Amid their long-running farewell tour, DEVO’s new documentary has been acquired by Netflix, with a launch date set for August nineteenth.
The movie, merely titled DEVO, first premiered at Sundance Movie Pageant 2024 and was directed by Chris Smith. The documentary follows the origins of DEVO because the band (Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald and Bob Casale, and Alan Myers) normal their ideology of “de-evolution” after witnessing the 1970 Kent State shootings wherein 4 college students have been killed by the Ohio Nationwide Guard throughout a protest towards the Vietnam Warfare. DEVO additionally covers the Ohio band’s meteoric rise after releasing their hit music “Whip It.” The movie contains contains uncommon archival footage and interviews with the band’s members and different principal gamers.
Within the lead as much as the documentary’s premiere, DEVO will start rolling out high-definition restorations of their music movies on a bi-weekly movies as a part of a sequence known as Devolutionary Occasions. All of it begins this week with “The Reality About De-Evolution,” adopted on July 18th with the discharge of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
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“The movies and movies are newly restored to pristine high quality prepared to leap off your laptops or cellular gadgets! Prepare for a Cornucopia of DEVO!!!!” Gerald Casale stated. Devolutionary Occasions will likely be launched on a twice-a-week foundation on YouTube by way of November tenth. “The Reality About De-Evolution” is a 10-minute brief movie directed by Chuck Statler (written by Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh) and options surrealist visuals and the songs “Secret Agent Man” and “Jocko Homo.”
Later this 12 months, DEVO will embark on their farewell “Cosmic De-Evolution Tour” alongside the B-52s. Throughout 11 dates, the band will play to followers in Los Angeles, Toronto, Austin, and extra. DEVO may even open for My Chemical Romance at their Chicago present this August. Get tickets right here.
DEVO shaped in 1973 and launched their debut album Q: Are We Not Males? A: We Are Devo! in 1978. DEVO have been nominated for Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame induction for a number of years now, however have but to be honored by the establishment.
DEVO Devolutionary Occasions Music Movies Launch Dates:
07/07 — “The Reality About De-Evolution”
07/18 — “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
07/21 — “Come Again Jonee”
08/01 — “The Day My Child Gave Me A Surprize”
08/04 — “It Takes A Anxious Man”
08/11 — “Freedom Of Selection’
08/15 — “Lady U Need”
08/18 — “Whip It”
09/08 — “By way of Being Cool”
09/12 — “Love With out Anger”
09/15 — “Stunning World”
09/22 — “Time Out For Enjoyable”
09/26 — “That’s Good”
09/29 — “Peek-A-Boo”
10/06 — “R U Skilled?”
10/17 — “Disco Dancer”
10/20 — “Submit-Submit Trendy Man”
11/07 — “Recent”
11/10 — “What We Do”
Devo 2025 Tour Dates:
07/19 – Oakland, CA @ Mosswood Meltdown 2025
07/23 – Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater
07/24 – Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater
07/26 – Portland, OR @ Challenge Pabst
08/29 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Area ^
09/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees09/28 – Ocean Metropolis, MD @ Oceans Calling
09/24 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage #
09/25 — Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre #
10/02 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Heart #
10/04 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Financial institution Arts Heart #
10/05 — Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Seashore Theater #
10/16 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre #
10/18 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl #
10/24 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion #
10/25 — Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Financial institution Amphitheatre #
11/01 — Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance coverage Amphitheater #
11/02 — Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion #
11/13 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
^ = w/ My Chemical Romance
# = w/ The B-52s
