but they're not obnoxious."'' - Frank Zappa in ''[[Garni Du Jour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime]]'', interview by Tim Schneckloth, Down Beat, 1978. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Germany]] | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]] | [[Category:Them Or Us (The List)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:40, 21 August 2026
Germany is a country in Europe. The capital is Berlin.
Contents
- 1 Zappa concerts in Germany
- 2 References to Germany in Frank Zappa's work
- 3 Zappa associates from Germany
- 4 Classical composers, conductors and musicians
- 5 Folk Artists
- 6 Rock and pop artists
- 7 German Zappa cover bands
- 8 German actors
- 9 German comedians
- 10 German writers
- 11 German brands
- 12 German scientists
- 13 German visual artists
- 14 Zappa Phenomena
- 15 Locations in Germany
- 16 Miscellaneous
- 17 Frank Zappa about Germany
- 18 External links
Zappa concerts in Germany
- 67/09/25 Hamburg Germany
- 68/09/28 Essen Germany Grugahalle
- 68/09/27 Bremen Germany
- 68/10/05 Hamburg Germany Musikhalle
- 68/10/06 Bremen Germany Beat Club
- 68/10/09 Munich Germany Deutsches Museum Kongressaal
- 68/10/16 Berlin Germany SportPalast
- 69/ Germany
- 70/11/ Dortmund Germany
- 70/12/04 Hamburg Germany
- 70/12/05 Frankfurt Germany Kongresshalle
- 70/12/08 Duesseldorf Germany Tonhalle
- 70/12/13 Munich Germany
- 71/11/23 Duesseldorf Germany Rheinhalle
- 71/11/24 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 71/11/26 Hamburg Germany
- 71/11/28 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
- 71/11/29 Munich Germany Zirkus Krone
- 72/09/15 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 73/08/28 Freiburg Germany Stadthalle
- 73/09/03 Munich Germany Deutsches Museum
- 73/09/05 Offenbach Germany Stadthalle
- 73/09/06 Cologne Germany Musikhalle
- 74/09/12 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
- 74/09/13 Munich Germany
- 74/09/14 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 74/09/16 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 76/02/14 Munich Germany Deutsches Museum
- 76/02/15 Ludwigshafen Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
- 76/02/17 Cologne Germany Sporthalle
- 76/02/18 Hanover Germany Niedersachsenhalle
- 76/02/19 Essen Germany Grugahalle
- 76/02/20 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 76/03/04 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 76/03/10 Saarbruecken Germany Saarlandhalle
- 76/03/11 Offenburg Germany Oberrheinhalle
- 77/01/24 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 77/01/25 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle
- 77/01/26 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
- 77/01/27 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle
- 77/01/30 Wiesbaden Germany Rhein-Main-Halle
- 77/01/31 Boeblingen Germany Sporthalle
- 77/02/06 Cologne Germany Sporthalle
- 77/02/07 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 78/01/29 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
- 78/01/30 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 78/02/01 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle
- 78/02/02 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
- 78/02/14 Cologne Germany Sporthalle
- 78/02/15 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 78/02/23 Muenster Germany Muensterlandhalle
- 78/02/24 Eppelheim Germany Rhein-Neckar Stadion
- 78/02/25 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle
- 78/08/ Stuttgart Germany
- 78/08/26 Ulm Germany Friedrichsau Festplatz
- 78/09/03 Saarbruecken Germany Ludwigsparkstadion
- 78/09/07 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 78/09/08 Munich Germany Circus Krone
- 78/09/03 Saarbruecken Germany Ludwigsparkstadion
- 78/09/04 Bremen Germany Stadthalle
- 78/09/07 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 78/09/08 Munich Germany Circus Krone
- 79/02/26 Wiesbaden Germany
- 79/02/28 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 79/03/21 Eppelheim Germany Rhein-Neckar-Halle
- 79/03/22 Passau Germany Nibelungenhalle
- 79/03/25 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle
- 79/03/26 Hanover Germany Eilenriedhalle
- 79/03/27 Wiesbaden Germany Rhein-Main-Halle
- 79/03/29 Cologne Germany Sporthalle
- 79/03/30 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle
- 79/03/31 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle
- 80/05/26 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 80/05/27 Bremen Germany Stadthalle
- 80/05/28 Kiel Germany Ostseehalle
- 80/06/04 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 80/06/05 Hanover Germany Eilenriedhalle
- 80/06/07 Cologne Germany Sporthalle
- 80/06/08 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle
- 80/06/09 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle
- 80/07/03 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
- 80/06/23 Offenburg Germany Oberrheinhalle
- 80/06/25 Mannheim Germany Eisstadion
- 80/06/26 Neunkirchen am Brand Germany Hemmerleinhalle
- 80/06/28 Sindelfingen Germany Messehalle
- 80/07/02 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
- 80/07/03 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
- 82/05/12 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 82/05/21 Cologne Germany Sporthalle
- 82/05/22 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle
- 82/05/23 Kiel Germany Ostseehalle
- 82/06/04 Cologne Germany
- 82/06/05 Schuettorf Germany Vechtewiese
- 82/06/06 Mannheim Germany Rhein Neckar Stadion
- 82/06/08 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 82/06/09 Bremen Germany Stadthalle
- 82/06/10 Essen Germany Grugahalle
- 82/06/11-12 Frankfurt Germany Alte Oper
- 82/06/12 Frankfurt Germany Alte Oper
- 82/06/13 Wuerzburg Germany Feste Marienberg
- 82/06/23 Boeblingen Germany Sporthalle
- 82/06/26 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
- 82/06/27 Ulm Germany Donauhalle
- 84/09/08 Ahlen Germany Motorcross-Stadion am Morgenbruch
- 84/09/09 St. Goarshausen Germany Loreley-Freilichtbuhne
- 84/09/11 Berlin Germany Eissporthalle
- 84/09/28 Duesseldorf Germany Philipshalle
- 84/10/01 Stuttgart Germany
- 84/10/02 Boeblingen Germany Sporthalle
- 84/10/03 Munich Germany Circus Krone
- 88/04/12 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
- 88/04/13 Offenbach Germany Stadthalle
- 88/04/14 Cologne Germany Sporthalle
- 88/04/22 Wuerzburg Germany Carl-Diem-Halle
- 88/04/24 Bremen Germany Stadthalle
- 88/05/05 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle
- 88/05/06 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 88/05/09 Munich Germany Rudi-Sedlmeyer-Halle
- 88/05/24 Stuttgart Germany Beethovensaal, Liederhalle
- 88/05/25 Mannheim Germany Rosengarten/Mozartsaal
- 88/05/26 Fuerth Germany Stadthalle
- 88/05/25 Mannheim Germany Rosengarten/Mozartsaal
- 88/05/06 Hamburg Germany Congress Centrum Hamburg
- 88/05/26 Fuerth Germany Stadthalle
- 92/09/17-19 Frankfurt, Germany, Alte Oper
- 92/09/22-23 Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie
References to Germany in Frank Zappa's work
- In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of Freak Out!, scientist Albert Einstein, sexologist Eberhard Kronhausen and composer Karlheinz Stockhausen are mentioned.
