Stadlshow (also called by the shows original name, ''

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'') is a live broadcast entertainment show of German pop music, Schlager and

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. The program tours Austria, Germany, Switzerland and South Tyrol being produced by

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, and broadcast via the Eurovision with the cooperation of

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and

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. Formerly known as ''Musikantenstadl'' which was produced for over 30 years, the show was remodelled into what is now the ''Stadlshow'' in an attempt to attract younger viewers. The show is presented by

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and Alexander Mazza.

Reception

The new ''Stadlshow'' was broadcast 12 September 2015 and received mainly negative views with the premier show being labelled 'disastrous' and many commenting that Andy Borg, who presented ''

'' for 9 years as successor to

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should return. Andy Borg's last show which was live from Pula,

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attracted 673,000 viewers (30 percent) in Austria, whilst the new ''Stadlshow'' attracted 526,000. Viewing records in Germany performed even worse only reaching 9.6 percent of German viewers. Many performers from the

volksmusik Alpine folk music (german: Alpenländische Volksmusik; German's ''Volksmusik'' means "people's music" or as a Germanic connotative translation, "folk's music") is the common umbrella designation of a number of related styles of traditional folk ...

world voiced their opinion following the premier. Stefan Mross who presents '' Immer wieder Sonntags'' stated the new stage set, sound and overall mood of the show was a disaster and he was sad and disappointed. Another volksmusik legend in the German speaking world

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came up with a 5-point plan for the ORF bosses which included: *Going back to the show's original name 'Musikantenstadl' which he stated was a top brand like Mercedes-Benz. He stated

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would make a better main host, Alexander Mazza should be dropped, and Francine Jordi should be an after-stadl host. *The show should go back to its original Andy Borg stage setting as opposed to the new modern mountain-resort stage. *There were too many unfamiliar stars in the premier show and that ORF should bring in some already big name stars in volksmusik and schlager. *Finally the ORF bosses should stop trying to rejuvenate ''Musikantenstadl'' for young people when they are not as interested in the stadl as much as older generations and families no matter how much they try. This has been the opinion of many viewers and volksmusik artists alike. On 31 December 2015, the new ''Stadlshow'' new year special, ''Silvester-Stadlshow'' was broadcast live from

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. Failing to reach high ratings it was decided by

to broadcast the ''Stadlshow'' only on the New Year's Eve as opposed to a year long program. Most of the critical reception has been a result of ORF's decision to remove Andy Borg and ''

'' which has been received negatively, with many calls for the broadcaster to reverse their decision. ''

'' is still used in conjunction with ''Stadlshow'' when referring to the program as ''Musikantenstadl'' technically never ended but was just re-branded.

References

External links

www.stadlshow.tv
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