{"id":2408542,"date":"2026-05-09T01:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2408542"},"modified":"2026-05-09T01:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:38:36","slug":"beastie-boys-mike-d-returns-with-new-music-first-show-of-surprise-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/beastie-boys-mike-d-returns-with-new-music-first-show-of-surprise-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Beastie Boys&#8217; Mike D returns with new music, first show of surprise tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">May 8 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Beastie_Boys\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Beastie Boys\" class=\"tpstyle\">Beastie Boys<\/a>&#8216; Mike D released his first new song since the pseudo-hiatus of the legendary band 15 years ago, and debuted new music during the first stop of a surprise tour.<\/p>\n<p>The new project, called Mike D 5D, was unveiled late Thursday when the first single, &#8220;Switch Up,&#8221; hit streaming services after he&#8217;d played the first show of a four-show tour.\n<\/p>\n<p>The song and tour follow D, whose real name is Michael Diamond, joining the band Very Nice Person, where he played a couple of Beastie Boys songs a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>The single is the first new music from either D or fellow Beastie Boy Adam &#8220;Adrock&#8221; Horovitz have released since the death of band mate Adam &#8220;MCA&#8221; Yauch, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/upi.com\/MCA-Beastie-Boys-Adam-Yauch-dead-at-47\/21881336152534\/\" target=\"_blank\">died<\/a> in May 2012 of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here we go,&#8221; Mike D said in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYEFuUYtcPn\/\" target=\"_blank\">an Instagram post<\/a> hours before the show and release of the new track.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know we are not putting anybody into space and there are a lot of huge problems in our world right now and I didn&#8217;t realize this was a big deal to me until I woke up today and was like &#8216;[expletive] &#8212; Switch Up comes out tonight,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;Hoping it brings some happiness for all y&#8217;all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first show, Thursday night in Los Angeles, saw the debut of several new songs that D has recorded with the new band, as well as a couple of Beastie Boys songs.<\/p>\n<p>D will play another show in Los Angeles on May 10 at Sid The Cat Auditorium before two shows at Xanadu Roller Arts in Brooklyn on May 22 and 23.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-image-container\" onclick=\"st_ss_sh311();\">\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"stph_caption\">Double Elvis [Ferus Type] by Andy Warhol is on display at a press preview of for Spring 20\/21 Marquee Week at Christie&#8217;s in New York City on May 8 2026. 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