ctrl18 [LIVE] Liars [USA/AU], Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys [DE/SA]

On Friday, October 2, Liars and Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys co-headline the opening night of Control’s 18th anniversary. The pairing brings together two projects for which change is part of the method: each record sets its own rules, and the live show tests them again.

LIARS

Liars is the compositional project of Australian composer, producer and performer Angus Andrew. Across ten albums and more than two decades, Andrew has used composition, field recording and improvisation to establish a different sonic language with every release. 

On The Apple Drop, collaborations with Laurence Pike, Cameron Deyell and Mary Pearson Andrew opened the project beyond the solitary process of TFCF. Live, Andrew performs with an ensemble that reshapes the material through instrumentation and improvisation. Pitchfork called Liars “one of the world’s premier art-rock bands.”

LUCY KRUGER & THE LOST BOYS

Formed in 2015 by South African-born singer, songwriter and guitarist Lucy Kruger, the project took on their current form after her move to Berlin in 2018. Alongside Liú Mottes, Jean-Louise Parker, Gidon Carmel and Andreas Bonkowski, Kruger makes what the band calls “art-pop tender-noise.” Her voice can sit close to a whisper, then turn guttural, while the arrangements can begin in near silence and arrive at full force. 

From the Tapes Trilogy and Heaving to A Human Home and 2026’s Pale Bloom, each release has expanded the project’s collaborative language. BrooklynVegan called Kruger “the real deal, with enough attitude and drama for a few bands.”

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* Children up to 12 years old do not have access to the event.

** Children up to 16 years old need a valid ticket and must be accompanied by a parent with a valid ticket.

*** Minors aged 16 to 18 years old have access with a valid ticket.

**** Serving and alcohol consumption are strictly forbidden for all minors.