Racist Slogans at Teen Disco in Falkenberg – an incident shakes Brandenburg

A serious racist incident occurred at a teen disco in the "Blue Velvet" club in Falkenberg, Brandenburg (Elbe-Elster district): numerous guests chanted racist slogans to the party hit "L'Amour toujours" by Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino. Around 100 to 150 children and teenagers aged eleven and older attended the event – many of whom loudly shouted "Germany for Germans, foreigners out."

A video published on Instagram documented the incident and quickly spread online. The club's owner, Tino Veit, explained that the originally scheduled DJ did not show up. In search of a replacement, he initially played a playlist that included the song. The song was played twice that night.

Political reactions were not long in coming. Brandenburg's Minister President Dietmar Woidke (SPD) described the events as "repugnant" and spoke of a "massive societal problem." On Instagram, he wrote that he was "appalled" and warned that no one should remain silent. The district administrator of Elbe-Elster district, Christian Jaschinski (CDU), also condemned the slogans in the strongest terms and emphasized that such statements have no place in society.

Bishop Christian Stäblein of the Evangelical Church was also shocked and called for people to pay attention and intervene – especially adults bear the responsibility of being role models for children for respectful coexistence.

The Brandenburg Greens warned against dismissing the incident as an isolated case. They see it as a sign of how much right-wing extremist slogans are now normalized among young people and referred to cuts in democracy projects and political education since 2024 as a contributing factor.

"L'Amour toujours," the over 20-year-old hit whose chorus originally has no lyrics, has been the focus of public debate for years. Already in 2024, a similar incident on the North Sea island of Sylt caused nationwide outrage. Gigi D'Agostino has repeatedly spoken out against the appropriation of his song by right-wing extremists.