Rammstein Concert Event Review at the Air Canada Centre

As you might have noticed, our redoubtable team here at Toronto Turnstile have generally reviewed or promoted bands that bask in the relative obscurity of indieness. So, it was with much apprehension that we stepped into the arena that embodies Toronto’s sporting under achievements – the Air Canada Center. 


The band in question were Neue Deutsche Harte pioneers – Rammstein. 

To say that the atmosphere was electrifying would be an understatement. The Berlin sextet has long been renowned for their pyrotechnical propensities and they did not disappoint there. There were explosions galore with extraordinarily iridescent effects that varied between various colors on the spectrum. 

Charismatic lead singer, Till Lindemann probably handles more fire-emitting gizmos than the Terminator. The fireworks crossbow even caused a few to flinch, half wanting to take cover from the fiery onslaught. Lindemann did not stop there, proceeding to don impressive Gothic, flame spewing dragon wings. However, the two most memorable moments of night did not involve burning or destruction. 


One was when Lindemann rode a pink, phallus shaped cannon that spewed confetti over the delirious crowd.

 The other involved the sparkly attired, keyboardist Christian Lorenz riding his rubber raft upon waves of ecstatic metal heads. As far as experiences go, the Rammstein gig was definitely one for the ages.