Rufus del sol12/3/2022 ![]() The band members, all in their early 30s, spoke with Spectrum in New York a day ahead of the festival. ![]() Rufus fans – who have collectively streamed their music nearly a billion times – are passionate, loyal and enraptured to see the trio playing live for the first time in 18 months. The band only released its latest single, the dark, swaggering On My Knees, this same day, but you wouldn’t know it from the audience’s response to the new tunes. Rufus Du Sol received two Grammy nominations in 2020. Their 75-minute set plays like one long continuous mix, loaded with their best-loved tracks plus a few from their imminent fourth album, Surrender. Some barely dressed fans seem oblivious to the night chill as they skip towards the stage, the first chords from Rufus’ Grammy-nominated 2018 track Underwater pealing into the night air.Ītop three tall white blocks and in front of huge monochromatic projections of themselves, singer Tyrone Lindqvist, keys/synths player Jon George and drummer James Hunt, all clad in black, look more like rock stars than a dance music act. The indie-dance band was second only to Eilish on today’s bill and the crowd that’s assembled before their stage is testament to their huge following in the country they’ve called home for the past three years. On a Friday evening in New York in late September, two acts are yet to take the stage on day one of Governors Ball Music Festival: teen sensation and headliner Billie Eilish, and Rufus Du Sol, “Sydney’s finest three-piece” according to BBC1 Radio host Pete Tong. In 2021, their renowned live show reached new heights when they performed for 70,000 fans over three nights at the Los Angeles Banc of California stadium, and then for millions on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Late Show with James Corden.Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size The news follows a string of achievements for RÜFÜS DU SOL, including the release of their Surrender LP on Rose Avenue and Warner Records at the end of 2021. ![]() Since 1986, the venue has hosted legendary artists such as Radiohead, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, and countless others. Located east of Seattle in the crest of the Columbia River, The Gorge Amphitheatre is known as one of North America’s most iconic places to enjoy live music. This will be the band’s first headlining show at this legendary venue, and they’ll be joined once again by one of London’s most forward-thinking producers, Fred. ![]() Today, three-time Grammy-nominated, Australian, live electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL have announced a show at the idyllic Pacific Northwest venue, The Gorge Amphitheatre. ![]()
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