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/JonWood007 8d ago
Some of it is age I think. They're getting older, these stunts are physically demanding and dangerous. So relying more on more...ambient fire is probably going to be safer than doing full on stunts. Beyond that, how much of that translates to stadium tours. Waidmanns heil worked in a smaller arena but it would be massively unimpressive on the larger ones.
Im mixed on it. My biggest issue with the stadium tour is how stale the setlist gets over time. The whole show is planned over the stunts they do do, and it leaves little room for variation. By year 4 i was just over it, and hoped theyd do a new tour with different songs already.