^@Snake
I understand what you are saying. I have to say that Rammstein is a little old school when it comes to presenting their new material. Whenever Rammstein release a new album, they let their setlist be dominated from songs from that album. Their argument is that:
1 - The band is tired of playing the old songs.
and
2 - They think the fans want to listen to the new material.
That being said, those were statements done in interviews during the Mutter and Reise, Reise era. I don't know if the band has changed their mind about this.
What most bands today do, is start touring a little before the album is released. In that way, they always present only a few new songs as the tour slowly progresses. Usually they play the singles throughout the entire tour, but shift between the different album songs. Near the end of the tour, they only play the songs which they think are the most popular (from the new album).
In this way, they have a standard setlist, but leave a spot open for 3-5 new songs which can be played every show. This sounds like a good idea. The only problem would of course be the "show" element. Rammstein likes to have a specific stage show for each song. This could be problematic if the band wants to constantly shift between songs. A solution could be to change setlist for every leg of the tour. This would give them time to arrange a new show for the new material.
I understand what you are saying. I have to say that Rammstein is a little old school when it comes to presenting their new material. Whenever Rammstein release a new album, they let their setlist be dominated from songs from that album. Their argument is that:
1 - The band is tired of playing the old songs.
and
2 - They think the fans want to listen to the new material.
That being said, those were statements done in interviews during the Mutter and Reise, Reise era. I don't know if the band has changed their mind about this.
What most bands today do, is start touring a little before the album is released. In that way, they always present only a few new songs as the tour slowly progresses. Usually they play the singles throughout the entire tour, but shift between the different album songs. Near the end of the tour, they only play the songs which they think are the most popular (from the new album).
In this way, they have a standard setlist, but leave a spot open for 3-5 new songs which can be played every show. This sounds like a good idea. The only problem would of course be the "show" element. Rammstein likes to have a specific stage show for each song. This could be problematic if the band wants to constantly shift between songs. A solution could be to change setlist for every leg of the tour. This would give them time to arrange a new show for the new material.
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