2023-06-06 14:56:49
“I don’t think I can read that out loud,” says Kayla Shyx, rubbing her face nervously, looking down at the text. “I find it really hard.” What is meant is the notorious rape poem “When you sleep” by Rammstein singer Till Lindemann. Instead, Shyx fades in the text to the side of her YouTube video – and continues to tell.
How she was at a Rammstein concert with a friend in June 2022, herself 20, her friend 18 years old. How they were at the front, in the “fire line”, because Shyx had gotten particularly good cards through their management. How they were approached at half-time by a nice Russian woman, how Alena M. asked them if they would like to come to the big after-show party later, here in the Olympic Stadium, how Shyx and they exchanged data and M , wrote her directly on Instagram after the show so that they would find their way to the party, as she and her friend were happy: You have to be so lucky to be invited to a party like this at a concert.
Federal Minister for Family Affairs calls for changes in concert operations
Even a few days after several women accused Till Lindemann of abusive behavior and recruiting sex partners for his concerts, the debate about the Rammstein singer did not stop. The band’s tour continues, four concerts are planned in Munich this week alone. Federal Minister for Family Affairs Lisa Paus called for changes in concert operations on Tuesday: Young people must be better protected against attacks, there are protective areas for women at concerts and “awareness teams” that women can turn to.
The band Rammstein has according to a report by the “world” responded to the allegations: Alena M., who is currently still in Munich, is said to have been banned from further Rammstein concerts. According to the “Welt” report, the band also hired a PR agency that specializes in crisis communication. In addition, a law firm is said to have been commissioned to investigate the allegations against Lindemann. According to “Welt”, however, the first results should already be available this Friday.
“That’s when we started to get jittery”
And then on Monday evening the Youtuber and influencer Kayla Shyx spoke up in a video and reported on her concert experience. Shyx is 21 years old, lives in Amsterdam and has 761,000 subscribers on YouTube and 1.7 million followers on Tiktok. Her video spread beyond her community at breakneck speed on the web, and by Tuesday afternoon it had one million views.
She reports how Alena M. picked her up – “she was extremely nice” – and asked her questions: How old are you? Have you ever been to a Rammstein concert? Are you really big Rammstein fans? How Alena M’s facade of friendliness slipped briefly when Kayla admitted to liking the music but not being the biggest fan. As Alena M. nevertheless immediately offered to meet Till Lindemann – and as Kayla Shyx said, that was not necessary. How they could already see the big party down in the stadium, how they recognized celebrities, well-known actors, and felt safe when there was a station with corona tests in front of the entrance, which they wanted to join. “That was the normal party” – Youtuber Kayla Shyx and her friend thought they were going to visit them right away. That’s how it was communicated to them.
But Shyx’s tale continues: how Alena M. pulled her away from the tests and led her to another staircase, off the beaten track. According to Shyx, there were about eight girls in provocative clothing who were supposed to wait for them. “That’s when we started to get a bit jittery,” says Shyx and shows a selfie of the two in this waiting situation, with lots of short black skirts in the background. As if they were the “hot girls” who were supposed to heat up the party.
Shyx tells in her video how some security men came, they had to line up – and the stand with the Covid tests was cleared. How she and the other young women were led in a row to the after-show party – and through a door directly into a hallway. How they should hand in their cell phones. “I’ve never seen anything like it. And I didn’t know what was happening.” Shyx explains that she didn’t know any better – “and that’s normal. You don’t assume such experiences.” She asked aloud again: “Where are we going?” It would be “much fun”, Alena M. is said to have said.
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