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''Völkerball'' (German for "
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"; "Peoples' ball") is the second live album and DVD by German rock band
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. It was released on 17 November 2006 in Europe, 19 December 2006 in Canada and on 18 September 2007 in the US. The album was advertised within media by the " Ich will" live video featured on the DVD and " Mann gegen Mann" single. The standard edition-packaging comes in both CD-sized and DVD-sized formats. The special edition features two DVDs and one CD. The extra DVD comes with the documentary ''Anakonda im Netz'' and the ''Making of Reise, Reise''. The limited edition has two DVDs, two CDs and a photobook. The logo is derived from that of the
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in Moscow.


Versions


Standard edition: two-disc set

* DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in:
Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...
,
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,
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, and
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* Audio CD, 75-minute live audio recorded in Nîmes * Released in both CD-sized packaging and DVD-sized Packaging


Special edition: three-disc set

* DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in:
Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...
,
Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
,
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, and
Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
* Audio CD, 75-minute live audio recorded in Nîmes * DVD, 90-minute documentary: ''Anakonda im Netz'' and ''Making of Reise, Reise'' * Released in both CD-sized packaging and DVD-sized Packaging


Limited 'tourbook' edition: four-disc set

* DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in:
Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...
,
Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
,
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, and
Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
* Two Audio CDs, the entire live-audio-recording of the concert in Nîmes (105 minutes, dead airs were edited) * DVD, 90-minute documentary: ''Anakonda im Netz'' and ''Making of Reise, Reise'' * 190-page special edition, numbered tour photobook * Only 40,000 copies were produced, each one marked with a unique serial number.


Track listing


Release history


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Reception

''Völkerball'' was nominated for Echo Awards 2007 in the Best DVD category, which was won by
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's '' Pulse''.


Personnel

* Till Lindemann – lead vocals, harmonica on "Los" * Richard Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los" * Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los" *
Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as one of the founders and the bassist of band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships wi ...
– bass, backing vocals on "Stein um Stein" and "Sehnsucht" * Christoph Schneider – drums * Christian Lorenz – keyboards


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Volkerball Rammstein albums 2006 video albums 2006 live albums 2000s German-language albums 2000s live video albums Universal Music Group live albums Universal Music Group video albums Albums recorded at the Brixton Academy