10 Mind-Blowing Rammstein Concert Moments
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After two postponements due to the pandemic, Rammstein have finally invaded North America with their highly anticipated 2022 stadium tour. It’s safe to say that the German industrial metal act puts on a pleasantly shocking and awe-inducing live show, one that has had its share of memorable moments over the years.
With this being the band’s first full-scale stadium tour of North America (tickets available here), many of us will be witnessing the phenomenon that is a Rammstein concert for the first time ever. No longer will we have to rely on scouring Youtube for the best clips, when we can now experience the wonders of a Rammstein show live and in person.
Rammstein’s antics are some of the most ostentatious in the business. Many involve fire, because of course they do, but some fall under the “crazy kind of charming” category that the band has encapsulated so well.
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In celebration of the inferno this tour is setting across the continent, here are 10 of Rammstein’s most mind-blowing concert moments over the years, some of which you’ll witness on this North American tour. Keep in mind that any list wouldn’t fully capture the entertaining absurdity of Rammstein’s live shows, since the band continues to set new standards for what concerts can look like.
Life Boat Crowd Surf
Usually, crowdsurfing is more of a show-goers game, but leave it up to Rammstein to come ready and willing to surf the horde in their own way. Instead of surfboard or just straight up using their bodies, they took to the crowd surfing in lifeboats. Full sized lifeboats. Why they had them and where they got them is a mystery, but setting out to the crowd sea as the gimmick for the piano rendition of “Engel” was truly a sight.
“Puppe” Baby Carriage Fire
It’s not that Rammstein hate babies, but they’ve certainly established how much they love fire. And with that comes an inherent desire to set fire to literally anything, including baby carriages. During “Puppe,” a large baby carriage is wheeled out into the throes of singer Till Lindemann’s power, then set aflame. It was a sight to behold when they first did it back in the day and it’s still one now, especially considering what’s currently happening in the world politically.
Till Lindemann Sets a “Fan” on Fire
Setting a fan on fire probably isn’t the best way to put the audience at ease, but it was a stunt Rammstein were quite fond of during their shows shows in the 2010s. Of course that fan was a professionally trained plant, but it’s guaranteed there were a few shocked faces in the audience when they did it on Jimmy Kimmel Live back in 2011. Don’t worry, no one was harmed in the making of that performance.
“Heirate Mich” Scaffold Collapse
This one is mind-blowing for the fact that unlike the others, it doesn’t seem to have been intentional at all. While performing “Heirate Mich” in Berlin in 1996, a lit scaffold on their stage was just a normal fiery prop in Rammstein’s pyrotechnic decor until it suddenly fell onto the stage. Yet not one of the members skipped a beat. Like true professionals they kept playing on as if nothing were wrong, probably because being amongst the flames is a regular to them as breathing.
“Mein Teil” Cauldron Fire
Seeing Rammstein use fire in a scenario where it’s actually appropriate to do so is like is more shocking than the use of fire itself, but the whole schtick of “Mein Teil” involves Lindemann as a deranged cook throwing all sorts of fury and vigor into a large pot. Bloodied and characteristically deranged, he begins blasts the pot with a massive flame-thrower, ensuring that everything in there is properly cooked.
“Feurer Frei” Flamethrower Masks
When it comes to ways to creatively pyro-out, Rammstein really know how to do it up. Their costumes and general chaos would fit in well the Mad Max: Fury Road, except they did it first. The band’s Made in Germany Tour saw them rocking literal flamethrower masks that spewed out flames like orally-induced blowtorches. At certain points, their mouth flames joined together in a way that was both epic and surprising, with all that heat under there.
“Pussy” Sperm Cannon
Overt sex is something Rammstein doesn’t shy away from in any way, so spinning around a penis shaped cannon that shoots out foamy sperm fliers couldn’t be more on brand for them. Especially since they typically pull it out whenever the song “Pussy” comes around on their setlist. It’s a foam mess that goes everywhere, so it hilariously likens the act to one that may be experienced in the bedroom, but on a much larger scale.
“Buck Dich” Crawl
Like we’ve mentioned before, Rammstein aren’t strangers to throwing sex in all forms in the faces of their adoring fans. Take the “Buck Dich” walk of sex slaves, for instance. In a display of onstage industrial driven dominatrix work, drummer Christoph Schneider walks the other members (minus Christian “Flake” Lorenz, who’s providing the soundtrack) up the stairs and onto the stage. All are leashed and on their knees as they’re sensually sneered at by Schneider until they pick up their instruments. Even with all the fire they use while playing, this may be the most inflammatory thing they do.
Rammstein Doing “Rammstein” in Only a Way Rammstein Can
You don’t often see self-titled songs the way you do self-titled albums. But we’re not talking about any ordinary band here. Rammstein are an act that requires a band anthem, and back in the day, they’d often open with the song “Rammstein,” with Lindemann donning a chainmail suit that he would indeed set ablaze. On the more recent tours, chainmail is exchanged for guitar fire guns, which is just as epic as it sounds.
Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe Kissing Onstage in Moscow
A man kissing another man isn’t at all shocking, nor should it be, but what made this kiss one of note is where it took place: Moscow. It’s no secret that Russia is not a haven for LGBTQIA+ rights, so guitarists Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe really made an important statement to the country when they locked lips at the end of “Auslander” in 2019. It’s something the two have done before onstage, but it meant so much more this time around.
Rammstein’s North American tour kicked off in Montreal, Canada, on August 21st. Tickets for the remaining dates are available via Ticketmaster, with more information at the band’s official website.
This article was published in partnership with AEG Presents.
10 Mind-Blowing Rammstein Concert Moments
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