Fargo

Founded in 1973 by "Fargopeter" Knorn (bass), the band was joined three years later by singer and guitarist Peter Ladwig and shortly afterwards by guitarist Matthias Jabs. When the latter joined the Scorpions in 1978, Fargo's musical style changed to classic rock. This chain of fortunate circumstances meant that the Fargo debut album Wishing Well was released worldwide by the corporate giant EMI just one year later. Three more studio albums followed until 1982, now on EMI's renowned "Harvest" label. The band toured all over Europe several times, touring with AC/DC, Mothers Finest and The Small Faces, among others, and also left their mark on TV (including "Rock Pop", ZDF). Because of their stage show (Knorn's legendary somersault while playing his bass was a sight to see), the biggest European youth magazine BRAVO also devoted two whole pages to the Fargo bassist in January 1981. After a period of upheaval, Fargo evolved to form hard rock band Victory in 1984 and almost seamlessly continued along the successful career trajectory of its predecessor band. 34 years later, Fargo reformed in 2018 and released their fifth studio album “Constellation”, followed by “Strangers D'Amour” in 2021 complemented by guitarist Henny Wolter and drummer Nikolas Fritz. In 2024, the first four albums were re-released under the title “The Early Years.” Now, for the first time, a live album has been released “Fargo – Live in '25.”