Computer World (tour)

Computer World Tour

Tour by Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk performed Trans Europe Express at the Nakano Sun Plaza
Associated album	Computer World
Start date	24 May 1981 (1981-05-24)
End date	14 December 1981 (1981-12-14)
No. of shows	16 in North America 66 in Europe 7 in Asia 5 in Oceania 94 in total

Following the release of the Computer World album, Kraftwerk went on a subsequent tour, that started on 24 May 1981 in Florence, Italy, and ended on 14 December 1981 in Oyten, Bremen, West Germany. The tour took place across, Western, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.

Set lists

Early 1981 tour (Italy, France, West Germany)

1. "Intro / Meine Damen und Herren"
2. "Numbers/Computer World"
3. "Computer Love"
4. "Home Computer"
5. "It's More Fun to Compute (Florence, and Rome; Album version)"
6. "The Model"
7. "Neon Lights"
8. "Geigerzähler/Radioactivity"
9. "The Voice of Energy / Uranium / Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne / Ohm Sweet Ohm"
10. "Autobahn"
11. "Trans Europe Express / Metall Auf Metall / Abzug"
12. "Hall of Mirrors"
13. "Mitternacht / Showroom Dummies"
14. "Pocket Calculator"
15. "The Robots"

Mid-1981 tour (UK, USA, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific)

1. "Intro / Meine Damen und Herren"
2. "Numbers/Computer World"
3. "Computer Love"
4. "Home Computer"
5. "The Model"
6. "Neon Lights"
7. "Autobahn"
8. "Geigerzähler/Radioactivity"
9. "The Voice of Energy / Uranium / Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne / Ohm Sweet Ohm"
10. "Hall of Mirrors / Mitternacht / Showroom Dummies"
11. "Trans Europe Express / Metall Auf Metall / Abzug"
12. "Pocket Calculator / Dentaku (Japan)"
13. "The Robots"
14. "It's More Fun to Compute (modified version)"

Late 1981 tour (Austria/West Germany)

1. "Intro / Meine Damen und Herren"
2. "Nummern/Computerwelt"
3. "Metropolis"
4. "Das Model"
5. "Radioaktivität"
6. "Computerliebe"
7. "Autobahn"
8. "Neonlicht"
9. "Spiegelsaal / Mitternacht / Schaufensterpuppen"
10. "Trans Europa Express / Metall Auf Metall / Abzug"
11. "Taschenrechner"
12. "Die Roboter"
13. "Heimcomputer (modified version with elements from Numbers)"

