Tom Jones, perhaps the only true pop titan, recently talked about himself in a BBC interview: sexual abuse, said the 77-year-old, is widespread in the music industry and he spoke about harassment to which he himself was exposed in the early days of his career. In response to the question whether “anyone had tried it with him,” Jones said: “In the beginning, yes, there were a few things like that. What is tried with women is also tried with men.” It happens time and again that people with power sometimes misuse it but “there are also good people in show business.”

He must know. Jones has a career behind him that reads almost like a modern fairy tale. The miner’s son from Pontybridd in Wales rose from being a labourer and vacuum cleaner agent to become an icon of the show business world. His strengths: the powerful-soft voice, an exuberant stage presence and enormous versatility, whether gospel, blues, bossa nova or dance pop.

So what can fans expect? An evening of nostalgia? Definitely. Unexpected arrangements? They are definitely included with his nine-member band. The man who likes to show his chest hair protruding out of an unbuttoned shirt, will certainly also share a few memories with the public.

And Limp Bizkit? The nu metal band made up of frontman Fred Durst, bass player Sam Rivers, John Otto on drums, Wes Borland on guitar and DJ Franco on the turntables, practically invented the uncontrollable outburst of rage in music at the start of the nineties. What the guys from Florida brought to the stage (and onto CD) was a revolution for metal rock. They and Korn were in every popular music magazine and easily filled each stadium.

Although they can express their negative emotions so strongly, they can also do ballads, and their cover of The Who’s “Blue Eyes” is now a piece of MTV history. Now Limp Bizkit is also coming to Bonn, one of their rare concerts in Germany. Dresden, Mannheim and Kassel are already sold out before the tour begins. The fan base is still there then, even though the album “Stampede of the Disco Elephants” has been expected for six years. Apparently it is ready and Durst has it. He recently said that those who looked properly on the internet could find it and download it. Perhaps it will be released at the start of the tour. There is also another rumour in the industry: that their legendary former turntablist DJ Lethal could also join them. That would indeed be a sensation.

Tickets are available in Bonnticket shops at GA branches.

(Original text: Dylan Cem Akalin. Translation: kc)