Völkerball

Völkerball (German for "Dodgeball"; lit. "Peoples' ball") is the second live album and DVD by German rock band Rammstein. It was released on 17 November 2006 in Europe, 19 December 2006 in Canada and on 18 September 2007 in the US. The album was advertised within media by the "Ich will" live video featured on the DVD and "Mann gegen Mann" single.

The standard edition-packaging comes in both CD-sized and DVD-sized formats. The special edition features two DVDs and one CD. The extra DVD comes with the documentary Anakonda im Netz and the Making of Reise, Reise. The limited edition has two DVDs, two CDs and a photobook. The logo is derived from that of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Standard edition: two-disc set

 * DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
 * Audio CD, 75-minute live audio recorded in Nîmes
 * Released in both CD-sized packaging and DVD-sized Packaging

Special edition: three-disc set

 * DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
 * Audio CD, 75-minute live audio recorded in Nîmes
 * DVD, 90-minute documentary: Anakonda im Netz and Making of Reise, Reise
 * Released in both CD-sized packaging and DVD-sized Packaging

Limited 'tourbook' edition: four-disc set

 * DVD, 140-minute concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
 * Two Audio CDs, the entire live-audio-recording of the concert in Nîmes (105 minutes, dead airs were edited)
 * DVD, 90-minute documentary: Anakonda im Netz and Making of Reise, Reise
 * 190-page special edition, numbered tour 27 x photobook
 * Only 40,000 copies were produced, each one marked with a unique serial number.

Reception
Völkerball was nominated for Echo Awards 2007 in the Best DVD category, which was won by Pink Floyd's Pulse.

Personnel

 * Till Lindemann – lead vocals, harmonica on "Los"
 * Richard Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los"
 * Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Los"
 * Oliver Riedel – bass, backing vocals on "Stein um Stein" and "Sehnsucht"
 * Christoph Schneider – drums
 * Christian Lorenz – keyboards