We were back in Camden on the 15th of June for our second Die Spitz gig of 2026!!
After the unbelievably brilliant gig at Camden Underworld it was an absolute no-brainer to get to their next appearance in London. This was more than double the crowd of last time and was once again sold out well in advance. Who knows where they will be playing next time, word of mouth around this Texan band is spreading fast, and rightly so.
Faetooth
Support tonight was from another all female band who know how to rock hard. They are from LA and describe their style as “Fairy Doom.” There is a little less variation than Die Spitz demonstrate, more death metal screams and elements of doom metal and shoegaze.
Don’t dismiss their heavy credentials, this trio understands how to make a truly intense blast of music. The set goes down well with the crowd. When Faetooth say there is one song left the crowd make a lot of disappointed noises. Faetooth promptly tell us off as them going means we are about to get to watch Die Spitz.
Die Spitz
The Electric Ballroom is absolutely rammed tonight. Like at Camden Underworld there is a huge sense of anticipation as we get closer to their due time. As they arrive with ‘Blow’ by Kesha playing in the background, bassist Kate Halter moves into a handstand and walks her away across the stage. Not to be outdone, guitarist and singer Eleanor Livingston performs her own one at the end of the set. It neatly sums up the mix of enthusiasm, silliness and intensity that the band bring to a performance. They rip straight into ‘Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For The Delay)’ and the crowd goes absolutely nuts. It was wild from start to finish tonight.
They follow it up with the grungetastic ‘Grip’ from the Teeth EP. Ava Schrobilgen makes it a hat trick of songs with ‘Red40’ before Eleanor Livingston takes over for the electrifying doom march of ‘I hate when GIRLS die.’ The Electric Ballroom floor is a seething mass of moshing, crowd surfers rolling into the barrier on a regular basis.
The set is very, very good and the crowd is seriously up for it. However, it doesn’t quite hit as hard as Camden Underworld. That evening the band were in a particularly silly and playful mood and the intense, crazy energy they bought made it electrifying from start to finish. Whilst this is a very good performance the band seem a bit more subdued tonight. The righteous feminism is dialled back outside the songs, the trips into the audience are all a bit shorter and a bit less dramatic. The take away from this is that Die Spitz on an average night are beyond the capabilities of most other bands out there. Die Spitz on a really good night are out and out world beaters.
Chloe de St. Aubin comes out from behind the drum kit for a run of tracks playing guitar and singing lead vocals, Ellie switches into her seat. The utterly sensational ‘Punishers’ is the pick of the bunch.
Livingston gets up to her usual tricks. She takes her guitar all the way into the crowd, riffing away as the mosh pit gives her some breathing space. Later on she takes a brief crowd surf, security don’t let her go far tonight though before hauling her back to the stage.
The main part of the set ends with a rousing rendition of ‘RIDING WITH MY GIRLS.’ The crowd handle it with the degree of reverence it justifies.
We are treated to a two song encore of ‘Hair of Dog’ and their absolute winner, ‘Throw Yourself To The Sword.’ They take a series of deserved bows at the end. The merch queue afterwards is long. More fans converted into disciples, ready to go forward and spread the word about the new greatest band on the planet.
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