Bochum: Advance booking begins for open-air events with Ski Aggu and Querbeat

Cool concerts, top sporting performances and artistic exhibitions - the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum will become a party and adventure hotspot this summer during the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games with the RUHR GAMES Festival! From 17 to 20 July, a festival atmosphere are guaranteed at Bochum's industrial monument. The musical highlights are concerts by superstar Ski Aggu and one of Germany's most successful live bands, Querbeat. Tickets are now available for both events.

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Five-time winner of the 1-Live crown, two No.1 albums in a row - Ski Aggu has been an integral part of the German music scene since 2023. To kick-off the RUHR GAMES Festival, the 27-year-old will create a party atmosphere in front of 8,000 fans on the north lawn of Bochum's Jahrhunderthalle. Tickets for the concert, which starts at 20:00 on 17 July, are now available via this link at the favourable price of 18 euros.

The next act is also impressive: on 20 July the brass pop band Querbeat will deliver a brilliant finale to the four-day RUHR GAMES Festival. Best known for their atmospheric stage shows, the concert starts at 20:30 on the Nordwiese of the Jahrhunderthalle, with German singer-songwriter Dilla performing as support act beforehand. Tickets for Querbeat are also available now for just 18 euros via this link. In order to provide secure conditions for concerts of this quality, integration into the World University Games ticketing system is essential.

Niklas Börger, CEO of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games: “The Ski Aggu and Querbeat concerts will be two absolute highlights. With the price of 18 euros, we can offer all fans an extremely favourable offer. With the RUHR GAMES Festival at the Jahrhunderthalle, the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games will provide a very special and unique mix of top-class and action sports, entertainment with great-sounding concerts, culture and hands-on activities.”

Garrelt Duin, Regional Director of the Ruhr Regional Association: “Ski Aggu and Querbeat are two absolute top acts that fit perfectly with the RUHR GAMES brand and will provide unforgettable live experiences. We are delighted that the organiser has been able to set a very affordable ticket price that will enable all fans to see their favourite acts in concert. As usual with the RUHR GAMES, all other offers at the festival edition of the World University Games will remain free of charge.”

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Varied festival programme guaranteed

The concerts are by no means all that fans and interested parties can look forward to this year between 17 and 20 July at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum. The RUHR GAMES Festival is part of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games - one of the largest multi-sport events in the world, which will take place between 16 and 27 July in Bochum, Essen, Duisburg, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Hagen and Berlin, attracting 8,500 student athletes and officials to the region. In addition to the RUHR GAMES Festival, the official competition programme of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in 3x3 basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball will also take place in the Jahrhunderthalle over the four days. Teams from all over the world will provide spectacular top-class sport and compete for the coveted medals.

The RUHR GAMES are Europe's largest sports and cultural festival for young people. The festival edition as part of the FISU World University Games will once again offer a varied programme. Both fans of action sports and culture lovers will get their money's worth. Those interested can look forward to shows in sports such as BMX Flatland, BMX Spineramp and Calisthenics. The German Freestyle Calisthenics Championships will be held on the Saturday of the festival. There will also be local 3x3 basketball competitions to familiarise fans with this young and modern sport. Urban dance is also part of the programme, with international dance battles taking place at the weekend alongside workshops and opportunities to join in.

Join in the action: Become part of the project by street artist JR

But the focus is not only on sport - art also plays an important role at the Jahrhunderthalle. For example, there will be INSIDE OUT, a global art project by French street artist JR. It offers all visitors the opportunity to become part of one of the world's largest participatory art projects in public space.