We at Punktastic can exclusively reveal that Dikembe will be heading to the UK for the first time this June.
They will be touring with Norwich indie/emo trio Other Half, who only released their debut EP, ‘Misery Movement’, last year. To coincide with the announcement, we are also premiering the band’s rendition of ‘Monkey Gone to Heaven’ by the Pixies, featuring guest vocals by Weatherbox’s Brian Warren. This is the third installment of the trio’s yearly cover series, where the band will release a cover a month until the end of 2017. Previous entries include tracks by Shellac and Superdrag.
Vocalist/guitarist Steven Gray had the following to say about their take on this classic song by the alt rock legends:Â “This cover was a dream because we got to work with an artist who influenced our band originally covering a song by a band we have been more influenced by in recent years. Plus it’s basically like I tricked one of my vocal heroes into singing one of my favorite songs, so even if everyone hates it it’s sort of like the ultimate gift to myself.”
Info on tickets and event pages for Dikembe’s UK tour with Other Half can be found here. The dates for the tour are as follows.
JUNE
06 KINGSTON Banquet Records
07 MANCHESTER Gullivers
08 GLASGOW Bloc Bar
09 LEEDS Temple of Boom
10 BIRMINGHAM The Flapper
11 LONDON The Victoria
12 SOUTHAMPTON Joiners
13 BRIGHTON Sticky Mike’s