Computer World (tour)

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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.

Contents

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

DateCountryCityVenueNotes
24.05.1981 Italy Florence Apollo Teatro
25.05.1981Italy Rome Teatro Tendastrisce
27.05.1981Italy Milan Palalido
28.05.1981Italy Bologna PalasportThe concert was cut short, due to weather conditions.
02.06.1981 Spain Barcelona Palau Blaugrana-2
03.06.1981 France Montpellier Grand Odéon
04.06.1981France Lyon Palais D’Hiver
05.06.1981(?)France Tours ??
07.06.1981 Belgium Bruxelles Ancienne Belgique
09.06.1981 West Germany Hamburg Musikhalle
10.06.1981West Germany West Berlin Metropol
12.06.1981West Germany Munich Cirkus Krone
15.06.1981 UK Manchester Free Trade Hall
16.06.1981UK Glasgow Apollo
17.06.1981UK Edinburgh Playhouse
18.06.1981UK Newcastle City Hall
19.06.1981UK Sheffield City Hall
20.06.1981UK Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
21.06.1981UKLiverpoolRoyal Court Theatre
22.06.1981UK Leicester De Montfort Hall
23.06.1981UK Birmingham Odeon
24.06.1981UK Nottingham Rock City
26.06.1981UK Southampton Gaumont
27.06.1981UK Brighton Dome
28.06.1981UK Strand Lyceum
29.06.1981UK London Hammersmith Palais
30.06.1981UK Bristol The Locarno
01.07.1981UK Oxford New Theatre
02.07.1981UKLondon Hammersmith Odeon
03.07.1981UKLondonHammersmith Odeon
06.07.1981France Paris Captain Video
24.07.1981 Canada Toronto Concert Hall
25.07.1981 USA Detroit MIT Nitro Rock Club
26.07.1981USADetroitMIT Nitro Rock Club
27.07.1981USA Chicago Park West
28.07.1981USA Cleveland Agora Theatre
30.07.1981USA Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
xx.07.1981USAChicago Agora Ballroom
01.08.1981USA Cherry Hill Emerald City
02.08.1981USA Washington DC Warner Theatre
03.08.1981USA New York The Ritz
04.08.1981USANew YorkThe RItz
xx.1981USA Boston
xx.1981USA Long Beach Long Beach Convention Center
xx.1981USA Los Angeles
07.08.1981Canada Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis
14.08.1981 Hungary Budapest Kisstadion 16.000 attendance
15.08.1981HungaryBudapestKisstadion (Two Concerts)16.000 attendance, IMFTC was not performed on this night.
18.08.1981 Poland Katowice Spodek
19.08.1981PolandKatowiceSpodek
20.08.1981Poland Wrocław Hala Stulecia
21.08.1981Poland Zielona Zielona Gora
23.08.1981Poland Sopot Opera Lesna
25.08.1981Poland Warsaw Torwar Hall
26.08.1981Poland Oppeln Amfiteatr Narodowego Centrum Polskiej Piosenk
07.09.1981 Japan Nakano Nakano Sun Plaza
08.09.1981JapanNakanoNakano Sun Plaza
10.09,1981Japan Shibuya Shibuya Kokaido
11.09.1981Japan Osaka Osaka Festival Hall
13.09.1981Japan Nagoya Nagoya Shi Kokaido
16.09.1981 Australia Sydney Capitol Theatre
17.09.1981AustraliaSydneyCapitol Theatre
18.09.1981AustraliaSydneyCapitol Theatre
19.09.1981Australia Melbourne Princess Theatre
20.09.1981AustraliaMelbournePrincess Theatre
25.09.1981 India Bombay (Mumbai)Shanmukananda Hall18:00
25.09.1981IndiaBombay (Mumbai)Shanmukananda Hall21:30
xx.11.1981 Austria Linz Brucknersaal
19.11.1981West Germany Passau Nibelungenhalle
20.11.1981Austria Salzburg Kongresshaus
21.11.1981Austria Vienna SophiensälePartially recorded for Ohne Maulkorb TV show [1]
22.11.1981West Germany Regensburg Audimax
23.11.1981West Germany Mannheim Musensaal
24.11.1981West Germany Dortmund Westfalenhalle II
25.11.1981West Germany Braunschweig Stadhalle
26.11.1981West Germany Kassel Stadhalle
28.11.1981West Germany Würzburg Musikhalle
29.11.1981West Germany Roth (Nürnberg) Mad Club
30.11.1981West Germany Mainz Eltzer Hof
01.12.1981West Germany Karlsruhe Gartenhalle
02.12.1981West Germany Stuttgart Kongresshalle Boëblingen
03.12.1981West Germany Cologne Sartorysäle
03.12.1981West GermanyCologneSartorysäle
05.12.1981West Germany Düsseldorf Philipshalle
06.12.1981West Germany Münster Kongresshalle
07.12.1981West Germany Kiel Ball Pompös
08.12.1981West Germany Hanover Rotation
09.12.1981West Germany Frankfurt Alter Oper
10.12.1981 The Netherlands Utrecht Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
13.12.1981 Luxembourg
14.12.1981West Germany Oyten ZeppelinReplacement 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.
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