On May 2, industrial legends Ministry took the stage at Emo’s in Austin for The Squirrely Years Tour, a rare and nostalgic dive into their early synth-pop era. Celebrating the band’s formative years, the set featured songs from the With Sympathy and Twitch albums—material that hasn’t been performed live, in this form in decades.
This show was a dream come true for so many older goths in the audience that didn’t relate to the heavy, and sometimes extreme industrial band that Ministry evolved into; and a treat for the younger audience that was unaware of the band’s synth pop roots.
Joined by fellow pioneers Die Krupps and Nitzer Ebb, the night was a tribute to the roots of industrial music.
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