Editing Kraftwerk (section)

=== ''Tour de France Soundtracks'' and touring the world (2000–2009) ===
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[[File:Kraftwerk live in Stockholm.jpg|thumb|In [[Stockholm]], February 2004]]
In August 2003 the band released ''[[Tour de France Soundtracks]]'', its first album of new material since 1986's ''Electric Café''. In January and February 2003, before the release of the album, the band started the extensive ''Minimum-Maximum'' world tour, using four customised [[Sony]] [[VAIO]] laptop computers, effectively leaving the entire Kling Klang studio at home in Germany. The group also obtained a new set of transparent video panels to replace its four large projection screens. This greatly streamlined the running of all of the group's sequencing, sound-generating, and visual-display software. From this point, the band's equipment increasingly reduced manual playing, replacing it with interactive control of sequencing equipment. Hütter retained the most manual performance, still playing musical lines by hand on a controller keyboard and singing live vocals and having a repeating [[ostinato]]. Schneider's live vocoding had been replaced by software-controlled speech-synthesis techniques. In November, the group made a surprising appearance at the MTV European Music Awards in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, performing "Aerodynamik". The same year a promotional box set titled ''12345678'' (subtitled ''The Catalogue'') was issued, with plans for a proper commercial release to follow.  The box featured [[Audio mastering|remastered]] editions of the group's eight core studio albums, from ''Autobahn'' to ''Tour de France Soundtracks''. This long-awaited box-set was eventually released in a different set of remasters in November 2009.

In June 2005 the band's first-ever official live album, ''[[Minimum-Maximum]]'', which was compiled from the shows during the band's tour of spring 2004, received praise from ''[[NME]]''.<ref name="taylor">Tony Naylor. [https://www.nme.com/reviews/kraftwerk/7663 "Kraftwerk: Minimum-Maximum Live"]. ''[[NME]]'', 2 June 2005. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223710/http://www.nme.com/reviews/kraftwerk/7663 |date=3 March 2016 }}. Retrieved 8 August 2013</ref> The album contained reworked tracks from existing studio albums. This included a track titled "Planet of Visions" that was a reworking of "Expo 2000". In support of this release, Kraftwerk made another quick sweep around the [[Balkans]] with dates in [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[North Macedonia|Macedonia]], [[Turkey]], and Greece. In December, the [[Minimum-Maximum (video)|''Minimum-Maximum'' DVD]] was released. During 2006, the band performed at festivals in Norway, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Belgium, and Germany.

In April 2008 the group played three shows in US cities [[Minneapolis]], [[Milwaukee]], and [[Denver]], and were a coheadliner at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]]. This was its second appearance at the festival since 2004. Further shows were performed in Ireland, Poland, [[Ukraine]], Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore later that year. The touring quartet consisted of Ralf Hütter, Henning Schmitz, [[Fritz Hilpert]], and video technician Stefan Pfaffe, who became an official member in 2008. Original member Florian Schneider was absent from the lineup. Hütter stated that he was working on other projects.<ref>{{cite news |first=Graham |last=Reid |title=Interview: Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk |date=27 September 2008 |work=The New Zealand Herald |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10534357&pnum=0 |access-date=27 September 2008 |archive-date=14 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614185943/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10534357&pnum=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 21 November, Kraftwerk officially confirmed Florian Schneider's departure from the band;<ref>{{cite news |author=Music |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/4144592/Kraftwerks-co-founder-Florian-Schneider-leaves-band.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/4144592/Kraftwerks-co-founder-Florian-Schneider-leaves-band.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Kraftwerk's co-founder Florian Schneider leaves band |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=7 January 2009 |access-date=7 December 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' commented: "There is something brilliantly Kraftwerkian about the news that Florian Schneider, a founder member of the German electronic pioneers, is leaving the band to pursue a solo career. Many successful bands break up after just a few years. It has apparently taken Schneider and his musical partner, Ralf Hütter, four decades to discover musical differences."<ref name="independent editorial">[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/leading-article-nice-werk-1229948.html Editorials leading article: "Nice Werk"]. ''The Independent''. 7 January 2009. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009195752/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/leading-article-nice-werk-1229948.html |date=9 October 2017 }}. Retrieved 8 August 2013</ref> Kraftwerk's headline set at Global Gathering in Melbourne, Australia, on 22 November was cancelled moments before it was scheduled to begin, due to Fritz Hilpert experiencing a medical emergency.<ref>''[http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/40542/Illness_forces_Kraftwerk_to_miss_Melbourne_Global_Gathering Illness forces Kraftwerk to miss Melbourne Global Gathering]'', inthemix.com.au (23 November 2008), {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220181704/http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/40542/Illness_forces_Kraftwerk_to_miss_Melbourne_Global_Gathering |date=20 December 2008 }}</ref>

In 2009, Kraftwerk performed concerts with special 3D background graphics in Wolfsburg, Germany; Manchester, UK; and Randers, Denmark. Members of the audience were able to watch this multimedia part of the show with 3D glasses, which were given out. During the Manchester concert (part of the 2009 [[Manchester International Festival]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mif.co.uk/ |title=MIF.co.uk |website=MIF.co.uk |access-date=7 December 2012 |archive-date=3 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203121234/http://www.mif.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> four members of the GB cycling squad ([[Jason Kenny]], [[Ed Clancy]], [[Jamie Staff]] and [[Geraint Thomas]]) rode around the Velodrome while the band performed "Tour de France".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/03/popandrock-kraftwerk |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=Kraftwerk/Steve Reich |first=Dave |last=Simpson |date=3 July 2009 |access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref> The group also played several festival dates, the last being at the [[Bestival 2009]] in September, on the [[Isle of Wight]].<ref>''[http://ventnorblog.com/bestival-09-kraftwerk-and-massive-attack-headline/ Kraftwerk to headline Bestival]'', ventnorblog.com (26 February 2009), {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302065209/http://ventnorblog.com/bestival-09-kraftwerk-and-massive-attack-headline/ |date=2 March 2009 }}</ref> 2009 also saw the release of ''[[The Catalogue]]'' box set in November.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=P25715_0_2_0 |title=More and more remastered Kraftwerk eight-CD promo boxed sets auctioned via eBay |website=Side-line.com |date=1 December 2012 |access-date=7 December 2012 |archive-date=30 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630153503/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=P25715_0_2_0 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a 12-inch album-sized box set containing all eight remastered CDs in cardboard slipcases, as well as LP-sized booklets of photographs and artwork for each individual album.