Come by
and say hi!

Experience the current generation of the Bandpool and take a look behind the scenes of our newcomer program Bandpool. LIVE & LOUD!

Admission to the concert is free!

In the “Popakademie Talks” talk series, guests from the music and cultural sectors speak on various current topics. Save the date, information will follow.

Popakademie bands live on stage!

At the "Work in Progress Club" the students of the Department of Popular Music present their current projects.

Admission is free.

Beats & Sound of the producing students! The line-up of the Producer's Club consists of students from the Pop Music Design bachelor's programme and the Popular Music master's programme with a focus on Producing/Composing Artist.

Admission is free.

On 13.05.2025 the final concert of Pop macht Schule will take place at the Capitol in Mannheim.

Celebrate with us the conclusion of this year's round of the “Pop macht Schule” support program. This spring, around 400 pupils were able to gain experience and know-how in the wide-ranging field of pop and world music over two workshop days. This included singing, writing lyrics, trying out different instruments, making their own beats and writing their own songs. Be there when the students present their results to a large audience at the final concert. Popakademie students will also perform with their bands.

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Experience the current generation of the band pool and look behind the scenes of our newcomer support program. LIVE & LOUD! Admission to the concert is free!

Popakademie bands live on stage!

At the "Work in Progress Club" the students of the Department of Popular Music present their current projects.

Admission is free.

In the “Popakademie Talks” talk series, guests from the music and cultural sectors speak on various current topics. Save the date, information will follow.

Popakademie bands live on stage!

At the "Work in Progress Club" the students of the Department of Popular Music present their current projects.

Admission is free.

Experience the current generation of the band pool and look behind the scenes of our newcomer support program. LIVE & LOUD! Admission to the concert is free!

In the “Popakademie Talks” talk series, guests from the music and cultural sectors speak on various current topics. Save the date, information will follow.

Before the summer break after an eventful semester, there will be one more week of live music at the Popakademie from 21-24.07.2025.
From Monday morning to Thursday evening, Popakademie students will be taking their live exams. All open to the public with free admission!
Subject to change!

Experience the best Popakademie bands and solo artists from the current study programs live at the big end-of-semester concert on July 25th 2025.
Bands and musicians from the Popakademie will be live on stage that evening to present a diverse mix of music from all genres.

Come by the final concert of the International Summer Camp.

Band rehearsals, creative songwriting and music production are the focus of the summer course. There are also topic-relevant master classes, workshops and specials. Individual and group lessons in singing, songwriting, music production and various instruments complete the program. At the end of the week, all participants will present their results at a public final concert in the Popakademie.

The International Summer Camp takes place in cooperation with the Mannheim Cultural Office and with the kind support of the Wilhelm Müller Foundation.

Free admission