Truth be told, there's still a way to get into the shows: The Gloriously Sleazy Secondary Market of Craigslist.

Via The Awl:

And how shameless are the sellers/desperate are the bidders?

One guy, who has two tickets to the Computer World night:

Email me if you're interested. No reasonable offer will be accepted :)

:) indeed! One person is offering $300. Another is offering $200. Some are more specifically desperate requests than others ("i'm a diehard & need to go see the Kraftwerk Autobahn show.") and some are just oddly charming Kraftwerk-laden jokes. Like this one, entitled "Wanted: 2 Tickets to Kraftwerk's Man-machine for 2 Pseudo-humans":

We would be willing to pay $120 for two tickets to Man Machine on Saturday, April 14.

Us:
We are the robots. She's a model and she's looking good, and I am not your sex object. We like synthetic electronic sounds. She gives you her affection and I give you my time. (and $120)
We are trying to get a connection on the telephone line.

You:
So close, but far away.

Secondary markets like this usually tighten up in the lead-up to the event, and then loosen right before. So those who are truly among the desperate for Kraftwerk tickets who got locked out are probably going to have to wait a bit before they get an answer on this.

But now you know: Kraftwerk, still a big thing.

Here is a really enjoyable cover of "Computer Love" that has nothing to do with Coldplay:

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