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although at £60 a pop or whatever these were at the time, still don't think I can justify spending that much to see Kraftwerk. Man Machine would clearly be the best show though. Although apparently they're playing the other "hits" (trans europe express, tour de france) in the encores of these shows before.

Very excited I must say.

they were ok

The setlists from when they did the gigs in Dusseldorf last week are pretty amazing

http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/kraftwerk-33d65c49.html

The confirm says to arrive early in order to collect your wristbands and 3D glasses (!). Given that I spent two hours queuing in The Turbine Hall to buy tickets, it might be wise to leave plenty of time before showtime...

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/kraftwerk/2013/kunstsammlung-nordrhein-westfalen-dusseldorf-germany-53db9ba5.html

but the flights got cancelled due to shitting snow :'(

*enters dark and sullen mood*

I was in the Tate gift shop watching it through the window. Stage is set up under the mezzanine area in the Turbine Hall, facing out and up the slope. So, you'll have a Brixton Academy sloped floor vibe going on but in much better surroundings. Enjoy!

If so, thoughts?

Sooo, last night was fairly brilliant. As d_e said above, on at the stroke of 9pm and off again at 11pm. Although last night was the Radioactivity night, it was much more of a greatest hits show throughout - they came on to We Are The Robots, played 30 mins of Radioactivity, and then greatest hits for the next 80 minutes.

Queue for wristbands was about 10 minutes at 8pm. Bar was pretty easy to get served at - I'm not suggesting anything, but there were no bag searches.

3D graphics were fun, although a bit gimmicky after awhile (as all 3D is). Ditched the glasses for the second half of the show. Made it a nightmare to get through the crowd as well as no one was looking at head level.

The sloping floor of the Turbine Hall meant that the view was good from everywhere. Felt surprisingly intimate. Surround sound was pretty good - we shifted forward to be just in front of the sound desk, which seemed to be the best spot.

Overall, neun von zehn.

Were they selling the albums on vinyl?

There was a good piece in the Quietus from one of the original line-up saying they were rubbish nowadays (complete impartial and not bitter, obviously).

Didn't get the pillow throwing - bet ralf wasn't too chuffed with it!. But no it was amazing, truly worth the 60 pounds paid. tempted to queue up next week for the tour de france show. A guy in front of me paid 600!
(JAG) a small review of the show (in 140 characters or less) is on my twitter: @ShortestStraws

Friday was amazing. I'm not going mad in thinking that they didn't actually play all the album, am I?

The cushion throwing was weird, I guess that's a result of having a gig at 10:30 on a Friday night when people have had a few.

Thanks to whoever pointed out that the Tate don't search bags. I sneakily took some wine in, which was even more pleasing when I saw the bar was charging £5 for a small can of beer.

It was absolutely incredible. Everything about it was perfect: the venue, the sound, the visuals, the strangewly captivating stage presence (given that they don't actually do anything).

They played pretty everything I wanted hear too. I think Neon Lights was my favourite track of the night, but The Robots was definitely the best music/visuals combo (followed closely by Tour de France).

We watched it standing next to Chris & Cosey of Throbbing Gristle, which was quite the treat for me personally. Brian Cox tweeted saying he was there but we didn't see him.

The *only* thing that irked me ever so slightly was the band member who stands middle right. He was about 6 inches shorter than everyone else in the band, and ever so slightly ruined the uniformity of the band's image when they stand next to each other on stage. Also, at one point he leaned over to briefly speak to the other guy in the middle. But if this is all I can 'criticise', then I think we're doing alright!

Top 5 gig of all time for me, easily. There was no pillow throwing though.

a couple of friends got returns on Saturday night so if people are thinking of going one night this week, they should!

from my mate...

1st night: Turned up at 6pm, five people in front of me. Got in. Queue was friendly.

3rd night: Turned up at 5.15pm, 10 people in front of me. Got in. Queue was sociable.

Tonight: Turned up at 4.45pm, 20 people in front of me. Got in. Much anxiety about queue jumping.


Looks like the word is out. Anyway, he's going on the final night. No queueing for the last show because he bought a ticket from Viagogo for £380 before I suggested that he should try queueing for returns.

For the unfairly maligned Electric Cafe, or 'Techno Pop' as they've rechristened it. Would have loved to have seen Man Machine, Computer World or The Mix, but this was brilliant and served as a timely reminder that they definitely were not rubbish in 1986. The 3D show was incredible as expected and the setlist was spot-on. I'd give a hell of a lot to see them again and hope that this won't be the last time. I saw them in 2004 at Brixton and that was incredible too, probably even better. I was sad that we will never see Florian Scneider again as his presence and cheekiness made that particular gig all the more special. But then that one didn't have 3D films, 'Sex Object' or (although my mate argues otherwise) 'Computer Love'.