Kraftwerk are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their fifth album, Radio-Activity, with special edition reissues that will be out May 15 via Warner Records / Parlophone Records. Those include a very cool picture-disc vinyl edition (pre-order in the BV shop), and a Blu-ray audio disc.
This 50th Anniversary picture disc vinyl LP edition features newly reimagined artwork with a spined sleeve die-cut to match the cover art. The vinyl itself is yellow on one side and black on the other.
The Blu-ray edition features three mixes of Radio-Activity, including a Dolby Atmos spatial audio mix reconstructed from the original 16-track tapes at Kling Klang Studio by Kraftwerk founder Ralf Hütter and Fritz Hilpert. There’s also a 5.1 surround mix made from the Atmos mix, and the 2009 stereo remaster.
The Atmos mix will also be available to stream via Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon and other streaming services (no Spotify, though, which currently doesn’t offer Atmos or other spatial audio).
Released in November 1975, Radio-Activity was Kraftwerk’s first fully-electronic album, a concept piece themed around radioactive decay and radio broadcasts, sung in a mix of English and German. You can listen to the 2009 stereo remaster below.
In addition to the Radio-Activity picture disc, you can pick up other Kraftwerk vinyl and CDs in the BV Shop.
Kraftwerk are on tour this year, hitting Asia, Europe and the UK. All dates are listed below.
Kraftwerk – Radio-Activity (50th Anniversary Edition):
01. Geiger Counter
02. Radioactivity
03. Radioland
04. Airwaves
05. Intermission
06. News
07. The Voice Of Energy
08. Antenna
09. Radio Stars
10. Uranium
11. Transistor
12. Ohm Sweet Ohm
Kraftwerk – live 2026:
April:
Mon 27 – Nagoya, Japan – Zepp Nagoya
Tue 28 – Osaka, Japan – Grand Cube Osaka
May:
Fri 01 – Tokyo, Japan – SGC Hall Ariake
Sat 02 – Tokyo, Japan – SGC Hall Ariake
Mon 04 – Seoul, South Korea – Myungwha Live
Wed 06 – Hong Kong – AsiaWorld-Expo Runway 11
Fri 08 – Singapore – The Star Theatre
Sun 10 – Bangkok, Thailand – QSNCC
Sun 17 – Dublin, IE – Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Mon 18 – Belfast, UK – Waterfront Hall
Thu 21 – Wolverhampton, UK – Civic Hall
Fri 22 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
Sat 23 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
Mon 25 – Glasgow, UK – Royal Concert Hall
Wed 27 – Stockton, UK – Globe
Fi 29 – Sheffield, UK – City Hall
Sat 30 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre
June:
Mon 01 – Bristol, UK – Beacon
Tue 02 – Bournemouth, UK – International Centre
Thu 04 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
Fri 05 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall (6pm)
Fri 05 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall (10pm)
Sun 07 – Liverpool, UK – Empire Theatre
Mon 08 – Nottingham, UK – Royal Concert Hall
Tue 09 – Edinburgh, UK – Playhouse
Thu 11 – Eindhoven, NL – Klokgebouw
July:
Sat 11 – Zottegem, BE – Rock Zottegem
Wed 15 – Prague, CZ – Forum Karlín
Fri 17 – Veszprém, HU – Veszprémfest
Sun 19 – Belgrade, RS – Luka Beograde
Wed 22 – Bucharest, RO – Arnele Romane
Sat 25 – Skopje, MK – Arm Stadium
Tue 28 – Pula, HR – Roman Amphitheatre
September:
Tue 15 – Bregenz, Austria – The Seebühne