Django Django are set to make their return to Ireland in October. The London art-rock band will kick off a European tour at an Open House-promoted show at Belfast’s Limelight on Saturday, 9 October 2021. The following night, the band will stop off at Dublin’s Academy for a show hosted by Selective Memory. Support on both shows come from Pictish Trail. Tickets are priced £24.50 and €28.50 respectively and go on sale via Open House and Selective Memory on Friday, April 23. Check out the band’s new single featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg below.
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Anyone who has ever been in a band knows the importance that power dynamics play. The internal struggle is one fought by most members and often glamorised by talking heads in music documentaries. Were they the ‘quiet one’ or the ‘egotist’? The “fight-starter” or “facilitator”? Such stereotypes don’t seem to apply to Django Django. The four-piece formed at the Edinburgh College of Arts feel closer to the proper meaning of a “band” – they feel like a collective. Vincent Jeff provides those quintessential reverb-soaked vocals; Jimmy Dixon the harmonies that give the band “their” sound; Tommy Grave the synths that offer…
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With the likes of Aine Cahill, Perfume Genius, and Songhoy Blues already announced, three new acts have been added to the bill for this year’s eir Other Voices in Dingle. Set to return to return across December 1-3, the annual Wild Atlantic Way festival has revealed that Django Django (pictured), Lankum, Loyle Carner and Booka Brass Band will make an appearance at St. James’ Church at this year’s outing. With many more acts to be announced, here is the current line-up:
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Ahead of releasing their forthcoming third album Marble Skies on January 26, Django Django have announced that they’ll play Dublin’s Tivoli Theatre on March 2 as part of a forthcoming UK and European Tour. Accompanying the announcement is the foursome’s new single ‘Tic Tac Toe’, featuring a video courtesy of John Maclean. Speaking about the video, Maclean said, “The film could be about the fading era of the beach arcades, time moving too fast, love and games, horror and happiness but it is actually about a man who needs to go buy a pint of milk to make a cup of…
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Django Django live at Vicar street in Dublin with support from Stealing Sheep. Photos by Mark Earley.