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100 Gigs that shook the world - Kerrang! 18-Oct-03

At no. 80 Rammstein
Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
August 22, 1998

Already hailed as one of the most depraved live acts to ever grace a stage, Rammstein not only decided to up the ante, but film it for what would later become their ‘Live aus Berlin’ DVD. Playing before 17,000 perspiring fans in an enormous festival just outside of Berlin, the industrial sextet proceeded to set themselves on fire, launch pyrotechnics over the crowd, and ‘row’ dinghies across the heads of the audience. The finest moment came when Till Lindemann bent his keyboard player over, and proceeded to, er, simulate anal rape with a huge, spurting dildo. Now, that’s entertainment.

Top 10:
Nirvana – The Roxy, Los Angeles, California : August 15, 1991
Faith no more – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California : November 9, 1990
Rage against the machine – The Underworld, London : January 26, 1993
Jane’s Addiction/Lollapalooza 1991 – venues across America : July 18 - August 28, 1991
Foo Fighters – Second Stage, Reading Festival : August 26, 1995
Guns’n’Roses – The Marquee, London : June 28, 1987
Sex Pistols – 100 Club, London : September 20, 1976
Ozzfest 1996 – Blockbuster Pavilion, San Bernadino, California : October 26, 1996
Metallica – 100 Club, London : August 20, 1987
Nirvana – Main Stage, Reading Festival : August 30, 1992

© 2005 Sue Lindemann