KMFDM is an industrial music act, founded in 1984 by Sascha Konietzko in Hamburg, Germany. Since then, KMFDM has performed in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. KMFDM's earliest performances were as a local act in Hamburg. Their first major tour was in support of Ministry in 1990. Since then, KMFDM has headlined all of their tours, with support from bands such as Sister Machine Gun, Die Warzau, Chemlab, God Lives Underwater, DJ? Acucrack, and Army of the Universe.
The live-band lineup has changed constantly throughout the band's history, with front man Konietzko remaining the only constant on vocals, percussion, and programming. Notable musicians who have contributed to live performances include En Esch, Raymond Watts, Günter Schulz, Chris Vrenna, Nivek Ogre, William Rieflin, Tim Sköld, and Lucia Cifarelli.
On July 12, 2015, Konietzko posted on their official Facebook page that the "Salvation Tour 2015" might be the band's last tour in the United States due to the high taxes the IRS impose to artists.[1]
| Duration | Tour name | Band lineup | Location(s) (dates) |
Other acts | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste" |
|
United States | Headliner: Ministry | [2] |
| 1990 | "Naïve" |
|
Europe | With: My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult | [2] |
| 1991 | "Split" |
|
United States | [2] | |
| June 1992 | "Aloha Jerry Brown" |
|
United States | [3][4] | |
| October–November 1992 | "KMFDM Sucks Money" |
|
United States | Support: Chainsaw Kittens, Evil Mothers | [2][5] |
| 1994 | "Angstfest" |
|
United States | Support: Sister Machine Gun, Chemlab | [2] |
| May 1995 | "Beat by Beat" |
|
United States | Support: Dink | [2][6][7] |
| Fall 1995 | "In Your Face" |
|
United States & Europe | [2] | |
| 1997 | "Symbols" | United States & Europe | [8] | ||
| 2000 | North American tour | United States & Canada | As: MDFMK | [9] | |
| 2002 | "Sturm & Drang" | United States | Support: 16Volt, Kidneythieves | [citation needed] | |
| 2003 | "WWIII" | United States | Support: Bile | [citation needed] | |
| 2004 | "20th Anniversary" | United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, and Australia | [10] | ||
| 2005 | "Hau Ruck" | [11] | |||
| 2006 | "Hau Ruck Zuck USSA" | [11] | |||
| 2009 | "Kein Mitleid" | United States, Canada, & Europe | [11] | ||
| 2010 | "Für Die Mehrheit" | Europe | [11] | ||
| August 2011 | North American tour | United States & Canada | Support: Army Of The Universe,Human Factors Lab | [12] | |
| Fall 2011 | European tour | Europe | [12] | ||
| Summer 2012 | European tour | Germany, Belgium, France | [13] | ||
| March 2013 | "USSA 2013" | United States | [citation needed] | ||
| April 2013 | "Europe 2013" | Europe | [citation needed] | ||
| Fall 2013 | "We Are KMFDM 2013" | United States & Canada | Support: Chant | [14] | |
| July–August 2015 | "Salvation Tour 2015" | United States & Canada | Support: Chant, Black December, Bit Rot, Seven Factor, Inertia | [15] | |
| September 2017 | "Rocks UK Tour 2017" | United Kingdom | Support: Lord of the Lost, Inertia | [16] | |
| October 2017 | "KMFDM Hell Yeah! 2017 Tour" | United States | Support: Andrew "MC Ocelot" Lindsley, OhGr | [17] | |
| September-October 2022 | "US Tour 2022" | United States | Support: Chant | [18] |
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