She Wants Revenge

She Wants Revenge returns to 9:30 Club with a revamped lineup and new music. The dark-alternative duo, best known for the 2005 hit “Tear You Apart,” helped establish a moody, dance-oriented strain of gothic rock and has built a worldwide following through albums, extensive touring, and renewed interest from younger listeners. Rosegarden Funeral Party opens the show.

Formed by Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin as a production project for club DJs, She Wants Revenge soon signed with Geffen Records and developed its debut album from an early three-song demo. The band toured with Bloc Party, The Kills, and OK Go before opening for acts including Depeche Mode, The Psychedelic Furs, and Placebo, co-headlining with Peter Murphy, and appearing at Coachella alongside Daft Punk. In addition to “Tear You Apart,” songs such as “Out of Control” and “These Things” helped the group sell more than 300,000 albums.

Their influences include Prince, Tangerine Dream, ELO, Giorgio Moroder, and 1990s hip-hop. The band’s emotionally direct songwriting and period-conscious production drew both longtime goth and post-punk fans and younger audiences. Their releases include the self-titled 2005 album, This Is Forever, the EPs Save Your Soul and Up and Down, and Valleyheart. After an indefinite hiatus announced in 2012, the band reunited in 2016 for the tenth anniversary of its debut and went on to tour extensively across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Australia. A renewed wave of attention followed Lady Gaga’s use of “Tear You Apart” in American Horror Story.

The group is now working on its long-awaited fourth album. In 2024, She Wants Revenge reached 2.5 million monthly digital listeners, while a track from Up and Down gained major traction on TikTok. The current touring lineup features Warfield on vocals and guitar, Bravin on Bass VI and synthesizers, Thomas Froggatt on bass, Tony Bevilacqua of The Distillers on guitar, and Lia Braswell of Sextile, A Place To Bury Strangers, and TR/ST on drums.

When: Sunday, November 1

Showtimes: Doors open at 7 PM. Opening and set times are subject to change.

Lineup: She Wants Revenge, with Rosegarden Funeral Party

She Wants Revenge lineup: Justin Warfield on vocals and guitar; Adam Bravin on Bass VI and synthesizers; Thomas Froggatt on bass; Tony Bevilacqua on guitar; and Lia Braswell on drums

Tickets: Price not available. The event is sold out.

Ticket policy: Tickets are non-transferable until 72 hours before showtime. Tickets suspected of being purchased solely for resale may be canceled, and purchasers may be refused future ticket purchases for I.M.P. shows.

Venue: 9:30 Club

Address: 815 V St. NW, Washington, DC 20001