Kraftwerk have kicked off their ‘Multimedia’ world tour, with the primary leg of reveals taking place in North America.
Legendary electro pioneer Ralf Hütter and co. have returned to the US to rejoice an upcoming milestone for the band: 50 years since they shared their breakthrough album ‘Autobahn’.
The primary Kraftwerk ‘Multimedia’ gig occurred at Philidelphia’s Franklin Music Corridor on Thursday (March 6), and on Friday (March 7) the band carried out at Pittsburgh venue Stage AE Outdoor.
A number of the tracks performed by the digital group embrace ‘Autobahn’, ‘Airwaves’, ‘Spacelab’, ‘Neon Lights’, and ‘Radioactivity’. The encore on the Philidelphia gig included ‘The Robots’ and ‘Planet of Visions’.
Watch some fan-captured footage from the opening gigs under.
Kraftwerk and my household Pittsburgh PA 2025 pic.twitter.com/4Cx4uVn3Gd
— Maniel Derk (@danmerk) March 8, 2025
I can’t imagine I get to exist in the identical timeline as kraftwerk bro pic.twitter.com/amdwRsvj7f
— jocelyn 🍂 (@calvaryscarsii) March 7, 2025
Kraftwerk @ Franklin Music Corridor
My god that was superior. Each little bit of the legends they’re made to be. One of many loudest concert events I’ve been to as nicely. High marks. pic.twitter.com/uXNacxiyGW
— Rocco Constantino (@OfficialMLBRFC) March 7, 2025
The German group introduced the tour again in December. In whole, 27 dates have been lined up for March and April 2025.
Kraftwerk’s North American ‘Multimedia’ 2025 tour dates are:
MARCH
8 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Corridor
10 – Montreal, QC @ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts
11 – Boston, MA @ Boch Middle Wang Theatre
13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
14 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
16 – Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
17 – Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium
19 – Orlando, FL @ Steinmetz Corridor on the Dr. Phillips Middle
20 – Miami, FL @ Adrienne Arsht Middle
23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Jap
24 – New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater
25 – Memphis, TN @ Overton Park Shell
26 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
28 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre
29 – Chicago, IL @ The Auditorium
30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
31 – Kansas Metropolis, MO @ The Midland Theatre
APRIL
2 – Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera Home
6 – Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
7 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
13 – Indio, CA @ Coachella*
16 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ The Union
20 – Indio, CA @ Coachella*
23 – Austin, TX @ Bass Live performance Corridor
24 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
“Bringing collectively music, visuals and efficiency artwork, Kraftwerk concert events are a real ‘Gesamtkunstwerk – a complete murals’,” reads a press launch. The tour additionally commemorates 5 a long time since they first launched into their tour of North America, which occurred again in 1975.
Tickets for the North American leg of the Kraftwerk ‘Multimedia’ tour went on sale in December – go to right here to purchase any remaining.
Final 12 months, the members paid tribute to the late Ryuichi Sakamoto with a canopy of ‘Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence’. The band carried out the monitor this summer time at Fuji Rock Competition within the famend composer’s residence nation of Japan.
