# Computer World (tour)

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{{Short description|1981 concert tour by Kraftwerk}}
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{{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](/source/Kraftwerk)
| album             = ''[Computer World](/source/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](/source/Computer_World)'', [Kraftwerk](/source/Kraftwerk) went on a tour that started on 24 May 1981 in [Florence](/source/Florence), [Italy](/source/Italy), and ended on 14 December 1981 in [Oyten](/source/Oyten), [Bremen](/source/Bremen), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany). The tour took place across [Western](/source/Western_Europe), [Central](/source/Central_Europe) and [Eastern Europe](/source/Eastern_Europe), [North America](/source/North_America), and [Asia-Pacific](/source/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](/source/Italy)
|[Florence](/source/Florence)
|https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_Apollo | [Teatro Apollo](/source/Teatro_Apollo)
|
|-
|25.05.1981
|[Rome](/source/Rome)
|https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Tendastrisce |[Teatro Tendastrisce](/source/Teatro_Tendastrisce)
|
|-
|27.05.1981
|[Milan](/source/Milan)
|https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/PalaLido |[Palalido](/source/Palalido)
|
|-
|28.05.1981
|[Bologna](/source/Bologna)
|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PalaDozza Palasport | [Palasport](/source/Unipol_Arena)
|The concert was cut short, due to weather conditions.
|-
|30.05.1981?
|rowspan="2"|[France](/source/France)
|[Marseille](/source/Marseille)
|[Cinéma Madeleine](/source/Cin%C3%A9ma_Madeleine)
|Karl Bartos mentions this concert in his book with that of Toulouse{{clarify|date=November 2025}}
|-
|01.06.1981
|[Toulouse](/source/Toulouse)
|https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_aux_grains_de_Toulouse |[La Halle aux Grains](/source/La_Halle_aux_Grains)
|
|-
|02.06.1981
|[Spain](/source/Spain)
|[Barcelona](/source/Barcelona)
|https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_Blaugrana |[Palau Blaugrana](/source/Palau_Blaugrana)
|
|-
|03.06.1981
|rowspan ="3"|[France](/source/France)
|[Montpellier](/source/Montpellier)
|[Grand Odéon](/source/Grand_Od%C3%A9on)
|
|-
|04.06.1981
|[Lyon](/source/Lyon)
|[Palais D’Hiver](/source/Palais_d'Hiver)
|
|-
|05.06.1981?
|[Tours](/source/Tours)
|{{ill|Centre municipal des sports|lt=Palais des Sports|fr}}
|
|-
|07.06.1981
|[Belgium](/source/Belgium)
|[Bruxelles](/source/Brussels)
|[Ancienne Belgique](/source/Ancienne_Belgique)
|
|-
|09.06.1981
|rowspan="3"|[West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
|[Hamburg](/source/Hamburg)
|[Musikhalle](/source/Laeiszhalle)
|
|-
|10.06.1981
|[West Berlin](/source/West_Berlin)
|[Metropol](/source/Metropol_(Berlin))
|
|-
|12.06.1981
|[Munich](/source/Munich)
|[Cirkus Krone](/source/Circus_Krone_Building)
|
|-
|15.06.1981
|rowspan="18"|[United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
|[Manchester](/source/Manchester)
|[Free Trade Hall](/source/Free_Trade_Hall)
|
|-
|16.06.1981
|[Glasgow](/source/Glasgow)
|[Apollo](/source/The_Apollo%2C_Glasgow)
|
|-
|17.06.1981
|[Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh)
|[Playhouse](/source/Edinburgh_Playhouse)
|
|-
|18.06.1981
|[Newcastle](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne)
|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_City_Hall |[Newcastle City Hall](/source/Newcastle_City_Hall)
|
|-
|19.06.1981
|[Sheffield](/source/Sheffield)
|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_City_Hall |[Sheffield City Hall](/source/Sheffield_City_Hall)
|
|-
|20.06.1981
|rowspan="2" |[Liverpool](/source/Liverpool)
|rowspan="2" |[Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre)
|
|-
|21.06.1981
|
|-
|22.06.1981
|[Leicester](/source/Leicester)
|[De Montfort Hall](/source/De_Montfort_Hall)
|
|-
|23.06.1981
|[Birmingham](/source/Birmingham)
