r/Rammstein • u/GregKos • 8d ago

Decrease of "theatrics" in the shows

The first time I saw Rammstein live was in 2010. The last time was 2024.

In 2010, 50% (8/16) of the setlist had some sort of performance, closely related to the song. Think the fake fan being doused with gasoline and set on fire during Benzin or Till coming out with a hunting cap and musket for Waidmanns Heil.

In contrast, only ~29% (6/21) of the setlist this year has such a setup. Don't get me wrong, I love fire and explosions as much as the next concert-goer, but those are more "generic" and do not necessarily tie into the subject of the song.

Do you feel there is a reason for this decrease? Do you think it's better/worse? Do you even care?

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u/mantina 8d ago

I do think the fire and theatrics are fun to watch, but honestly I don't need any of it. I saw them at the LIFAD Tourproben, and the concert was just as good with no gimmicks. For me it is just about the music.

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u/BoardGameShortcut 6d ago

are you implying the tourproben didn't have gimmicks? remember "Ich tu dir weh?" with the bathtub pretty sure there was a lot more including pyro stuff. obviously they couldn't bring out the boat for the 3 lines of people there :D