The relationship between the two bands goes back to 1997, when dEUS supported Placebo on their UK tour
By Laura Molloy 23rd November 2025
Tom Barman of Deus and Brian Molko of Placebo CREDIT: Pedro Gomes/Redferns and Medios y Media/Getty Images
dEUS were joined on stage by Placebo‘s Brian Molko to play ‘Hotellounge’ and ‘Roses’. Check out the moment below.
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The moment came during a 30th anniversary celebration gig for dEUS in Antwerp, Belgium, on Thursday (November 20), and comes ahead of a full UK and European tour commemorating their classic albums ‘Worst Case Scenario’ and ‘In A Bar, Under The Sea’ next year. You can find all the dates and ticket information here.
AdvertisementMolko surprised fans at the gig, appearing on stage as a special guest firstly during the ‘Worst Case Scenario’ section to perform ‘Hotellounge (Be The Death Of Me).
Later, he returned to the stage for the ‘In A Bar, Under The Sea’ segment to play ‘Roses’. The relationship between the two bands goes back to 1997, when dEUS supported Placebo on their UK tour.
Watch footage of the performance, and see a full setlist, below.
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The band were also joined by more special guests, including Belgian musician Rudy Trouvé, rapper Yong Yello, Belgian band Bazart,
dEUS played:
‘Jigsaw You’ ‘Via’ ‘Let’s Get Lost’ ‘Morticiachair’ (with Rudy Trouvé) ‘W.C.S. (First Draft)’ (with Yong Yello) ‘Secret Hell’ ‘Right as Rain’ ‘Hotellounge (Be the Death of Me)’ (with Brian Molko) ‘Suds & Soda’ ‘Nooduitgang’ (Bazart cover performed by members of Bazart) ‘Madeleine’ ‘Irritated Love’ (TaxiWars cover) ‘Surface’ (Whispering Sons cover)
‘Theme From Turnpike’ ‘Opening Night’ ‘Little Arithmetics’ ‘Fell Off the Floor, Man’ ‘Serpentine’ ‘Wake Me Up Before I Sleep’ ‘Roses’ (with Brian Molko and Rudy Trouvé) ‘Disappointed in the Sun’ (with Rudy Trouvé, Yong Yello, Brian Molko, Mathieu Terryn and Fenne Kuppens)
AdvertisementThe influential Belgian rockers will continue to celebrate their early years on the 19-date tour across the continent, though they will “not necessarily” be playing the two albums – released in 1994 and 1996 respectively – front to back.
Breaking out in the early ’90s, dEUS eluded definition with their experimental style of rock music, blending elements of folk and jazz. They also became notably more prolific than many other acts from their home country of Belgium.
They have remained active since, other than a hiatus in the early 2000s. They released their first album for 10 years, ‘How To Replace It’, in 2023.
The band last toured in 2019 to mark the 20th anniversary of their cult album ‘The Ideal Crash’.
As for Placebo, back in September, they released their This Search For Meaning documentary.
The documentary was directed by Scottish award-winning filmmaker Oscar Sansom, and explores the ideas, lyrics and subject matter of Placebo’s discography, as well as charting their personal growth over the years.
