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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.
Date | Country | City | Venue | Notes |
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24.05.1981 | Italy | Florence | Apollo Teatro | |
25.05.1981 | Italy | Rome | Teatro Tendastrisce | |
27.05.1981 | Italy | Milan | Palalido | |
28.05.1981 | Italy | Bologna | Palasport | The concert was cut short, due to weather conditions. |
02.06.1981 | Spain | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana-2 | |
03.06.1981 | France | Montpellier | Grand Odéon | |
04.06.1981 | France | Lyon | Palais D’Hiver | |
05.06.1981(?) | France | Tours | ? | ? |
07.06.1981 | Belgium | Bruxelles | Ancienne Belgique | |
09.06.1981 | West Germany | Hamburg | Musikhalle | |
10.06.1981 | West Germany | West Berlin | Metropol | |
12.06.1981 | West Germany | Munich | Cirkus Krone | |
15.06.1981 | UK | Manchester | Free Trade Hall | |
16.06.1981 | UK | Glasgow | Apollo | |
17.06.1981 | UK | Edinburgh | Playhouse | |
18.06.1981 | UK | Newcastle | City Hall | |
19.06.1981 | UK | Sheffield | City Hall | |
20.06.1981 | UK | Liverpool | Royal Court Theatre | |
21.06.1981 | UK | Liverpool | Royal Court Theatre | |
22.06.1981 | UK | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | |
23.06.1981 | UK | Birmingham | Odeon | |
24.06.1981 | UK | Nottingham | Rock City | |
26.06.1981 | UK | Southampton | Gaumont | |
27.06.1981 | UK | Brighton | Dome | |
28.06.1981 | UK | Strand | Lyceum | |
29.06.1981 | UK | London | Hammersmith Palais | |
30.06.1981 | UK | Bristol | The Locarno | |
01.07.1981 | UK | Oxford | New Theatre | |
02.07.1981 | UK | London | Hammersmith Odeon | |
03.07.1981 | UK | London | Hammersmith Odeon | |
06.07.1981 | France | Paris | Captain Video | |
24.07.1981 | Canada | Toronto | Concert Hall | |
25.07.1981 | USA | Detroit | MIT Nitro Rock Club | |
26.07.1981 | USA | Detroit | MIT Nitro Rock Club | |
27.07.1981 | USA | Chicago | Park West | |
28.07.1981 | USA | Cleveland | Agora Theatre | |
30.07.1981 | USA | Santa Monica | Civic Auditorium | |
xx.07.1981 | USA | Chicago | Agora Ballroom | |
01.08.1981 | USA | Cherry Hill | Emerald City | |
02.08.1981 | USA | Washington DC | Warner Theatre | |
03.08.1981 | USA | New York | The Ritz | |
04.08.1981 | USA | New York | The RItz | |
xx.1981 | USA | Boston | ||
xx.1981 | USA | Long Beach | Long Beach Convention Center | |
xx.1981 | USA | Los Angeles | ||
07.08.1981 | Canada | Montreal | Théâtre Saint-Denis | |
14.08.1981 | Hungary | Budapest | Kisstadion | 16.000 attendance |
15.08.1981 | Hungary | Budapest | Kisstadion (Two Concerts) | 16.000 attendance, IMFTC was not performed on this night. |
18.08.1981 | Poland | Katowice | Spodek | |
19.08.1981 | Poland | Katowice | Spodek | |
20.08.1981 | Poland | Wrocław | Hala Stulecia | |
21.08.1981 | Poland | Zielona | Zielona Gora | |
23.08.1981 | Poland | Sopot | Opera Lesna | |
25.08.1981 | Poland | Warsaw | Torwar Hall | |
26.08.1981 | Poland | Oppeln | Amfiteatr Narodowego Centrum Polskiej Piosenk | |
07.09.1981 | Japan | Nakano | Nakano Sun Plaza | |
08.09.1981 | Japan | Nakano | Nakano Sun Plaza | |
10.09,1981 | Japan | Shibuya | Shibuya Kokaido | |
11.09.1981 | Japan | Osaka | Osaka Festival Hall | |
13.09.1981 | Japan | Nagoya | Nagoya Shi Kokaido | |
16.09.1981 | Australia | Sydney | Capitol Theatre | |
17.09.1981 | Australia | Sydney | Capitol Theatre | |
18.09.1981 | Australia | Sydney | Capitol Theatre | |
19.09.1981 | Australia | Melbourne | Princess Theatre | |
20.09.1981 | Australia | Melbourne | Princess Theatre | |
25.09.1981 | India | Bombay (Mumbai) | Shanmukananda Hall | 18:00 |
25.09.1981 | India | Bombay (Mumbai) | Shanmukananda Hall | 21:30 |
xx.11.1981 | Austria | Linz | Brucknersaal | |
19.11.1981 | West Germany | Passau | Nibelungenhalle | |
20.11.1981 | Austria | Salzburg | Kongresshaus | |
21.11.1981 | Austria | Vienna | Sophiensäle | Partially recorded for Ohne Maulkorb TV show [1] |
22.11.1981 | West Germany | Regensburg | Audimax | |
23.11.1981 | West Germany | Mannheim | Musensaal | |
24.11.1981 | West Germany | Dortmund | Westfalenhalle II | |
25.11.1981 | West Germany | Braunschweig | Stadhalle | |
26.11.1981 | West Germany | Kassel | Stadhalle | |
28.11.1981 | West Germany | Würzburg | Musikhalle | |
29.11.1981 | West Germany | Roth (Nürnberg) | Mad Club | |
30.11.1981 | West Germany | Mainz | Eltzer Hof | |
01.12.1981 | West Germany | Karlsruhe | Gartenhalle | |
02.12.1981 | West Germany | Stuttgart | Kongresshalle Boëblingen | |
03.12.1981 | West Germany | Cologne | Sartorysäle | |
03.12.1981 | West Germany | Cologne | Sartorysäle | |
05.12.1981 | West Germany | Düsseldorf | Philipshalle | |
06.12.1981 | West Germany | Münster | Kongresshalle | |
07.12.1981 | West Germany | Kiel | Ball Pompös | |
08.12.1981 | West Germany | Hanover | Rotation | |
09.12.1981 | West Germany | 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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