In a sad bit of news, the beloved Swedish group The Knife have announced that after their upcoming European tour dates, that the band will be finished. Here’s the announcement that they posted on their site, with the headline “WE ARE DOING OUR LAST TOUR!”:
In the autumn we will round up the Shaking The Habitual Show Tour with a number of European dates. After the touring last year we reworked the show during the winter. The performers, previously known as dancers, learnt how to sing and play instruments, the stage got three levels, Shannon Funchess joined us and the show became more fun and shiny. We performed it in the US in the spring and now we would love you to join us in our dance for some last shaking moves.
Even with the announcement, fans weren’t sure if the band meant that it would be their last show of the Shaking The Habitual tour, or their last show ever. Well the band gave an interview with Dazed that cleared things up, with the following quote clearing up any questions:
When we finish the tour now in November we will close down, it’s our last tour. We don’t have any obligations to continue, it should only and always be for fun.
I’m glad I caught one of their Terminal 5 shows this spring, which turned out to be one of their last. If you’re nearby one of the cities that they’re playing in Europe, you know what to do.
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