Propeller is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

n punk band formed in 1978. Propeller were one of the first punk rock bands formed in the

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, which was still subordinate to the

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. The band achieved a deal of notoriety on 22 September 1980, when they were invited by workers from

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to perform a concert at halftime at

Kadriorg Stadium The Kadriorg Stadium ( et, Kadrioru staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Tallinna JK Legion and JK Tallinna Kalev . The stadium h ...

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during a football match and after the game. After performing to a crowd of approximately 7,000 people during the halftime show, Soviet authorities then forbid the band from playing their post-show concert, instigating a riot that soon swept through Tallinn. As the band was blamed for being the catalyst that sparked the riots, authorities forced Propeller to disband shortly afterward and all recordings held by Eesti Raadio were destroyed. Band members, however, had kept the original 1980 recordings and in 1995, their self-titled, only full-length album was released by Fugata Ltd.

Line-up (other bands where played)

Urmas Alender Urmas Alender (22 November 1953 – 28 September 1994) was an Estonian singer and musician, the vocalist of popular Estonian bands Ruja and Propeller. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, Alender began his musical career in the rock band Shades in 196 ...

(Varjud, Andromeeda, Teravik, Data, Kaseke, Aatomitriikraud,

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) – vocals *Prince

Peeter Volkonski Prince Peeter Volkonski (born 12 September 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director. Biography He became famous with the punk band Propeller, founded in 1978. In 2015 Volkonski was Free Party's ca ...

(Rosta Aknad, Hõim,

) – vocals *Peeter Malkov (Nemo, Dr. Friedrich, Ultima Thule, Kaseke, Haak) – vocals, flute *Peeter Määrits (Kaseke) – vocals *

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(T-Klaas, Kaseke, In Spe, Avicenna, Dr. Friedrich, Kala, Haak) – guitar *

Riho Sibul Riho Sibul (26 June 1958 – 20 November 2022) was an Estonian singer and guitarist of the rock band Ultima Thule. He received the Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile B ...

(Kaseke, E=mc 2, In Spe, Muusik Seif, VSP Projekt, Kobrin Blues Band, Ultima Thule, Was Is´t Das, Radar, Lainer, Magnetic Band, Haak) – guitar *

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(Toomapojad, Magnetic Band,

, In Spe, Haak, Kaseke, T-Klaas, HZ Bigband, Micis Bigband, Levimo) – bass guitar *

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(Nemo, Dr. Friedrich, In Spe, Kaseke, Mahavok,

, Haak, Compromise Blue) – percussion *

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– poetry

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