GRUPPO SPORTIVO - LIVE ROCKPALAST 1982. Einfach Spitze!! 

Great, I celebrated my birthday with them! Ede Wolf near Oldenburg, Germany. Circa 1986. Shit, what an evening! So funny!

WHAT A BAND!! Every on the top of their game and so well intergrated. Hans really knows how to write and arrange catchy songs. What a treat to have this around in 2023.

The good news: they are still around (they never really quit) and touring Netherlands as we speak! Love them!

I'm french & i love g.s a day of 1978,and what a surprise !!! Long live you,♥️

Altijd en ook nu nog steeds Genieten van het enthousiasme, de lekker beats en de geweldige spitsvondige teksten van Hans. Hieronder even een setlist toegevoegd: 0:00:00 Who's in trouble 0:03:12 I'm a lucky guy 0:06:53 Up to date 0:09:51 Girls only 0:13:43 Holland now 0:17:10 Planet Mercury 0:20:46 U.F.O 0:23:54 Rhytmisaconstantbeat 0:26:40 Very nice 0:30:29 Life in Tokyo 0:33:34 Tokyo 0:35:45 Lasting forever 0:40:15 Music for houses 0:44:40 Christine 0:49:41 A girl like you 0:53:15 Buddy Odor is a gas 0:55:15 Hey girl 0:57:54 Don't count on me 1:00:44 Goodbye radio Toegift 1 1:06:10 My favourite song 1:09:35 My old cortina Toegift 2 1:15:08 Watch your boy 1:18:10 Disco really made it Toegift 3 1:25:48 Rhytmisaconstantbeat

Das waren tolle Zeiten! Wir hatten so viel Spaß auf den Konzerten! Höre ich immer noch gerne!

Max with hair, but always in short pants ! Gruppo Sportivo ! Still good after all these years !!!!

Great show, precision band, the epitome of catchy new wave with attendant humor and ska. Thanks for posting. Hans is incredible, amazing.

I saw (and listen to) them in Barcelona about that year (82-83) and I really enjoyed but... today I've got a revelation. What a band! Notice this incredible sound quality for those years (biggest applause for the technic staff at the Rockpalast), that precission and impact, each instrument doing its thing, voices working all time... Makes me think in a Zappa/Talking Heads/Specials cocktail... with a kind of Groucho Marx/Elvis Costello at the front... There were and are such a unique band. All my love and recognition. If fun could be intelligent, GP are the demonstration. Thank you guys!!

Briljante teksten en natuurlijk de muziek.. leuk dat dat ik dit weer terug vind 👍🏻🇳🇱

....was sind wir euch damals hinterhergefahren-beste Zeiten!

Sleeping bag...! Unforgettable memories with North-Holland.

Sensationell - habe ich um 1980 in Kiel im Ball Pompös gesehen - und heute dies - ein absolutes Konzerthighlight im Coronajahr - bin begeistert - mit Tränen in den Augen - vielen Dank!

I saw them yesterday in Groningen. Still great band, oeuvre and tight play!

one of my crazy genius band in 80's.......memories......sniff....

WOW!!! What a tight performance...I had no idea they were so infatuated with ska in 1982, but they have fun with it, like everything else they do. Hans and band are in fine form...nary an out of place note or beat...very tight!! I'm hard pressed to think of a more intelligent, witty, rhyhmic, pop culture band that Gruppo Sportivo, and all of their assets are are display in this fine performance. And the audience is with them and responsive. I love that they exhausted their set list at the one hour mark and come back for five encores. Thanks for posting.

Super Gruppe,sie haben Mal bei uns in Uebach Palenberg gespielt

One of the best Dutch bands ever.

tucked-in shirts, horrible hair-dos, outstanding tunes. Does not get any better than this!

een van de weinige bands waar de live versies identiek klinken aan de studio opnames! i love it.

