Front 242, an all-time great of industrial music, plays St. Pete this weekend

Front 242 has always been so much more than a basic band.

By Bao Le-Huu on Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 2:48 pm

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Front 242, which plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sept. 6, 2024.

While endless academic debates could be had about who’s the most important act in industrial music, few would dispute that Front 242 are the all-time greatest—and those few would be wrong.

Musically, the Belgian EBM god has long had that target on lock. But Front 242 has always been so much more than a basic band. Like the Kraftwerk of industrial music, its artistic vision has made it not simply the gold standard of their genre but one of the most fiercely forward-minded and conceptual acts in modern history.

Tickets to see Front 242 play Jannus Live in St. Petersburg on Friday, Sept. 6 are still available and start at $40.
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