Live Nation concert - Walk off the Earth
Op vrijdag 23 oktober 2026 in Ancienne Belgique, Brussel

Walk off the Earth in België? "I'll Be There"! Gewapend met gloednieuwe muziek trekt de Canadese popsensatie binnenkort eindelijk weer op tour. De band staat erom bekend alle creatieve grenzen te verleggen en brengt hun aanstekelijke mix van pop en rock op vrijdag 23 oktober 2026 naar Ancienne Belgique in Brussel. Ze brengen Luminati Suns mee als special guest.
Tickets zijn beschikbaar via livenation.be

Walk off the Earth ging in 2012 viraal met hun inmiddels legendarische gitaarcover van Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know". De videoclip, waarin de muzikanten met z'n vijven tegelijkertijd op één gitaar spelen, zorgde meteen voor hun internationale doorbraak. Intussen is de formatie al lang geen coverband meer, maar een wereldwijd succes met miljarden streams en een ijzersterke fanbase. De tweevoudige Juno Award-winnaars blijven zichzelf heruitvinden zonder hun herkenbare, unieke sound te verliezen. Zo scoorden ze in 2023 nog een gigantische wereldhit met de single "My Stupid Heart" en waren ook hun recente albums 'Good Company' en 'Enter Sandman' een schot in de roos. Stilzitten staat duidelijk niet in hun woordenboek, want met de splinternieuwe single "Knock'Em Down" bewijzen ze dat de creatieve motor blijft draaien. Die nieuwe muziek weerspiegelt perfect waar Walk off the Earth vandaag voor staat: muzikale groei, optimisme en onbreekbaar groepsgevoel. Het is precies die onmiskenbare passie en vreugde die ze op 23 oktober live naar het podium van Ancienne Belgique brengen. Mis het niet!
Tickets zijn beschikbaar en kosten €37,00 (inclusief servicekosten en mobiliteitsbijdrage). Voor de grootste fans zijn er ook VIP packages beschikbaar.

Mensen geregistreerd op de Live Nation Belgium-website kunnen via hun account deelnemen aan een exclusieve en gelimiteerde presale. De Live Nation-voorverkoop start woensdag 10 juni om 12u en eindigt op vrijdag 12 juni om 12u, of wanneer de tickets in voorverkoop uitverkocht zijn.

De nieuwe single van Walk off the Earth, "Knock'Em Down", is nu uit via Golden Carrot Records.

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Hang The Deejay brengt haar 'The World Cup Tune' uit

Goed nieuws voor wie houdt van muzikale dingen die ertoe doen.
(https://open.spotify.com/album/2pbPKz0GGbWINE4rIeg1XQ) 
De producers van Hang The Deejay brengen sinds enkele dagen hun tot nog toe meest succesvolle dance instrumental, die u de voorbije 12 jaar wellicht zonder het te weten al veelvuldig gedeeltelijk of aangepast in de context van o.a. sportieve wereldkampioenschappen hoorde, zelf en volledig in hun favoriete versie wereldwijd uit als 'The World Cup Tune' (Spotify-link).

Het nummer was tot nog toe vrijwel enkel onder een andere (productie)naam, gedeeltelijk of in aangepaste vorm via derden (o.a. de VRT) te horen naar aanleiding van gelegenheden waarnaar de huidige naam verwijst. Hang The Deejay brengt het nu dus zelf volledig, ge-redit en ge-remasterd in z'n favoriete versie uit. Aan wat er zich naar aanleiding van het WK-voetbal 2026 muzikaal aandient te horen, lijkt hen dat geen dag te vroeg te zijn. Maar zoals de meeste andere mensen hebben die van Hang The Deejay ook nog andere dingen te doen. Af en toe es slapen, bijvoorbeeld.

'The World Cup Tune'  is de tweede instrumentale single van Hang The Deejay dat, muzikaal eclectisch en non-conformistisch als het wenst te zijn, even gemotiveerd Nederlandstalige techno, pop of 'country and western' als Engels- of Franstalige new wave, rock, of house uitbrengt als het daar zin in heeft en dat nuttig vindt. In z'n live-versies, waarin Hang The Deejay ook al zo'n 15 jaar bestaat, doet het evenwel maximaal wat organisatoren en publiek wensen. En binnen die marges waar het zin in heeft.

Daarmee is meteen ook gezegd dat Hang The Deejay, de kleine open gilde van toch wel redelijk succesvolle artiesten uit de live muziek 'scene' die het ook als deejays en producers niet slecht doen, binnenkort een nieuw lustrum zou moeten vieren. Wellicht doen ze dat met een reeks nieuwe nummers en tracks in 2026 en 2027 en een paar verrassingsconcerten om het behapbaar te houden. Hou hen zeker in de gaten via vi.be, FaceBook en via Musiczine.

