Watch: Andrew W.K. Performed Live on Conan!
My first thought after pressing play on the video of Andrew W.K.’s performance on Conan last night was this: “Holy shit, Andrew has a EIGHT-PIECE band??” Given, it’s been a few years since I’ve seen him live, but damn, that’s gotta be expensive! Slipknot have nine dudes and at least four of them barely do anything audible! Mr. W.K. having three guitarists makes sense — “more of everything” is usually his motto — but sheesh, eight people!
Then once the chorus kicked in at all made sense: GANG VOCALS! Of course! No W.K. performance would truly be complete without them. It definitely caught me off guard, and I admit the effect was powerful and, frankly, perfect. You win this round, Wilkes-Krier (and most rounds, let’s be honest).
TBD if any of the fine folks up on stage are actually Steev Mike. Possibly even one of the three women in the band; that’d be the ultimate mind-fuck after years of Andrew W.K. conspiracy theories, wouldn’t it?
Shout out to guitarist Erik Payne (stage left) wearing an Obituary t-shirt.
Watch the performance below. “Music is Worth Living For” comes from Andrew W.K.’s new album You’re Not Alone, available here. He’s got a whole lot of upcoming tour dates which are posted underneath the embed.
Apr 28 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville Festival
Apr 29 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum Theatre
May 01 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
May 03 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
May 04 – Charlotte, NC – Carolina Rebellion Festival
May 05 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
May 06 – Memphis, TN – Beale Street Music Festival
May 08 – Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub
May 09 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi- Fi Lounge
May 10 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
May 11 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow
May 12 – Chicago, IL – The Vic
May 13 – Somerset, WI – Northern Invasion Festival
May 15 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
May 16 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
May 17 – Boston, MA – Paradise
May 18 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
May 19 – Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range Festival
May 20 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
May 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
May 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
May 24 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
May 27 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
May 30 – Warsaw, POL – Klub Proxima
May 31 – Wroclaw, POL – A2 – Centrum Koncertowe
Jun 01 – Nurburg, GER – Rock am Ring
Jun 01 – Nuremburg, GER – Roc im Park
Jun 04 – Hamburg, GER – Knust
Jun 08 – Donington, UK – Download Festival
Aug 18 – Las Vegas, NV – Psycho Las Vegas
Sep 04 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
Sep 05 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
Sep 06 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Sep 07 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
Sep 08 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox @ The Market
Sep 09 – Vancouver, BC – Imperial
Sep 11 – Calgary, AB – Dickens Pub
Sep 13 – Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre
Sep 14 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre
Sep 18 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
Sep 19 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar
Sep 21 – Dallas, TX – Tree’s
Sep 22 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk
Sep 23 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Downstairs
Sep 25 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
Sep 26 – Durham, NC – Motorco
Sep 27 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Sep 28 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
