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Die Krupps

Industrial & goth band from Düsseldorf · formed 1980

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Shows on record
54
Rooms played
50
Cities
42
Releases
34
Last show
May 12, 2025Baltimore Soundstage

About

Die Krupps is a band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1980, tagged ebm, electronic, german by its sources. Shows on record run from 1994 to 2025, across 50 rooms in 42 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

54 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19941 show
  2. 19951 show
  3. 201119 shows
  4. 201810 shows
  5. 202214 shows
  6. 20259 shows
Show history
DateVenue
May 12, 2025Baltimore Soundstage · BaltimoreSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
May 10, 2025Masonic Jack White Theatre · DetroitSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
May 9, 2025Riviera Theatre · ChicagoSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
May 6, 2025The Eastern · AtlantaSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
May 4, 2025The Factory in Deep Ellum · DallasSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
May 3, 2025House of Blues - Houston · HoustonSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
May 2, 2025Emo's Austin · AustinSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
Apr 30, 2025Revel ABQ · AlbuquerqueSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
Apr 29, 2025The Van Buren · PhoenixSupportwith Ministry, Nitzer Ebb
Aug 28, 2022Poppodium Nieuwe Nor · HeerlenSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 26, 2022Plan B · MalmöSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 25, 2022Pustervik · GothenburgSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 24, 2022Vulkan Arena · OsloSupportwith Front Line Assembly
Aug 23, 2022Slaktkyrkan · JohanneshovHeadlinerwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 20, 2022M.A.U. Club · RostockSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 19, 2022De Casino · Sint-NiklaasSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 17, 2022Café Central · WeinheimSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 16, 2022Halle, Backstage · MunichSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 14, 2022A38 Ship / A38 Hajó · BudapestSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 12, 2022Reithalle, Straße E · DresdenSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 11, 2022Kesselhaus in der Kulturbrauerei · BerlinSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 10, 2022Zaklęte Rewiry · WrocławSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 9, 2022Klub Progresja · WarsawSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Sep 30, 2018El Corazon · SeattleHeadlinerwith Chemlab, Chrome Corpse, Adrian H and The Wounds, +1
Sep 29, 20181720 · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Front Line Assembly, Continues, Assemblage 23, +6
Sep 27, 2018Elysium · AustinHeadlinerwith Mr.Kitty, Sine
Sep 27, 20181720 · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith OhGr, Front Line Assembly, Author & Punisher, +11
Sep 4, 2018Halle, Backstage · MunichHeadlinerwith Front Line Assembly
Aug 31, 2018A38 Ship / A38 Hajó · BudapestSupportwith Front Line Assembly
Aug 30, 2018Lucerna Music Bar · PragueHeadlinerwith Front Line Assembly
Aug 22, 2018Kulturfabrik Krefeld e. V. · KrefeldHeadlinerwith Front Line Assembly
Aug 20, 2018La Machine du Moulin Rouge · ParisHeadlinerwith Front Line Assembly, Tension Control
Aug 19, 2018O2 Academy Islington · IslingtonSupportwith Front Line Assembly
Jun 13, 2011Rickshaw Theatre · VancouverSupportwith Cyanotic, Front Line Assembly, DJ? Acucrack
Jun 12, 2011El Corazon · SeattleSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Cyanotic, DJ? Acucrack, +1
Jun 11, 2011Red Devil Lounge · San FranciscoSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Cyanotic, DJ? Acucrack, +2
Jun 8, 2011Brick by Brick · San DiegoSupportwith Front Line Assembly, iVardensphere, Cyanotic
Jun 2, 2011Trees · DallasSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Gary Myrick, Cyanotic, +3
May 30, 2011The Shelter, Saint Andrew's Hall · DetroitSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Cyanotic, DJ? Acucrack
May 27, 2011Abbey Pub · ChicagoSupportwith Front Line Assembly, iVardensphere, DJ? Acucrack, +2
May 25, 2011Diesel Club Lounge · PittsburghSupportwith Front Line Assembly, iVardensphere, DJ Accucrack
May 23, 2011Mod Club Theatre · TorontoSupportwith Cyanotic, Conjure One, Front Line Assembly, +1
May 21, 2011Highline Ballroom · New York (NYC)Supportwith Front Line Assembly, Conjure One, iVardensphere, +2
May 20, 2011Empire · SpringfieldSupportwith Front Line Assembly, Conjure One, Deathmaschine, +3
May 19, 2011Usine C · MontrealSupportwith Xotox, Cyanotic, Front Line Assembly
May 17, 2011Zaphod Beeblebrox · OttawaSupportwith Front Line Assembly, iVardensphere, Cyanotic, +1
Apr 29, 2011Postbahnhof (PBHFCLUB) · BerlinHeadlinerwith Nitzer Ebb, Autodafeh
Apr 28, 2011Kulturbolaget · MalmöSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Autodafeh
Apr 27, 2011Debaser Medis · StockholmSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Rupesh Cartel
Apr 26, 2011Sticky Fingers · GothenburgSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Autodafeh
Apr 23, 2011FZW · DortmundSupportwith Nitzer Ebb
Apr 22, 2011Divan du Monde · ParisSupportwith Nitzer Ebb, Dernière volonté
Oct 18, 1995Astoria 2 · LondonHeadlinerwith Econoline Crush
Feb 23, 1994The Underworld · CamdenHeadlinerwith Pig

