I just saw Kraftwerk about a week ago, and unlike the first time I saw them in 1997 it didn't feel like a "visitation from the future." The laptops aren't futuristic, they're contemporary. Yet the music seemed "more live" this time, hearkening back to old bootlegs of their 70's concerts (occasional notes sounded "out of tune", meaning whatever knobs they're twiddling must give them more control over the sound than the knobs they twiddled with their 80's-90's "console" gear, which was their first all-digital setup as I understand it.)

The videos they project on screen also seem more nostalgic now as well (old 1930's photos of the Autobahn, 1970's "neon lights", etc. -- only possible because they've got higher resolution now. The old low res graphics were more "futuristic" in a sci-fi cliche kind of way!)

Ironically, newer better faster smaller technology seems to be making them seem old fashioned!

(Still a great show however!! Everyone should see Kraftwerk live at least once.)