Kraftwerk "elaborate" setup?

[brando4n82]

Everyone is talking about Kraftwerks elaborate stage setup this year, but whats the big deal? have we seen footage of their setup? is it really goiong to be that noteworthy?

[boredofcanada]

we don't know....im hoping they bust out with the old setup with all the synths and stuff....doubt it though.
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[HEADSTRUCK]

its gunna be 4 dudes four laptops and a screen behind them. not that elaborate to me

[brando4n82]

its gunna be 4 dudes four laptops and a screen behind them. not that elaborate to me

that's what I figured =/

[gaypalmsprings]

they will build a simulated Autobahn - oh yeah, they already did that.

http://www.lib-lab.com/images/kraftwerk/autobahn_2.jpg

[Somewhat Damaged]

IIRC, the "elaborate stage set-up" thing came from Paul Tollett during the news conference in which the lineup was announced, when he also revealed that Kraftwerk will be playing on the main stage.

[hammerandasickle]

has the term "elaborate setup" become the new "agent for change"?

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

IIRC, the "elaborate stage set-up" thing came from Paul Tollett during the news conference in which the lineup was announced, when he also revealed that Kraftwerk will be playing on the main stage.

Folks who go to the Minnesota, Denver or Milwaukee shows will need to give us a update...or maybe the set up won't be shown until coachella?

[gratytrainridesagain]

I'll let you all know

[kitt kat]

we don't know....im hoping they bust out with the old setup with all the synths and stuff....doubt it though.
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omg like this????
http://www.youtube.com/v/zZt64_XOflk
one can only hope. this is one of my favorite videos everrrr. just the progression of waning interest in each band member makes it absolutely amazing.

[boredofcanada]

yeah something like that....i think the least they can do is play a different set than the last tour and live cd/dvd....bust out with computer love, telephone call, spacelab, electric cafe, etc......but to be honest as much as i heart kraftwerk, if it's the same show i'll most likely see what else is going on.......don't need to hear trance europe express live again....

[rage patton]

I am expecting 4 guys stading in front of giant screens pressing buttons on their laptops motionless. And I am excited for every minute of it.

[suprefan]

http://www.kabeleins.de/imperia/md/images/musik/galerien/kraftwerk/kraftwerk_01_500_375_EMI_Music_Germany.jpg

http://www.hatesomethingbeautiful.com/news/kraftwerk.jpg

[betao]

I am expecting 4 guys stading in front of giant screens pressing buttons on their laptops motionless. And I am excited for every minute of it.

Amen josh. You and me both!

btw, I sent you a request on facebook

[kitt kat]

I am expecting 4 guys stading in front of giant screens pressing buttons on their laptops motionless. And I am excited for every minute of it.

word.

just as long as they play "pocket calculator" i'll be ok.

[rage patton]

Amen josh. You and me both!

btw, I sent you a request on facebook

Consider yourself added.

word.

just as long as they play "pocket calculator" i'll be ok.

That is awesome. That is the song my girlfriend and I are most looking forward too.

[kitt kat]

That is awesome. That is the song my girlfriend and I are most looking forward too.

hahahahaha me and me boyfriend as well!

dude. PC is just a wicked song.

[shakermaker113]

those green light-up suits are pretty nifty.

I honestly expect the same setup we had in 2004, despite Tollett's remark. he's trying too hard to recreate the magic that was Daft Punk in 2006.

[CalmerThanYou]

omg like this????
http://www.youtube.com/v/zZt64_XOflk
one can only hope. this is one of my favorite videos everrrr. just the progression of waning interest in each band member makes it absolutely amazing.

Oh sweet jesus....I felt like i was in "The Most Boring Elevator of the Future"

http://www.stjosephvilla.org/Images/ExitingElevator.jpg

[shotglass75]

I have this feeling that they are going to put on some sort of visual show that we have never seen before. I'm hoping that they don't come back with the same thing. Goldenvoice I think is gonna go all out on Kraftwerk and Waters.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I have this feeling that they are going to put on some sort of visual show that we have never seen before. I'm hoping that they don't come back with the same thing. Goldenvoice I think is gonna go all out on Kraftwerk and Waters.

