Otto and Astrid Rot are Berliner brother and sister electro-punk rockers, from the band Die Roten Punkte (The Red Dots) and are the self-proclaimed “Best Band in the World”.
Orphaned as teenagers, Otto & Astrid found themselves homeless in Berlin before they dived into a rock baptism by fire (started by one of Astrid’s cigarettes). Born-again as Die Roten Punkte, the duo was catapulted into European stardom.
A lipstick-smeared, tantrum-loving, sonic collision between the B52s, Kraftwerk and the early Ramones, Otto & Astrid are truly one of a kind. Astrid’s avant-garde style and legendary antics inspire both reverence and fear, while Otto’s dynamic stage presence brings to mind a whirling dervish on meth.
An Otto & Astrid show is one of the most irreverent and hilarious gigs you are ever likely to see.
Described as an “inspired, brilliantly executed lunacy, a sonic collision between Plastic Bertrand, Kraftwerk and early Ramones” (The Gazette, Montreal), Kunst Rock (Art Rock), also the title of their third album is dramatically dynamic, irreverent and ridiculously entertaining.
Otto & Astrid – Super Musician has toured to arts festivals and performing arts centres all over the world including Germany, UK, New Zealand, Australia, USA and Canada. It has been performed at Spoletto Festival USA, Barrow Street Theatre – New York, Blumenthal Performing Arts Centre – Charlotte, USA, Off Centre Festiva for Segerstrom Performing Arts – Costa Mesa, Republic Theatre Festival – Alburquerque, Ann Arbour Summer Festival – Michigan, USA, Perth Arts Festival – Australia, The Cultch – Vancouver, Centaur Theatre – Montreal, The Famous Spiegeltent for The Sydney Opera House, Nelson Arts Festival – NZ, Christchurch Arts Festival, NZ to name a few.