6K UNITED! Hamburg – We are Team Love

6,000 children, one stage

The concept of 6K UNITED! is as simple as it is effective: Instead of a classical concert with a small choir on stage and a large audience in the stands, the roles are reversed. The 6,000 children themselves form the ensemble – they are spread across the tiers of the Barclays Arena, singing a rehearsed repertoire in unison, led by choir directors and a band from the center of the arena. Family and friends form the audience.

School and Choir Project

The project is aimed at schools (grades 3 to 7) and youth choirs with children between the ages of 8 and 13. Participating classes and choirs receive sheet music, audio tracks, and a rehearsal schedule for the school year – making the preparation of the program part of music lessons. Three days before the concert, joint rehearsals take place in the arena in Hamburg, followed by the joint performance in the evening.

2026 – "We are Team Love"

The motto of the 2026 edition is "We are Team Love". The musical program includes new pop songs, classical pieces (excerpts from Western classical choral repertoire), and folk elements. The detailed setlist is usually announced by the organizing team after the school registration deadline. Two evenings are scheduled: June 29th and July 1st will each fill the arena's approximately 16,000 seats – meaning up to 32,000 family members and friends over the two evenings.

Catchment Area Hamburg, SH, HB, NDS, MV

For the Hamburg editions, the project covers the five northern German states: Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen, Lower Saxony, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Schools and choirs from all these regions travel to the Hanseatic city for the joint rehearsal phase and the concert. This makes the Hamburg edition one of the largest 6K UNITED! stops in Germany.

In the Eimsbüttel district, in the state of Hamburg

The Barclays Arena (formerly Volksparkhalle, then Color Line Arena, O2 World Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena) is located in the Stellingen district on the border with Bahrenfeld, Eimsbüttel. With seating for around 16,000 spectators, it is the largest concert and sports hall in the state of Hamburg.