Die Ärzte is a German rock band from Berlin consisting of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González.
Die Ärzte were formed in West Berlin in 1982 by Jan Vetter (alias Farin Urlaub, a pun on the expression "Fahr' in Urlaub", meaning "Go on vacation"), Dirk Felsenheimer (alias Bela B, referring to Dracula actor Bela Lugosi) and bassist Hans Runge, alias Sahnie. Bela and Farin had previously played together in the punk band Soilent Grün, established in 1979 and named after the film Soylent Green.