|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Odeon |[Birmingham Odeon](/source/Birmingham_Odeon)
|
|-
|24.06.1981
|[Nottingham](/source/Nottingham)
|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_City_(venue) |[Rock City](/source/Rock_City_(venue))
|
|-
|26.06.1981
|[Southampton](/source/Southampton)
|[Gaumont](/source/Mayflower_Theatre)
|
|-
|27.06.1981
|[Brighton](/source/Brighton)
|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Dome |[Brighton Dome](/source/Brighton_Dome)
|
|-
|28.06.1981
|[Strand](/source/Strand%2C_London)
|[Lyceum](/source/Lyceum_Theatre%2C_London)
|
|-
|29.06.1981
|[London](/source/London)
|[Hammersmith Palais](/source/Hammersmith_Palais)
|
|-
|30.06.1981
|[Bristol](/source/Bristol)
|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O2_Academy_Bristol |[The Locarno](/source/The_Locarno)
|
|-
|01.07.1981
|[Oxford](/source/Oxford)
|[New Theatre](/source/New_Theatre_Oxford)
|
|-
|02.07.1981
|rowspan="2" |[London](/source/London)
|rowspan="2" |[Hammersmith Odeon](/source/Hammersmith_Odeon)
|
|-
|03.07.1981
|
|-
|06.07.1981
|[France](/source/France)
|[Paris](/source/Paris)
|{{ill|Studio Gabriel|lt=Captain Video|fr}}
|
|-
|24.07.1981
|[Canada](/source/Canada)
|[Toronto](/source/Toronto)
|[Concert Hall](/source/Masonic_Temple_(Toronto))
|
|-
|25.07.1981
|rowspan="14"|[United States](/source/United_States)
|[Detroit](/source/Detroit)
|[MIT Nitro Rock Club](/source/MIT_Nitro_Rock_Club)
|
|-
|27.07.1981
|[Chicago](/source/Chicago)
|[Park West](/source/Park_West_(music_venue))
|
|-
|28.07.1981
|[Cleveland](/source/Cleveland)
|[Agora Theatre](/source/Agora_Theatre_and_Ballroom)
|
|-
|30.07.1981
|[Santa Monica](/source/Santa_Monica%2C_California)
|[Civic Auditorium](/source/Santa_Monica_Civic_Auditorium)
|
|-
|01.08.1981
|[Cherry Hill](/source/Cherry_Hill%2C_New_Jersey)
|[Latin Casino](/source/Emerald_City)
|
|-
|02.08.1981
|[Washington DC](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)
|[Warner Theatre](/source/Warner_Theatre_(Washington%2C_D.C.))
|
|-
|03.08.1981
|rowspan="2" |[New York City](/source/New_York_City)
|rowspan="2" |[The Ritz](/source/The_Ritz_(rock_club))
|
|-
|04.08.1981
|
|-
|xx.1981
|[Boston](/source/Boston)
|?
|
|-
|xx.1981
|[Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh)
|?
|
|-
|xx.1981
|[Dallas](/source/Dallas)
|?
|
|-
|xx.1981
|[San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco)
|?
|
|-
|xx.1981
|[Long Beach](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California)
|[Long Beach Convention Center](/source/Long_Beach_Convention_and_Entertainment_Center)
|
|-
|xx.1981
|[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles)
|?
|
|-
|07.08.1981
|[Canada](/source/Canada)
|[Montreal](/source/Montreal)
|https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_Saint-Denis |[Théâtre Saint-Denis](/source/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_Saint-Denis)
|
|-
|14.08.1981
|rowspan="2"|[Hungary](/source/Hungary)
|rowspan="2"|[Budapest](/source/Budapest)
|rowspan="2"|[Kisstadion](/source/Kisstadion)
|16.000 attendance
|-
|15.08.1981
|16.000 attendance, IMFTC was not performed on this night.
|-
|18.08.1981
|rowspan="7"|[Poland](/source/Poland)
|rowspan="2"|[Katowice](/source/Katowice)
|rowspan="2"|[Spodek](/source/Spodek)
|
|-
|19.08.1981
|
|-
|20.08.1981
|[Wrocław](/source/Wroc%C5%82aw)
|[Hala Stulecia](/source/Centennial_Hall_(Wroc%C5%82aw))
|
|-
|21.08.1981
|[Zielona](/source/Zielona_G%C3%B3ra)
|Zielona Gora
|
|-
|23.08.1981
|[Sopot](/source/Sopot)
|[Opera Lesna](/source/Forest_Opera)
|
|-
|25.08.1981
|[Warsaw](/source/Warsaw)
|[Torwar Hall](/source/Arena_COS_Torwar)
|
|-
|26.08.1981
|[Oppeln](/source/Oppeln_(region))
|''Amfiteatr Narodowego Centrum Polskiej Piosenk''
|
|-
|07.09.1981
|rowspan="5"|[Japan](/source/Japan)
|rowspan="2"|[Nakano](/source/Nakano%2C_Tokyo)
|rowspan="2"|[Nakano Sun Plaza](/source/Nakano_Sunplaza)
|
|-
|08.09.1981
|
|-
|10.09,1981
|[Shibuya](/source/Shibuya)
|[Shibuya Kokaido](/source/Shibuya_Public_Hall)
