Artist · Tehran

Pallett

پالت

On the timeline

Pallett is an Iranian band formed in Tehran in 2009 by singer Omid Nemati and clarinetist Rouzbeh Esfandarmaz.2 Its songs draw on classical and contemporary Persian poetry, with music developed together by the musicians.35 After Mr. Violet and Tehran, Smile!, the band began experimenting with electronics while keeping its acoustic instruments at the centre of its sound.267

Recordings

9 releases, oldest first. Select one for its details and sources.

  1. Cover of Mr. Violet / Mr. Violet
  2. Cover of Triangle (feat. Mehdi Saki)Triangle (feat. Mehdi Saki)with Mehdi Saki
  3. Cover of Tehran, Smile!Tehran, Smile!
  4. Cover of Endless Ending - EP / Endless Ending - EP
  5. Cover of Mosallas (Remix)Mosallas (Remix)with Mehdi Saki
  6. Cover of In Majara (feat. Makan Ashgvari)In Majara (feat. Makan Ashgvari)with Makan Ashgvari
  7. Cover of Prime MeridianPrime Meridianwith Kaveh Salehi, MAHYAR TAHMASBI, Omid Nemati, Amin Taheri, Sardar Sarmast, Makan Ashgvari and کسری سبکتگین
  8. Cover of It Won't Stay the Same / It Won't Stay the Samewith Monicki, Omid Nemati, MAHYAR TAHMASBI, SHAGHAYEGH SADEGHIAN, Dariush Bijani, Farid Farzianpour, Kiarash Radmehr, Taha Mazaheri and Sardar Sarmast
  9. Cover of The ButterflyThe Butterfly
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Cover of Mr. Violet
Cover: Apple Music12

2015 / 2013

Mr. Violet

آقای بنفش

Released
12
2
Sources give different dates; an edition date may differ from the original release.
Contributors
Pallett12
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Cover of Triangle (feat. Mehdi Saki)
Cover: Image via Apple Music14

2013

Triangle (feat. Mehdi Saki)

مثلث

Released
14
Contributors
Pallett (songwriter) and Mehdi Saki (vocals)1415
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Cover of Tehran, Smile!
Cover: Apple Music17

2015

Tehran, Smile!

Released
17
Contributors
Pallett17
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Cover of Endless Ending - EP
Cover: Apple Music18

2017

Endless Ending - EP

تمام ناتمام

Released
18
2
Sources give different dates; an edition date may differ from the original release.
Contributors
Pallett18
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Cover of Mosallas (Remix)
Cover: Image via Apple Music20

2019

Mosallas (Remix)

مثلث (ریمیکس)

Released
21
Contributors
Pallett and Mehdi Saki (composer and lyricist)21
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Cover of In Majara (feat. Makan Ashgvari)
Cover source23

2020

In Majara (feat. Makan Ashgvari)

این ماجرا

Released
23
Contributors
Pallett and Makan Ashgvari23
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Cover of Prime Meridian
Cover: Apple Music25

2021

Prime Meridian

نصف‌النهار مبدأ

Released
25
Contributors
Pallett, Kaveh Salehi (guitar), MAHYAR TAHMASBI (cello), Omid Nemati (vocals), Amin Taheri (drums), Sardar Sarmast (keyboards), Makan Ashgvari (vocals) and کسری سبکتگین (bass)258
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Cover of It Won't Stay the Same
Cover: Apple Music27

2025

It Won't Stay the Same

اینطور نمیمونه

Released
27
10
Sources give different dates; an edition date may differ from the original release.
Label
Noufe Records27
Contributors
Pallett (composer, arranger and producer), Monicki (vocals), Omid Nemati (vocals and lyricist), MAHYAR TAHMASBI (cello), SHAGHAYEGH SADEGHIAN (saxophone), Dariush Bijani (clarinet), Farid Farzianpour (drums), Kiarash Radmehr (bass), Taha Mazaheri (guitar), Sardar Sarmast (trumpet) and Mohammad Shariat (producer)279
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Cover of The Butterfly
Cover source31

2026

The Butterfly

پروانه

Released
31
Contributors
Pallett31

Life & work

Beginnings

The musicians knew one another before forming Pallett. Nemati, Dariush Azar and Esfandarmaz had worked with Dang Show, but they had already been playing together informally. Nemati recalled that the Mahak charity asked them to fill in when Dang Show was unavailable. Esfandarmaz gathered the others, and they spent five days developing their ideas for the concert. Three of those pieces later appeared on the first album. After touring with Dang Show, Nemati returned to work with the others on Pallett.5

