"Gottschalk's big '68 show": The big music show on ZDF

Oh, those were the days! In a big Saturday evening show, Thomas Gottschalk revives the lifestyle of a generation with celebrity guests and real '68ers. Back to the year 1968 - a year that stands for an entire generation!

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via Tanja Seiffert
10/04/2018, 14:12
„Gottschalks große 68er-Show“ mit Thomas Gottschalk© ZDF/Uwe Ernst
Show host great Thomas Gottschalk celebrated his 68th birthday himself this year
© ZDF/Uwe Ernst
"Gottschalks große 68er-Show": The big music show on ZDF with Dagmar Frederic, Wolfgang Niedecken, Uschi Glas and many more!
„Gottschalks große 68er-Show“ mit The Box Tops© ZDF/Uwe Ernst
The Box Tops with their big hit "The Letter"
„Gottschalks große 68er-Show“ mit Melanie© ZDF/Uwe Ernst
A great folk singer from the legendary Woodstock festival - Melanie sings "Ruby Tuesday"
„Gottschalks große 68er-Show“ mit Donovan© ZDF/Uwe Ernst
Music legend Donovan as a guest on Gottschalk's big '68 show

Gottschalk in conversation with real '68ers

Together with numerous companions and contemporary witnesses, showmaster legend Thomas Gottschalk looks back on a formative time and 50 years of good music. The international stars of the evening include music legends such as

  • Melanie
  • Donovan
  • Chris Thompson
  • The Box Tops.

The following guests have also been invited:

  • Wolfgang Niedecken
  • Katie Melua
  • Andreas Gabalier
  • Vanessa Mai
  • David Garrett and
  • Stefanie Heinzmann

The singers and musicians will surprise you with their own live interpretations of world-famous '68 songs. The best-of flower power hits will be musically accompanied by Germany's best-known TV band, the Heavytones.

Music show with a world star

In Hamburg's Mehr!Theater, Thomas Gottschalk also welcomes world star Peter Fonda as well as Rowan Atkinson, Uschi Glas, Claudia Roth, Inka Bause, Dagmar Frederic and other surprise guests. As some of them were children of this exciting and thrilling era, they embark on an exciting journey through time and revisit the formative events.

Cross-generational

Even though this evening focuses specifically on the eventful year 1968, the show is still suitable for all generations and the whole family. Children can see what music and artists their parents and grandparents loved and what was going on politically that year. Thomas Gottschalk himself celebrated his 68th birthday this year. ZDF is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the "wild 68ers" with this big Saturday evening show.