''Völkerball'' (German for "

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"; "Peoples' ball") is a 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 "

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" 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 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Versions

Standard edition: two-disc set

* DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes,

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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,

, and

* 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,

, and

* 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

Charts

Year-end

Certifications

Reception

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

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''.

Personnel

Till Lindemann Till Lindemann (; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer, songwriter and poet. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records ...

– lead vocals, harmonica on "Los" *

Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is the lead guitarist of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the lead singer and lead guitarist of the US-based industrial metal band Emigrate. Early li ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los" *

Paul Landers Paul Landers (born Heiko Paul Hiersche; 9 December 1964) is a German musician, notable as the guitarist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, and the punk rock band Feeling B. Biography Early life Landers was born in East Berlin, Eas ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los" *

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as the bassist for Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships with ...

– bass, backing vocals on "Stein um Stein" and "Sehnsucht" *

Christoph Schneider Christoph Schneider (born 11 May 1966) is a German musician, best known as the drummer of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Early life Christoph Schneider was born in Pankow, East Berlin, East Germany. He has one sister, who is two years ...

– drums *

Christian Lorenz Christian "Flake" Lorenz (; born 16 November 1966) is a German musician and keyboard player for Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the main composer of the band along with guitarist Richard Kruspe. He was also a member of the East G ...

– keyboards

References

External links

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