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Adult. Setlist
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So I finally got a chance to see Adult. live. We’ve been writing about the Detroit synth-punk duo since Feb 2007 (15 years ago). For whatever reasons (usually I’m already covering another band the night Adult. played) I just never got around to seeing them live. All that changed last Wednesday night (May 18). In fact, I was already committed to seeing Oh Wonder at First Ave and would have missed Adult. (again!) if it wasn’t for the fact that Oh Wonder was an all-ages show and started much earlier than the, er, adult-age show. So, it all worked out in the end, and I’m happy to report that Adult. did not disappoint.
Starting with Spike Hellis, an electronic duo based out of Los Angeles, California. The two, Cortland Dévon Gibson and Elaine Chang, played some industrial, some EBM, and some electroclash sound. Chang bounces all over the stage, set to strobe lights. The audience seem won over by the duo by the time their set ended.
Next up was Kontravoid, who I was supposed to see November 1, 2012. It didn’t work out.
What I can tell you about Kontravoid is that he used to be Crystal Castles’ live drummer, but when I saw the band in Sep 2016, they didn’t have a drummer (instead using a drum machine).
Kontravoid played one song, and then once he puts on his mask, everyone got excited. There’s just something mysterious about the masked singer. Lots of strobes… very Crystal Castles-sounding, so it’s all good if you like that sound.
Finally, Adult. (Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller) closed the show out. Their fanbase are diehard fans, many of them have seen the Detroit band numerous times.
For this tour, it would seem like they were using the Ring girl as inspiration on their concert poster. They seem to invoke fear and dread of a supernatural evil girl crawling on the floor, set to a blood red background. The truth is, seeing them on stage, I thought it was closer to other horror genre, like Hellraiser. It’s all good, they still had a great electroclash/electropunk sound.
Singer Nicola Kuperus is often seen with her arms open, holding double mics (both have different sound effects). She seemed really happy to be on stage to her adoring fans.
Adult.’s new album Becoming Undone is out now via Dais Records.
Remaing tour dates:
Starting with Spike Hellis, an electronic duo based out of Los Angeles, California. The two, Cortland Dévon Gibson and Elaine Chang, played some industrial, some EBM, and some electroclash sound. Chang bounces all over the stage, set to strobe lights. The audience seem won over by the duo by the time their set ended.
Next up was Kontravoid, who I was supposed to see November 1, 2012. It didn’t work out.
What I can tell you about Kontravoid is that he used to be Crystal Castles’ live drummer, but when I saw the band in Sep 2016, they didn’t have a drummer (instead using a drum machine).
Kontravoid played one song, and then once he puts on his mask, everyone got excited. There’s just something mysterious about the masked singer. Lots of strobes… very Crystal Castles-sounding, so it’s all good if you like that sound.
Finally, Adult. (Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller) closed the show out. Their fanbase are diehard fans, many of them have seen the Detroit band numerous times.
For this tour, it would seem like they were using the Ring girl as inspiration on their concert poster. They seem to invoke fear and dread of a supernatural evil girl crawling on the floor, set to a blood red background. The truth is, seeing them on stage, I thought it was closer to other horror genre, like Hellraiser. It’s all good, they still had a great electroclash/electropunk sound.
Singer Nicola Kuperus is often seen with her arms open, holding double mics (both have different sound effects). She seemed really happy to be on stage to her adoring fans.
Adult.’s new album Becoming Undone is out now via Dais Records.
Remaing tour dates:
07/03/2022 UK Bristol - Thekla
08/03/2022 UK Glasgow - Slay
09/03/2022 UK Manchester - White Hotel
10/03/2022 UK London - Electrowerkz
11/03/2022 FRA Lille - Black Lab
12/03/2022 BE Brussels - Magasin 4
14/03/2022 DE Hamburg - Hafenklang
15/03/2022 SWE Malmo - Plan B
16/03/2022 SWE Gothenburg - Musikens Hus
17/03/2022 SWE Stockholm - HUS 7
18/03/2022 DK Copenhagen - Stengade
19/03/2022 DE Berlin - Urban Spree
22/03/2022 PL Lodz - DOM
23/03/2022 PL Wroclaw - Akademia
24/03/2022 AT Linz - KAPU
25/03/2022 AT Wien - Chelsea
26/03/2022 HUN Budapest - Dürer Kert
27/03/2022 CZ Prague - Chapeau Rouge
28/03/2022 DE Munich - Rote Sonne
30/03/2022 CH Yverdon-les-Bains - L'Amalgame
31/03/2022 FRA Lyon - Sonic
01/04/2022 FRA Paris - La Boule Noire
02/04/2022 NL - Nijmegen Merleyn
All UK/EU Dates w/ Plack Blague
08/03/2022 UK Glasgow - Slay
09/03/2022 UK Manchester - White Hotel
10/03/2022 UK London - Electrowerkz
11/03/2022 FRA Lille - Black Lab
12/03/2022 BE Brussels - Magasin 4
14/03/2022 DE Hamburg - Hafenklang
15/03/2022 SWE Malmo - Plan B
16/03/2022 SWE Gothenburg - Musikens Hus
17/03/2022 SWE Stockholm - HUS 7
18/03/2022 DK Copenhagen - Stengade
19/03/2022 DE Berlin - Urban Spree
22/03/2022 PL Lodz - DOM
23/03/2022 PL Wroclaw - Akademia
24/03/2022 AT Linz - KAPU
25/03/2022 AT Wien - Chelsea
26/03/2022 HUN Budapest - Dürer Kert
27/03/2022 CZ Prague - Chapeau Rouge
28/03/2022 DE Munich - Rote Sonne
30/03/2022 CH Yverdon-les-Bains - L'Amalgame
31/03/2022 FRA Lyon - Sonic
01/04/2022 FRA Paris - La Boule Noire
02/04/2022 NL - Nijmegen Merleyn
All UK/EU Dates w/ Plack Blague
Spike Hellis |
Spike Hellis |
Kontravoid |
Kontravoid |
Adult. |
Adult. |
Adult. at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (18 May 2022) |
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