{{Short description|1981 concert tour by Kraftwerk}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=May 2022}} {{Notability|date=July 2023}}}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = Computer World Tour | image = File:Poster of the Kraftwerk concert at the Hammersmith Odeon 2 and 3.07.1981.jpg | image_caption = Poster of the Kraftwerk concert at the Hammersmith Odeon | artist = Kraftwerk | album = ''Computer World'' | start_date = {{start date|1981|05|24|df=y}} | end_date = {{end date|1981|12|14|df=y}} | number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|16 in North America|66 in Europe|7 in Asia|5 in Oceania|94 in total}} }}
Following the release of their 1981 album ''Computer World'', Kraftwerk went on a tour that started on 24 May 1981 in Florence, Italy, and ended on 14 December 1981 in Oyten, Bremen, West Germany. The tour took place across Western, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.
== Set lists == {{hidden|header=Early 1981 tour (Italy, France, West Germany)|content={{div col}} #"Intro / Meine Damen und Herren" #"Numbers/Computer World" #"Computer Love" #"Home Computer" #"It's More Fun to Compute (Florence, and Rome; Album version)" #"The Model" #"Neon Lights" #"Geigerzähler/Radioactivity" #"The Voice of Energy / Uranium / Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne / Ohm Sweet Ohm" #"Autobahn" #"Trans Europe Express / Metall Auf Metall / Abzug" #"Hall of Mirrors" #"Mitternacht / Showroom Dummies" #"Pocket Calculator" #"The Robots" {{div col end}}|headercss=background: #FFFF00; font-size: 100%; width: 70%;|contentcss=text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 70%;}}{{hidden|header=Mid-1981 tour (UK, USA, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific)|content={{div col}} #"Intro / Meine Damen und Herren" #"Numbers/Computer World" #"Computer Love" #"Home Computer" #"The Model" #"Neon Lights" #"Autobahn" #"Geigerzähler/Radioactivity" #"The Voice of Energy / Uranium / Die Sonne, Der Mond, Die Sterne / Ohm Sweet Ohm" #"Hall of Mirrors / Mitternacht / Showroom Dummies" #"Trans Europe Express / Metall Auf Metall / Abzug" #"Pocket Calculator / Dentaku (Japan)" #"The Robots" #"It's More Fun to Compute (modified version)" {{div col end}}|headercss=background: #FFFF00; font-size: 100%; width: 70%;|contentcss=text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 70%;}}{{hidden|header=Late 1981 tour (Austria/West Germany)|content={{div col}} #"Intro / Meine Damen und Herren" #"Nummern/Computerwelt" #"Metropolis" #"Das Model" #"Radioaktivität" #"Computerliebe" #"Autobahn" #"Neonlicht" #"Spiegelsaal / Mitternacht / Schaufensterpuppen" #"Trans Europa Express / Metall Auf Metall / Abzug" #"Taschenrechner" #"Die Roboter" #"Heimcomputer (modified version with elements from Numbers)" {{div col end}}|headercss=background: #FFFF00; font-size: 100%; width: 70%;|contentcss=text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 70%;}}
== Tour dates == {| class="wikitable" !Date !Country !City !Venue !Notes |- |24.05.1981 |rowspan="4"|Italy |Florence |https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_Apollo | Teatro Apollo | |- |25.05.1981 |Rome |https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Tendastrisce |Teatro Tendastrisce | |- |27.05.1981 |Milan |https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/PalaLido |Palalido | |- |28.05.1981 |Bologna |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PalaDozza Palasport | Palasport |The concert was cut short, due to weather conditions. |- |30.05.1981? |rowspan="2"|France |Marseille |Cinéma Madeleine |Karl Bartos mentions this concert in his book with that of Toulouse{{clarify|date=November 2025}} |- |01.06.1981 |Toulouse |https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_aux_grains_de_Toulouse |La Halle aux Grains | |- |02.06.1981 |Spain |Barcelona |https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_Blaugrana |Palau Blaugrana | |- |03.06.1981 |rowspan ="3"|France |Montpellier |Grand Odéon | |- |04.06.1981 |Lyon |Palais D’Hiver | |- |05.06.1981? |Tours |{{ill|Centre municipal des sports|lt=Palais des Sports|fr}} | |- |07.06.1981 |Belgium |Bruxelles |Ancienne Belgique | |- |09.06.1981 |rowspan="3"|West Germany |Hamburg |Musikhalle | |- |10.06.1981 |West Berlin |Metropol | |- |12.06.1981 |Munich |Cirkus Krone | |- |15.06.1981 |rowspan="18"|United Kingdom |Manchester |Free Trade Hall | |- |16.06.1981 |Glasgow |Apollo | |- |17.06.1981 |Edinburgh |Playhouse | |- |18.06.1981 |Newcastle |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_City_Hall |Newcastle City Hall | |- |19.06.1981 |Sheffield |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_City_Hall |Sheffield City Hall | |- |20.06.1981 |rowspan="2" |Liverpool |rowspan="2" |Royal Court Theatre | |- |21.06.1981 | |- |22.06.1981 |Leicester |De Montfort Hall | |- |23.06.1981 |Birmingham |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Odeon |Birmingham Odeon | |- |24.06.1981 |Nottingham |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_City_(venue) |Rock City | |- |26.06.1981 |Southampton |Gaumont | |- |27.06.1981 |Brighton |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Dome |Brighton Dome | |- |28.06.1981 |Strand |Lyceum | |- |29.06.1981 |London |Hammersmith Palais | |- |30.06.1981 |Bristol |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O2_Academy_Bristol |The Locarno | |- |01.07.1981 |Oxford |New Theatre | |- |02.07.1981 |rowspan="2" |London |rowspan="2" |Hammersmith Odeon | |- |03.07.1981 | |- |06.07.1981 |France |Paris |{{ill|Studio Gabriel|lt=Captain Video|fr}} | |- |24.07.1981 |Canada |Toronto |Concert Hall | |- |25.07.1981 |rowspan="14"|United States |Detroit |MIT Nitro Rock Club | |- |27.07.1981 |Chicago |Park West | |- |28.07.1981 |Cleveland |Agora Theatre | |- |30.07.1981 |Santa Monica |Civic Auditorium | |- |01.08.1981 |Cherry Hill |Latin Casino | |- |02.08.1981 |Washington DC |Warner Theatre | |- |03.08.1981 |rowspan="2" |New York City |rowspan="2" |The Ritz | |- |04.08.1981 | |- |xx.1981 |Boston |? | |- |xx.1981 |Pittsburgh |? | |- |xx.1981 |Dallas |? | |- |xx.1981 |San Francisco |? | |- |xx.1981 |Long Beach |Long Beach Convention Center | |- |xx.1981 |Los Angeles |? | |- |07.08.1981 |Canada |Montreal |https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_Saint-Denis |Théâtre Saint-Denis | |- |14.08.1981 |rowspan="2"|Hungary |rowspan="2"|Budapest |rowspan="2"|Kisstadion |16.000 attendance |- |15.08.1981 |16.000 attendance, IMFTC was not performed on this night. |- |18.08.1981 |rowspan="7"|Poland |rowspan="2"|Katowice |rowspan="2"|Spodek | |- |19.08.1981 | |- |20.08.1981 |Wrocław |Hala Stulecia | |- |21.08.1981 |Zielona |Zielona Gora | |- |23.08.1981 |Sopot |Opera Lesna | |- |25.08.1981 |Warsaw |Torwar Hall | |- |26.08.1981 |Oppeln |''Amfiteatr Narodowego Centrum Polskiej Piosenk'' | |- |07.09.1981 |rowspan="5"|Japan |rowspan="2"|Nakano |rowspan="2"|Nakano Sun Plaza | |- |08.09.1981 | |- |10.09,1981 |Shibuya |Shibuya Kokaido | |- |11.09.1981 |Osaka |Osaka Festival Hall | |- |13.09.1981 |Nagoya |Nagoya Shi Kokaido | |- |16.09.1981 |rowspan="5"|Australia |rowspan="3"|Sydney |rowspan="3"|Capitol Theatre | |- |17.09.1981 | |- |18.09.1981 | |- |19.09.1981 |rowspan="2"|Melbourne |rowspan="2"|Princess Theatre | |- |20.09.1981 | |- |25.09.1981 |rowspan="2"|India |rowspan="2"|Bombay |rowspan="2"|Shanmukananda Hall |18:00 |- |25.09.1981 |21:30 |- |xx.11.1981 |Austria |Linz |https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucknerhaus |Brucknersaal | |- |19.11.1981 |West Germany |Passau |https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibelungenhalle |Nibelungenhalle | |- |20.11.1981 |rowspan="2" |Austria |Salzburg |Kongresshaus | |- |21.11.1981 |Vienna |https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiens%C3%A4le |Sophiensäle |Partially recorded for Ohne Maulkorb TV show<ref>{{Citation |title=Kraftwerk - Ohne Maulkorb - Live 1981 - Remastered (English Subtitles) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D5ki6tSYoY |access-date=2024-01-06 |language=en}}</ref> |- |22.11.1981 |rowspan="17" |West Germany |Regensburg |https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditorium_maximum |Audimax | |- |23.11.1981 |Mannheim |https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosengarten_(Mannheim) |Musensaal | |- |24.11.1981 |Dortmund |https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfalenhallen |Westfalenhalle II | |- |25.11.1981 |Braunschweig |https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadthalle_Braunschweig |Stadhalle | |- |26.11.1981 |Kassel |https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadthalle_Kassel |Stadhalle | |- |28.11.1981 |Würzburg |Musikhalle | |- |29.11.1981 |Roth |Mad Club | |- |30.11.1981 |Mainz |Eltzer Hof | |- |01.12.1981 |Karlsruhe |Gartenhalle | |- |02.12.1981 |Stuttgart |https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongresshalle_B%C3%B6blingen |Kongresshalle Boëblingen | |- |03.12.1981 |rowspan="2" |Cologne |rowspan="2" |Sartorysäle | |- |03.12.1981 | |- |05.12.1981 |Düsseldorf |Philipshalle | |- |06.12.1981 |Münster |Kongresshalle | |- |07.12.1981 |Kiel |Ball Pompös | |- |08.12.1981 |Hanover |Rotation | |- |09.12.1981 |Frankfurt |Alter Oper | |- |10.12.1981 |The Netherlands |Utrecht |Muziekcentrum Vredenburg | |- |13.12.1981 |Luxembourg |? |? | |- |14.12.1981 |West Germany |Oyten |Zeppelin |Replacement for the cancelled Bremen concert. |} <ref>{{Cite web |title=twingokraftwerk.com/concerts |url=http://twingokraftwerk.com/concerts.html |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=twingokraftwerk.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Keep Werking {{!}} Previous Concerts |url=http://www.keepwerking.co.uk/concerts/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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