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Grimes and Janelle Monaé perform ‘Venus Fly’ live for the first time
‘Art Angels’ track gained an airing in Atlanta.
Last night at Atlanta’s Bulkhead Theatre, Grimes performed ‘Venus Fly’ with Janelle Monaé live for the first time.
Also joined by HANA, the show took place five days after the release of Grimes’ ‘Art Angels’ album, the follow-up to ‘Visions’.
‘Kill v. Maim’, ‘SCREAM’ and ‘REALiTi’ were also performed from the record.
After the performance, Grimes posted a message on Instagram to fans, saying: “Deranged cuz I just got off stage but omgggg just performed Venus fly w @janellemonae.”
Watch fan-filmed footage of the ‘Venus Fly’ performance in full below.
Grimes is set to tour the UK next year:
MARCH
06 Bristol, Anson Rooms
07 Leeds, Beckett Students’ Union
08 Nottingham, Rock City
10 London, O2 Brixton Academy
11 Birmingham, Institute
12 Manchester, Academy 1
13 Glasgow, O2 ABC
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