Overview
- Brink announced in late May 2026 that he will stop touring in 2027 and will launch a farewell tour called "Danke für die Zeit" that begins 3 September 2027 in Halle and finishes 20 October 2027 in Rosenheim.
- The announced tour comprises 26 stops across Germany and marks the close of a 55-year stage career as Brink approaches his 75th birthday in 2027.
- In interviews reported alongside the press conference Brink said he receives no state pension and that he "self-pensioned" by buying property early in his career.
- Brink and his wife Ute plan to split their time between Berlin and Mallorca after the tour, a lifestyle change he frames as a long-planned transition rather than a forced exit from public life.
- He intends to keep making music after he stops touring, and his decision highlights how many entertainers use private investments to replace irregular or absent public pension income.