Le Tigre: Last News

Le Tigre have announced a variety of support acts for their first UK and European tour in 18 years.The Kathleen Hanna-fronted band will be supported in London by Dream Wife, Glasgow and Manchester by Problem Patterns, Paris by Big Joanie and Chicks On Speed in Amsterdam, Berlin and Hamburg. Interspersed in those dates are shows at all three dates of Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Madrid and Porto.Following their European dates, they will be playing a run of US shows with support from Who Is She?, Morgan And The Organ Donors, Claud, Man On Man, Erin Markey, cumgirl8, Pom Pom Squad, Shamir, Morgan Bassichis and HYD.You can see the full list of UK and European Le Tigre shows below and buy your tickets here.JUNE 20231 – Barcelona, Primavera Sound3 – London, Troxy5 – Manchester, Albert Hall6 – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom8 –  Madrid, Primavera Sound9 – Porto, NOS Primavera Sound11 – Paris, Le Trianon 14 – Amsterdam, Paradiso16 – Berlin, Huxleys Neue Welt 17 – Hamburg, MarkthalleThe dance punk group, also featuring Johanna Fateman and JD Samson, reunited for the first time in 11 years last summer at the This Ain’t No Picnic festival in Los Angeles.Le Tigre started their first gig since 2011 with 1999’s ‘The The Empty’.

Kathleen Hanna has spoken to NME about her brand new memoir Rebel Girl: My Life As A Feminist Punk – tackling her life and experiences with the riot grrrl movement, Fugazi and Courtney Love. Having risen to fame fronting the legendary punk band Bikini Kill – who pioneered the riot grrrl movement with their fiery lyrics and electrifying live performances – Hanna worked to make the punk scene a safe and inclusive space for women. Upon the band’s breakup, Hanna went on to front seminal bands Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin.Rebel Girl: My Life As A Feminist Punk – released this week – provides an in-depth look into the story of Hanna’s tumultuous childhood and the realities of being a feminist on the frontlines of the male-dominated punk scene; facing violence and antagonism that threatened at every turn.“I did an interview with Sarah Marcus, who wrote the book Girls To The Front and when I was telling her about some of the stuff, she was shocked,” Hanna told NME.

Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna has announced details of a new memoir, titled Rebel Girl: My Life As A Feminist Punk.Set for release in May next year via HarperCollins imprint Ecco, the book looks to discuss the emergence of the ’90s feminist punk movement, and detail the life and relationships of the artist.It also explores how Hanna became a founder of the Riot Grrrl movement and went on to inspire the likes of Kurt Cobain and Sonic Youth with her attitude and work as a musician, as well as her struggle with Lyme disease. Pre-order the book here.“In Rebel Girl, Hanna’s raw and insightful new memoir, she takes us from her tumultuous childhood home to her formative college years in Olympia, Washington, and on to her first years on tour, fighting hard for gigs and for her band,” reads the description.

Le Tigre, a dance punk group featuring Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, and JD Samson, reunited for the first time in 11 years over the weekend – check out footage below.The band appeared at the Saturday (27 August) of This Ain’t No Picnic festival before headliners LCD Soundsystem.Le Tigre started their first gig since 2011 with 1999’s ‘The The Empty’. The 16-song set saw the group also perform ‘Hot Topic’, ‘Phanta’, ‘TKO’ and ‘Deceptacon’. Check out footage below:Le Tigre played:‘The The Empty’‘TKO’‘Hot Topic’‘My My Metrocard’‘FYR’‘Mediocrity Rules’‘On The Verge’‘Seconds’‘Viz’‘What’s Yr Take On Cassavetes’‘Punker Plus’‘Shred A’‘Eau d’Bedroom Dancing’‘Keep On Livin’’‘Phanta’‘Deceptacon’According to Samson, Le Tigre were asked to reunite for the 2020 edition of This Ain’t No Picnic, before it was cancelled due to COVID.

Le Tigre have announced details of their first live show in over a decade – they’ll play a new festival coming to Pasadena, California next summer.The band, fronted by Kathleen Hanna, also of Bikini Kill, released their most recent album ‘This Island’ in 2004, before making their comeback in 2016 with the single ‘I’m With Her’, released in support of Hillary Clinton’s US presidential campaign.The trio – Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson – will make their return to the stage at the first ever edition of This Ain’t A Picnic, a new festival set to take place at the Rose Bowl venue on August 27 and 28 next year.Headlining the festival will be The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem, while Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, Wet Leg, Courtney Barnett, Turnstile,

Le Tigre have shared a statement opening up on their recent lawsuit against Barry Mann, challenging the singer over cease-and-desist letters alleging the band’s song ‘Deceptacon’ infringed on the copyright for his 1961 song ‘Who Put The Bomp (Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)’.As Rolling Stone reports, Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre said: “Last week, we filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgment in the Southern District of New York against Barry Mann. He wants money from us, and his goal is to own and control our song.