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Swedish duo The Knife, who have baffled and impressed the music world in equal measure with the 2013 release of their Shaking The Habitual album, have issued a statement ahead of their upcoming live shows, promising a hugely impressive live experience.
The band begin their tour this week, as they perform live in Germany, and will tour throughout the summer until their Bestival performance on 7 September. In typical fashion, the statement from the band promises a lot - without making a whole lot of thense.
"We just have to go faster we mean breakneck we mean “like crazy”," says a statement from the band. "We are never faceless, not even in the most grey anonymous streets of the city. We will never stop being responsible, being extensions, of one another. We will never stop longing for each other, and for something else.
"We, The Knife, will be performing live. We will be there, on stage, all seven of us, sometimes all ten of us, or even more. We have worked hard, together. Things, ideas, concepts have been tried, tested, discarded, evolved, perfected and discarded again.
"We know of the performative parts of power (Hegemony! Hi!), the on-going upholdance of everything through the performance of everyone," the band continue. "The habitual dance of the ordinary, the narratives of the normal. We know how the norm functions. But this is not every day. We have put on our glitter, we are ready to sparkle.
"This is special, if we were birds, (maybe we are) our feathers would shine (they do). We are building a place, a scene, a moment. But the blocks aren't set, the pieces move. We slipper and slide around it, under it, above. Shaking our habitat.
"With raging lungs we breathe, exhausted but enthralled. We sweat and smile and frown, laughing at the future, crying at the past, holding on. Legs astride, one foot yours, one foot ours."
The Knife will tour new tracks from eye-catching new album, Shaking The Habitual
The band also suggest they may injure themselves with their energetic performances, adding:
"Kick, kick, left leg back, turn, kick, right leg. Stay. Things get blurry, that's ok. We'll move. Open arms, twisted ankles. We will be performing live," they say.
Tickets for The Knife's 2013 shows are on sale now. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
Fri 26th April, Germany, Bremen - Pier 2
Sat 27th April, Germany, Hamburg - Docks
Mon 29th April, Italy, Milan - Alcatraz
Tues 30th April, Switzerland, Zurich - Komplex 457
Weds 1st May, Germany, Munich - Muffathalle
Thurs 2nd May, Germany, Cologne - E Werk
Sat 4th May, France, Paris - Cite De La Musique
Sun 5th May, Belgium, Brussels - Ancienne Belgique
Mon 6th May, Holland, Amsterdam - Paradiso
Weds 8th May, UK, London - Roundhouse
Thurs 9th May, UK, London - Roundhouse
Sat 11th May, Germany, Berlin - Columbiahalle
Sun 12th May, Denmark, Copenhagen - Vega
Mon 13th May, Denmark, Copenhagen - Vega
Weds 15th May, Norway, Oslo - Sentrum Scene
Thurs 16th May, Sweden, Stockholm - Hangaren Subtopia
Fri 17th May, Sweden, Stockholm - Hangaren Subtopia
Fri 24th May, Spain, Barcelona - Primavera Festival
Fri 14th June, Denmark, Aarhus - Northside Festival
Fri 19th July, Germany - Melt Festival
Sat 20th July, Czech Republic, Ostrava - Colours Festival
Weds 7th Aug, Finland, Helsinki - Flow Festival
Fri 9th Aug, Sweden, Gothenburg - Way Out West Festival
Sat 10th Aug, Norway, Oslo - OYA Festival
Sat 17th Aug, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
Sun 18th Aug, Holland - Lowlands Festival
Fri 30th Aug, Switzerland, Zurich - Openair Festival
Fri 6th Sep, Poland, Warsaw - Burn Selector Festival
Sat 7th Sep, UK, Isle Of Wight - Bestival
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