They built songs around ideas brought to rehearsals: a melody from guitarist Kaveh Salehi, for example, or a poem from Nemati. Nemati usually chose the poems, but the others had to agree with the choice. He explained the name Pallett as different colours coming together to make a new one.5

The first records

Pallett released its debut album, Mr. Violet, in 2013 and Tehran, Smile! in 2015.2 While working towards another full album, the band released the EP Endless Ending in February 2017 with a DVD of live performances. Nemati said they needed more time for the next album and wanted to shorten the wait for listeners. Two of the EP’s five songs were new; the others had appeared online before, but were rearranged for the collection.26

At that point Esfandarmaz described a plan to introduce electronics without losing the acoustic foundation of the music. In 2019 Nemati said the next album would use new instruments and players and explore a little electronic music, while retaining the band’s approach.67

Prime Meridian and later work

Pallett released Prime Meridian in March 2021. Salehi, cellist Mahyar Tahmasbi and Nemati made it with other musicians, including Makan Ashgvari, who sang on “In Majara”.8

The line-up changed over time. Nemati, Tahmasbi and flautist Shaghayegh Sadeghian form the band’s current core; Esfandarmaz, Azar, Salehi and Hesam Mohammadianpour are former members.3 In 2025 Nemati and Monicki sang together on “It Won’t Stay the Same”.910

In October 2026 the band announced that it was cancelling its tour of Iran after being told that its woman instrumentalist could not appear on stage in some cities. It said it would perform when all seven musicians could take the stage on equal terms.11

Events

Performances as the venues announced them, oldest first.

  1. Pallett Live in Vienna343
  2. Pallett Live in Düsseldorf353
  3. Pallett Live in München363
  4. Pallett Live in Milan373
  5. Pallett Live in Berlin383
  6. PALLETT - Live in Frankfurt393
  7. Pallett Live in Paris403

