German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS received a lifetime achievement award at this year’s ECHO German Music Awards. The band accepted its ECHO in person last night (Saturday, February 21) at Berlin’s O2 World and performed an exclusive medley of the SCORPIONS hits “Big City Nights”, “Rock You Like A Hurricane” and “Wind Of Change” before 10,000 fans. Watch footage of the performance below.The band, whose international career began 40 years ago in Hanover, is the most successful German rock group of all time. With over 75 million recordings sold and countless platinum and gold albums, it has influenced generations of rock musicians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFD9-yGkMYY

Presentation ceremonies for Scorpions in German:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya8F8uV5Ev8&feature=related