|
|-
|11.09.1981
|[Osaka](/source/Osaka)
|[Osaka Festival Hall](/source/Festival_Hall%2C_Osaka)
|
|-
|13.09.1981
|[Nagoya](/source/Nagoya)
|[Nagoya Shi Kokaido](/source/Nagoya_Shi_Kokaido)
|
|-
|16.09.1981
|rowspan="5"|[Australia](/source/Australia)
|rowspan="3"|[Sydney](/source/Sydney)
|rowspan="3"|[Capitol Theatre](/source/Capitol_Theatre%2C_Sydney)
|
|-
|17.09.1981
|
|-
|18.09.1981
|
|-
|19.09.1981
|rowspan="2"|[Melbourne](/source/Melbourne)
|rowspan="2"|[Princess Theatre](/source/Princess_Theatre_(Melbourne))
|
|-
|20.09.1981
|
|-
|25.09.1981
|rowspan="2"|[India](/source/India)
|rowspan="2"|[Bombay](/source/Mumbai) 
|rowspan="2"|[Shanmukananda Hall](/source/Shanmukananda_Hall)
|18:00
|-
|25.09.1981
|21:30
|-
|xx.11.1981
|[Austria](/source/Austria)
|[Linz](/source/Linz)
|https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucknerhaus |[Brucknersaal](/source/Brucknersaal)
|
|-
|19.11.1981
|[West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
|[Passau](/source/Passau)
|https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibelungenhalle |[Nibelungenhalle](/source/Nibelungenhalle)
|
|-
|20.11.1981
|rowspan="2" |[Austria](/source/Austria)
|[Salzburg](/source/Salzburg)
|[Kongresshaus](/source/Tonhalle%2C_Z%C3%BCrich)
|
|-
|21.11.1981
|[Vienna](/source/Vienna)
|https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiens%C3%A4le |[Sophiensäle](/source/Sophiens%C3%A4le)
|Partially recorded for [Ohne Maulkorb](/source/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](/source/West_Germany)
|[Regensburg](/source/Regensburg)
|https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditorium_maximum |[Audimax](/source/Audimax)
|
|-
|23.11.1981
|[Mannheim](/source/Mannheim)
|https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosengarten_(Mannheim) |[Musensaal](/source/Musensaal)
|
|-
|24.11.1981
|[Dortmund](/source/Dortmund)
|https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfalenhallen |[Westfalenhalle II](/source/Westfalenhalle_II)
|
|-
|25.11.1981
|[Braunschweig](/source/Braunschweig)
|https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadthalle_Braunschweig |[Stadhalle](/source/Stadhalle)
|
|-
|26.11.1981
|[Kassel](/source/Kassel)
|https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadthalle_Kassel |[Stadhalle](/source/Stadhalle)
|
|-
|28.11.1981
|[Würzburg](/source/W%C3%BCrzburg)
|[Musikhalle](/source/Musikhalle)
|
|-
|29.11.1981
|[Roth](/source/Roth%2C_Bavaria)
|[Mad Club](/source/Mad_Club)
|
|-
|30.11.1981
|[Mainz](/source/Mainz)
|[Eltzer Hof](/source/Eltzer_Hof)
|
|-
|01.12.1981
|[Karlsruhe](/source/Karlsruhe)
|[Gartenhalle](/source/Gartenhalle)
|
|-
|02.12.1981
|[Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart)
|https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongresshalle_B%C3%B6blingen |[Kongresshalle Boëblingen](/source/Kongresshalle_Bo%C3%ABblingen)
|
|-
|03.12.1981
|rowspan="2" |[Cologne](/source/Cologne)
|rowspan="2" |[Sartorysäle](/source/Sartory-Saal)
|
|-
|03.12.1981
|
|-
|05.12.1981
|[Düsseldorf](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf)
|[Philipshalle](/source/Mitsubishi_Electric_Halle)
|
|-
|06.12.1981
|[Münster](/source/M%C3%BCnster)
|[Kongresshalle](/source/Halle_M%C3%BCnsterland)
|
|-
|07.12.1981
|[Kiel](/source/Kiel)
|[Ball Pompös](/source/Ball_Pomp%C3%B6s)
|
|-
|08.12.1981
|[Hanover](/source/Hanover)
|[Rotation](/source/Rotation)
|
|-
|09.12.1981
|[Frankfurt](/source/Frankfurt)
|[Alter Oper](/source/Alte_Oper)
|
|-
|10.12.1981
|[The Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)
|[Utrecht](/source/Utrecht)
|[Muziekcentrum Vredenburg](/source/Muziekcentrum_Vredenburg)
|
|-
|13.12.1981
|[Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg)
|?
|?
|
|-
|14.12.1981
|[West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
|[Oyten](/source/Oyten)
|[Zeppelin](/source/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>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Kraftwerk
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