The band was founded when the members were in seventh grade at the Beethoven-Gymnasium in Berlin, after sports lessons were cancelled due to the teacher having called in sick.

After high school, all band members started studying subjects like architecture, film music, mathematics, electrical engineering and art.

In 2014, Von Wegen Lisbeth went on tour as the supporting act to AnnenMayKantereit, and in November they released their EP “Und plötzlich der Lachs”.

This was followed by 18 more concerts with AnnenMayKantereit at the beginning of 2015, and their first tour as headliner called "Störung im Betriebsablauf" at the end of the year.

The basic ideas are usually autobiographical, but when developing the lyrics, I add a lot of stuff.”[6] Characteristic for their musical style are instruments such as an electronic Casio-Keyboard or a steel drum, which the band has partly borrowed or bought from an opera house.