King Stingray have announced the departure of lead vocalist Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu – find out more below.
The announcement, which was made by the Yolŋu surf rock band on social media on Wednesday (March 19), came just a day before they kicked off their national tour of Australia.
Additionally, King Stingray have also assured fans that “as always our main man Dima Burarrwanga will be bringing the energy as he always does. This ‘For The Dreams’ tour is gonna be something really special – same King Stingray spirit, same unstoppable Yolŋu rock and a whole lotta love.”
Their tour of Australia kicked off yesterday (March 20) in Sydney, and will see them perform four more shows across the continent between now and April 4, where they’ll wrap up in Fremantle.
Just days before announcing Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu’s exit from the band, King Stingray announced their first-ever tour of Europe and the UK, set to kick off in May. The first leg of the tour sees them supporting King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard in Lithuania, Greece and Bulgaria before embarking on their own headlining run in Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands and London.
Check out the full list of tour dates below and get tickets here.
MAY
29 – Lukiskes Prison 2.0 – Vilnius, Lithuania*
30 – Lukiskes Prison 2.0 – Vilnius, Lithuania*
31 – Lukiskes Prison 2.0 – Vilnius, Lithuania*
JUNE
04 – Lycabettus Theatre – Athens, Greece*
05 – Lycabettus Theatre – Athens, Greece*
06 – Lycabettus Theatre – Athens, Greece*
08 – Ancient Theatre – Plovdiv, Bulgaria*
09 – Ancient Theatre – Plovdiv, Bulgaria*
10 – Ancient Theatre – Plovdiv, Bulgaria*
12 – Trix – Antwerp, Belgium
14 – Bahnhof St Pauli – Hamburg, Germany
15 – Plan B – Malmo, Sweden
17 – Frannz Club – Berlin, Germany
18 – Hellios 37 – Cologne, Germany
19 – Melkweg – Amsterdam, Netherlands
21 – Village Underground – London, UK
* supporting King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
In a glowing five-star review of King Stingray’s 2022 self-titled debut album, Ellie Robinson wrote for NME: “‘King Stingray’ doesn’t sacrifice liveliness for poignancy, or vice versa. Cut live to tape, it’s driven by the band’s DIY spirit and youthful energy, with tight performances and sharp songwriting. It destroys the idea that a fun album can’t also feel powerful, and we can’t wait to see how King Stingray continue to build on what they establish with it in the years to come.”
Their most recent release was November 2024’s sophomore album ‘For The Dreams’.
NEWS
Mustard has seemingly hit back at comments from Drake‘s producer Gordo, with a little help from JAY-Z.
Gordo, who worked on several Drizzy albums including $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, For All the Dogs and Honestly, Nevermind, called out the “Not Like Us” hitmaker this week after noticing that he was no longer following him on social media.
“omg just noticed mustard unfollowed me on ig…. Sad day,” he wrote sarcastically on X. “headlining chella must of got to his head.”
Despite unfollowing Gordo, Mustard appeared to catch wind of his post and issued a snarky yet subliminal response on Instagram.
Alongside a caption which read: “We not the same,” the producer posted a video of JAY-Z in an interview saying: “Are you kidding me? Who are you guys talking to? What have you done to even have an opinion on what I been doing? You done nothing to even have an opinion.”
Swipe below to see the clip.
Mustard hasn’t exactly been quiet about his disdain for Drake throughout the 6 God’s beef with Kendrick Lamar which erupted last year.
The multi-platinum producer and DJ graced the stage at Tyler, The Creator‘s Camp Flog Gnaw last November, where he surprised the crowd by appearing to cue up Drizzy’s Take Care hit “Crew Love” with The Weeknd.
Before the song could kick into gear, however, Mustard jumped on the mic and yelled, “Sike!” before quickly pivoting to Kendrick, Future and Metro Boomin‘s “Like That,” the blistering collaboration that ignited the heated feud between the Hip Hop titans.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times months earlier, the 10 Summers hitmaker took a shot at Drake’s character while ruling out a reunion with his “Who Do You Love?” collaborator.
“I don’t think I want to make a song with that dude. He’s a strange guy,” he said matter-of-factly.
Mustard would also offer Drake some advice on how to bounce back from the beef, saying to Big Boy: “I’m not speaking at Drake or for him, but a lot of shit that’s going on — the tactics, the things that you do just to get attention. You don’t need to do that. Just make music, man. Make good music and you’ll be fine.”
Mustard also made a surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s historic Super Bowl halftime show performance, joining the Compton superstar for his climactic rendition of “TV Off” which he also produced.
