Tour
The "New Traditionalists" tour was a large undertaking. Devo performed on treadmills in front of a Greek Temple styled structure. Behind the members, between the pillars, small screens displayed rear-projected images. Devo carried an impressive sound system on the tour as well. Professional footage was shot during the tour, but it was destroyed due to an electrical short. However, Devo appeared on the TV show Fridays in 1981 and performed five songs with a full stage set and this has been archived. Several audio bootlegs of the tour are also available, varying in quality. In 2012 DEVO released 'New Traditionalists - Live In Seattle 1981' as a double LP for Record Store Day 2012.
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