Ashlee Burke May 9th, 2017 - 10:03 PM
The status of Die Antwoord as a band can officially be changed to: it’s complicated. Last year the music site Exclaim! released an interview with Die Antwoord’s Ninja claiming the group had announced they would be breaking up this coming September.
“Die Antwoord dies on that day. It’s all over. I feel beautiful about it. I’m not scared of the end,” he told the media source. “I’m a Ninja. I’m not scared of death.”
Following the release of the article the second half of the duo, Yolandi Visser, took to Instagram and said that Die Antwoord will not end next year, adding the journalist “twisted” their words.
So while it remains to be seen if the band is breaking up for good; what can be claimed without a doubt is the release of a new album. Dubbed The Book of Zef the album serves as a follow-up to last year’s Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid. An emoji-filled lyric video for the record’s lead track, “Love Drug” has also been released filled with the familiar clashing vocals and passionate drumming for which the band has come to be known for. Adding feul to the previous break up claims, writers Noah Yoo and Jazz Monroe claim that this will be the group’s “final” album. Perhaps this means it is the final album they will be writing on or maybe the band will reimurge under a new name? Whatever the future holds for Die Antwoord, you can catch the duo this summer when they go on tour! You can check out the dates below.
Die Antwoord Tour Dates:
05: 19 Monterrey, Mexico – Palestino Libanes
05: 20 Alamitos, Mexico – Corona Revolution Fest GDL
05: 22 Mexico City, Mexico – Pepsi Center WTC
06: 09 Bethel, NY – Mysteryland
06: 11 Chicago, IL – Spring Awakening Festival
06: 22 Odense, Denmark – Tinderbox Festival
06: 23 Neuhausen, Germany – Southside Festival
06: 24 Marseille, France – Parc Chanot
06: 25 Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06: 29 Seinäjoki, Finland – Provinssirock Festival
06: 30 Norrköping, Sweden – Bravalla Festival
07: 01 Arras, France – Main Square Festival
07: 04 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic – Rock for People
07: 05 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic – Festival Park
07: 06 Bilbao, Spain – Kobetamendi Mountain
07: 07 Barcelona, Spain – Cruïlla Barcelona Summer Festival
07: 08 Arraiz, Spain – Bilbao BBK Live Festival
07: 09 Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France – Chateau de Beauregard
07: 11 Argeles Sur Mer, France – Parc de Valmy
07: 12 Dour, Belgium – Plaine de la Machine à Feu
07: 13 Aix-Les-Bains, France – Musilac
07: 14 Carhaix, France – Les Vieilles Charrues Festival
07: 15 Dour, Belgium – Dour Festival
07: 16 Gräfenhainichen, Germany – Melt! Festival
08: 06 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
08: 07 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
08: 08 Philadelphia, PA -The Electric Factor Outdoor Stage
08: 09 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
08: 11 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
08: 13 Somerset, WI – Summer Set Music & Camping Fest
08: 15 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
08: 16 Columbus, OH – Express Live!
08: 17 Saint Louis, MO – The Pageant
08: 18 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
08: 20 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
08: 22 Magna, UT – Saltair
08: 23 Las Vegas, NV -The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
08: 24 Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Expo Hall
08: 26 Portland, OR – Project Pabst
08: 27 Vancouver, British Columbia – UBC
08: 29 Edmonton, Alberta – Shaw Conference Centre
08: 30 Calgary, Alberta – Grey Eagle Resort & Casino
09: 01 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival
09: 02 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
feature image by Marisa Rose Ficara
