Following the release of their 1981 album Computer World, Kraftwerk went on a 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.
Equipment Kraftwerk spent the time between the production of The Man-Machine and Computer World designing a new stage setup, which would allow them to bring their Kling Klang Studio on tour.
Ralf Hütter had a stand containing three keyboards; a Minimoog, a Polymoog, and a custom-built keyboard designed to recreate choir noises. Karl Bartos used a custom keyboard which operated a Korg PS-3300 positioned behind him, and occasionally used a homemade set of electronic drum pads. Wolfgang Flür also used a set of homemade electronic drums, and also operated a drum machine designed by a Kraftwerk engineer. Florian Schneider operated the vocoders, played a Prophet synthesizer, and used a self built electronic flute.
Set lists
Tour dates DateCountryCityVenueNotes24.05.1981ItalyFlorence Teatro Apollo25.05.1981RomeTeatro Tendastrisce27.05.1981MilanPalalido28.05.1981Bologna PalasportThe concert was cut short, due to weather conditions.30.05.1981?FranceMarseilleCinéma MadeleineKarl Bartos mentions this concert in his book with that of Toulouse01.06.1981ToulouseLa Halle aux Grains02.06.1981SpainBarcelonaPalau Blaugrana03.06.1981FranceMontpellierGrand Odéon04.06.1981LyonPalais D’Hiver05.06.1981?Tours07.06.1981BelgiumBruxellesAncienne Belgique09.06.1981West GermanyHamburgMusikhalle10.06.1981West BerlinMetropol12.06.1981MunichCirkus Krone15.06.1981United KingdomManchesterFree Trade Hall16.06.1981GlasgowApollo17.06.1981EdinburghPlayhouse18.06.1981NewcastleNewcastle City Hall19.06.1981SheffieldSheffield City Hall20.06.1981LiverpoolRoyal Court Theatre21.06.198122.06.1981LeicesterDe Montfort Hall23.06.1981BirminghamBirmingham Odeon24.06.1981NottinghamRock City26.06.1981SouthamptonGaumont27.06.1981BrightonBrighton Dome28.06.1981StrandLyceum29.06.1981LondonHammersmith Palais30.06.1981BristolThe Locarno01.07.1981OxfordNew Theatre02.07.1981LondonHammersmith Odeon03.07.198106.07.1981FranceParis24.07.1981CanadaTorontoConcert Hall25.07.1981United StatesDetroitMIT Nitro Rock Club27.07.1981ChicagoPark West28.07.1981ClevelandAgora Theatre30.07.1981Santa MonicaCivic Auditorium01.08.1981Cherry HillLatin Casino02.08.1981Washington DCWarner Theatre03.08.1981New York CityThe Ritz04.08.1981xx.1981Boston?xx.1981Pittsburgh?xx.1981Dallas?xx.1981San Francisco?xx.1981Long BeachLong Beach Convention Centerxx.1981Los Angeles?07.08.1981CanadaMontrealThéâtre Saint-Denis14.08.1981HungaryBudapestKisstadion16.000 attendance15.08.198116.000 attendance, IMFTC was not performed on this night.18.08.1981PolandKatowiceSpodek19.08.198120.08.1981WrocławHala Stulecia21.08.1981ZielonaZielona Gora23.08.1981SopotOpera Lesna25.08.1981WarsawTorwar Hall26.08.1981OppelnAmfiteatr Narodowego Centrum Polskiej Piosenk07.09.1981JapanNakanoNakano Sun Plaza08.09.198110.09,1981ShibuyaShibuya Kokaido11.09.1981OsakaOsaka Festival Hall13.09.1981NagoyaNagoya Shi Kokaido16.09.1981AustraliaSydneyCapitol Theatre17.09.198118.09.198119.09.1981MelbournePrincess Theatre20.09.198125.09.1981IndiaBombay Shanmukananda Hall18:0025.09.198121:30xx.11.1981AustriaLinzBrucknersaal19.11.1981West GermanyPassauNibelungenhalle20.11.1981AustriaSalzburgKongresshaus21.11.1981ViennaSophiensälePartially recorded for Ohne Maulkorb TV show22.11.1981West GermanyRegensburgAudimax23.11.1981MannheimMusensaal24.11.1981DortmundWestfalenhalle II25.11.1981BraunschweigStadhalle26.11.1981KasselStadhalle28.11.1981WürzburgMusikhalle29.11.1981RothMad Club30.11.1981MainzEltzer Hof01.12.1981KarlsruheGartenhalle02.12.1981StuttgartKongresshalle Boëblingen03.12.1981CologneSartorysäle03.12.198105.12.1981DüsseldorfPhilipshalle06.12.1981MünsterKongresshalle07.12.1981KielBall Pompös08.12.1981HanoverRotation09.12.1981FrankfurtAlter Oper10.12.1981The NetherlandsUtrechtMuziekcentrum Vredenburg13.12.1981Luxembourg??14.12.1981West GermanyOytenZeppelinReplacement for the cancelled Bremen concert.
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