Tour dates

Date	Country	City	Venue	Notes
24.05.1981	Italy	Florence	Teatro Apollo
25.05.1981		Rome	Teatro Tendastrisce
27.05.1981		Milan	Palalido
28.05.1981		Bologna	Palasport	The concert was cut short, due to weather conditions.
30.05.1981?	France	Marseille	?	Karl Bartos mentions this concert in his book with that of Toulouse[ clarification needed ]
01.06.1981		Toulouse	La Halle aux Grains
02.06.1981	Spain	Barcelona	Palau Blaugrana
03.06.1981	France	Montpellier	Grand Odéon
04.06.1981		Lyon	Palais D’Hiver
05.06.1981?		Tours	Palais des Sports  [ fr ]
07.06.1981	Belgium	Bruxelles	Ancienne Belgique
09.06.1981	West Germany	Hamburg	Musikhalle
10.06.1981		West Berlin	Metropol
12.06.1981		Munich	Cirkus Krone
15.06.1981	United Kingdom	Manchester	Free Trade Hall
16.06.1981		Glasgow	Apollo
17.06.1981		Edinburgh	Playhouse
18.06.1981		Newcastle	Newcastle City Hall
19.06.1981		Sheffield	Sheffield City Hall
20.06.1981		Liverpool	Royal Court Theatre
21.06.1981
22.06.1981		Leicester	De Montfort Hall
23.06.1981		Birmingham	Birmingham Odeon
24.06.1981		Nottingham	Rock City
26.06.1981		Southampton	Gaumont
27.06.1981		Brighton	Brighton Dome
28.06.1981		Strand	Lyceum
29.06.1981		London	Hammersmith Palais
30.06.1981		Bristol	The Locarno
01.07.1981		Oxford	New Theatre
02.07.1981		London	Hammersmith Odeon
03.07.1981
06.07.1981	France	Paris	Captain Video
24.07.1981	Canada	Toronto	Concert Hall
25.07.1981	United States	Detroit	MIT Nitro Rock Club
27.07.1981		Chicago	Park West
28.07.1981		Cleveland	Agora Theatre
30.07.1981		Santa Monica	Civic Auditorium
01.08.1981		Cherry Hill	Latin Casino
02.08.1981		Washington DC	Warner Theatre
03.08.1981		New York City	The Ritz
04.08.1981
xx.1981		Boston	?
xx.1981		Pittsburgh	?
xx.1981		Dallas	?
xx.1981		San Francisco	?
xx.1981		Long Beach	Long Beach Convention Center
xx.1981		Los Angeles	?
07.08.1981	Canada	Montreal	Théâtre Saint-Denis
14.08.1981	Hungary	Budapest	Kisstadion	16.000 attendance
15.08.1981				16.000 attendance, IMFTC was not performed on this night.
18.08.1981	Poland	Katowice	Spodek
19.08.1981
20.08.1981		Wrocław	Hala Stulecia
21.08.1981		Zielona	Zielona Gora
23.08.1981		Sopot	Opera Lesna
25.08.1981		Warsaw	Torwar Hall
26.08.1981		Oppeln	Amfiteatr Narodowego Centrum Polskiej Piosenk
07.09.1981	Japan	Nakano	Nakano Sun Plaza
08.09.1981
10.09,1981		Shibuya	Shibuya Kokaido
11.09.1981		Osaka	Osaka Festival Hall
13.09.1981		Nagoya	Nagoya Shi Kokaido
16.09.1981	Australia	Sydney	Capitol Theatre
17.09.1981
18.09.1981
19.09.1981		Melbourne	Princess Theatre
20.09.1981
25.09.1981	India	Bombay	Shanmukananda Hall	18:00
25.09.1981				21:30
xx.11.1981	Austria	Linz	Brucknersaal
19.11.1981	West Germany	Passau	Nibelungenhalle
20.11.1981	Austria	Salzburg	Kongresshaus
21.11.1981		Vienna	Sophiensäle	Partially recorded for Ohne Maulkorb TV show [1]
22.11.1981	West Germany	Regensburg	Audimax
23.11.1981		Mannheim	Musensaal
24.11.1981		Dortmund	Westfalenhalle II
25.11.1981		Braunschweig	Stadhalle
26.11.1981		Kassel	Stadhalle
28.11.1981		Würzburg	Musikhalle
29.11.1981		Roth	Mad Club
30.11.1981		Mainz	Eltzer Hof
01.12.1981		Karlsruhe	Gartenhalle
02.12.1981		Stuttgart	Kongresshalle Boëblingen
03.12.1981		Cologne	Sartorysäle
03.12.1981
05.12.1981		Düsseldorf	Philipshalle
06.12.1981		Münster	Kongresshalle
07.12.1981		Kiel	Ball Pompös
08.12.1981		Hanover	Rotation
09.12.1981		Frankfurt	Alter Oper
10.12.1981	The Netherlands	Utrecht	Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
13.12.1981	Luxembourg	?	?
14.12.1981	West Germany	Oyten	Zeppelin	Replacement for the cancelled Bremen concert.

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References

1. Kraftwerk - Ohne Maulkorb - Live 1981 - Remastered (English Subtitles) , retrieved 6 January 2024
2. "twingokraftwerk.com/concerts". twingokraftwerk.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
3. "Keep Werking | Previous Concerts" . Retrieved 13 May 2022.