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    German group formed in Düsseldorf in 1970. Formerly known as Organisation, Kraftwerk debuted live as the trio of Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider-Esleben and Charly Weiss at the Tivoli Popfestival, Aachen on 11 July 1970. Klaus Dinger then took over as drummer. Gigs between 26 December 1970 and 31 July 1971 omitted Hütter, with various line-ups including Michael Rother and others. After a gig in the Weserberglands of Germany on 31 July 1971, Dinger & Rother then split-off forming Neu!. Shortly after, Hütter returned. First known Hütter/Schneider gig is 22 November 1971 at the Sachsenwald Gymnasium, Hamburg.

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    Current members:
    Ralf Hütter (July 1970 to December 1970, September 1971-) Lead Vocals, Vocoder, Synthesizers, Keyboards, Organ, Drums and Percussion, Guitar, Bass Guitar
    Henning Schmitz (1987-) Electronic Percussion (1987–) Sound Engineering
    Fritz Hilpert (1987-) Electronic Percussion, Sound Engineering
    Falk Grieffenhagen (2013-) Video Technician

    Former Members:
    Karl Bartos (1974-1991) Electronic Percussion
    Klaus Dinger (1970-1971) Drum
    Wolfgang Flür (1973-1987) Electronic Percussion
    Andreas Hohmann (1970) Drum
    Eberhard Kranemann (1970-1971) Bass Guitar
    Thomas Lohmann (1970) Drum
    Houschäng Néjadepour (1970-1971) Electric Guitar
    Michael Rother (1971) Electric Guitar
    Florian Schneider-Esleben (1970-2008)
    Charly Weiss (1970) Drums
    Plato Kostic (a.k.a. Plato Riviera) (1970) Bass Guitar
    Peter Schmidt (1970) Drums
    Emil Schult (1973) Electric guitar, Electronic violin
    Klaus Röder (1974) Electric guitar, Electronic violin
    Fernando Abrantes (1991) Electronic Percussion, Synthesizer
    Stefan Pfaffe (2008-2012) Video Technician

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