De Staat

De Staat returns to Paris with their taut, punchy alternative rock. Formed in Nijmegen around Torre Florim, the band lines up angular guitars, a massive bass and pulses that bridge dance and post‑punk. Their signature is repetitive motifs that settle in, chanted choruses and a relentless rhythmic tension, all carried by lyrics that often blur the line between fiction and reality. On stage, the machinery is precise but never rigid, with dynamic interplay that builds pressure in waves and releases the groove at the right moments.

Across their albums, De Staat has sharpened a more synth‑driven side without losing the collective energy that defines them. This Paris stop promises a concentrated dose of that raw material: tracks that push toward rhythmic trance, unifying choruses and a way of tipping the room into an almost hypnotic state. De Staat will play La Maroquinerie in Paris on Friday, 6 November 2026, with a set conceived for live performance, blending new material and the songs that established their reputation on European stages.