Watch: Rammstein's insane pyro setup will blow your mind
Behold the flames
Last updated 1st Sep 2022
Ever since their inception in Berlin a quarter of a century ago, Rammstein have been synonymous with truly explosive live shows and innovative, unparalleled pyrotechnics that leave your jaw agape.
Taking their name from the deadly 1988 Ramstein air show disaster, over the years Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann has suffered multiple burns to his body at live shows in the name of his beloved fire-fuelled art.
Following an incident at Berlin Arena in 1996 when burning equipment fell on the stage, Lindemann later trained as a licensed pyrotechnician and each subsequent Rammstein tour has upped the ante in terms of pyrotechnics.
The industrial metallers’ Made in Germany UK tour in 2012 - and two subsequent headline appearances at Download Festival - was a mind-blowing audio-visual spectacular featuring fiery angel wings, enough pyrotechnics to singe the audience’s eyebrows and a deranged part where Lindemann, dressed as a deranged butcher, shot a flamethrower at keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz in a cauldron.
If you thought the Made In Germany tour saw Rammstein reach their pyro-peak, the band have truly excelled themselves with their mind-blowing European stadium tour.
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Their stage setup is like a hellish inferno cathedral with multi-layers of flames blasting into the sky in tandem, and four further giant pillars at the back of the stadium also erupting.
It’s an astonishing spectacle:
In fact, there’s so much pyro that from outside the stadium you would be forgiven for thinking the entire city was ablaze. Here is a photo from Dresden city centre during Rammstein’s gig in the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion on Wednesday 12th June:
As these two posts show, staggeringly the flames leap up into the sky far beyond the height of the stadium:
Here's 'Sonne' from that very same show:
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Rammstein show with Till Lindemann’s beloved props and for this tour he sports a new pyro-backpack that blasts out nine gigantic flames during 'Mein Herz Brennt':
The mad butcher segment where Lindemann blasts Flake with his flamethrower during 'Mein Teil' has been joyfully retained - but this time with even bigger weapons! Skip to the 35 minute mark below:
It also wouldn't be a Rammstein show without the fireworks pyro firing across the stadium during 'Du Hast':
During 'Puppe' (German for 'doll'), Lindemann wheels a giant pram on stage and it's set alight with a screaming doll inside. Dark stuff.
Watch a multi-cam version of Puppe, with the flaming pram here:
All this pyro and the gigantic stage and flame towers don't just happen though. Rammstein have shared a time lapse video of their stadium setup from Dresden: it takes an absolutely staggering 7 days, to build and rig the arena!
Watch the astonishing scale of the Rammstein stage setup in the video below:
Gallery: Rammstein's pyrotechnics through the years
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's frontman and resident pyromaniac, Till Lindemann, wore a flaming silver coat at the band's early shows. Here he is on stage in Berlin in 1996.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Even when they played smaller stages, this did little to quell Rammstein's insatiable appetite for fire. Here's a shirtless Till Lindemann swinging two Catherine wheel-like fireworks at the Palace in Los Angeles in 1998.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's trademark flamethrowers have also been a mainstay of their live shows for decades. Here's Till Lindemann at Australia's Big Day Out Festival in 2001.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Another photo of Till Lindemann in his ablaze silver coat in 2001.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Creating a truly futuristic look, Till also wore Terminator-esque glasses that emitted red laser beams.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Huge blasts of pyro erupt on stage at Rammstein's San Jose Compaq Center in September 2001 on the Pledge of Allegiance tour.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Years before anyone had heard of Daenerys Targaryen, Till shouts "Dracarys" on stage in 2001.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Although Till Lindemann is undoubtedly the biggest pyromaniac, Rammstein's pyro isn't just limited to the frontman – here's Richard Z. Kruspe shooting flames from his guitar in the early noughties.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Till Lindemann shoots flames from his hands at Pinkpop festival in The Netherlands in May 2002.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Dressed as his deranged murderous butcher alter ego, Till Lindemann blasts his flamethrower on stage in Rotterdam in 2004.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Till Lindemann surrounded by pyrotechnics at the Gelredome in Holland in December 2009.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Till Lindemann shows off his glowing smile on stage in 2009.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein shoot flames from their pyro masks in unison at Copenhagen Live 2010. Astonishing.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Till Lindemann stands, quite literally, amongst a wall of pyro at Australia's Big Day Out Festival in 2011.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
An amazing image of Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe blasting flames at Bravalla Festival 2013 in Norrkoping, Sweden.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein are flanked by an arsenal of pyro at Wacken Open Air Festival in 2013.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Till Lindemann shoots flames from his angel wings at Download Festival Paris 2016.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Richard Z. Kruspe at Download Festival Paris 2016.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's muted and highly understated stage setup on the 2019 European Stadium Tour.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider's view from behind his kit.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
For the 2019 European stadium tour, Till Lindemann unveiled a newly revamped pyro backpack that shoots out nine gigantic flames.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Till Lindemann fires his flamethrower at Flake during the band's 2022 stadium tour. The tour, which was delayed for two years due to the pandemic, featured the same mind-blowing set up as 2019.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Till Lindeman's pyro backpack in action in Aarhus, Denmark in June 2022.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
The incredible stage in Denmark during Rammstein's summer 2022 stadium tour.
Rammstein’s setlist on the European tour was as follows:
1) Was ich liebe
2) Links 2-3-4
3) Tattoo
4) Sehnsucht
5) Zeig dich
6) Mein Herz brennt
7) Puppe
8) Heirate mich
9) Diamant
10) Deutschland (Remix by Richard Z. Kruspe)
11) Deutschland
12) Radio
13) Mein Teil
14) Du hast
15) Sonne
16) Ohne dich
B-Stage
17) Engel (Scala & Kolacny Brothers version)
Encore:
18)Ausländer
19) Du riechst so gut
20) Pussy
Encore 2:
21) Rammstein
22) Ich will