Tour Du Monde
Updated 01:15 PST Thu, Jan 15 2004
Fresh off last fall's release of Tour de France Soundtracks, their first
album in more than 15 years, electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk have
posted dates for a world tour.
The trek is set to begin February 6 in Helsinki, Finland. After a week of
Scandinavian dates, they'll jump to Japan for eight shows, five of them in
Tokyo. Then it's back to Europe, where they'll make the rounds until
mid-April, when they cross the Atlantic for some North American exposure.
According to the current itinerary, Canada and the United States get two
shows each, but don't be surprised if more dates are forthcoming.
The story of their latest album actually began about 20 years ago. The
single "Tour de France" was released in 1983 and was originally slated to
appear on the Techno Pop album. However, due to a variety of complications,
that album never made it to stores. An updated version of the original
single appears on the Astralwerks release of Tour de France Soundtracks,
along with a bevy of new compositions.
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I certainly hope they add more dates in the US. It would be a shame to miss
them again (like I did the last time they toured the US)
MEK
