Kick-off to the mega tour Helene Fischer flies through the air with her Thomas

With Helene Fischer, every hand movement, every blink of the eye and, of course, every note is perfect. With the start of her "Rausch" tour, the pop queen is going all out.

What Helene Fischer touches is usually pretty perfect. This is also the case with her new tour for the album "Rausch", which kicked off in Hamburg on Tuesday.

The 38-year-old not only belted out one hit after another, she also conjured up a breathtaking show on stage together with her dancers and the acrobatics team from Cirque du Soleil. Whether in the air or surrounded by fire or water - pop superstar Helene Fischer thrilled the 12,000 or so visitors to the Barclays Arena in Hamburg.

For her, the start of her mega tour - the first after a five-year break - was also a special experience, as she said after a few songs. "It's a highly emotional evening for us tonight." The team had rehearsed very intensively over the past few months.

Change of plans due to rib fracture

The kick-off for the long tour with 71 concerts and around 700,000 fans was originally planned for March 21 in Bremen. However, the entertainer had to cancel it at short notice because she suffered a rib fracture during an acrobatic rehearsal.

On Tuesday evening, the singer assured fans that she was doing well again after the injury: "Don't worry about me. Because I'm doing fantastic. The doctors have given me the green light. Nothing can stop me now. I'm not reckless, but I'm just in the mood for tonight."

And it was precisely this mood that kept Helene Fischer going throughout the three-hour show. She performed more than 25 songs, including her classics "Atemlos durch die Nacht", "Phänomen" and "Achterbahn" as well as songs from the new "Rausch" album such as "Blitz" and "Luftballon".

She changed her mostly skimpy outfit several times - often during the short breaks in which the fantastic artists from Cirque du Soleil showed off their skills in the air on ropes, ribbons, swings or hoops.

Romantically involved with life partner Seitel

On more than one occasion, Fischer herself was part of the circus acrobatics - and there was no sign of her rib injury. Many fans held their breath during these acts, as both Fischer and the artists were unsecured at lofty heights.

The most romantic moment of the show was her performance with her partner Thomas Seitel to the song "Hand in Hand", which she wrote herself. The couple performed elegant, daring and amorous gymnastics on ribbons high above the stage.

You can think what you like about Helene Fischer. But what she brings to the stage artistically and musically is very impressive and entertaining. The sales figures for concert tickets show this time and time again.

"Only Helene Fischer can do such a big tour in Germany. No Rammstein can do that," said historian and pop expert Ingo Grabowsky to the German Press Agency. "These are real revue shows that she delivers, only on a grand scale."

Non-pop fans in Fischer fever

Fischer has been a superstar since her 2013 hit "Atemlos durch die Nacht". One of the secrets of her success is that the 38-year-old sings about things "that we have almost all experienced". She conveys the image of a girl next door.

Helene Fischer has long since become a phenomenon in her own right. She inspires millions of people, regardless of age. And even many non-pop fans can definitely get something out of the charming 38-year-old and her entertaining shows.

The album "Rausch" was released in fall 2021. The trained musical actress, who is one of the most successful musicians in Europe with more than 17 million records sold, last went on tour in 2018. After taking a break to have a baby, she returned to the stage in 2022 and gave her biggest concert to date in Munich in front of around 130,000 fans.

Other planned stops on her mega tour include Dortmund, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Oberhausen, Berlin, Mannheim, Hanover, Vienna, Zurich (September 19 to 24), Arnhem and Munich.

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