Sources

  1. 1
    Pallett پالت — official SoundCloud
    One quote
    PALLETT BAND
    Accessed 6 November 2026
  2. 2
    Pallett
    4 quotes
    Pallett was established in 2009 in Tehran by Omid Nemati (Vocals) and Rouzbeh Esfandarmaz (Clarinet).
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Pallett’s debut album, “Mr. Violet,” was released on January 2013 to huge critical success, breaking the record for most sold album in Iran.“Tehran, Smile!” their second album was released two years later. “Endless Ending,” Pallett’s only EP until today, was released in February 2017, which contained a DVD of live material alongside their audio tracks.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Pallett’s debut album, “Mr. Violet,” was released on January 2013
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    “Endless Ending,” Pallett’s only EP until today, was released in February 2017, which contained a DVD of live material alongside their audio tracks.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Pallett | پالت
    9 quotes
    Pallett consists of OMID NEMATI (vocal), MAHYAR TAHMASBI (cello) & SHAGHAYEGH SADEGHIAN (flute), in which HESAM MOHAMMADIANPOUR, ROUZBEH ESFANDARMAZ, DARIUS AZAR & KAVEH SALEHI were former members.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Pallett Band is the alternative voice of Iran’s current generation; a mix of contemporary and classical Persian poetry; a dialog between today’s social issues and their cultural heritage.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Friday, October 31, 2025
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Saturday, November 01, 2025
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Sunday, November 02, 2025
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Saturday, November 08, 2025
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Sunday, November 09, 2025
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Tuesday, November 11, 2025
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Sunday, November 16, 2025
    Accessed 19 October 2026
  4. 4
    Pallett
    One quote
    Pallett consists of OMID NEMATI (vocal), MAHYAR TAHMASBI (cello) & KAVEH SALEHI (guitar), in which HESAM MOHAMMADIANPOUR, ROUZBEH ESFANDARMAZ & DARIUS AZAR were former members.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    موسیقی برای ما تفریح نیست؛ گفت‌وگو با گروه پالت
    4 quotes
    ما باهم جمع می‌شویم و سر یک ملودی باهم توافق می‌کنیم، موزیکی را باهم می‌سازیم بعضی اوقات کاوه صالحی یک ملودی می‌آورد، امید نعمتی یک شعر می‌آورد و با هم آن را پرورش می‌دهیم.
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    قبل از این‌که با «دنگ شو» آشنا شویم هر کدام تجربیاتی داشتیم و قبل از آن با هم معاشرت داشتیم، وقتی دور هم جمع می‌شدیم، موزیک می‌زدیم، ایده‌ای بود که از حضور هر کدام از ما شکل می‌گرفت، این موضوع ماند تا این‌که من و داریوش آذر و روزبه اسفندارمز به «دنگ شو» دعوت شدیم؛ از آن طرف بچه‌ها هم هر کدام جایی ساز می‌زدند تا این‌که یک روز از موسسه «محک» زنگ زدند گفتند که ما پنج‌شنبه اجرا داریم، به «دنگ شو» زنگ زده‌ایم، نیستند، گفتند یک کاری بکنید. من اولین ایده‌ای که به ذهنم رسید، این بود که به روزبه زنگ بزنم، روزبه گفت که جمع می‌شویم. او به بچه‌های دیگر زنگ زد و شروع کردیم؛ پنج روزه تجریبات و ایده هایی را که درباره موزیک داشتیم، جمع کرده و دور هم ساز زدیم، از آن آهنگ‌ها الان سه تایش در آلبوم است، تا این‌که من با دنگ شو تور رفتم، ولی نمی‌توانستیم از آن حس بگذریم این شد که برگشتیم و فکر کردیم که «پالت» را جدی بگیریم.
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    بیشتر من انتخاب می‌کنم، ولی همه باید موافق باشند. این طور نیست که شعری انتخاب کنم که بعضی‌هایمان از آن متنفر باشند. اصولا درباره همه چیز باید توافق داشته باشیم، ولی نمی‌دانم چرا به توافق می‌رسیم.
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    بیشتر به شکل گروه‌مان ربط دارد که چندتا رنگ هستیم و یک چیزی را نقش می‌بندد، هیچ کدام از آن رنگ‌ها نیست و رنگ جدیدی است. نمی‌دانیم چرا بنفش؟ یا چرا آقای بنفش؟
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    انتشار اولین کنسرت تصویری گروه پالت · Honar Online
    2 quotes
    به گفته روزبه اسفندارمز (سرپرست و نوازنده سازهای بادی پالت) قرار است فضای صوتی آلبوم سوم پالت، حال و هوای قطعات تازه‌تر این آلبوم EP را در بر داشته باشد: "با آنکه ما همیشه به سازبندی آکوستیک وفادار بوده‌ایم، قصد داریم در آلبوم سوم رگه‌هایی از موسیقی الکترونیک وارد کنیم اما به هوادارانمان قول می‌دهیم از موسیقی الکترونیک هم به شکل پالتی در آثارمان استفاده کنیم و همچنان استخوان‌بندی آکوستیک را در کارهایمان حفظ کنیم. در واقع به فضای الکترونیک به عنوان راهکاری نگاه می‌کنیم که می‌تواند دست ما را برای تنوع و انعطاف‌پذیری صوتی بیشتر باز نگه دارد."
