Being a grumpy firestarter myself, it is my pelasure to pass on the information about the recent happenings in the world of alternative mainstream music :) Ladies and gentlemen, pushing hip-hop’s boundaries to its creative edges, DEATH GRIPS stirred up the almighty Trent Reznor‘s feelings by breaking up (!) and pissing on the upcoming tour with NINE INCH NAILS and SOUNDGARDEN.
Get their latest album for free, stay tuned for their final full length later this year via Harvest Records and check out the details below.
sorry everyone… why would I have ever thought those dudes could keep it together?
— Trent Reznor (@trent_reznor) July 3, 2014
The band has released the following statement:
we are now at our best and so Death Grips is over. we have officially stopped. all currently scheduled live dates are canceled. our upcoming double album “the powers that b” will still be delivered worldwide later this year via Harvest/Third Worlds Records. Death Grips was and always has been a conceptual art exhibition anchored by sound and vision. above and beyond a “band”. to our truest fans, please stay legend.
Dates cancelled:
07-18 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07-19 Toronto, Canada – TIME Festival
WITH NINE INCH NAILS & SOUNDGARDEN
07-21 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Ampitheatre
07-26 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
07-29 Mansfield, MA – XFINITY Center
07-30 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
08-01 Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
08-02 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
08-04 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
08-05 Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
08-07 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavillion
08-08 Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Ampitheater at Lakewood
08-10 West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Ampitheatre
08-11 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Ampitheatre
08-14 Austin, TX – Austin360 Ampitheater
08-16 Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
08-17 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavillion
08-19 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Ampitheater
08-21 Chula Vista, CA – Sleep Train Ampitheatre
08-22 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre
08-24 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Ampitheater
08-25 Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Fun Fun Fest issued the following statement: