New Companion Album Energy Dome Frequencies: Songs From The DEVO Documentary Out October 31; Pre-Order HERE.
Co-Headlining Tour with The B-52’s Set to Begin September 24
DEVO, the feature documentary about the pioneering New Wave band DEVO, is now streaming globally as a Netflix Original. The film premiered to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike at Sundance 2024:
“A zippy, zany, whip(it)-smart documentary” – INDIEWIRE
“Filmmaker Chris Smith’s look back at the New Wave band is a mix of commentary, irony, kitschy collages, and oddball optimism — in other words, it’s maximum Devo” – ROLLING STONE
“For Devo fans, it’s 90 minutes of irresistible pop history and dazzlingly edited surrealist audio-visual candy.” – VARIETY
Acclaimed filmmaker Chris Smith (Wham!, Fyre, 100 Foot Wave, and Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond) captures the gloriously radical spirit that is DEVO – a rare band founded by a philosophy; a Dada experiment of high art meets low, hellbent on infiltrating American popular culture. Through never-before-seen archival and interviews with Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, and Jerry Casale, DEVO relishes in the highs, lows, surreal moments and incredible performances of a 50-year career, embracing the spectacle of the band from their lo-fi beginnings to pioneers of the music video in the early days of MTV’s cultural dominance.
Band members are open with their memories and archives, charting their origins as Kent State University arts students shaped by the activism of the late 1960s. Following the 1970 massacre on their campus, the band’s concept of cultural “De-Evolution” turned from satirical humor to urgent social commentary, and what began as subversive counterprogramming to KSU’s 1973 arts festival would go on to warn of, comment on, and reflect back the absurdism of the late 20th century. Finding mainstream success at the height of 1980s consumerism, DEVO soundtracked the De-Evolution they’d long predicted – and influenced a 21st century they’d have never believed.
DEVO is a Library Films / VICE Studios production in association with Mutato Entertainment, presented by BMG, Undeniable (a Fremantle label), and Warner Music Group. The film is available exclusively on Netflix starting today. Listen to the DEVO Netflix Official Playlist here: https://netflixmusic.ffm.to/devo.
Accompanying the band’s documentary is a companion piece, Energy Dome Frequencies: Songs From The DEVO Documentary, available as a 1LP and CD on October 31. Pre-order HERE. Featuring unforgettable DEVO hits like “Girl U Want,” “Uncontrollable Urge,” and their platinum-certified single, “Whip It.”
Energy Dome Frequencies: Songs From The DEVO Documentary track listing:
Side One
- Mongoloid (Warner Version)
- Jocko Homo (Warner Version)
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
- Uncontrollable Urge
- Girl U Want
- Freedom Of Choice
Side Two
- Whip It
- Gates Of Steel
- Working In The Coal Mine
- Beautiful World
- Through Being Cool
- That’s Good
Up next, the group is gearing up to unite with The B-52’s for the 2025 “Cosmic De-Evolution Tour”: a co-headlining 12-date run serving as both bands’ continuing concert farewells. Lene Lovich will open the celebratory trek, which launches September 24th in Toronto and wraps November 2nd in Houston. Tickets are available now at LiveNation.com.
COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR DATES 2025:
9/24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
9/25 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
10/2 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
10/4 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
10/5 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
10/16 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
10/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
10/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
10/24 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
10/25 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
11/1 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater 11/2 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
To stay up to date on DEVO’s current and upcoming projects, please visit https://clubdevo.com/.