Where they play

50 rooms in 42 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Austin2 shows
  • Berlin2 shows
  • Budapest2 shows
  • Chicago2 shows
  • Dallas2 shows

and 37 other cities

Releases

34 releases, 1981–2025

  • On Collision Course

    2025

  • Will Nicht - Muss! / Collision Course

    2025

  • Volle Kraft Voraus In Arbeit / Live 1981

    2024

  • Entering The Arena: Resurgence

    2024

  • Volle Kraft Voraus! The Alternative & Live Tracks

    2023

  • The Machinists Reunited Tour EP

    2022

  • Songs From the Dark Side of Heaven

    2021 · Album

  • 6. 6. 1981 The Big Industrial Bang – The Yuzuru Agi Tapes

    2021

  • Chinese Black

    2020

  • Trigger Warning

    2020

  • Vision 2020 Vision

    2019 · Album

  • Live im Schatten der Ringe

    2016 · Album

  • Stahlwerkrequiem

    2016 · Album

  • NDW Classics - Original Album Series

    2015 · Compilation

  • V: Metal Machine Music

    2015 · Album

  • The Machinists of Joy

    2013 · Album

  • Volle Kraft Null Acht

    2009 · Album

  • Too Much History

    2007 · Compilation

  • Too Much History, Vol. 1: The Electro Years

    2007 · Compilation

  • Too Much History, Vol. 2: The Metal Years

    2007 · Compilation

  • Foundation

    1997 · Compilation

  • Paradise Now

    1997 · Album

  • Metalmorphosis of Die Krupps '81-'92

    1996 · Compilation

  • III: Odyssey of the Mind

    1995 · Album

  • Rings of Steel

    1995 · Compilation

  • The Final Remixes

    1994 · Album

  • Die Krupps

    1993 · Compilation

  • II: The Final Option

    1993 · Album

  • Stahlwerksinfonie / Wahre Arbeit - Wahrer Lohn

    1993 · Compilation

  • I

    1992 · Album

  • Metall Maschinen Musik: 91–81 Past Forward

    1991 · Compilation

  • Entering the Arena

    1985 · Album

  • Volle Kraft voraus!

    1982 · Album

  • Stahlwerksynfonie

    1981 · Album

Lineup

  • Jürgen Engler
  • Nils Finkeisen
  • Paul Keller

Former

  • Bernward Malaka
  • Ralf Dörper
  • Chris Lietz
  • Rüdiger Esch
  • Lee Altus
  • Darren Minter · membranophone
  • Marcel Zürcher
  • Christoph Michelfeit
  • Ralph Albertini
  • Eva-Maria Gößling

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 4 plays, 2021-09-06–2026-06-13 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Mechanical Breakdown' (Sharlese) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Die Krupps — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Die Krupps — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Die Krupps — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Die Krupps — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Die Krupps — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Die Krupps — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Die Krupps — Baltimore Soundstage, 2025-05-12
Poster · Baltimore Soundstage, 2025-05-12 — Songkick
Die Krupps — Poppodium Nieuwe Nor, 2022-08-28
Poster · Poppodium Nieuwe Nor, 2022-08-28 — Songkick
Die Krupps — Slaktkyrkan, 2022-08-23
Poster · Slaktkyrkan, 2022-08-23 — Songkick
Die Krupps — Rickshaw Theatre, 2011-06-13
Poster · Rickshaw Theatre, 2011-06-13 — Songkick
Die Krupps — Kulturbolaget, 2011-04-28
Poster · Kulturbolaget, 2011-04-28 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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WikipediaArtist facts
Die Krupps on Last.fmArtist facts
Die Krupps on DiscogsArtist facts
Die Krupps on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.