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January 31, 2009

Throbbing Gristle plan first U.S. tour dates since 1981...

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More details coming soon. And according to the history on the band’s website, these will be TG’s first U.S. live appearances ever, except for a pair of West Coast shows back in 1981. Very exciting.

4/16/09 MASONIC HALL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
4/19/09 COACHELLA INDIO, CA
4/21/09 UCLA LOS ANGELES, CA**
4/23/09 GRAND REGENCY BALLROOM SAN FRANCISCO, CA
4/25/09 EPHIPHANY EPISCOPAL CHICAGO, IL

**“In The Shadow Of The Sun” soundtrack performance only.

Throbbing Gristle announce their first US performances in 28 years – including an appearance Sunday April 19th at the 2009 Coachella Music Festival! The band, who have not performed in the United States since May 1981, will also be playing Chicago and New York for the first time ever.

To mark these special occasions, Throbbing Gristle will play TWO SET events in New York and Chicago. The performances begin with a new live soundtrack to Derek Jarman’s 60min 1980 alchemical film “In The Shadow Of The Sun,” followed by a second set of material from across TG’s history.

Between sets in both New York and Chicago, Throbbing Gristle will be available for a fan signing session. Fans are encouraged to bring along ONE ITEM from their collection for the band to sign. There will also be special ‘TG USA 2009’ merchandise including an all new album, T-shirt specific to the event, Tour Enamel Badge, and Tour Embroidered Patch for sale.

In addition, Throbbing Gristle will perform their live soundtrack to Derek Jarman’s 60min 1980 alchemical film “In The Shadow Of The Sun” at UCLA in Los Angeles on April 21st and a full set of material from across their history at The Grand Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on April 23rd.

Here’s a classic live clip of “Discipline”:


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#1 2RealEstateMidgets says:

Best news of the entire month!

#2 Julius says:

Sounds like Homer Simpson having a nervous breakdown. Cool band name though.

#3 deleuzean says:

Not sure if this is exciting or melancholy.

There is a time and place for everything.

I wonder what they'll sound like. What would be the point of rehashing old sounds? But if not that then why are they calling themselves by this name.

Another early industrial group Einsturzende Neubauten, for example, has continued to perform and record over these intervening years and they still sound exciting, and fresh, AND their sound has progressed.

I remember "seeing" the Hafler Trio perform live once, but didn't know I had even "seen" him/them until the show was over because McKenzie and whoever else were hiding somewhere while they played and we all thought their performance was just random whatever playing on the house PA.

I wonder what to expect from this bunch of 50-somethings...

Hope for the best, I suppose.

#4 xyz says:

What I'm wondering is how come there are no tickets available for purchase right after they supposedly went on sale? what the f*ck?


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