By Colette Custin
Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann brought a show filled with shocking surprises and a whole lot of weirdness to the Aragon Ballroom on Sunday.
From the moment he came onstage, the crowd was treated to numerous tests of will, and at times, the production threatened to overwhelm the music, though the constant energy of the band, particularly keyboardist Constance Day, drummer Joe Letz, and bassist Danny Lohner (of Nine Inch Nails fame), kept the crowd squarely focused on songs like “Fat,” “Praise Abort,” and “Allesfresser.”
Bizarre, sexual, and at times, gruesome imagery accompanied the tunes on a giant screen, turning the whole show into an art installation of sorts, something that really got going during the aforementioned “Allesfresser.”
As a table was wheeled onstage, the band lined up and began throwing cakes—yes, full-sized cakes—at the crowd. It was likely at that moment that the warnings regarding food allergies posted around the venue started to make sense for those in front who were, at that point, wearing frosting for the rest of the night, but the band wasn’t ready to stop there, as later in the show, Lindemann brought out a t-shirt cannon, filled it with dead fish, and began blasting the crowd as the band played “Fish On.”
Lindemann even descended into the crowd at one point, which gave the whole night a feeling that the audience was at the butt of some strange joke, as though Lindemann was somehow mocking the idea of a rock concert. Regardless, it was a unique experience for all—and one that likely won’t occur again.
Photo Gallery : Twin Temple – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom (09.29.2024)
Photo Gallery : Till Lindemann – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom (09.29.2024)
