holy shit kraftwerk!

forget the just announced thread:

5/30 - 930 club
5/31 - 930 club
6/1 - hammerstein
6/3 - state theater (detroit)
6/4 - riviera (chicago)
6/6 - greek theater (LA)

from kraftwerk's site

WHEN IS THE ONSALE? WHEN CAN I GET IN LINE FOR DOORS?

Originally posted by distance:
forget the just announced thread:

5/30 - 930 club
5/31 - 930 club
6/1 - hammerstein
6/3 - state theater (detroit)
6/4 - riviera (chicago)
6/6 - greek theater (LA)

from kraftwerk's site

WHEN IS THE ONSALE? WHEN CAN I GET IN LINE FOR DOORS?

Just stay the fuck outta my way!

Hot damn, 930. I just hope the tix aren't like $75. I gotta move soon and y'all know how that sucks, money and otherwise.

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Just stay the fuck outta my way!

Hot damn, 930. I just hope the tix aren't like $75. I gotta move soon and y'all know how that sucks, money and otherwise.

miami was only like $50 or so?
not that bad.
tshirts were like $30 or $35 though. i didn't have enough money to get one.

Originally posted by distance:
miami was only like $50 or so?
not that bad.
tshirts were like $30 or $35 though. i didn't have enough money to get one.

But haven't they mostly played theatres? 930 might just be the smallest venue on their tour; after all they're playing two nights while much bigger cities just get one.

state and riviera are almost identical, but not that much bigger than 930. for comparison, nation is about the capaciy of the the state and riviera put together. two intimate nights of computer love…

im going to at least one of the nights.

I'm going to BOTH of those nights!

Allright don't get too jazzed. Not like they are showmen or anything. I saw them at Coachella last year and it's basically the 4 guys standing stock still in the dark behind their desktop computers, with a constant stream of films behind them. All the big hits, though, delivered loudly, but no real difference from the records. In fact they were probably just playing the records. Basically it is a good light and music show.

How much of that show was focused on their latest 2004 album?

I'm in!!! Should be a great one… Doubt they'll need a DJ for those show, but if they do Kosmette wont be seeing much of me until then, while I'm locked in the lab digging in the crates.

Originally posted by chancegardener:
Allright don't get too jazzed. Not like they are showmen or anything. I saw them at Coachella last year and it's basically the 4 guys standing stock still in the dark behind their desktop computers, with a constant stream of films behind them. All the big hits, though, delivered loudly, but no real difference from the records. In fact they were probably just playing the records. Basically it is a good light and music show.

i can attest to the fact that they are actually doing things and not just 'pressing play'.
i was 4th row in miami and was very close to the stage.

HOLY CRAP!! I AM SO THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, Nation isn't bigger than the Riviera. The Riv holds about 2500. Nation I believe is about a thousand or so less.

that's freakin' awesome…their tent at coachella was so packed that i couldn't get in so i had to sit outside and listen to the set. i've been waiting for them to do a us tour for some time now. i'm shocked, but very happy, that they're playing the 9:30 rather than nation.

Originally posted by joz:
that's freakin' awesome…their tent at coachella was so packed that i couldn't get in so i had to sit outside and listen to the set. i've been waiting for them to do a us tour for some time now.

i had the exact same problem @ coachella. i chose to hang around for the entire radiohead set which ran over-time.
when i saw miami tacked on to their south american tour back in november i decided i had to go. i'd never been to miami and it was really nice to get away from the cold temperatures here and get down to the 70something daytime temperatures and 60ish nighttime temperatures.

Back in the seventies, Kraftwerk were good. But in 2005!!!! :eek: Come one, they had a very limited shelf life!! Especially after Mike Myers on Saturday night live and his "sprocket" (or whatever it was) skit. How could you ever take them serious again after that?

Originally posted by O'Mankie:
Back in the seventies, Kraftwerk were good. But in 2005!!!! :eek: Come one, they had a very limited shelf life!! Especially after Mike Myers on Saturday night live and his "sprocket" (or whatever it was) skit. How could you ever take them serious again after that?

The same could easily be said about:

David Bowie
The Rolling Stones
Elton John
The Sex Pistols
Bauhaus
The Sisters of Mercy

and yet all of these bands still seem/seemed to bring in major crowds.

I cannot believe it…I understand the desire to see a band at its prime, but Kraftwerk are true pioneers. How could anyone lump them in with Sisters of Mercy and Elton John as a big draw? The fact of the matter is that when you go to an event like Coachella and see all these performers who are supposedly in their prime (if you go earlier in the day and see all the up-and-coming bands) but then you see Kraftwerk, then you KNOW who the real deal is. It's like seeing Iggy Pop in the sense that some people imitate, and some are TRUE originals. Iggy, the Ramones, Kraftwerk, Bowie, etc. to me are all examples. I think that anyone who thinks that age means that someone is incapable of getting on a stage and putting on a great show has a very narrow scope of music. Passion is passion, no matter what age. If you have the fire to back it up, I'll go see it. I think it just embarasses a lot of people to see rock'n'rollers getting old because this kind of music is for the young, who are supposed to be immortal. But that's bullshit. Age happens to everyone, whether you like it or not.

And for anyone who would overlook Kraftwerk because of age or some dumb SNL skit, then you're missing out. As the elder statesmen of electronic music, you just have to see it to believe how good they are. It's about music…I for one am ecstatic about the show. If anyone doesn't want to go, then good…a better chance that I'll get tickets. I guess I'm just always amazed to see ageism in rock'n'roll. I know that it's supposed to be about the young'uns, but I think that a lot of the new and "cool" bands could learn a lot by doing their homework. Kraftwerk for me would be in the first chapter for sure.

If the show even comes close to the show they did last year in Toronto it will be incredible.They even brought out their own personal remote control robots,just for some added visual pleasure.

Originally posted by bunnyman:
How could anyone lump them in with Sisters of Mercy and Elton John as a big draw?

especially Sisters of Mercy….ew.