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    اعضای پالت در آلبوم EP پنج تک‌قطعه ارائه کرده‌اند که از این میان، دو قطعه به نام‌های "صدایم کن" و "لیلی جان" برای اولین‌بار منتشر می‌شوند و سه آهنگ دیگر قبلاً در فضای مجازی منتشر شده‌اند که البته به گفته اعضای گروه، این سه قطعه هم با تنظیم و صدادهی متفاوتی نسبت به نسخه قبلی ارائه شده‌اند. امید نعمتی (خواننده پالت) درباره جزئیات این مجموعه تصویری و صوتی جدید، می‌گوید: "برای رسیدن به کیفیت مدنظر و ایده‌آل‌هایمان در آلبوم سوم گروه، به زمان بیشتری نیاز داشتیم؛ در نتیجه تصمیم گرفتیم تا آن زمان، این مجموعه متفاوت را منتشر کنیم تا هم دیدار دوباره‌ای با مخاطبانمان داشته باشیم و هم این فاصله را کوتاه‌تر کنیم."
    Accessed 6 November 2026
  7. 7
    دست‌ پر پالتی‌ها برای هواداران در تابستان امسال
    2 quotes
    نعمتی اضافه کرد: فضای آلبوم چیزی میان دو آلبوم قبلی است، با این تفاوت که در اثر جدید کمی متفاوت‌تر از آثار قبلی حرکت کرده و فضای بازتری را تجربه کردیم. تفاوت این اثر با آلبوم‌های دیگر استفاده از نوازنده و سازهای جدید است که جذابیت آن را اضافه کرده است. رویه پالت در آلبوم پیش رو تغییر نکرده، اما کمی فضای الکترونیک را تجربه کرده است.
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    ۱۳۹۸/۰۴/۰۱ ۰۷:۳۱:۲۴
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    گروه پالت در امتداد نصف‌النهار مبدأ · Honar Online
    3 quotes
    چهارمین آلبوم رسمی گروه موسیقی پالت با عنوان «نصف‌النهار مبدأ» امروز یازدهم اسفندماه منتشر شد.
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    ۱۳۹۹/۱۲/۱۱ ۱۲:۳۷:۲۰
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    کاوه صالحی (گیتار)، مهیار طهماسبی (ویلنسل) و امید نعمتی (خواننده) اعضای اصلی گروه موسیقی پالت در کنار ماکان اشگواری (خواننده قطعه «این ماجرا»)، امین طاهری (درامز)، کسری سبکتگین (باس) و سردار سرمست (کیبورد) در آلبوم «نصف‌النهار مبدأ» این گروه را همراهی کرده‌اند.
    Accessed 6 November 2026
  9. 9
    Monicki🎙💜 - Telegram public channel
    11 quotes
    Monicki | Vocal
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Omid Nemati | lyrics & Vocal
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Composed, arranged and produced by Pallett
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Mahyar Tahmasbi | Cello
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Shaghayegh Sadeghian | Saxophone
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Dariush Bijani | Clarinet
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Farid Farzianpour | Drums
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Kiarash Radmehr | Bass
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Taha Mazaheri | Guitar
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Sardar Sarmast | Trumpet
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Mohammad Shariat | Co-Production & Mixing
    Accessed 22 October 2026
  10. 10
    It Won't Stay The Same - اینطور نمی مونه - Pallett
    2 quotes
    published on 2025-03-16T09:49:24Z
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    https://soundcloud.com/pallettmusic/it-wont-stay-the-same
    Accessed 22 October 2026
  11. 11
    گروه پالت در اعتراض به ممنوعیت اجرای نوازنده زن، تور کنسرت‌های خود را لغو کرد
    2 quotes
    این گروه شامگاه سه‌شنبه ۲۱ مهر در بیانیه‌ای که در اینستاگرام منتشر کرد، نوشت: «تصمیم داشتیم بعد از سال‌ها اجراهایی را در سراسر ایران، شهر به شهر برگزار کنیم اما از آن‌جا که در بعضی شهرها به ما گفته شد نوازندهٔ زن اجازه رفتن روی صحنه را ندارد، کل تور پالت را کنسل اعلام می‌کنیم.»
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    "datePublished":"2026-10-14 05:22:31Z"
    Accessed 6 November 2026
  12. 12
    Mr. Violet - Album by Pallett - Apple Music
    2 quotes
    Listen to Mr. Violet by Pallett on Apple Music. 2015. 11 Songs. Duration: 51 minutes.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    "datePublished":"2015-01-30"
    Accessed 19 October 2026
  13. 13
    Listen to Mr. Violet - Album by Pallett | Spotify
    One quote
    Listen to Mr. Violet - Album by Pallett | Spotify
    Accessed 6 November 2026
  14. 14
    Triangle (feat. Mehdi Saki) — Apple Music
    3 quotes
    https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music122/v4/bb/c0/52/bbc0524d-97bc-f0ce-ca49-a99da7e19e82/4011725561796.png/296x296bb.webp
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    Triangle (feat. Mehdi Saki) Mr. Violet Pallett March 5, 2013
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    "name":"Pallett","roleNames":["Songwriter"]
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    کماکان در سی‌ودومین جشنواره موسیقی فجر
    One quote
    مهدی ساکی که ابتدا با بازیگری در فیلم‌هایی مانند دوئل و ارتفاع پست و سپس حضور در آلبوم "آقای بنفش" پالت و خواندن قطعه پر طرفدار "مثلث" شناخته شد
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    Triangle — Pallett on Spotify
    One quote
    Triangle - song and lyrics by Pallett | Spotify Triangle Pallett Mr. Violet 2013 3:54 Lyrics Sign in to see lyrics and listen to the full track Sign up Artist Pallett
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    Tehran, Smile! - Album by Pallett - Apple Music