I have a feeling Aphex will be added to that list as well...

[betao]

That is awesome. That is the song my girlfriend and I are most looking forward too.


hahahahaha me and me boyfriend as well!

dude. PC is just a wicked song.

I'm looking forward to PC, Radioactivity, The Robots, Numbers, Computerworld, and, of course, Music Non Stop. You'll find me going crazy to that.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

it is all about Numbers...period...no other live Kraftwerk track comes close....

[instinct]

it is all about Numbers...period...no other live Kraftwerk track comes close....

I disagree..

I would rate Computerworld, Radioactivity, The Model and others to be better.. I was never too crazy about Numbers..

[rage patton]

Aero Dynamik.

[boredofcanada]

spacelab is vastly underrated imo

[Deejay MyKill]

New setup revealed!

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[elektrohead]

I would love to see a comeback of the stage design from 1982 :)


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[kitt kat]

I'm looking forward to....The Robots....You'll find me going crazy to that.

Has anyone else noticed the drums from "The Robots" are the same as "Get Innocuous" by LCD Soundsystem?

[betao]

Has anyone else noticed the drums from "The Robots" are the same as "Get Innocuous" by LCD Soundsystem?

ah yes, now that I have listened to it a bit, I can spot a bit of similarity.

[shakermaker113]

Goldenvoice I think is gonna go all out on Kraftwerk and Waters.

do you really think goldenvoice has that much control over what the bands do?

[boredofcanada]

heads up.....
check out senor coconut, who did a album of kraftwerk covers in latin....amazing.

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[thelastgreatman]

do you really think goldenvoice has that much control over what the bands do?

This question is funny. When it comes to elaborate stage shows, yeah, Goldenvoice kinda does have a lot to do with it since they're the ones ponying up the money for the performance.

I know for a fact that GV is planning on going beyond the pale in terms of production for Waters. Like nothing Coachella has ever seen before.

[Bud Luster]

How do you know this fact? Im going to witness it either way, I just wanna know how you know, dig?

[MarkO]

I know for a fact that GV is planning on going beyond the pale in terms of production for Waters. Like nothing Coachella has ever seen before.


This had better mean a Squadron of Spitfires flying over the Polo grounds.

[rage patton]

I know for a fact that GV is planning on going beyond the pale in terms of production for Waters. Like nothing Coachella has ever seen before.

Waters is doing a couple of shows in States after Coachella, then heading to Europe. Is he going to be bringing this production on the road with him, or will this be a like a one-time-only type deal?

[thelastgreatman]

Let's just call it another one of my wild hunches. Not like the Zeppelin kind, but the other ones.

I don't believe the other Waters shows will be on this same scale, no, but I have no real way of knowing. Just don't expect any conflicts during his set. They're planning something significantly more grandiose than Waters solo shows, which are pretty fucking insane on their own in terms of production size.

The Pyramid will no longer be the most insane shit ever seen at Coachella after this year.

[boredofcanada]

even if water's light show destroys daft punk's pyramid show, it still wouldn't top daft punk's show cause they also brought the bomb house music set that destroyed the dance floor....u can't dance to us and them or comfortably numb you know??? i don't know about you, but i'd rather dance my ass off than sit in a field and contemplate my existence....

[CalmerThanYou]

Let's just call it another one of my wild hunches. Not like the Zeppelin kind, but the other ones.

I don't believe the other Waters shows will be on this same scale, no, but I have no real way of knowing. Just don't expect any conflicts during his set. They're planning something significantly more grandiose than Waters solo shows, which are pretty fucking insane on their own in terms of production size.

The Pyramid will no longer be the most insane shit ever seen at Coachella after this year.

I rarely agree with you, but holy fuck did i just get chills reading this. I am so fucking pumped for this set of music. This will be my 4th Waters show and i think the best by far. The setting, the music, and this crazy production is gonna be so fucking rad.


