Die Ärzte

German rock band Die ÄrzteL-R: Rodrigo González, Bela B, Farin Urlaub (2012)Background informationAlso known asLaternen-JoeOrigin(West) Berlin, (West) GermanyGenresPunk rockpop punkalternative rockska punkpop rockYears active1982–1988, 1993–presentLabelsVielklang MusikproduktionCBS (Columbia)MetronomeHot Action/UniversalSpinoff ofSoilent GrünMembers Farin Urlaub Bela B Rodrigo González Past members Hans Runge ("Sahnie") Hagen Liebing ("The Incredible Hagen") Websitebademeister.com Die Ärzte (German pronunciation: [diː ˈʔɛːɐ̯tstə]; lit. 'The Doctors') is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums. Early life 1982–1985: Early years, debut album Die Ärzte were formed in West Berlin in 1982 by Jan Vetter (alias Farin Urlaub, a pun on the expression "Fahr' in Urlaub", meaning "Go on vacation"), Dirk Felsenheimer (alias Bela B, referring to Dracula actor Bela Lugosi) and bassist Hans Runge, alias Sahnie [de]. Bela and Farin had previously played together in the punk band Soilent Grün, established in 1979 and nam