After releasing their long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s Mosquito, it’s like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs never left. The Karen O-led trio used 2022 to release Cool It Down and now they’re truly bringing those songs to life as the band set off on their 2023 tour in support of the new LP. Things kicked off last night (May 3) at The Anthem in Washington D.C. as the band looks to traverse States and more on this current tour. Along with their 2003 debut, Fever To Tell, celebrating its 20-year anniversary, the band has a lot to celebrate during these upcoming shows.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs pulled out all the stops by piecing together a career-spanning setlist for their first stop on tour. They kicked things off with the terrific single from Cool It Down, “Spitting Off The Edge Of The World” before launching into “Rich” from their aforementioned debut album. The band focused heavily on their debut, performing classics like “Maps”, “Date With The Night”, and “Y Control”. The band also pulled out “Wolf” and “Burning”, two highlights from their 2022 album. The band then split the rest of their 15-song setlist between their discography, performing songs like “Heads Will Roll” from 2009’s It’s Blitz! and “Gold Lion” from their 2006 sophomore LP, Show Your Bones. You can check out the whole setlist below.
Along with the stop in D.C. to get things rolling, Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be stopping at a number of cities and festivals over the next few months. Their next stop is Atlanta, Georgia this Friday (May 5) for the Shaky Knees Festival before heading over to Houston for a solo gig. You can check out the full list of cities and footage from last night’s show at The Anthem below:
05/05 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
05/07 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall +
05/09 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory +
05/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
05/13 – Pasadena, CA @ Just Like Heaven
05/26 – Allston, MA @ Boston Calling Music Festival
06/01 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
06/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory *
06/05 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
06/07 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Live *
06/08 – Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield *
06/10 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre *
07/28-30 – Yuzawa, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
08/25 – London, EN @ All Points East
08/26 – Paris, FR @ Rock en Seine
08/28 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
08/29 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
Along with their tour kicking off overnight, Yeah Yeah Yeahs also released their Wolf (Remixes) EP that features reworkings of the Cool It Down from the likes of Boy Harsher and Boys Noize. Check out the Boy Harsher remix below:
