Die Antwoord

Die Antwoord at Metropolis - 06/06/14 Considering the show was sold out months in advance, it should come as no surprise that Die Antwoord were welcomed by a very vocal, and very eclectic, crowd at the Montreal Metropolis on Friday night. On tour promoting their recently released third LP Donker Mag, the South African rap-rave trio were in fine form. Whereas their first Montreal gig at Le National, a double bill that included New York noise pop duo Sleigh Bells, saw the crowd in discovery mode, this third outing was filled to the brim with Die Antwoord adepts. After over 20 minutes of orchestral music and religious chants, Die Antwoord’s unsung hero DJ Hi-Tek sauntered out to perform DJ Hi-Tek Rules before being joined by Yo-Landi Vi$$er and Ninja, clad in neon orange glow in the dark tracksuits, who jumped straight into Fok Julle Naaiers. As soon as they kicked off Wat Kyk Jy? though, you knew this was going to be an all outrager of a show. The crowd was already sold from the get-go and they didn’t even need to try, but the trio didn’t let up once during the hour and thirty minutes they performed. The peppered their performance with a couple of shouts of “MONTREALLLL” (funnily enough the first time they were in Montreal, Ninja made it clear he had no clue where he was) and a few French words, but the night was all about the beats and the rhymes. Two dancers jumped onstage during Wat Pomp and stayed for most of the night, which was a great addition but hardly necessary as the trio was entertaining enough on its own. The sheer energy they were giving kept the crowd jumping throughout the entire performance, especially during standout hit I Fink U Freeky. Over 2300 fans shouting “jump motherf*cker, jump motherf*cker, jump!” while jumping up and down is quite the sight to see. While a large portion of the show was dedicated to past hits, they did manage to squeeze in a few new tracks including standouts Pitbull Terrier, which lends itself particularly well in a live setting, and Happy Go Sucky F*cky, which was positively bonkers. After a short rave interlude, Die Antwoord were back on stage for a one track encore of their earliest hit Enter The Ninja, which had the whole room chanting with arms in the air. Friday’s performance was a perfect showcase of what Die Antwoord does so well: themselves.

The Die Antwoord show at Ths Shrine was nothing short of amazing. The opening act was "Lil2Hood" who did a dj set that rocked. The music changes from Rage against the Machine to Crime Mob and finishes with a nod to the late singer of Linkin Park. She is full of energy and awesome.

The opening of the show was dramatic music and lighting and they opened with "We have candy". The visuals were beautifully choreographed with the pumping bass and awesomeness of "God" aka DJHITek. The dancers were unbelievably good.

Yolandi ruled the stage with numerous costume changes and gave a little speech about her Gucci dress. She is full of spunk and attitude on songs like "Daddy" and "Fat Faded Fuck".

Ninja had an awesome presence and energy. Sixteen Jones made an appearance and introduced a song where Ninja comes out dressed in a black suit. He performed "Enter the Ninja" and "Zef Boner" and even staged dived a few times.

The show was 10 out of 10 in performance and visuals. I would recommend for anyone to see them if given the chance.

It was completely what I expected it to be. DJBJ had the show for about an hour and thirty minutes to start, which was cool and all, but after that it was pretty moderate and the setup took forever.

However, when the show started, it was a thrill. Started with eerie screens, then went to epic rhythms when GOD entered the scene, and then it was all energy after.

Nonstop, song after song, songs mixed and blended, epic drops, and so much energy was being displayed.

Sound was a bit off, but I could blame that on The Fillmore's odd way of carrying sound throughout the place. Overall, Die Antwoord is a niche thing to be interested in and this showing would be perfect for those who did not know them, to know them.

Short (1h15min) but very focused and intense show. Would have expected a bit more from them. Especially since they always give the impression they're like the anti-music establishment guys (see their Lady Gaga diss in the video of Fatty Boom Boom - which is brilliant by the way).

So a bit disappointed. Gave me a little "take the money and run"-feeling.

But... the energy of their show is overwhelming. Keeps you dancing and moving the whole time. Definitely a must-go for fans and for people who like their beats hardcore.

Die Antwoord are ridiculous. They have such filthy shows. They show pictures of dicks and vulgar images on their projections and have awesome badass outfits. The rapping is spot on and they sound like their recorded music. They bring energy and rudeness to the stage. Even a crowd who does not know their music will be jamming, or at least be entertained and curious, if not offended. If you are a fan of their unique music, definitely go to their concert. It will not let you down, and you will be around people of your kind ;P

Absolutely amazing show. This is everything I expected from tool (except maynard doing anything of course). The visuals top notch. These actually accentuated the show, they were not the show. Sound quality was off the hook. The bass rivaled the main room at the ministry of Sound. An unbelievable feat on a travelling show held in a monstrous hall. Ninja jolandi and the crew absolutely dominated the stage and made for a fantastic event. I can't wait to see them again.

Die Antwoord was amazing. Great performance, spot-on vocals, killer music. The opening DJs, however, were TERRIBLE. Pretty sure it was just the Die Antwoord backup dancers randomly clicking on Spotify. No sense of how to mix songs or transition cleanly between tracks. I would have rather seen Die Antwoord an hour earlier than being forced to sit through that garbage.

Seriously the best concert I have ever been to.. über high, nonstop energy. Their set was on the short side (1 hr 15 min) but that is very understandable with no breaks/stalling in between songs and immediately moving from one song to the next. They are amazing live and I would recommend to anyone who even just remotely enjoys their music.

9-18-19 They rescheduled the concert for spring of 2020 so that’s kinda sad that I didn’t get to see them this year but ayeeee I’m excited for next year!!! Plus my friend didn’t buy the ticket on time so I was gonna go alone and was ready to go hard in da pit but now my friend could buy it on time so it’s still a win, win \(^.^)/

They rescheduled the concert for spring of 2020 so that’s kinda sad that I didn’t get to see them this year but ayeeee I’m excited for next year!!! Plus my friend didn’t buy the ticket on time so I was gonna go alone and was ready to go hard in da pit but now my friend could buy it on time so it’s still a win, win \_(^_^)_/