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Julian le Play and Folkshilfe live at the Mountain Classic | Two concerts beneath the ski jump

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The win2day Mountain Classic presented by VKB is getting a high-profile musical boost. Julian le Play will perform in Bischofshofen on Saturday, January 30, 2027, followed by Folkshilfe on Sunday, January 31. Both concerts take place between the two games of the day.

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Julian le Play is one of Austria’s most successful songwriters and has won the Amadeus Austrian Music Award five times. Most recently, the Vienna native toured with “le Play unplugged,” presenting the best songs from five albums in new arrangements. In Bischofshofen, he will take the stage outdoors in front of hockey fans for the first time.
 
For more than ten years, Folkshilfe have been making pop music that defies categorization: accordion, synthesizers and Upper Austrian dialect that reach people of all ages. Their fifth studio album “bunt” debuted at No. 2 on the album charts and won Album of the Year at the 2026 Amadeus Awards. The band is currently playing sold-out shows across the German-speaking world.
 
“The event character of the Mountain Classic has been very important to us from the start,” says league CEO Christian Feichtinger. “We are delighted to welcome Julian le Play and Folkshilfe, two of Austria’s most successful acts, to Bischofshofen. We hope many music fans will come to this hockey spectacle and that we can win over some new hockey fans along the way.”
 
On the ice, the win2day ICE Hockey League returns to the great outdoors after a decade. On Saturday, EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV host the Steinbach Black Wings Linz, and on Sunday, EC Red Bull Salzburg take on EC-KAC. Both games start at 17:30. Each day opens at 13:30: on Saturday with the Alps Hockey League’s first-ever outdoor game between Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel and EK Die Zeller Eisbären, and on Sunday with a matchup between the top two teams of the win2day Austrian Women’s Hockey League regular season.
 
win2day Mountain Classic presented by VKB
Snow Space Salzburg Arena, Bischofshofen
Sat, 30.1.2027
13:30 | Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – EK Die Zeller Eisbären (Alps Hockey League)
approx. 15:45 | Concert: Julian le Play (approx. one hour)
17:30 | EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV – Steinbach Black Wings Linz
 
Sun, 31.1.2027
13:30 | First vs. second of the regular season (win2day Austrian Women’s Hockey League)
approx. 15:45 | Concert: Folkshilfe (approx. one hour)
17:30 | EC Red Bull Salzburg – EC-KAC