The Herzeleid Tour was the first concert tour by German

Germans

The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

 Neue Deutsche Härte

Neue Deutsche Härte

Neue Deutsche Härte is a genre of industrial metal. The term was invented by the German music press after the release of the debut album Herzeleid by Rammstein....

 band Rammstein

Rammstein

Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...

, in support of their first studio album Herzeleid

Herzeleid

Herzeleid is the debut album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing...

. The tour started on April 14th, 1994 in the city of Leipzig

Leipzig

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, Germany

Germany

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 and ended on October 12th, 1996. During their third performance on December 31st, 1994 in Saalfeld, Rammstein met their manager, Emanuel Fialik. During this period, Rammstein had 113 concert performances and almost always played every song recorded on their debut album Herzeleid, including some demos from their second album Sehnsucht

Sehnsucht

Sehnsucht is a German word literally meaning "longing", which C. S. Lewis used to describe an "insatiable longing" for "we know not what".Sehnsucht could also refer to:* Sehnsucht , 2009 album* "Sehnsucht"...

, which was not released until 1997.

During the Herzeleid tour, Rammstein was a very young band and was not as popular as today and had a much smaller budget. During this tour there were not nearly as many pyrotechnic effects that Rammstein is now known for today. A small flamethrower and a few explosions every now and then consisted of most of the pyrotechnics during 1994-1995. However in 1996,Rammstein was growing in popularity and was able to use much more creative special effects such as the flaming boots and bow and using much more fire in their shows, but still inadequate when compared to Rammstein today. The first major gig for Rammstein took place in 1996 in Berlin

Berlin

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 at the venue Der Arena. There was an audience of around 6,000 people and was professionally recorded and put on the tape 100 Jahre Rammstein.

Setlist

• "Rammstein"
• "Herzeleid
  Herzeleid
  Herzeleid is the debut album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 29 September 1995. The album's original cover depicted the bandmembers' upper bodies without clothing...
  
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• "Der Meister"
• "Sehnsucht
  Sehnsucht
  Sehnsucht is a German word literally meaning "longing", which C. S. Lewis used to describe an "insatiable longing" for "we know not what".Sehnsucht could also refer to:* Sehnsucht , 2009 album* "Sehnsucht"...
  
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• "Weißes Fleisch"
• "Asche zu Asche
  Asche zu Asche
  "Asche zu Asche" is a single by the German band Rammstein, from their first studio album, Herzeleid. The single was included as a "Bonus CD" for the re-released Australian Tour Edition of Sehnsucht, and as a separate CD Single. It contains the 1995 album version of "Asche zu Asche", and five live...
  
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• "Seemann"
• "Heirate Mich"
• "Du Riechst So Gut
  Du riechst so gut
  Du riechst so gut is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was the band's first single and was released on its first album, Herzeleid. It describes the inner thoughts of a predator hunting his prey...
  
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• "Laichzeit"
• "Wollt Ihr Das Bett In Flammen Sehen?"

Encore

• "Das Alte Leid"
• "Feuerräder"