On June 17, 2002, a Rammstein concert was held at the Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg. The popular German band performed an energetic fire music show as part of the European Festival Tour 2002 and as a continuation of last year’s tour in support of their successful Mutter album. JSA delivered and installed the large stage for this show from Moscow.
The stage design was mounted using Layher Systems (Allround Scaffolding and Cassette Roof). The dimensions were 30 meters for the front, 20 meters for the depth, and 15 meters for the height. Furthermore, JSA installed safety barriers, approximately 240 meters long, on the football field.
The musicians started the show a little late, but the concert went well, and the fans’ audience had great emotions. The event took place without incidents, and the Russian police kept calm.
After the scandalous cancellation of the Moscow concert on airfield Tushino, allegedly due to the threat of riots, special attention was riveted to the Rammstein show at the stadium in Sankt Petersburg as the only one in Russia that season.
JSA was also supposed to provide a stage for Rammstein’s concert in Moscow. According to Alexander Strizhak, the fears of the city authorities were in vain and unduly overly cautious. The promoter of both concerts, Ed Ratnikov from the T.C.I agency, was forced to cancel this big show under pressure. The concert in St. Petersburg showed that fears of the riots were in vain, and the cancellation of the concert in Moscow was an excessive measure. Russian policemen looked even a little disappointed in Petrovsky Stadium: helmets and shields were useless.
“Kommersant” Newspaper №97 / 07.06.2002, p. 21 – Right Forces helped to Rammstein
GAZETA.RU / 06/13/2002 13:22 – Rammstein did not pass Moscow censorship
Версия на русском языке: RAMMSTEIN – ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЙ ТУР 2002 НА СТАДИОНЕ В САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ
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