Just one band was announced for that night and that was Ministry. A rare guest on our stages, therefore a lot of people were expected.
About an hour before show start the venue was still really quiet. Oftentimes people come later for the shows, since there’s 98 out of 100 times opening bands and some just come for the headliners.
But at around 8 pm the venue was packed and by 8.15 pm the photo pit was full and everyone was excited for Ministry.
Behind the drums, which were set on a riser, was a big screen showing images throughout the whole show. One by one the band members entered the stage, when finally Al Jourgensen came, with a black mask for the first few minutes of ‘Hail’.
That night they played 18 songs with two short breaks towards the end, marking the encores. One of them was a cover song called ‘Gates Of Steel’ from the band Devo. Al said they were tired of playing Ministry songs, so they chose this one and he hoped to do it justice, which in fact they did.
The whole set was very energetic, given that it was about 90 minutes long, which is rare these days and they never once stopped for a real break. Can’t say it enough, the longer the bands seem to be in the business, the longer the shows are. The songs are very rhythm-based, which made it even for the usually reserved Munich audience, impossible to stand still.
Given that the venue was pretty packed and there was a constant mosh pit and many people dancing around, it was immensely hot in there too. All in all an awesome show.
If Ministry come out to your area, make sure to catch them live.
Here’s some impressions:
For more information on the bands and further tours and projects go to
- https://www.facebook.com/Ministry/home
- http://al-jourgensen.squarespace.com/#al-jourgensen
- https://twitter.com/AlFknJourgensen
- https://www.instagram.com/alfknjourgensen/
~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp
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