# So I missed out on Kraftwerk tonight **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2004, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784 "2004-04-24T06:41:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/1 "2004-04-24T06:41:44Z")
I’m so pissed…I mean, Kraftwerk!! They had a show in Toronto tonight but I had an exam today, and another on Sunday, so there was just no way I could pull it off. Its so sad…the new wave bands are steadily dropping from the tour circuit. And Kraftwerk NEVER tours. I doubt I’ll ever seem them now ☹☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/2 "2004-04-24T17:14:34Z")
That blows, dude! I missed the Sex Pistols (visited Toronto and missed them by a couple days), but I don’t think that was too much of a loss. You can make up for it by seeing Skinny Puppy, I suppose. Speaking of which, I gotta get tickets… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/3 "2004-04-24T23:22:08Z")
> [@Trigonal Planar](#): > > And Kraftwerk NEVER tours. Don’t forget _Tour de France, TransEurope Express,_ and _Musique - Non Stop_ We are the robots, I’ll tell you whut! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/4 "2004-04-25T00:07:25Z")
I’m guessing there’s no mosh pit at a Kraftwerk concert. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/5 "2004-04-25T00:10:02Z")
There might be a MOS pit. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/6 "2004-04-25T00:10:39Z")
I’m missing Stereolab tonight because I’m completely exhausted. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/7 "2004-04-25T02:21:06Z")
I get to see Kraftwerk & Stereolab (among many others) [next week](http://www.coachella.com/main.html) :p. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/8 "2004-04-25T06:13:12Z")
David Bowie’s coming here May 15th, but I doubt there are any “cheap” tickets left. But as much as I like Bowie, its still not the same as Kraftwerk ☹ :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/9 "2004-04-25T07:46:41Z")
The Big K is going to be in Seattle tomorrow night. I’d love to make it but can’t. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WILLASS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/10 "2004-04-25T14:11:28Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > I’m guessing there’s no mosh pit at a Kraftwerk concert. I saw Kraftwerk do a set at Tribal Gathering '97 (or '98 - I forget) and I can tell you that the place was absolutely having it. The big top tent that they were playing had a capacity of about 3,000 and about 10,000 people were trying to get in, the place was absolutely kicking. I didn’t even like them before hand but that blew my mind, however, my brother (who is a bigger fan than me) saw them at Brixton Academy a couple of weeks back and said they did a much more traditional set but were still amazing - ‘one for the beard strokers’, he said. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-missed-out-on-kraftwerk-tonight/241784/11 "2004-04-28T00:01:43Z")
> [@Chairman Pow](#): > > You can make up for it by seeing Skinny Puppy, I suppose. > > Speaking of which, I gotta get tickets… Fucking hell, they’re sold out. Oh well, _you_ might still be able to make it…