Kraftwerk embark on limited-run US tour

Kraftwerk embark on limited-run US tour

13 March, 2008 | 11.08AM

• Section: Music News Topics: Beatport Blog
• Written by: lizwarner

Legendary Düsseldorf, Germany outfit Kraftwerk return to the United States for a brief tour preceding their headlining appearance at this year’s Coachella festival in April.

Kraftwerk tour only infrequently, perhaps due to their elaborate stage set-up, which includes minimal instrumentation stations, a large video screen and the moving robots which have come to symbolize the founding quartet of musicians (at least after the initial set-up of Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter).

But since they’ll already be on the North American continent with a live performance and all the necessary gear, we don’t rule out the possibility of future dates being added.

The last time they toured the United States surrounded the release of their live double-CD/DVD album ‘Minimum-Maximum’ in 2005.

This round of live performances occurs in the often passed-over metropolises of Minneapolis (Minnesota), Milwaukee (Wisconsin) and Denver (Colorado) before the so-far final date at Coachella on April 26th.

Check out the list of dates and venues by clicking on the link. 

April 19th: Myth @ Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 20th: Eagles Ballroom @ Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 23rd: The Fillmore @ Denver, Colorado
April 26th: Coachella @ Indio, California

Check out the official Kraftwerk website for loads of goodies, and their MySpace page for tour dates and even more goodies.

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