“Pop boom”ARD postpones Florian Silbereisen’s show – THAT’s the reason

February 27, 2026 around 16:09 Clock

“Schlagerboom” with Florian Silbereisen postponed due to football

Although the “Schlagerbooom Open Air 2026” will be recorded on June 5th and 6th in the Austrian stadium in Kitzbühel, the show will not be shown on television until weeks later. A spokeswoman for ARD confirmed this to the Schlager.de portal.

The reason: “Due to the exceptionally high level of interest in the upcoming Football World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada, we are exceptionally and once postponing the broadcast of the 'Schlagerbooom Open Air 2026',” the ARD spokeswoman is quoted as saying. On the day the Schlager show is recorded, the German national team's last friendly match against the USA takes place.

The game can be seen on RTL and RTL+ at 8:15 p.m. A few days later, the Football World Cup officially starts.

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So that hit fans interested in football don't have to make a decision, ARD and ORF are opting out and the show with Florian Silbereisen will be shown on primetime television around three weeks later – on June 27, 2026.

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Included are, among other things Andrea Berg, Andreas Gabalier, Dieter Bohlen, Mireille Mathieu, DJ Ötzi, Andy Borg, Michelle, Semino Rossi, the daredevils, Pietro Basile, Stefanie Hertel, Melissa Naschenweng and many more stars! “When the big pop stars come on stage in Tyrol just in time for the beginning of summer, “The stadium in Kitzbühel will become a sparkling sea of ​​lights,” he says happily Kitzbühel Tourism.

Sources used: Schlager.de and Kitzbühel Tourism