8:00 PM | 17105 North Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield | All ages | $45-65.50
Experimental hip hop trio Death Grips will play the Factory on Wednesday, marking their first show in St. Louis in over a decade. Death Grips’ only other St. Louis performance was at the former midtown venue The Firebird in June 2013, during the tour for their breakthrough album The Money Store.
Formed in Sacramento, CA in 2010, Death Grips consists of rapper Stefan Burnett (a.k.a. MC Ride) and producers/multi-instrumentalists Andy Morin and Zach Hill. Starting with the release of their debut mixtape Exmilitary in 2011, the group quickly became one of the most recognizable forces in the modern underground, with their eclectic, uncompromising music earning them crossover appeal with fans of experimental rap, industrial/electronic music, and noise rock alike. Since then, Death Grips has released eight albums and four EPs, the most recent being Gmail and the Restraining Orders, released in January 2021. Their releases frequently find them playing with the tension between Burnett’s intense vocal delivery and persona and the eclectic, prankster-ish production sensibilities of Morin and Hill.
Despite their popularity, Death Grips has always remained committed to a DIY aesthetic, a stance exemplified through their cryptic approach to announcing new music and communicating with their fans. The group had a notorious falling out with Sony Music in 2012 after their then-label Epic, which published their debut album The Money Store, refused to allow them to release another album the same year. This prompted Death Grips to break contract and self-release No Love Deep Web (complete with its hilariously, bluntly NSFW artwork)through their own imprint, Third Worlds, which has released every subsequent Death Grips release since.
Death Grips’ current North America tour, their first since 2019, kicked off in early May and will feature 54 shows before ending in October. There is no supporting act for the tour, with Death Grips instead performing a double set featuring songs from across their discography. | David Von Nordheim
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Death Grips 2023 North American Tour Dates
07.25.23 | Kansas City, Mo. @ Arvest Bank Theatre At the Midland
07.26.23 | Chesterfield, Mo. @ The Factory
07.28.23 | Louisville, Ky. @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
07.29.23 | Indianapolis, Ind. @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
07.30.23 | Grand Rapids, Mich. @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe
08.01.23 | Newport, Ky. @ MegaCorp Pavilion
08.02.23 | Cleveland, Ohio @ Agora Theater & Ballroom
08.04.23 | Sayreville, N.J. @ Starland Ballroom
08.05.23 | New Haven, Conn. @ College Street Music Hall
08.07.23 | Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE
08.08.23 | Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
08.09.23 | New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
08.11.23 | Raleigh, N.C. @ The Ritz
08.12.23 | Charlotte, N.C. @ The Fillmore Charlotte
08.13.23 | Asheville, N.C. @ Rabbit Rabbit
09.13.23 | Minneapolis, Minn. @ The Filmore
09.16.23 | Chicago, Ill. @ Riot Fest
09.17.23 | Detroit, Mich. @ The Filmore Detroit
09.18.23 | Toronto, Ontario @ Danforth Music Hall
09.20.23 | Boston, Mass. @ House Of Blues
09.21.23 | Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Brooklyn Steel
09.23.23 | Philadelphia, Pa. @ Union Transfer
09.25.23 | Nashville, Tenn. @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
09.26.23 | Atlanta, Ga. @ Buckhead Theatre
09.28.23 | Orlando, Fla. @ The Vanguard
09.29.23 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. @ Revolution Live At The Backyard
09.30.23 | St. Petersburg, Fla. @ Janus Live
10.02.23 | New Orleans, La. @ The Filmore New Orleans
10.03.23 | Houston, Texas @ The Bayou Music Center
10.05.23 | Austin, Texas @ Emos
10.06.23 | Dallas, Texas @ South Side Ballroom
10.07.23 | Austin, Texas @ Emos
