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January 2024
Release of the album Neverheart on Blue Soldier Records.
December 2023
Release of the single Two-toned Love (part I) Remix on Blue Soldier Records.
November 2023
21st Asian tour; concerts taking place in Beijing [CN], Guangzhou [CN], Shenzhen [CN] and Shanghai [CN].
November 2023
Release of the single Long-lost Crazy Love on Blue Soldier Records.
October 2023
Release of the novel Lottewelt with Lektora.
October 2023
Release of the single Neverheart on Blue Soldier Records.
September 2023
Release of the single Falling Star on Blue Soldier Records.
August 2023
Release of the single Two-toned Love (part I) on Blue Soldier Records.
September 2019
20th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Seoul [KR], Shenzhen [CN], Guangzhou [CN], Shanghai [CN], Hangzhou [CN], Chengdu [CN], Chongqing [CN] and Beijing [CN]
April 2019
Release of the maxi single Headstone · Untouchable, a collection of Maximilian’s two duets with Rachael Yamagata on Blue Soldier Records, High Note, Leeway and Want U Music.
January 2019
Tour of Germany
April and May 2018
19th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Shanghai [CN], Hangzhou [CN], Ningbo [CN], Shijiazhuang [CN], Hefei [CN], Shenzhen [CN], Dongguan [CN], Guangzhou [CN], Kunming [CN], Chengdu [CN], Chongqing [CN], Wuhan [CN], Changsha [CN], Xi’an [CN], Tianjin [CN], Beijing [CN] and Seoul [KR]
May 2018
Release of the ninth studio album Wretched Love Songs on Blue Soldier Records, High Note, Leeway and Want U Music; album produced by Johannes Feige
April 2017
18th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Beijing [CN], Changsha [CN], Xi’an [CN], Wuhan [CN], Guangzhou [CN], Shenzhen [CN], Jiujiang [CN], Wuxi [CN], Hangzhou [CN], Shanghai [CN] and Nanjing [CN]
July and August 2016
17th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Seoul [KR], Shanghai [CN] and Taipei [TW]
April and May 2016
16th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Shanghai [CN], Nanjing [CN], Guangzhou [CN], Shenzhen [CN], Kunming [CN], Guiyang [CN], Chongqing [CN], Chengdu [CN], Changsha [CN], Wuhan [CN], Beijing [CN] and Seoul [KR]
April 2016
Release of the compilation album The Best of Maximilian Hecker on Eat The Beat Music, High Note, Leeway and Want U Music
April and May 2015
15th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Beijing [CN], Chengdu [CN], Kunming [CN], Guangzhou [CN], Nanjing [CN], Shanghai [CN], Taipei [TW] and Seoul [KR]
January 2015
Tour of Germany
January 2015
Release of the eighth studio album Spellbound Scenes of My Cure on Eat The Beat Music, Beijing Dragon Flying Culture Media, Leeway and Avant Garden Records; album produced by Johannes Feige and Maximilian Hecker
September 2014
14th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Shenzhen [CN], Chengdu [CN] and Shanghai [CN]
May 2013
13th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Xi'an [CN], Beijing [CN], Chengdu [CN], Wuhan [CN], Changsha [CN], Shanghai [CN] and Seoul [KR]
December 2012 to April 2013
11th European tour
October/November 2012
12th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Taipei [TW], Shenzhen [CN], Guangzhou [CN] and Nanchang [CN]
October 2012
Release of Mirage Of Bliss in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore on Love Da Records
October 2012
Release of Mirage Of Bliss in South Korea on Leeway
October 2012
Release of Mirage Of Bliss in the USA via Rough Trade Distribution
September 2012
Release of Mirage Of Bliss in Mainland China and Taiwan on Gold Typhoon Music
August 2012
Release of Mirage Of Bliss in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Italy and Japan on Blue Soldier Records
August 2012
Publication of the autobiographical book The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf
July 2012
Release of the seventh studio album Mirage Of Bliss in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Blue Soldier Records; album produced by Youth
October 2011
11th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Shanghai [CN], Shenyang [CN], Beijing [CN], Hangzhou [CN] and Foshan
November 2010
Digital release of the albums Favourite Demos and Rare And Unreleased on Blue Soldier Records
October/November 2010
10th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Beijing [CN], Wuhan [CN], Shanghai [CN], Harbin [CN], Jinan [CN], Fuzhou [CN], Shenzhen [CN], Guangzhou [CN], Nanning [CN], Nanchang [CN], Hefei [CN], Zhengzhou [CN], Chengdu [CN], Hong Kong [CN] and Taipei [TW]
June 2010
Release of I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son in Taiwan on Gold Typhoon Music
May 2010
Tour of Germany
May 2010
