Overview

• Iggy Pop returned to Berlin on June 19 for a high-energy 90-minute concert at the Zitadelle Spandau, performing without a shirt and brandishing his trademark silver chain.
• He revisited his late-1970s Berlin era with stirring renditions of “The Passenger” and “Lust for Life,” both co-created with David Bowie near the Berlin Wall.
• Ahead of the show, he told Radio eins that he preferred the city when the Berlin Wall stood, calling that era “trendier and cooler.”
• The performance featured close audience engagement, stage-diving gestures and moments of vulnerability that highlighted his enduring stagecraft at age 78.
• A diverse crowd of lifelong devotees and younger fans underscored Iggy Pop’s lasting impact on punk rock and its evolving fan base.