De andere, meest recente singles van Hang The Deejay

• Hang The Deejay: https://vi.be/platform/hangthedeejay
• The World Cup Tune op Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ggJ51hFeMom9RJP0VMFSb?si=d40f31e3ab3f489d
• The World Cup Tune op AppleMusic/iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-world-cup-tune-single/6775455902
• When will U come back: https://open.spotify.com/track/4MjiADy43RveBUOBfn4pM2?si=2d2cf3b1b5294392
• Bewegen is een noodzaak: https://open.spotify.com/track/6ihg9bDOojtcoyDHkgL0UF?si=b3f4fac3d3ca41a9
• Dance with the devil: https://open.spotify.com/track/5vktRAEZef7FGTOW952y6p?si=fcc8f2f4ab9d4a03
• Dans in je bubbel: https://open.spotify.com/track/7w9s2g2FWhkHBWeqsptugn?si=801f7d6a02c7408f

Pias news – Bonobo announces ‘distant in static’, new album
BONOBO ANNOUNCES 'DISTANCE IN STATIC', HIS NEW ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 11TH ON NINJA TUNE
FEATURING JOY CROOKES, AROOJ AFTAB, NILÜFER YANYA, NICOLE MIGLIS, ICHIKO AOBA AND AANYA MARTIN

DEBUTS BRAND NEW BONOBO LIVE SHOW WITH A RUN OF HEADLINE SHOWS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THIS FALL

LISTEN TO CLUB-FORWARD FIRST SINGLE "ME AND YOU"
Bonobo - Me and You (Official Video)

Bonobo aka Simon Green returns with 'Distance In Static', his new album out September 11th on Ninja Tune. The record is announced today alongside new single "Me and You", a club-driven track that has been road-tested to great effect in his recent DJ sets including two road-block pop-ups in London and Paris, with fans clamouring for an ID. Alongside this he also reveals a brand new Bonobo Live show – designed by Pierre Claude, renowned for his work with Air, Gesaffelstein, Phoenix, and Caroline Polachek – kicking off this November with a headline run across North America.

Across 'Distance In Static', Green collaborates with a typically striking cast of artists including Arooj Aftab, Joy Crookes, Nilüfer Yanya, Ichiko Aoba, Nicole Miglis (Hundred Waters) and Aanya Martin. Lyrics appear in English, Urdu and Japanese, while historic Iranian samples and guzheng recordings sit alongside Green's own meticulously processed instrumentation, woven together across recording sessions spanning LA, Tokyo, London and beyond – with a significant portion of the record completed at Neil Young's legendary Broken Arrow Ranch in California, where he holed up for several weeks earlier this year.

It's a record that represents the culmination of over 25 years as a recording artist, and one of the leading voices in electronic music. It's a career that has seen him release two Top-10 Albums (2017's 'Migration' and 2022's 'Fragments', which both landed at #5 on the UK chart), plus numerous Gold and Silver certified singles, sell over 900,000 records, rack up billions of streams, collaborate with the likes of Erykah Badu and Damon Albarn, and be both BRIT and GRAMMY-nominated – the latter seven times, with five in the dance/electronic categories, a record number of nominations shared with The Chemical Brothers, Skrillex and Madonna.

His pioneering live show – built around a full live-band, guest vocalists and immersive visuals – has also set the blueprint for how and where an electronic musician can translate their records into the live arena. He has performed to millions of people across the globe, with sold-out shows at prestigious venues like the Sydney Opera House, Alexandra Palace and Red Rocks Amphitheatre – in many cases as one of the first electronic artists to do so – and the world's biggest festival stages including Glastonbury, Coachella, Sonar and Fuji Rock. His last tour also included both a co-headline of London's Field Day (alongside Aphex Twin), and a historic sold-out 5-night residency at the Royal Albert Hall, which was the longest consecutive run there by a solo artist, and the longest ever by an electronic musician.

Alongside this, Green's OUTLIER events and DJ sets have continued to place him at the centre of contemporary dance music culture, connecting with generations of club-going audiences in warehouses, festivals and underground venues alike. He has curated lineups in recent years that featured the likes of Barry Can't Swim, Sofia Kourtesis, salute, Kelly Lee Owens, Mall Grab, DJ Tennis, SG Lewis, Carlita, Elkka, HAAi, John Talabot, Paula Tape and many more, with his 15,000-capacity OUTLIER showcase at Drumsheds in London becoming the fastest-selling event of the season, and a sold-out "homecoming" OUTLIER show at the 10,000 capacity On The Beach (Brighton) proving a highlight of the summer.

"I want to reinforce this idea that you can be more than one thing," Green explains. It's that duality – of live artist and DJ, introspective composer and club-focussed selector – that sits at the heart of 'Distance in Static', a record that is full of depth, detail and emotion; both beautiful and banging; quintessentially Bonobo, yet pushing beyond the contours of what a Bonobo album has traditionally been.

The title of the record – 'Distance in Static' – is perhaps also an appropriate indicator for where Green finds himself now, evoking images of fuzzy transmissions and transient frequencies; fragments of memory and meaning echoing back through more than two decades at the forefront of electronic music. He sees the traces of his own work reflected in a younger generation rediscovering 90s trip-hop, downtempo and leftfield electronic music through a contemporary lens. "I think the front end of what I've done has now become something that's referential to younger people," he says. "I liked the idea of listening for a distant signal — trying to find something in the noise," he continues, and there's a sense throughout the record of searching for transcendence: music suspended somewhere between intimacy and scale, the familiar and the unknown.

