INDIE · FUNK · BLUES · ROCK

PAPAYA
RYDERS

Dream. Dance. Repeat.

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THE BAND

Serious about music.
Mostly.

If you're craving a musical adventure as delightful as a fresh papaya on a summer day, you've found it. Papaya Ryders are a band born from the cultural crossroads of Germany, Austria and Italy — and they call their sound "Papayadelic."

Founded in Munich, we mix indie, funk, blues and rock into our own take on live music — sometimes laid-back, sometimes energetic, sometimes a little harder to pin down. With a mix of our original songs alongside a collection of carefully chosen covers, we like to keep things varied and leave enough room for the unexpected.

For us, its all about good songs, good vibes and that moment when the music starts to take on a life of its own.

GOT A STAGE? WE'LL BRING THE PAPAYA.
AND SONGS.

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Latest sounds

01

Funk The Duck

Single

02

Smokey Eyes

Single

03

Sophia

Single

04

Volume Shampoo

Single

PAPAYADELIC

Caught live

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FIND US SOMEWHERE NEAR A STAGE

Live dates

No shows on the calendar right now — but Papaya Ryders hit the stage around ten times a year, mostly in intimate rooms around Munich and beyond. New dates are announced on Instagram first, so the best way not to miss one is to follow along there.

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PAST HIGHLIGHTS & HISTORY

  • 2026 Hafenzwitschern — Klagenfurt | Biedersteiner Atriumfasching — Munich
  • 2025 Treibhaus — Innsbruck | Uni-Sommerfest (LMU) — Munich | Bahnwärter Thiel — Munich | EAWAG Winter Party — Zurich
  • 2024 StuStaCulum — Munich | Krachparade — Munich
  • 2023 TUNix Festival — Munich
  • 2022 StuStaCulum — Munich
  • 2021 EWH StuSta Party — Munich | GLH Sommerfest — Munich
  • 2020 Biedersteiner Atriumfasching — Munich
  • 2019 First gigs in Munich (Kade, Red House, GLH, Crazy Villa, MCQST Xmas Party, Sternenflotte @ Alte Utting, ...)
  • 2018 Papaya Ryders formed @ Studentenstadt — Munich

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