Their band’s story begins in 1982 on Lake Garda. Or so they say. On Saturday, October 2, 2027, Roy Bianco & Die Abbrunzati Boys will perform at The Hall in Dübendorf.
New Year’s Eve 1981, Sirmione on Lake Garda. A singer meets a guitarist. A year later, the two form a duo. In 1997, a major falling-out occurs, followed by a breakup. That’s how Roy Bianco & Die Abbrunzati Boys tell their story. It doesn’t match the musicians’ ages. The band was founded in 2016 in Augsburg. They continue to keep the legend alive. With a serious expression.
The first album was released in March 2020. It’s called “Greatest Hits.” Anyone who’s been “inventing” a career since 1982 doesn’t need any warm-up time. “Mille Grazie” followed in 2022 and reached No. 1 on the German album charts. “Kult” did the same in 2024. In February 2026, the live duet “Sophia Loren” appeared on Howard Carpendale’s album “Zeitlos.”
The songs are titled “Brennerautobahn,” “Bella Napoli,” “Ponte Rialto,” and “Quanto Costa.” They’re about sunshine, heartbreak, and wanderlust. Every Italian cliché makes an appearance, sung in German. The band calls this “Italo-Schlager” and considers itself its inventor. They describe themselves as “trivial, intellectual, spiritual.” Their motto is “Good entertainment with attitude.”
Six musicians take the stage for live performances. They all wear satin shirts. The stage set sometimes features the Rialto Bridge. In the audience, fans stage-dive onto pink rubber flamingos. Roy Bianco once explained their success this way: People realize that real musicians are playing here. It works just as well at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park.
A concert scheduled for November 2024 was moved from the Volkshaus Zürich to The Hall. In August 2026, the band played its only Swiss open-air concert at Schanzenplatz in Solothurn. After nearly two years without indoor concerts, they’ll go back on tour in 2027. They’ve announced new songs, old favorites, and “fire-hazardous effects.”
Each concert concludes with a ritual: the band hands out white roses.