The album's visual world, created alongside celebrated designer Trevor Jackson, reflects this shift too. Moving away from the landscape-inspired aesthetics of earlier Bonobo records, 'Distance in Static' instead draws on microscopic photography by renowned photomicrographer John I. Koivula, creating crystalline alien worlds that feel simultaneously natural and otherworldly. Those themes will also run through the brand new live show, designed in collaboration with Pierre Claude – renowned for his work with Air, Gesaffelstein, Phoenix, and Caroline Polachek – to deliver another evolution in the Bonobo live experience.

Buried within the 'Distance in Static' universe, there is also a sense that this record – and particularly the accompanying live tour – marks something quite monumental, too. It's a moment of transition, a celebration of Bonobo's 25 years, but also, perhaps his last record in the traditional sense: complete with expansive guest features and a multi-year full live-band world tour. "It's probably the last go-around the track in this format," he admits. And on the future? "I don't know what that will look like just yet, but It's really about me redefining how to be a musician from here."

Whatever comes next, one thing is for sure: 'Distance in Static' is arguably Green's finest record to date; as ambitious and forward thinking as ever, and a reminder, if ever one was needed, of why Bonobo has remained such an influence on so many, for so long.

'Distance In Static' Tracklist

1. Dawn
2. Cycles
3. Fire on the Water (feat. Arooj Aftab)
4. Drift
5. Talk to Me (feat. Nicole Miglis)
6. Uncasually
7. Always on Your Side (feat. Joy Crookes)
8. Youth's Fountain (feat. Nilüfer Yanya)
9. Shokoufeh
10. Can't You See (feat. Aanya Martin)
11. ID700
12. Me and You
13. Equinoctial (feat. Ichiko Aoba)
14. Mercury (feat. Kanako Yamamoto)

Sdban records news – Orson Claeys’ debut – single ‘Rodney’s dance’
"RODNEY'S DANCE" is the first single from Orson Claeys' debut album
Release: June 12, 2026
RODNEY’S DANCE - Single by Orson Claeys | Spotify
Inspired by skateboarding culture, the track pays tribute to the people, places, and moments that come with growing up on four wheels. Borrowing its title from the legendary skateboarder Rodney Mullen, whose technical innovation and creative approach redefined modern skateboarding.
The song reflects on endless days spent skating at local Ghent skateparks such as Keizerpark and growing up within the city's skate scene, alongside crews like Dirty South and 1st8 Skateshop. Looking back, Claeys sees those formative years as an experience that left a lasting mark on him.
"Skateboarding gave me a sense of creativity, freedom, and belonging, and in ways helped shape the musician I am today. It has so many similarities to jazz that I only fully recognize now, years later. Both are communities that welcome anyone, regardless of where they come from or who they are, there's value to anyone who takes part in them. That is also why I chose to continue my path in jazz rather than another genre. In many ways, it felt familiar. I had grown up skateboarding and spent nearly a decade immersed in that community, so the spirit of jazz already felt deeply connected to something I knew and understood."
Rooted in a contemporary jazz vocabulary and drawing inspiration from artists such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Robert Glasper, and Jason Moran, Claeys explores the space where jazz and hip-hop aesthetics meet. Fragments of sampled audio connected to Rodney Mullen are woven into the composition, functioning less as direct quotation than as texture and reference, while nodding to the vital role sampling continues to play within hip-hop music.
Rather than approaching nostalgia as sentimentality, "RODNEY'S DANCE" draws from the quiet but lasting influence of the spaces and subcultures that shape people over time. More than a composition about skateboarding, the track revisits a specific moment within youth culture, where music, movement, and community continuously overlap.

ORSON CLAEYS
Orson Claeys (1998, Ghent) is a Belgian jazz pianist and composer who has rapidly emerged as a distinctive voice within the contemporary jazz scene. With a strong musical vision and a refined compositional instinct, he merges modern jazz with influences from hip hop, Middle Eastern music, and R&B. His work moves between introspective melodies, layered rhythms, and adventurous improvisation, always driven by a keen sense of atmosphere and storytelling.
After studying at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Claeys quickly gained recognition within the Belgian jazz landscape. Less than a year after graduating, he signed with the renowned label Sdban Ultra, further developing his artistic trajectory.
Over the past two years, he has emerged as a notable new artist within the Belgian jazz landscape. Following the release of his debut EP Odyssey to Self in 2024, he performed at leading venues and festivals including Ancienne Belgique, De Roma, Gent Jazz, Flagey, Leuven Jazz, and Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend. Along the way, he was selected for Brussels Jazz Alert and national radio station Klara's Twintigers program, featured on the Lefto Presents Jazz Cats compilation, and received the jury prize at the first edition of Brussels Jazz Vanguard.
Claeys is currently in the final stretch towards the release of his debut album, which is steadily taking shape as a work where jazz and hip-hop naturally intertwine, informed by influences drawn from boxing, skateboarding, and wider street culture. With his open approach to composition and a growing reputation as a live performer, Orson Claeys stands among a new generation of Belgian jazz musicians who are bringing a contemporary and international dynamic to the genre.