    2 quotes
    Listen to Tehran, Smile! by Pallett on Apple Music. 2015. 12 Songs. Duration: 57 minutes.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    "datePublished":"2015-05-16"
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Endless Ending - EP - Album by Pallett - Apple Music · Apple Music
    2 quotes
    Listen to Endless Ending - EP by Pallett on Apple Music. 2017. 5 Songs. Duration: 22 minutes.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    "datePublished":"2017-03-13"
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Listen to Endless Ending - EP by Pallett | Spotify
    One quote
    Listen to Endless Ending - EP by Pallett | Spotify
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    mosallas artwork
    One quote
    https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/8f/cb/d5/8fcbd502-e395-7b52-42b1-c7decae914bc/8720996127711.png/296x296bb.webp
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    mosallas-remix — Apple Music credits
    2 quotes
    Mosallas (feat. Mehdi Saki) [Remix] Mosallas (feat. Mehdi Saki) [Remix] - Single Pallett August 16, 2019
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    "name":"Mehdi Saki","roleNames":["Composer","Lyrics"]
    Accessed 6 November 2026
  22. 22
    mosallas-remix — Spotify
    One quote
    Mosallas - Remix - song and lyrics by Pallett, Mehdi Saki | Spotify Mosallas - Remix Pallett Mosallas (Remix) 2019 4:50 Lyrics Sign in to see lyrics and listen to the full track Sign up Artist Pallett Artist Mehdi Saki
    Accessed 6 November 2026
  23. 23
    In Majara (feat. Makan Ashgvari) - Single
    2 quotes
    Listen to In Majara (feat. Makan Ashgvari) - Single by Pallett on Apple Music. 2020. 1 Song. Duration: 5 minutes.
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    March 13, 2020
    Accessed 6 November 2026
  24. 24
    Listen to In Majara - Single by Pallett | Spotify
    One quote
    Listen to In Majara - Single by Pallett | Spotify
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    Prime Meridian - Album by Pallett - Apple Music
    2 quotes
    Listen to Prime Meridian by Pallett on Apple Music. 2021. 8 Songs. Duration: 38 minutes.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    "datePublished":"2021-03-01"
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Listen to Prime Meridian - Album by Pallett | Spotify
    One quote
    Listen to Prime Meridian - Album by Pallett | Spotify
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    It Won't Stay The Same - Pallett
    4 quotes
    https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/46/6c/54/466c5417-0ec4-3cf9-8e7e-6cccf1a12dcd/8721416633911.png/632x632bb-60.jpg
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    October 27, 2025 1 song, 3 minutes ℗ 2025 Noufe Records
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    Pallett
    Accessed 22 October 2026
    It Won't Stay the Same (feat. Monicki) - Single
    Accessed 22 October 2026
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    It Won't Stay The Same - Spotify
    One quote
    It Won't Stay The Same
    Accessed 22 October 2026
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    It Won't Stay The Same
    One quote
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF4yGbECCXo
    Accessed 22 October 2026
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    The Butterfly - Single by Pallett
    2 quotes
    The Butterfly - Single
    Accessed 6 November 2026
    June 13, 2026
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    The Butterfly — Pallett پالت
    One quote
    The Butterfly
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    The Butterfly — Pallett
    One quote
    The Butterfly - song and lyrics by Pallett | Spotify
    Accessed 6 November 2026
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    Pallett Live in Vienna · VOLEK
    One quote
    Pallett Live in Vienna
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Pallett Live in Düsseldorf · VOLEK
    One quote
    Pallett Live in Düsseldorf
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Pallett Live in München · VOLEK
    One quote
    Pallett Live in München
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Pallett Live in Milan · VOLEK
    One quote
    Pallett Live in Milan
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Pallett Live in Berlin · VOLEK
    One quote
    Pallett Live in Berlin
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    PALLETT - Live in Frankfurt · Internationales Theater Frankfurt
    One quote
    PALLETT - Live in Frankfurt
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Pallett Live in Paris · VOLEK
    One quote
    Pallett Live in Paris
    Accessed 19 October 2026
Pallett