He gives off a complete tough-guy vibe on stage, and one is rightfully intimidated by his strong character, but at the same time when he cracked smiles between lines, it was heartwarming and possible to form an emotional connection with this seemingly unrelatable man. And not only was he there, but he made it early to be right against the stage–a place where not even a press pass can prevent you from becoming a crushed and drenched part of the mess that is a Die Antwoord audience.ĭie Antwoord came onto the stage after finally saying, “fuck it” to a projector that they could not get to work for 40 minutes. Ninja was dressed in the executioner outfit from the $O$ album cover, and Yo-Landi Vi$$er wore a cartoon-ridden robe. After a short intro track, they burst into the opening of “Enter the Ninja” complete with synchronized dance moves, Yo-Landi’s spot-on 12-year-old voice, and the crowd losing their collective shit. Ninja’s rapping was smooth and confident, as he darted around the stage flailing, dancing, and high-fiving the audience. It seems that Die Antwoord is well on their way to a cult following. Yet, even with all the mystery and story behind them, they have the casual fan as well. ”Yeah, my friend sent me a video of these guys last week, and I HAD to go,” said a nearby crowd member.
People were clad in white shirts with Die Antwoord-inspired cartoons, replicas of Die Antwoord members’ tattoos, and Die Antwoord lyrics. I walked into the venue relatively early to survey the scene and found more people dressed in costume than you’d see at a Flaming Lips show.
It seems you don’t need to understand Die Antwoord to love them. It would not do justice to try to explain the wonderful, fleshed-out characters that Die Antwoord are in any small number of paragraphs( but this interview will do much better), just as I now realize all those YouTube videos and reviews I read do not capture how immense their live act is. Die Antwoord got a packed crowd to lose their inhibitions, jump, dance, and even sing along–all on a Tuesday night.
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