Fiend Tour — Index · Drain Archive

The Fiend Tour was a seventeen date Drain Gang tour across Europe, UK, and the USA, which took place between September and October of 2017. The tour took place following the release, and in promotion of, Drain Gang's D&G compilation mixtape. While Bladee, Ecco2k and Whitearmor performed at all dates, Thaiboy Digital was only able to attend the US dates of the tour, due to him being unable to obtain an EU visa.

Background

Originally, the Fiend Tour was slated to take place in 2016, though due to Thaiboy Digital being unable to obtain a Visa, the 2016 tour was changed to the Eversince Tour, with the Fiend Tour being delayed to 2017. Though Thaiboy Digital was still unable to obtain the Visa in 2017, the Fiend Tour still went underway.

Promotion

The Fiend Tour was announced alongside the release of Black Boy, a single from Drain Gang's D&G compilation mixtape, on August 1, 2017.

Later, in late September, a Fiend Tour commercial made by Ecco2k was uploaded to the Drain Gang YouTube channel.

Tour dates

Initially the tour was announced with fifteen dates. An additional London show was added following the first date selling out, as well as a new Stockholm date.

01/09/2017 Warsaw NYC, USA
02/09/2017 China Chalet NYC, USA
05/10/2017 Hoki Moki Gothenburg, Sweden
06/10/2017 Folken Stavanger, Norway
07/10/2017 Ideal Bar Copenhagen, Denmark
09/10/2017 Kavka Antwerp, Belgium
10/10/2017 Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands
11/10/2017 Camden Assembly London, UK
12/10/2017 Bungalows & Bears Sheffield, UK
13/10/2017 Camden Assembly London, UK
14/10/2017 ISC Club Bern, Switzerland
16/10/2017 Kabinet Muz Brno, Czech Republic
18/10/2017 Underdogs Ballroom Prague, Czech Republic
19/10/2017 Gretchen Berlin, Germany
20/10/2017 Iskra Warsaw, Poland
21/10/2017 Prozak 2.0 Krakow, Poland
26/10/2017 Under Bron Stockholm, Sweden

Merchandise

Throughout the tour, though not all dates, the Drain Fiend Jerseys were available for purchase in two colorways.

Sample pieces of the g'LOSS Love Pill were available to purchase at the NYC dates of the tour, directly from Ecco2k.

Unsold articles from the online releases of the D9 Resort 17 Tee and the 4xE (No Life) Hat were also available for purchase at the NYC dates.

Drain Gang Live at Warsaw NYC, USA 01/09/2017

This performance was one of two Fiend Tour performances that Thaiboy Digital was able to attend. The show was headlined by Yung Lean and Sad Boys.

This show was an all ages event.

Drain Gang Live at China Chalet NYC, USA 02/09/2017

This performance was organized by YEAR0001 in collaboration with Sex Magazine. The presale ticket price was 10USD, with an age limit of 21+.

In addition to Drain Gang, the night saw performances by Total Freedom, Yung Sherman, LSDXOXO and Sadaf. Emilio Fagone cites this event as one of the first events within the YEAR0001'S RIFT curational concept.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Hoki Moki Gothenburg, Sweden 05/10/2017

Tickets were only available at the door.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Folken Stavanger, Norway 06/10/2017

This performance had an age limit of 18+.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Ideal Bar Copenhagen, Denmark 07/10/2017

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Kavka Antwerp, Belgium 09/10/2017

No archive.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands 10/10/2017

This performance had an entrance fee of 14,75 EUR, with an age limit of 18+.

This show featured two long strips of Drain Tape Rolls separating the stage and the crowd as part of the set design.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Camden Assembly London, UK 11/10/2017

This performance had an entrance fee of 10 GBP online, 15 GBP at the door, with an age limit of 18+.

The performance saw guest appearances from Uli K and Kamixlo, with Uli K performing "Forget WYS" together with Ecco2k.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Bungalows & Bears Sheffield, UK 12/10/2017

This performance had an entrance fee of 10 GBP with an age limit of 18+.

This performance was supported by Uli K, notably performing the recently released Mechatok's single "Here X Now", together with Bladee.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Camden Assembly London, UK 13/10/2017

This was an added date following the first Camden Assembly date selling out. This performance had an entrance fee of 10 GBP online, 15 GBP at the door, with an age limit of 18+.

This show is notable for having a setlist that included more older Drain Gang releases, unlike the other Fiend Tour dates.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at ISC Club Bern, Switzerland 14/10/2017

This performance featured the same Drain Tape Roll stage design as the Amsterdam date of the tour.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Kabinet Muz Brno, Czech Republic 16/10/2017

This performance had an entrance fee of 220 CZK.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Underdogs Ballroom Prague, Czech Republic 18/10/2017

This performance was organized in collaboration with A.M.180 Collective and CREEPY TEEPE Festival. The performance was supported by Moor Mother.

The performance had entrance fee of 299 CZK in the first release, 349 CZK in the second release, and 400 CZK at the door.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Gretchen Berlin, Germany 19/10/2017

This performance had an entrance fee of 18 EUR online, and 21 EUR at the door.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Iskra Warsaw, Poland 20/10/2017

This performance was supported by DJ Gavor.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Prozak 2.0 Krakow, Poland 21/10/2017

This performance had an age limit of 18+.

Bladee, Ecco2k & Whitearmor Live at Under Bron Stockholm, Sweden 26/10/2017

This date was added as the tour was nearing its completion. This performance was part of the Red Bull Sound Select event, organized by Luger. The performance had an age limit of 18+.

In addition to Drain Gang, Gaika, sweeep and Coco Zodiak were on the lineup for the event.

References

Mentioned in

Black Boy Drain Gang Drain Gang 2022 World Tour Drain Sticky Barrier g'LOSS for DrainGG Love Pill Sex Magazine & YEAR0001 Presents: Drain Gang