DIIV brings 'ZIRP!' to the Varsity Theatre on April 7

DIIV last played the Twin Cities at First Avenue in July 2024. The band returns to the Varsity Theatre in Minneapolis on Wednesday, April 7, 2027, with Grumpy, touring its new A. G. Cook–produced album.

The last time DIIV played the Twin Cities was First Avenue on July 28, 2024. Since then the band has made a record about the money that dried up when the cheap-money era ended. In April it brings that record to Dinkytown.

DIIV plays the Varsity Theatre on Wednesday, April 7, 2027, at 7 p.m., with Grumpy opening. Tickets are $39.85 to $62 through Ticketmaster. The show was announced Oct. 28.

The new record is *ZIRP!*, DIIV's fifth album, released Oct. 30 on Fantasy Recordings. The title is short for zero interest rate policy. Stereogum and the band's press materials tie it to the low-rate years "that drew us into a world of failed startups." It's a pointed subject for a band long filed under shoegaze, a genre usually associated with drift, not economics.

The bigger surprise for longtime fans is the producer. *ZIRP!* was made with A. G. Cook, best known for hyperpop, which is a sharp turn from the guitar-wash sound most people associate with DIIV. Consequence introduced the album with the lead single "The Fountain." "Kid" followed, per Rockshot Magazine, and NME has reviewed the record. By April, Minneapolis listeners will have had five months to decide how they feel about it, and the Varsity show is where the songs get tested live.

DIIV has been busy since its last visit. In an interview with Russh, frontman Zachary Cole Smith talked through the band's recent run: a tour of Asia, North American shows this fall with Interpol and Basement, and an Australian tour in 2027 that includes the Laneway Festival lineup. The April Varsity date fits into a calendar that already runs across several continents.

The room is a change too. The 2024 show was at First Avenue. The Varsity holds 962, which is roughly club size for a band like this, and its theater layout suits music built on texture and volume. A Wednesday in April at a 7 p.m. start makes it an easy weeknight.

Grumpy opens, so plan to arrive on time.

Tickets are on sale now, from $39.85 to $62. Two and a half years after First Avenue, DIIV comes back with a different producer, a pointed concept and a new set of songs to play loud.

If *ZIRP!* is in your rotation, April 7 is when you hear it in a room.

Sources: DIIV announce new A. G. Cook–produced album ZIRP! — Stereogum (stereogum.com); DIIV Detail New Album ZIRP!, Unveil Lead Single "The Fountain" — Consequence (concerts.consequence.net); DIIV Share New Single 'Kid' Ahead Of Fifth Album 'ZIRP!' — Rockshot Magazine (rockshotmagazine.com); DIIV — ZIRP! review — NME (nme.com); DIIV Announce World Tour — Fantasy Recordings (fantasyrecordings.com); DIIV interview — Russh (russh.com); DIIV tickets, Minneapolis — Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.evyy.net); JamBase listing (jambase.com)