For the second year in a row, Israeli garage rockers Monotonix (Drag City) had their show shut down at the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival this past weekend.
A little background – at last year’s ATP Festival, a random audience member jumped a festival representative during Monotonix’s set (video evidence here), and the band was banned from ever playing at the festival site again. However, the band and festival management reached a precarious middle ground for this year’s festival – as long as Monotonix and the audience remained seated during the band’s set, the show could go on.
Of course things didn’t go according to plan. By the band’s third song, the audience had gotten up and started to dance and during the band’s fifth song the venue pulled the plug on them. The band thanked all their fans for coming to the show in a recent press release.
In slightly better news, the band is planning the release of a new Steve Albini-recorded single entitled “Fun Fun Fun / Try Try Try” on June 29th on Drag City. Monotonix also have about a billion tour dates planned all across Europe and the U.S. this year, so if you’re looking to catch the band, it’s likely they’ll be nearby at some point.
Monotonix’s tour dates are as follows:
5/18 – Oslo, Norway – John Dee
5/19 – Stockholm, Sweden- Debaser Slussen
5/20 – Malmo, Sweden – Debaser
5/21 – Hamburg, Germany – Hafenklang
5/22 – Berlin, Germany – West Germany
5/23 – Prague, Czech Republic – Meet Factory
5/24 – Rome, Italy – Atlantico Live (with Pavement)
5/25 – Bologna, Italy – Estragon (with Pavement)
5/27 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival
5/28 – Toulouse, France – Bikini
5/29 – Poitiers, France – Comfort Moderne
5/30 – Bordeaux, France – St-Ex
6/24 – Paris, France – Nouveau Casino
6/25 – Evereux, France – Le Rock dans tous ses Etats
6/26 – Genk, Belgium – Genk on stage
7/3 – Lawrence, KS – Jackpot
7/4 – Denver, CO – Rhinoceropolis
7/5 – Sante Fe, NM – Corazon
7/6 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
7/8 – Boise, ID – Visual Arts Collective
7/9 – Portland, OR – East End (with Signals)
7/10 – Seattle, WA – High Dive
7/18 – Dour, Belgium – Dour Festival
7/20 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – De Affaire Festival
7/22 – Torino, Italy – Spaziale Festival
7/23 – Padova, Italy – Curarock Festival
8/27 – Mezieres, France – Le Cabaret Vert Festival
8/28 – Meer, Belgium – Akkerpop Festival
8/29 – Groningen, Netherlands – Noorderzon Festival
9/4 – Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland – Electric Picnic Festival
9/6 – Brighton, United Kingdom – Volks
9/7 – Londod, United Kingdom – The Camp
9/11 – Dorset, United Kingdom – End Of The Road Festival
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