That’s right: the Rammstein frontman has made a second German language book for National Geographic…
It’s good practice to expect the unexpected with Till Lindemann. And then, when he does something unexpected, expect it to be very Till Lindemann. A couple of years ago, he and his buddy Joey Kelly made a book for National Geographic based on a trip to the Yukon, entitled Yukon: Mein gehasster Freund (My Hated Friend). Now, the pair have returned with their second book, Amazonas: Reise Zum Rio Javari (Amazon: Journey To The Rio Javari). Here they are on the cover holding a massive snake…
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It’s been quite the year for Till: in February, he played a storming UK show with his Lindemann band; then two weeks ago it was announced that he and co-conspirator Peter Tägtgren were going their separate ways.
Rammstein were meant to do a massive stadium tour, even more massive than the one they did last summer; that got paused, but they’ve been showing that they’re in the studio. Which for Rammstein, a band who regard being forthcoming with the same suspicion one might look at an email asking for your bank details, is quite the different state of affairs than usual.
And they’ve rescheduled their shows for next year. You can now catch Rammstein in the UK and Europe at the following dates next year:
May 2021
22 Leipzig, Red Bull Arena Leipzig
23 Leipzig, Red Bull Arena Leipzig
27 Klagenfurt, Wörthersee Stadion
31 Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Arena
June 2021
1 Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Arena
5 Berlin, Olympiastadion
6 Berlin, Olympiastadion
12 Belfast, Boucher Road Playing Fields
16 Cardiff, Principality Stadium
19 Coventry, Ricoh Arena
23 Aarhus, Ceres Park
26 Dusseldorf, Merkur Spiel-Arena
27 Dusseldorf, Merkur Spiel-Arena
30 Hamburg, Volksparkstadion
July 2021
1 Hamburg, Volksparkstadion
5 Zurich, Stadion Letzigrund
6 Zurich, Stadion Letzigrund
9 Lyon, Groupama Stadium
10 Lyon, Groupama Stadium
13 Turin, Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
17 Warsaw, PGE Narodowy
21 Tallinn, Song Festival Grounds
25 Trondheim, Leangen Travbane
30 Gothenburg, Ullevi Stadium
31 Gothenburg, Ullevi Stadium
August 2021
3 Nijmegen, Goffertpark
7 Ostend, Park De Nieuwe Koers
And see them take on America after that:
August 2021
22 Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau
26 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
September 2021
1 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
3 Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium
8 Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
10 East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
18 Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
24 San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
30 Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol
October 2021
1 Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol
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