Donkey Kid: HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION - Live + Signing

We're very excited to announce an exclusive in-store performance and signing with Berlin's own Donkey Kid on Friday, 18th October at 8pm at Rough Trade Berlin to celebrate his debut album 'HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION' on the day of its official release.

And that's not all! On the night of the in-store show, we’ll have an exclusive limited edition of the album with alternative cover artwork just for you.

It’s been two years since Donkey Kid released his first (and only) EP (so far): “Distant Shouts” (2022), which saw him collaborate with Marco Kleebauer. Ever since, he’s been dropping individual tracks, merely hinting at the long-awaited debut full-length.

The actual foundation for “HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION” was laid in autumn 2023, when the Berlin-based musician travelled to London to hook up with producer Dilip Harris. A few months later, back in January, things really started to take off when Donkey Kid and co-producer Bleac came up with several key song demos in his Berlin-Neukölln apartment. A few dozen studio sessions around Berlin, a two-week creative trip to the Odenwald mountain range, and several mixing/mastering sessions (with Kidney Paradise and Zino Mikorey) later, “HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION” was complete.

The album title was a no-brainer – because it perfectly sums up the feeling Donkey Kid had as he was working on the music: there was this heavy burden, something heavy was pulling him down...

Presented by Rough Trade Europe.

This is an 18+ event