Death From Above 1979 bring 'Private Lives' to the Knitting Factory on March 30

The bass-and-drums duo's first album in six years lands in January, and Spokane gets a Tuesday-night stop on the tour behind it.

There are loud bands, and then there are two people making a sound that makes you look around for the rest of the group. Spokane gets that experience again this spring: Death From Above 1979 play the Knitting Factory Concert House on Tuesday, March 30, 2027, with music at 8 p.m.

The date went up on Oct. 22. Tickets run $38.70 to $72.70 through Ticketmaster. The Knitting Factory holds about 1,500, which is a good size for this band. It's big enough to feel like an event and small enough that the bass reaches your chest before it reaches your ears.

The occasion is a new record. In late September the duo announced *Private Lives*, their first studio album in six years, following 2021's *Is 4 Lovers*. It comes out Jan. 29, 2027, through Last Gang/MNRK, the label they started on, according to JamBase's report on the announcement. The title track is already out, and Stereogum's write-up says the duo is making more noise than ever on it.

That's quite a claim from this pair. Their debut, *You're a Woman, I'm a Machine*, was big enough that they've spent the last couple of years touring it on its 20th anniversary, first in the UK in 2024 and then in Australia. That album's fuzzed-out bass and pounding drums, with vocals shouted over the top, is the template a lot of guitar-less rock bands still work from. The band's history has its turns too: at one point they even dropped the "1979" from their name for a record cycle before picking it back up.

The timing works for Spokane. The 2027 North American tour starts Feb. 2 in Tempe, Arizona, and runs through the U.S. and Canada in February and March. By the time it reaches downtown Spokane at the end of March, *Private Lives* will have been out for two months. People will know the new songs, and the band will have played them every night for weeks.

It's big enough to feel like an event and small enough that the bass reaches your chest before it reaches your ears.

The Knitting Factory suits a show like this. With a general-admission floor, you choose how close to stand to the speakers, and if you want a breather from the front, the room is small enough that you can still see the stage from the back.

It's also a Tuesday. Weeknight shows in Spokane are easy to talk yourself out of in March, and that's how you end up hearing about them secondhand on Wednesday. With an 8 p.m. start you'll be home at a reasonable hour.

The new album gives you a reason to go, and the old one gives you plenty of reason to sing along. Put March 30 in the calendar now and get your tickets before the album is out.

Sources: Death From Above 1979 Confirms New Album 'Private Lives' & 2027 Tour Dates (JamBase) (jambase.com); Death From Above 1979 announce new album Private Lives, hear the title track (Stereogum) (stereogum.com); Death From Above 1979 (NME) (nme.com); Death From Above 1979 announce debut album 20th Anniversary UK tour dates for 2024 (Radio X) (radiox.co.uk); Death From Above 1979 to return to Australia, celebrating 20 years of You're a Woman, I'm a Machine (The AU Review) (theaureview.com); Death From Above drop the '1979,' announce new LP (BrooklynVegan) (brooklynvegan.com); Death From Above 1979 tickets, Knitting Factory Concert House (Ticketmaster) (ticketmaster.com)