There is no party like the Braunschweig Challenger party.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this week, the ATP Challenger Tour 125 event goes far beyond tennis, featuring live music and entertainment each night of the Brawo Open. Even before the first ball, three days of concerts kickstart this annual highlight in the north-central region of Germany.
“I think the key for our success of the tournament is a mixture of world-class tennis during the day and world-class entertainment in the evening,” said tournament director Volker Jacke. “Our event is hosted for 10 days. Not only seven days of tennis, we are starting on the first day with three days of party, concerts with bands and artists.”
[ATP APP]The tournament, or should we call it the music festival, has been providing a two-part thriller for fans the past three decades. What once started with a single guitarist concluding each day’s action in 1994, the Brawo Open rapidly grew larger, requiring multiple upgrades in its stage setup to accommodate more well-known acts. Performing artists this year include German singer-songwriters Michael Schulte and Max Giesinger as well as the band Culcha Candela.
Fans eagerly gather day after day and night after night, some hitting the exits just before sunrise.
![a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a at the 2014 Braunschweig Challenger.](https://www.atptour.com/-/media/images/news/2024/07/04/01/16/zverev-braunschweigch-2014-celebration.jpg)
![a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-berdych/ba47/overview'Tomas Berdych/a at the 2004 Braunschweig Challenger.](https://www.atptour.com/-/media/images/news/2024/07/11/21/57/berdych-braunschweigch-2004-forehand.jpg)