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Megan Nisbet

Rammstein in Cardiff: Who is the support act for the Principality Stadium show?

Rammstein are preparing to take to the stage at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff as part of their biggest ever European Stadium Tour. The band will be playing in Cardiff for one night only on Thursday, June 30.

The gig was originally scheduled for 2020 but was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The show will mark the band’s second-ever appearance in Wales, following their performance at the Motorpoint Arena in 2005.

We've put a handy guide together of everything you need to know, including stage times, set list, tickets, parking and road closures, you can find it here.

Read more: Rammstein in Cardiff 2022: Stage times, set list, tickets, parking, road closures and support act

Doors to the Principality Stadium are set to open at 5pm for the gig with Rammstein scheduled to perform at 8pm, but which support act will be performing beforehand? Here's everything you need to know.

Rammstein support act

Duo Abélard will be supporting Rammstein during their Cardiff gig. The support act is composed of two internationally recognized concert pianists, Katherine Nikitine and Héloïse Hervouët.

They studied together at the National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance in Lyon and are no strangers to touring with Rammstein, having previously performed during the band's 2019 Stadium Tour as a support act where they played piano renditions of some of Rammstein's songs.

Following the recently rescheduled Coventry gig, Duo Abélard wrote on Instagram: "Hey everyone! We’ve received hundreds of messages, videos, so much love, we are blessed! Wow! Thank you for your enthusiasm, and presence, it's been incredible we are very proud!!! We keep working hard and we’ll see you in Cardiff!!!!!" You can follow the duo on Instagram and Facebook at @duoabelard.

Pianists, Duo Jatekok, were also announced as support acts for Rammstein earlier this year. Duo Jatekok is made up of Naïri Badal and Adélaïde Panage who are also very familiar with the band having been supporting acts for them previously, The pair took to the stage during Rammstein's recent Coventry show but are not performing in Cardiff.

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