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DIIV Setlist
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Shoegazing band DIIV just headlined the First Avenue on July 28, 2024. This is the band’s biggest venue yet.
Opening the show was Philadelphia’s shoegazing band Full Body 2. The trio (Jack, Cass, and Dylan) was supposed to come to town last year with feeble little horse, but unfortunately the show was cancelled.
Glad to see the band finally made it here now. The band had little to say, and true to their music style, they definitely stared at their shoes.
Next up was Boston’s Horse Jumper of Love, their first time in Minneapolis. Frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos said it was an honor to play the historic First Avenue and “thanks for showing up early and checking us out.”
Giannopoulos is joined on stage with bassist John Margaris and drummer James Doran, and they played tracks from Heartbreak Rules and their forthcoming album Disaster Trick (Run For Cover Records).
Maybe it is the dark lyrics, but I never got a photo of Giannopoulos looking happy… he’s only seen with an angry and determined look. I’m sure he’s a really nice guy.
We’ve always had a fondness for DIIV. We’re really happy to see them doing so well with their latest album Frog in Boiling Water.
In fact, we saw the band when they were originally called Dive: “Next up were Brooklyn-based indie charmers, DIIV (pronounced “dive”). The name might not ring a bell as they’ve just recently changed it (like, today) from DIVE in order to not be confused with the Belgian industrial band with the same name. Zachary Cole Smith and co. arrived on stage sporting the latest in street urchin fashion. Despite the questionable attire, they proved almost immediately why they’ve been receiving quite a bit of media buzz despite only having released a pair of 7” singles. They played a tight, energetic set made up of songs from their single releases and a few unreleased tracks from their upcoming debut album, Oshin, to be released on Captured Tracks on June 26th. They also threw in a cover of a Kurt Cobain demo “Bambi Slaughter” for good measure. DIIV are a shoegazey, dream-pop outfit that deliver live, as well as, on record -- I definitely recommend checking out their upcoming debut or getting in on one their live shows!”
Highlight of their set was for “Brown Paper Bag”, who had a huge audience reaction with plenty of clapping and wooting.
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feeble little horse at 7th Street (02 Jul 2023) (Cancelled) |
Glad to see the band finally made it here now. The band had little to say, and true to their music style, they definitely stared at their shoes.
Next up was Boston’s Horse Jumper of Love, their first time in Minneapolis. Frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos said it was an honor to play the historic First Avenue and “thanks for showing up early and checking us out.”
Giannopoulos is joined on stage with bassist John Margaris and drummer James Doran, and they played tracks from Heartbreak Rules and their forthcoming album Disaster Trick (Run For Cover Records).
Maybe it is the dark lyrics, but I never got a photo of Giannopoulos looking happy… he’s only seen with an angry and determined look. I’m sure he’s a really nice guy.
We’ve always had a fondness for DIIV. We’re really happy to see them doing so well with their latest album Frog in Boiling Water.
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Dive (29 Apr 2012) |
Highlight of their set was for “Brown Paper Bag”, who had a huge audience reaction with plenty of clapping and wooting.
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DIIV at First Avenue (28 July 2024)
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