Rammstein #1 album/single, stadium tour: a huge rock success story

Some of you may be surprised to see just how successful Rammstein are around the world these days. They play a sort of techno-industrial metal with German lyrics for those unfamiliar with them.

They sold out their European stadium tour which started the other day, with over 800,000 tickets sold. All ten shows in Germany sold out within a few hours with a list of 30 concerts in 24 cities and 17 countries.

They have an unbelievable 11 singles on the German charts right now (the 3rd biggest music market in the world) in the top 60 including a single which peaked at #1 and which remains in the top 10 after 8 weeks.

They also have an unbelievable 9 albums in the top 50 German album charts simultaneously. This is their 8th straight #1 album in Germany and 10th overall.

That is unbelievable dominance of one of the world's biggest markets and even though they sing in German, their amazing success isn't limited to Germany.

Not all of the charts info is in yet on their first album in 10 years but it is already extremely impressive: #1 in 10 territories, top 5 in another 8 places and performing quite well elsewhere too (#3 in the UK, # 5 in Australia and Canada)

Austrian Albums # 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 1
French Albums (SNEP)1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) 2
Scottish Albums (OCC) 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 2
UK Albums (OCC) 3
Australian Albums (ARIA) 5
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 5
Italian Albums (FIMI) 5
Irish Albums (IRMA) 11
Greek Albums 27
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 27
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 39

Rock is dead they say. Long live rock! Or in this case, lang lebe rock

 

Great band, love their live stuff. As I said in another forum, makes me want to learn german.

 

Rammstein Lyrics and Translations | Herzeleid.com | The number one source for Rammstein has lyrics (with English translations) for most of their older songs. Great band, always a spectactular live show. Fun videoclips as well

 

They definitely are at their best live. And German will be a very useful language if you are a rock fan so get started

 

knowing german has definitely enhanced my enjoyment of them, but totally not required.

definitely not a fan of their english language songs though.

 

These guys just keep getting better and better!

 

Is anyone surprised by how genuinely massive they are now?

 

there are some videos from the Gelsenkirchen gig - very poor crowd - i'm off to barcelona tomorrow (concert on saturday), hopefully people leave their phones at home and rammstein can rock!

i'd say they are getting more successful... last album isn't that great (imho). the videos are another story

 

The only songs I know by them are "Du Hast" and "Te Quiero, Puta". They also attracted a lot of controversy back in the 1990s because people tried to blame their music (alongside Marilyn Manson and ID Software's iconic Doom FPS franchise) for the Colombine High School Massacre.

Also, isn't "Du Hast" about wedding vows?

 

They always seemed like 'Laibach-lite' to me....but, good for them!

 

I'll be keeping my eyes open for the U.S. tour dates.

 

Was a big fan back in the day, but have to admit I lost a bit of interest after Reise Reise (2004). The new album is clearly a step up from the two previous ones though. That the tour sold out so fast (even here in Norway) did surprise me.

Also nice to see that they are (one of the very few) rock bands that have been around 20+ years that still spend money on making great videos.

The latest single being a good example:

 

I never would have expected that they would get this big outside of Germany (+ German-speaking country's and their direct neighbours). To be able to have 10000 people sing your German songs in Paris, New York and Santiago is quite a thing

 

i'm pretty sure the nonstop play of "du hast" on MTV + them joining a US tour with korn was a big part of becoming huge in the US. that, and these guys can write a great hook.

 

Whoa, wer haette gedacht?...
Whoda thunk it?
I'm liking "Radio." Vielen dank fuers Video. Thanks for the link.

 

It's been quite a haul. I'm actually surprised they're still together.

I bought the new one today on CD. It's the "Deluxe edition". Whatever. Folds out a lot (with cool pics), German lyrics and 2 pages of small print of thank-yous in the booklet.

Not sure if I like it, yet. Lot of disco beats. I listened to it on the drive home, but now I can't get the new White Demin CD (Side Effects) off the stereo.

 

D.D.

 

The biggest pyro show (music band) on earth....

Almost all big arenas are sold out.

 

They put Metalocalypse to shame.

 

I've never liked them, but I can confirm that they're a huge success around here -not only their 2019 album but almost every album of theirs has been a blockbuster. They actually remind me of U2's success in the 1990s. Given their large following and sales, they might as well be considered the new U2.

 

Rammstein just announced a new round of European stadium tour dates for 2020, extending their current stadium tour.

Rammstein debuted at #1 in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and Austria.

In addition, it peaked at #2 in Spain, Sweden, Hungary and Czech Republic, #3 in the UK and Mexico, #5 in Canada, Italy and Australia while hitting #9 on Billboard in the US.

In fact, the album is still #1 in Germany 6 weeks later and they have an incredible total of 9 albums on the charts simultaneously there (with 7 albums still on the charts simultaneously in Switzerland as well).

Rammstein 2020 European Tour Dates

May 25 - Klagenfurt, Austria @ Wörthersee Stadion
May 29 - Leipzig, Germany @ Red Bull Arena
June 02 - Stuttgart, Germany @ Mercedes-Benz Arena
June 06 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund
June 07 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund
June 10 - Ostend, Belgium @ Event Site
June 17 - Belfast, Northern Ireland @ Boucher Road Playing Field
June 24 - Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Goffertpark
June 27 - Düsseldorf, Germany @ Merkur Spiel-Arena
July 01 - Hamburg, Germany @ Volksparkstadion
July 04 - Berlin, Germany @ Olympiastadion
July 09 - Lyon, France @ Groupama Stadium
July 13 - Turin, Italy @ Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
July 17 - Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
July 21 - Tallinn, Estonia @ Song Festival Grounds
July 26 - Trondheim, Norway @ Granåsen
July 31 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Ullevi Stadium
Aug. 04 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Ceres Park

 

Looks like the stadium tour is coming to North America this summer - general public sale date is Jan 24 (with earlier options for fan club and newsletter subscribers).

Jan 21, 2020
Rammstein are announcing their first-ever stadium tour in North America! After sold-out shows all over Europe, the band brings its full-scale stadium production across the Atlantic for a series of 10 open-air dates beginning August 20 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal and traveling to eight other stadiums in the U.S. before a last farewell at Foro Sol in Mexico City on September 27.

08/20/2020 Montreal, Parc Jean-Drapeau
08/23/2020 Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field
08/27/2020 Washington D.C., FedExField
08/30/2020 Minneapolis, U.S. Bank Stadium
09/03/2020 Chicago, Soldier Field
09/06/2020 Foxborough, Gillette Stadium
09/10/2020 East Rutherford, MetLife Stadium
09/16/2020 San Antonio, Alamodome
09/19/2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
09/27/2020 Mexico City, Foro Sol

 

Any idea of ticket prices yet?

 

well, maybe if Bono changes his hair and gets a few piercings