Legendary Kraftwerk Concert in Moscow and St. Petersburg!

The dream that Kraftwerk would ever appear in Russia seemed completely fantastic and unattainable until recently. However, sometimes even the boldest dreams come true. We will witness one of the legendary performances, hear compositions from their new album performed live, so to speak, from the 'horse's mouth', before remixers faithfully continue the tradition. For electronic music enthusiasts, Kraftwerk's arrival is an epoch-making event, and for everyone else, it's a great opportunity to experience a multitude of positive emotions and leave an indelible impression from their only concert in Moscow. The group's popularity and significance in our country can be attested by the fact that almost 2000 tickets were sold on the first day of ticket sales for the Kraftwerk concert in Riga, three months before the concert! So those wishing to attend the capital's concert will have to take care of tickets in advance! Electronic dance music is currently very popular, with many genres to suit every taste – from ambient to drum'n'bass. But few enthusiasts have pondered: who are the pioneers of this unique musical culture? What triggered an entire era in the history of music that continues to this day? German group Kraftwerk, genre pioneers, brave experimenters who made an unprecedented breakthrough at a time when youth movements for consciousness liberation were raging worldwide. They offered a technological alternative to the burgeoning hippie movement. The group's hallmark became its special, memorable music. Precise, rational, initially devoid of lyrics. Gradually, the compositions were spiced up with simple texts, with urbanization, technogenic society, and the existence of man in a world of machines and computer technologies becoming the main themes. The main line-up of Kraftwerk emerged from the group Organization, created by students from Düsseldorf: Ralf Hutter, Florian Schneider-Esleben, along with bassist Butch Hauf, keyboardist Fred Monicks, vocalist Basil Hammoudi, and Eberhard Kranemann. In 1970, Hutter and Schneider, with the participation of keyboardist Klaus Dinger and guitarist Andreas Hohmann, founded Kraftwerk. Success came to the group after the release of the single Autobahn in 1974. The new wave initiated by Kraftwerk quickly spread to Europe and America, giving rise to numerous clones, such as Throbbing Gristle, Human League, Ultravox, Cabaret Voltaire, Devo, Yellow Magic Orchestra from Japan, Simple Minds, Joy Division, Pere Ubu, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, and Gary Numan, who topped the charts at the time. Kraftwerk's ideas were warmly received in DJ clubs, gradually bringing forth a new techno style from the club underground, where rhythm and effects take precedence. Melody is not mandatory, as the goal of such music is to achieve technogenic ecstasy under a clear electronic rhythm. Over their over thirty-year existence, Kraftwerk not only released highly sought-after albums (Radioactivity, Tour De France), which went gold and received various music awards, with some compositions becoming classics of electronic music. The musicians of Kraftwerk experimented with electronic sound, creating music of the future. In 1975, they founded the label 'Kling-Klang' in Düsseldorf and were among the first to use a precursor to the modern Moog synthesizer and drum machines. Kraftwerk is not just a studio project—their memorable live performances, including at the Greenpeace Open Air in Manchester in 1992 against the construction of a nuclear power plant and facility using atomic energy in Sellafield, earned them the honorary title of 'the best German stage group of all time'. They received the first German Dance Award in the category 'all-time heroes'. Several tributes and remixes of Kraftwerk compositions (e.g., the famous 'heavy' interpretation of Das Modell by Rammstein) testify to the significant influence of the group on modern music. Many modern masters of the club scene fondly speak of Kraftwerk's work as a guiding star that showed them the way into the world of electronics. As part of the 2003-2004 world tour in support of their new album Tour de France 2003, Kraftwerk will perform in St. Petersburg on June 1 and in Moscow on June 3. We eagerly await this celebration for all true electronic music connoisseurs! June 1 - Yubileyniy Sports Complex, St. Petersburg. June 3 - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Event website: http://kraftwerk.44100.com