Knife Party
Origin: Australia
2012 saw the birth of dance duet Knife Party, having rocketed from an unknown entity, to one of the most renowned dance acts in the world with a barely a moment to catch their breath. The groups first EP ‘100% No Modern Talking’ racked up over half a million downloads and was backed up by their second EP ‘Rage Valley’ achieving top 10’s in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia iTunes charts and debut at #1 and #2 in both the Beatport and Trackitdown dubstep charts. They have amassed over 2.3 million Facebook fans, achieved over 20 million plays of ‘Internet Friends’ on YouTube alone, and have headlined shows and festivals to tens of thousands of fans the world over. Remixing Porter Robinson, Labrinth and Nero to name a few, Knife Party also collaborated with Swedish House Mafia on the phenomenal worldwide smash ‘Antidote’. November 2014 saw the release of a debut ‘Abandon Ship’ which saw the profile of the group continue to grow internationally. The opening single ‘Resistance’ was released as an instant grat track and was impressively streamed over 20 thousand times in the first 24 hours. 2015 saw the bands profile expand further with various headline slots around the world, including Global Gathering and Tomorrowland as well as touring their sell out Haunted House tour to arenas throughout America. The group also played a number of festivals throughout the summer, these include the Earstorm stage at the Future Music Festival and the main stage at Ultra in Miami. Q4 for the guys also sees the release of their latest EP along with headline shows at both Warehouse Project and a huge Halloween show in Brixton Academy, where they will be unveiling their incredible new show to which will soon be played to a global stage. The Knife Party movement is both a viral and a global one, and this will come as no surprise to anyone that has witnessed their performances or heard their music!
