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Sleater-Kinney played their first show with new drummer Angie Boylan at the Hopscotch Festival in North Carolina Thursday night, Brooklyn Vegan reports. Boylan has played in the bands Aye Nako, Freezing Cold, and Little Lungs, among others. Prior to their set, the band shared a photo of Boylan with her face obscured on their Instagram account and referred to her as "our mystery friend" in the caption. Sleater-Kinney's reps did not immediately respond to SPIN's request for comment. View this post on Instagram Katie (@harkathon) just said, “I’m gonna pound a muffin,” so she wins the Deep Lez contest for the day. Toko (@hellozuzuhello) with the curled bangs. And then our mystery friend. Hi Raleigh. Coming for you shortly. 🖤 #sleaterkinney #hopscotch A post shared by Sleater-Kinney (@sleater_kinney) on Sep 5, 2019 at 4:35pm PDT Last night's show kicked off Sleater-Kinney's first tour since longtime drummer Janet Weiss abruptly left the band in July. The news was especially shocking given how it happened about a month before the band dropped its new album The Center Won't Hold. "The band is heading in a new direction and it is time for me to move on," Weiss wrote in a statement to fans announcing her departure. A few weeks later, Carrie Brownstein commented on Weiss's exit by writing “What am I supposed to say? She left. We asked her to stay. We tried," in response to a fan's Instagram comment. Fans at last night's show shared photos and videos of the 14-song set with Boylan. View this post on Instagram Hopscotch Day 1 - Sleater-Kinney @sleater_kinney @carrie_rachel @corintuckerband @hopscotchfest @ritzraleigh #sleaterkinney #hopscotch #hopscotchx #hopscotch2019 #theritz #raleigh A post shared by Chris Chambers (@ninjamonkey0) on Sep 5, 2019 at 7:53pm PDT View this post on Instagram #hopscotch10 #sleaterkinney A post shared by Sean O'Brien (@seanobeach) on Sep 5, 2019 at 10:29pm PDT View this post on Instagram Ok well...I can die now. #sleaterkinney #hopscotchmusicfestival #bandcrushforever A post shared by Pockets J (@jpocketsm) on Sep 5, 2019 at 7:51pm PDT

Janet Weiss

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