South Africa's Die Antwoord sparked a bit of a comment flame-war when we posted their latest video for “Fok Julle Naaiers” (above) earlier this month. We at the Okayafrica bunker are into their freak-rap experiment. If you feel the same, catch the crew live on their upcoming North American and Australian tour dates in promotion of TEN$ION, due January via the group's own ZEF RECORDZ.
Die Antwoord North America and Australia Tour
02-09 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
02-10 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
02-11 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
02-14 Toronto, Ontario - The Phoenix Concert Theatre
02-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
02-22 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
02-24 Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
02-25 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
03-03 Brisbane, Australia - Doomben Racecourse: Future Music Festival
03-04 Perth, Australia - Arena Joondalup: Future Music Festival
03-10 Sydney, Australia - Royal Randwick Racecourse: Future Music Festival
03-11 Melbourne, Australia - Flemington Racecourse: Future Music Festival
03-12 Adelaide, Australia - Ellis Park: Future Music Festival
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