Ghehehe @50:57 the saxophone player going absolutely berserk on the cymbal :)

pop !!! goes the brain :-) 1982 im kongresshaus in biel und ich war da ...zusammen mit etwa 50 zuschauer, unvergesslich :-)

Great performance, and love the fact that Hans and the gang are still gigging and giving great performances today.

Gruppo Sportivo meant a lot to me. I was playing Mistakes the 2nd day of college and my neighbor came running into my room all excited. He was Franz Vonacht. His father was primeminister of Holland at the time! We became friends. Unfortunately his father is a well known anti-Semite so I am glad our friendship didn't continue after college. One of my friends visited him in the Hague and taught Franz how to juggle which he kept up his entire life. He died a few years ago from cancer.

I have seen them in Münster in about 1982. Great concert! Thank you Hans.

Einfach großartig, euch habe ich absolut vermisst...Danke

It´s still a big shame. Gruppo Sportivo and Hans Vandenberg is still in my everlasting top ten of the most underrated bands ever.

excellents souvenirs !!!!

Great show !!!

Brutales !!!

WoW!!!

Nog steeds goed!

@mietv I am a huge fan, your presence in every show is amazing and I could go on and on! long live grouppo sportivo and your music!!! I blast your music proudly! amazing and catchy tunes! 'mumbo jumbo' is my favorite song!

Geweldige tijden met Vitesse New Adventures Nina Hagen Lena Lovich

Het dansende haar van Max Mollinger! Yeah!!

0:55:15 Makes me happy. ''Baby, just one more time."

Te gek hoor!

Isn’t it fantastic, man?

Hi Hans, its been a long time since I saw you at The Sandpiper in Nottingham UK 1978. Is this video available to buy or by any means, cheers John E Moon

Hansl Vandenburg (mit Haar!) Hahahahaar?

Markthalle 1982 super, leider ohne Inge Bonthond und Lies Schilp, dafür mehr Gebläse, haben noch eins der letzten Konzerte bei Groningen gehört und gesehen.

Great show! (and who is this girl with the blue leather trouser?)

Arrived here from an "Autos of the 40's & 50's" clip that had a "cover" of an old Zappa song at the intro. ?'s & !'s, I remember their name from Trouser Press or something, but've never heard 'em. Nice energy. A superficial listen/watch up to 7:01 places them somewhere on the nice side of The Tubes maybe? Nothing challenging, but I haven't explored yet. Any suggestions?

55:16 Hey Girl

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Wo ist Monika?

They had 1 song (sure it was them). Don t know title, and I looked for this song long time ago. The song start something like " Tried to be a pop star....." The chorus goes something like " somebody out there who really really made it.......please send me some groupy you got plenty anyway. I saw them live in Belgium almost 30 years ago and I remember they played this song. The song was a hit on my Belgieshe radio Any 1 can help me find this song, it s a groovy tune.....Thanks

truth be told.. they ain't dated well.

Not the same without the ladies....

Yes even without the Bombitas it's a good band, but ...

Zaterdag 01 mei 2018 in Cultuur Boederij in Zoetermeer!!! Correctie: Zaterdag 28 mei 2018 Cultuurpodium de Boerderij.

Voor wie Hans met nog meer haar wil zien: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kQiHcOJT4kM.html

This would have been better with the following 2 things: 1) the female back up singers instead of the brass section and 2) more from 10 Mistakes.

ethnic minorities...mocht je toen nog gewoon over zingen....15:33 die toetsenist had wel erg veel toetsen bij zich.... cool hier op 40:20 het veel te onbekende nummer "music for houses'....1e housenummer evah draai ik altijd als ik aankom op die airport of door the forest loop

This is really below par....remember seeing GS in my hometown Aarhus probobaly in 1983....in a stripped down version of the band....I was of course front row and asked for "she´s a police dog"....no dice...so I puked on the guitarist´s pedals....he took it in good stride....! Shi-it, it´s 40+ years ago....

hadden de meiden een kut Hans dat je ze er niet bij wilde hebben?????????