Before his performance, René Otterbein, department head of the hall duo, presented the special award to Bushido on behalf of in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft as well as Hans-Peter Haag and Luisa Klein from the local organizer Music Circus Concertbüro and Burghard Zahlmann as representative of Bushido's tour agency Concertbüro Zahlmann.

Around 6,000 fans then celebrated the rapper's return after an eight-year break and at the same time the farewell of the self-proclaimed "King Forever" with what was probably the biggest concert of his career in Stuttgart. Bushido announced his departure from the music business after the "König für Immer" concert tour. Yet one of the most important figures in the German rap scene had shaped and dominated his genre like no other in recent decades. The performance in the Porsche Arena was correspondingly moving and emotional. There could hardly have been a better farewell.

In the photo from left to right: Hans-Peter Haag (Managing Director Music Circus Concertbüro GmbH & Co. KG), Bushido, Luisa Klein (Project Manager Music Circus Concertbüro) and Burghard Zahlmann (Managing Director Concertbüro Zahlmann)

Photo: Steffen Schmid