Hans-Jürgen washes for 20 years, the clothes of the stars: in the Past, I found a lot of drugs, now only tea bags

Celebrities Madonna, U2, Pink, Beyonce... They pull it all around the world with giant stadiumtournees. And for those who ever wondered who all those costumes clean: we know the answer. The 62-year-old Hans-Jürgen Topf ensures that the greats always fresh and cheerful dress.

It all began some twenty years ago, when the wandering caravans of muziektournees ever greater proportions began to take. And the bigger the venues were, how difficult it was to get the logistics behind the scenes to keep it running. One of the problems: the was. Because if there is roughly 150 artists, dancers and crew to travel, who loves their clothes than clean?

Where the production will be a problem, saw, saw Hans-Jürgen Topf especially a hole in the market. He pulled at the beginning of the years 2000 with a van along the locations where performances took place, and then to the dirty clothes to take and that have been washed and ironed to bring back. Did he also, when U2 by the country pulled out, and productiedirecteur Jake Berry decided him to give a chance. “Twenty years ago, was the was during the tour ‘quickly quickly’ placed in local laundromats. The items were often still wet when the artist returned to the stage had to, and sometimes you found there is a strange string of one or other girl in between.” Topf brought, however, was in top condition and folded back, after which Berry him soon asked to join to go around with Bono and co. “It is very difficult to find someone who is so passionate about washing as Topf.”