Spitfires over the fields...incredible.

[gemnifer]

if they dont play computer love, ill cry

[thelastgreatman]

even if water's light show destroys daft punk's pyramid show, it still wouldn't top daft punk's show cause they also brought the bomb house music set that destroyed the dance floor....u can't dance to us and them or comfortably numb you know??? i don't know about you, but i'd rather dance my ass off than sit in a field and contemplate my existence....

Really? Personally, I go with the existence thing. Or, more accurately, I prefer something more emotionally stimulating than just shaking my ass--although Daft was still the best fucking show I've ever seen.

[elektrohead]

Folks who go to the Minnesota, Denver or Milwaukee shows will need to give us a update...or maybe the set up won't be shown until coachella?


Yes, please! Although I have to admit that I`m more interested in the music than in the stage setup, which will be probably - more or less - the same as in 2004.

I`m really curios which songs/ versions they will play. Maybe they are testing out some new material like the "Luton song" 1997 at the Tribal Gathering. If this would be the case, I guess some people would kill for a ticket or at least a good bootleg. :D

[boredofcanada]

Really? Personally, I go with the existence thing. Or, more accurately, I prefer something more emotionally stimulating than just shaking my ass--although Daft was still the best fucking show I've ever seen.

i found daft punk to be quite emotional as well as body rocking.....best combo ever.....

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Really? Personally, I go with the existence thing. Or, more accurately, I prefer something more emotionally stimulating than just shaking my ass--although Daft was still the best fucking show I've ever seen.

I have to agree with boredofcanada and say that I too also found the Daft Punk show very emotional. Namely the Human After All and the Encore. The lights and the images merely added to the overall experience.

[CalmerThanYou]

I was close to crying at several points during the show...

[electrokinesis]

yeah something like that....i think the least they can do is play a different set than the last tour and live cd/dvd....bust out with computer love, telephone call, spacelab, electric cafe, etc......but to be honest as much as i heart kraftwerk, if it's the same show i'll most likely see what else is going on.......don't need to hear trance europe express live again....


Ralf would never allow the group to perform "The Telephone Call", since it's basically Karl Bartos' song.

But I would really love to hear it!

Trans Europe Express is the best live!

Sad to hear that you don't get the same buzz from it anymore. :-(

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Telephone Call? I never heard that track!!! What album?

EDIT: No wonder I never heard of it. It is on Electric Cafe. I never picked up that one.

[msklvr]

Really? Personally, I go with the existence thing. Or, more accurately, I prefer something more emotionally stimulating than just shaking my ass--although Daft was still the best fucking show I've ever seen.

Don't you mean, She Wants Revenge was the best fucking show you've ever seen? I thought you missed Daft Punk at Coachella.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Don't you mean, She Wants Revenge was the best fucking show you've ever seen? I thought you missed Daft Punk at Coachella.

Ouch! At least Randy saw something....we just headed back to our hotel room....

[Bud Luster]

Don't you mean, She Wants Revenge was the best fucking show you've ever seen? I thought you missed Daft Punk at Coachella.

he saw DP in LA and at Vegoose.

[elChurro]

another daft punk light show to save the day.. should be pretty at the least. make sure you're high.

[ragingdave]

I heart Kraftwerk.

[elektrohead]

Ralf would never allow the group to perform "The Telephone Call", since it's basically Karl Bartos' song.



Well, I think they don`t perform it anymore since Karl Bartos was singing this song. I mean Tour de France (1983) is basically Karl´s song too but they are still playing it.

But I really wish they would play it because it`s one of favorites :(


Telephone Call? I never heard that track!!! What album?


Here it is...

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yeah, all in all Electric Cafe is Kraftwerk`s weakest album. But Boing, Boom, Tschak/ Musique Nonstop and this one are excellent

[BeeII]

How do you know this fact? Im going to witness it either way, I just wanna know how you know, dig?friend of a friend's cousin's sister's roommate's cat works for goldenvoice