tour, and played to a packed, sold-out Terminal 5 on Tuesday evening in Manhattan. Since the start of their tour articles about The Antwoord have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.Īccording to Ninja and Vi$$er, celebrities like Danny de Vito, Snoop Dogg, Pamela Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt have indicated that they're big fans of the group's music and videos.Īfter their American tour Die Antwoord will be touring Australia. NEW YORK, New York The South African hip-hop shock rave duo known as Die Antwoord (The Answer, pronounced DEE AHNT-vuhr’d) has kicked off its U.S.
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It has X-Box, flat screen TV, free booze, a hot tub and a hot Oriental onboard masseuse, called Chiyo Chan."
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"On our off days we get heavy pro extreme sports massages, or we just hang in our larney hotels, or in our bus and play video games." "Most of the time we play a show every night in a new state every time," said Vi$$er. I've done it four times already."Īs far as Ninja is concerned, he says "there are always women trying to pull down my Dark Side of the Moon-briefs if I get too close to the front of the stage".ĭespite requests from fans for additional shows, The Antwoord won't be able to provide them. When asked how she handles it, she said in an e-mail: "I knock their teeth out with the microphone. Vi$$er apparently has to deal with awkward advances from her male fans. Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek also had to get bodyguards for their Harden da Fuck Up tour in America to protect them against obsessive fans. On the band's official Facebook page fans are complaining that some people bought many tickets at once and sold them for higher prices.Ī week after the release of their new CD, Ten$ion, the album has reached No 143 on the Billboard Top 200.
This statement was also confirmed by a spokesperson for Universal Music in America.
The controversial band has described themselves as 'punk and fresh and kind of psycho. Cape Town - Tickets for all Die Antwoord's performances in the US are sold out, according to band member Ninja. Die Antwoord are a South African band that has become internationally famous for their shocking and sometimes bizarre visuals, rave-techno-infused rap songs, and lyrics laced with Afrikaans and cursing.