- Absolutely Free: mentions "Donner & Blitzen" (thunder & lightning).
- On the cover of We're Only In It For The Money actor Max Schreck, scientist Albert Einstein and a bust of Ludwig van Beethoven can be seen.
- Mr. Green Genes: "with sauerkraut".
- Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown
- Didja Get Any Onya?: "Years ago in Germany..."
- Interview (What's The Name Of Your Group?) and What's The Name Of Your Group? (The Suites): "I can just imagine you and your little group... going all over Europe... Paris... Rome... Essen, even the Viennese woods!" (Essen is a German city)
- Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?: "(...) and a three month supply of German bookings with tickets on Air Rangoon."
- Strictly Genteel: "God have mercy on (...) the purple lipped censors and the Germans of course".
- On the front cover of One Size Fits All a scroll can be seen with German lyrics: "Divan divan, weisst du wer ich bin?" ("Sofa, sofa, do you know who I am?")
- Sofa No. 2: The lyrics are sung in German.
- Seal Call Fusion Music: "Ok, Ok now a waltz seal call solo . . . from-from Bavaria."
- Stick It Out: certain lyrics are sung in German.
- Reagan At Bitburg, based on Ronald Reagan's controversial visit to Bitburg, Germany.
- Once Upon A Time on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1: certain lyrics are sung in German.
- German Lunch on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5.
- Divan: certain lyrics are sung in German.
- A Solo From Cologne
- A Solo From Heidelberg
- Bavarian Sunset
- Welcome To The United States:
- Certain lyrics are spoken in German.
- "Have you ever been or are you now involved in espionage or sabotage; or terrorist activities; or genocide; or between 1933 and 1945 were you involved, in any way, in persecutions associated with Nazi Germany or its allies?"
- While rehearsing with the Ensemble Modern for The Yellow Shark did a few try-outs based on the German children's book Der Struwwelpeter, but eventually dropped the idea.
- This Ain't CNN, This Is All Wrong, You're Just Insultin' Me Aren't You! and Cold Light Generation: German is spoken.
- Waffenspiel: a German sounding word that nevertheless doesn't exist.
- Library Card: certain lyrics are sung in German.
- Magic Pig: certain lyrics are sung in German.
- German, for all the Zappa songs sung in German.
Zappa associates from Germany
- Ali N. Askin
- Ensemble Modern
- Lukas Foss conducted a version of L'Histoire Du Soldat, narrated by Frank Zappa.
- Hermann Kretzschmar
- Henning Lohner, directer of the documentaries Peefeeyatko, The Yellow Shark and The Revenge Of The Dead Indians.
- Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser
- Fritz Rau
- Peter Rundel
- Claus Wiedemann
- Dietmar Wiesner
Classical composers, conductors and musicians
- Ali N. Askin
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble Modern
- Lukas Foss
- Hans Werner Henze
- Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky
- Hermann Kretzschmar
- Henning Lohner
- Peter Rundel
- Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Richard Wagner, composer of Lohengrin
- Kurt Weill
- Dietmar Wiesner
Folk Artists
Rock and pop artists
German Zappa cover bands
German actors
German comedians
German writers
- Franz Kafka (born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, but identified as German)
German brands
German scientists
German visual artists
Zappa Phenomena
- Arf Society
- Sheik Yerbouti (The Band)
- The Zappanale Festival.
- Andreas Rausch, author of Zappaesk and creator of the YouTube series The Dog & Frank Zappa.
Locations in Germany
Miscellaneous
- Communism
- Frankfurt
- Frankfurt Press Conference 21.7.92
- German TV Interview (1970)
- Joseph Goebbels
- Rosemarie Heinikel, author of Rosy Rosy
- Adolf Hitler (born in Austria, later moved to Germany: for references about Nazis)
- Zyklon-B
Frank Zappa about Germany
"The audiences in some of the smaller places in Germany are more like East Coast or Midwest audiences – they have a good sense of humor, they like to make a lot of noise, but they're not obnoxious." - Frank Zappa in Garni Du Jour, Lizard King Poetry And Slime, interview by Tim Schneckloth, Down Beat, 1978.
