List of KMFDM concert tours explained

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"	Sascha Konietzko (bass, percussion, programming, vocals) En Esch (guitar, vocals) Günter Schulz (guitar) Mark Durante (guitar) Rudolph Naomi (drums)	United States	Headliner: Ministry	^[2]
1990	"Naïve"	Sascha Konietzko (bass, percussion, programming, vocals) En Esch (guitar, vocals) Rudolph Naomi (drums) Günter Schulz (guitar)	Europe	With: My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
1991	"Split"	Sascha Konietzko (bass, percussion, programming, vocals) En Esch (guitar, percussion, vocals) Günter Schulz (guitar)	United States
June 1992	"Aloha Jerry Brown"	Sascha Konietzko (bass, percussion, programming, vocals) En Esch (guitar, percussion, vocals) Günter Schulz (guitar) Mark Durante (guitar) Chris Vrenna (drums) Cole Coonce (guitar)	United States		^[3] ^[4]
October–November 1992	"KMFDM Sucks Money"	Sascha Konietzko (bass, percussion, programming, vocals) En Esch (guitar, percussion, vocals) Günter Schulz (guitar) Mark Durante (guitar)	United States	Support: Chainsaw Kittens, Evil Mothers	^[5]
1994	"Angstfest"	Sascha Konietzko (bass, percussion, programming, vocals) En Esch (guitar, vocals) Günter Schulz (guitar) Mark Durante (guitar)	United States	Support: Sister Machine Gun, Chemlab
May 1995	"Beat by Beat"	Sascha Konietzko (bass, percussion, programming, vocals) En Esch (guitar, percussion, vocals) Raymond Watts (vocals) Günter Schulz (guitar) Mark Durante (guitar) Mike Jensen (guitar)	United States	Support: Dink	^[6] ^[7]
Fall 1995	"In Your Face"	Sascha Konietzko (bass, percussion, programming, vocals) En Esch (guitar, percussion, vocals) Raymond Watts (vocals) Günter Schulz (guitar) Mark Durante (guitar) Mike Jensen (guitar)	United States & Europe
1997	"Symbols"		United States & Europe		^[8]
2000	North American tour		United States & Canada	As: MDFMK	^[9]
2002	"Sturm & Drang"		United States	Support: 16Volt, Kidneythieves
2003	"WWIII"		United States	Support: Bile
2004	"20th Anniversary"		United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, and Australia		^[10]
2005	"Hau Ruck"				^[11]
2006	"Hau Ruck Zuck USSA"
2009	"Kein Mitleid"		United States, Canada, & Europe
2010	"Für Die Mehrheit"		Europe
August 2011	North American tour		United States & Canada	Support: Army Of The Universe,Human Factors Lab	^[12]
Fall 2011	European tour		Europe
Summer 2012	European tour		Germany, Belgium, France		^[13]
March 2013	"USSA 2013"		United States
April 2013	"Europe 2013"		Europe
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]

Notes and References

1. https://www.facebook.com/officialkmfdm/posts/10153489589537658
2. Web site: KMFDM History on April 4, 1997 from archive.org . KMFDM Inc . July 27, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/19970408173452/http://www.kmfdm.net/history.html . April 8, 1997.
3. KMFDM/Excessive Force Newsletter . [untitled] . KMFDM Inc. . 1 . 3 . 1992.
4. KMFDM/Excessive Force Newsletter . [untitled] . KMFDM Inc. . 2 . 3 . 1991.
5. KMFDM/Excessive Force Newsletter . [untitled] . KMFDM Inc. . 4 . 3 . 1992.
6. News: KMFDM Mixes Uplifting Tones into Its Dark Lyrics . https://web.archive.org/web/20150329111917/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22476746.html . dead . March 29, 2015 . Staple, Arthur . The Records . Bergen County, New Jersey . May 23, 1995 . November 29, 2012.
7. News: KMFDM and Dink Lay Alternative Music to Rest . Scott . Iwasaki . . May 10, 1995 . August 4, 2015.
8. Web site: Jules Hodgson Profile . KMFDM Inc . July 27, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120904034954/http://www.kmfdm.net/bio/jules_pr.htm . September 4, 2012 .
9. Web site: MDFMK Prepare For Sonic Assault Of U.S. . https://archive.today/20130129050305/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/871608/mdfmk-rock-us.jhtml . dead . January 29, 2013 . Moss, Corey . . May 4, 2000 . July 27, 2012.
10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080511213352/http://www.regenmag.com/Reviews-389-KMFDM-20th-Anniversary-World-Tour-2004.html . KMFDM 20th Anniversary World Tour . Yucel, Ilker . ReGen Magazine . ReGen Media . May 11, 2008 . March 29, 2006 . July 27, 2012.
11. Web site: Artists: KMFDM . . July 27, 2012.
12. Web site: KMFDM announces North American, European tours in support of new album 'WTF?!' . . in this world, among all others . June 28, 2011 . July 27, 2012.
13. Web site: KMFDM Tour Info . KMFDM Inc . July 27, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130316125417/http://www.kmfdm.net/tour/tour.htm . March 16, 2013 .
14. Web site: KMFDM Tour Info . KMFDM Inc . April 13, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130316125417/http://www.kmfdm.net/tour/tour.htm . March 16, 2013 .
15. Web site: KMFDM - Bandsintown | Facebook . Bandsintown Inc. . April 13, 2015.
16. Web site: KMFDM - Bandsintown | Flag Promotions . Flag Promotions . February 6, 2017 . February 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113126/http://www.flagpromotions.co.uk/events/kmfdm-rock-uk-tour/ . dead .
17. Web site: KMFDM Announces Fall 2017 U.S. Tour . 25 April 2017 . Loudwire Network . September 18, 2017.
18. Web site: KMFDM – Bandsintown | Next Mosh . April 21, 2022 . Next Mosh . October 5, 2022.