Release of I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son in South Korea on Pastel Music
May 2010
Release of I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son in France, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Sweden and Norway on Blue Soldier Records
April/May 2010
9th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Tianjin [CN], Nanjing [CN], Suzhou [CN], Shenzhen [CN], Xi'an [CN], Kunming [CN], Chongqing [CN], Dalian [CN], Qingdao [CN], Hangzhou [CN] and Xiamen [CN]
April 2010
Release of I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son in China on Pocket Records and in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia on Love Da Records
March/April 2010
9th European tour
March 2010
Release of the sixth studio album I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Blue Soldier Records; album produced by Maximilian Hecker
January 2010
Maximilian Hecker establishes his own record label Blue Soldier Records
October/November 2009
8th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Taipei [TW], Seoul [KR], Beijing [CN], Shanghai [CN], Hangzhou [CN], Wuhan [CN], Chengdu [CN], Changsha [CN] and Guangzhou [CN]
September/October 2009
8th European tour
May/June 2009
7th European tour
May 2009
Release of One Day in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden on Roadrunner Records
April 2009
Release of One Day in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Louisville Records
November 2008
7th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Seoul [KR], Beijing [CN], Shanghai [CN], Guangzhou [CN] and Taipei [TW]
November 2008
Release of One Day in China on Pocket Records
October 2008
Release of One Day in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia on Love Da Records and in South Korea on Pastel Music
September 2008
Release of the fifth studio album One Day in Taiwan on Avant Garden Records; album produced by Guy Sternberg and Maximilian Hecker
May 2008
Little tour through China; concerts taking place in Chongqing and Hong Kong
December 2007
Stay in Tel Aviv [IL] for promotion and to play two concerts at Koltura Club
November 2007
Digital release of the live album Live Radio Sessions on Kitty-yo Int.
July 2007
5th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Taipei [TW], Taichung [TW], Kaohsiung [TW], Seoul [KR], Beijing [CN], Shenzhen [CN] and Shanghai [CN]
June 2007
Release of the best-of-compilation I Am Falling Now in China on Pocket Records
June 2007
Release of the special edition EP Once I Was in South Korea on Pastel Music
May 2007
Release of the special edition EP Once I Was in Taiwan on Avant Garden Records
March 2007
6th European tour as support of Duke Special
November/December 2006
4th Asian tour; concerts taking place in Taipei [TW] and Seoul [KR]
October/November 2006
5th European tour
September 2006
Release of the fourth studio album I’ll Be A Virgin, I’ll Be A Mountain in Europe (V2 Records), in Taiwan (Avant Garden Records) and in South Korea (Pastel Music); album produced by Guy Sternberg
June 2006
Stay in Taipei [TW] for promotion and to play two concerts at the music club The Wall Live House
July/August 2005
Stay in Seoul [KR] for promotion and to play two concerts at the music club Rolling Hall
August 2005
Release of Infinite Love Songs, Rose and Lady Sleep in Taiwan on Avant Garden Records
April 2005
Release of Lady Sleep in South Korea on Pastel Music
January/February 2005
4th European tour
January 2005
Release of the third studio album Lady Sleep in Europe on Kitty-yo Int.; album produced by Guy Sternberg
October 2003 to March 2004
World tour organised by Goethe Institut (together with Barbara Morgenstern); concerts taking place in Santiago de Chile [CL], Buenos Aires [AR], Porto Alegre [BR], São Paulo [BR], Johannesburg [ZA], Tel Aviv [IL], Ankara [TR], Athens [GR], Madrid [ES], Brussels [BE], Milan [IT], Paris [FR], Copenhagen [DK], London [GB], Stockholm [SE], Glasgow [GB], Tartu [EE], Tallinn [EE], St. Petersburg [RU], New York [US], Toronto [CA], Chicago [US], San Francisco [US], Tokyo [JP], Osaka [JP], Seoul [KR], Mumbai [IN], Taschkent [UZ], Jakarta [ID], Bangkok [TH], Hong Kong [CN], Shanghai [CN], Beijing [CN] and Sydney [AU]
September 2003
Release of Infinite Love Songs and Rose in South Korea on Pastel Music
September/October 2003
3rd European tour
April/May/June 2003
2nd European tour
May 2003
Release of the second studio album Rose in Europe on Kitty-yo Int.; album produced by Gareth Jones
April/May 2002
Tour of France, supporting Lloyd Cole
October 2001 to February 2002
First European tour
October 2001
Release of the first studio album Infinite Love Songs in Europe on Kitty-yo Int.; album produced by Maximilian Hecker and Tommi Eckart