Category: Tour Announcements

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Caravãna Sun and LaBrassBanda Team Up For Big Aussie Gigs

The recent gloomy weather has me thinking summer is behind us, but don’t tell Caravãna Sun or LaBrassBanda. The Sydney indie band and Germany powerhouse will spread some sunshine all around the country with their massive co-headlining tour next month.

Caravãna Sun are still riding high on the success of last year’s Silver Linings EP, which saw them play several sold out shows and enjoy featured play on Triple J, Spotify, and Apple Music.
I didn’t know much about LaBrassBanda before this morning, but I’ve been devouring their music. These guys have been streamed more than 10 million times on Spotify alone. They’ve also played all around the world, including in Zimbabwe and Siberia! With big horns and an infectious energy, they’re really something special. They sell out stadiums back in their native journey, so we’re really lucky to catch them at such intimate venues.

Caravãna Sun and LaBrassBanda became firm friends when they toured Europe together in 2017. They can’t wait to bring that connection to music lovers here in Australia.

“Touring with LaBrassBanda is a party 24/7. Every moment is filled with laughter, love and an overall celebration of life. Their live shows are some of the most dynamic and explosive events we’ve ever experienced,” Caravãna Sun said. “Gracing the stage together for the Horn Haus Tour will make for some unforgettable memories, no doubt showered in Bavarian Beer!”

Join the party at the following shows.

8 March 2019 – Stay Gold, Melbourne
9-11 March 2019 – WOMADelaide, Adelaide
14 March 2019 – The Zoo, Brisbane
15 March 2019 – SolBar, Sunshine Coast
16 March 2019 – Forth Valley Blues Festival, Tasmania
21 March 2019 – The Lansdowne, Sydney
22 March 2019 – Miranda Hotel, Miranda
23 March 2019 – Raise The Vibration Festival, Mogo

Image used with permission from Beehive PR

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Press Club Jetting Off For First UK & European Shows

After wowing crowds around Australia for the last couple of years, Press Club are spreading their wings and embarking on their first European and UK shows. But before they take off, the Aussie punk rockers will give us a proper goodbye at the Old Bar on March 15.

2018 was a massive year for Press Club, who played 80 shows around the country alongside bands like The Smith Street Band, Japandroids, and Cloud Nothings. They also released their incredible debut album Late Teens, which caught the attention on international tastemakers like BBC Radio 1 and Kerrang Magazine.

Aussies and fans abroad, these are all the dates you need to know!

15 March 2019 – Old Bar, Melbourne
16 April 2019 – Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham
17 April 2019 – 17 Hy-Brasil, Bristol
18 April 2019 – Think Tank? Underground, Newcastle
19 April 2019 – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
20 April 2019 – Manchester Punk Festival, Manchester
23 April 2019 – Hafenkneipe, Zürich
24 April 2019 – Strom, München
25 April 2019 – Stummsche Reithalle, Neunkirchen/Saar
27 April 2019 – Molotow, Hamburg
29 April 2019 – SO36, Berlin
30 April 2019 – Uncle M Festival, Münster
2 May 2019 – The Islington, London
3 May 2019 – Dark Horse, Birmingham
4 May 2019 – Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool
5 May 2019 – Stag & Dagger, Glasgow
8 May 2019 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

Image used with permission from Little Giant; credit: Zoe Yeoman

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Charlie Collins Releases Stunning Single Ahead of Headline Tour

Fresh from her appearances at the St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival shows, Charlie Collins is gearing up for her first headline tour next month. The Sydney-based, Tamworth-bred artist will have plenty of new material up her sleeve for the shows. She’s just released an incredible new single “Beautifully Blind,” the first from her forthcoming debt album Snowpine.

“Beautifully Blind” is a deeply personal track about toxic relationships.

“The song was written with friends who came to the session with this idea of two people tearing each other apart, not knowing that pain was already in my orbit,” Charlie admitted. “Our words connected on this tune that shows the contradictory pathetic and poetic faces we use to mask our hurt.”

Snowpine drops on May 31. It will be available digitally, but if you’re a real fan I suggest preordering one of the limited edition coloured vinyl copies. Charlie will support Death Cab for Cutie before embarking on her own headline tour. Here are all the dates you need!

9 March 2019 – Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra (with Death Cab for Cutie)
22 March 2019 – The Lansdowne, Sydney
29 March 2019 – Worker’s Club, Melbourne
30 March 2019 – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane

Image used with permission from Habit Music Company

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Baby Animals @ Ettalong Diggers, Ettalong Beach – 8 February 2019

The quality gigs are coming thick and fast on the Central Coast. It’s rare that I can see two great shows back-to-back without travelling to Sydney or Newcastle, but it’s a sign of the buzz around the Coast at the moment. I only hope the music industry’s enthusiasm for my local area continues.
Ettalong Diggers is booking so many quality acts of late; the Baby Animals are the latest in a long line. The band room in Diggers is fairly unassuming, but it’s the kind of place where a rock band like the Baby Animals feels right at home. I’d previously seen the band play Red Hot Summer. I was impressed, but there was something that felt a little off about catching them in the harsh light of a summer’s day. They seemed more at home here, with enthusiastic punters with beers in hand happily singing along to more than just the hits.

Shows like Red Hot Summer give bands limited time, so the hits always come out early. I thought I might be left waiting at this extended gig, but instead the band wanted to fire us up from the get go. “Rush You” and “One Word” got us all singing along. I must admit, I’m not as familiar with the songs that didn’t make the charts, but it matters not with a woman like Suze deMarchi on stage. She’s such a compelling frontwoman, a force of nature that has the audience in the palm of her hand from the start. The natural chemistry she has with her bandmates is a joy to witness.

This was my third Baby Animals gig but in some ways Friday night’s show felt like an introduction. This was the way I was meant to see the band. Now to explore the back catalogue so I know a few more of those killer cuts for next time! I’ll get my chance when the Baby Animals kick off their greatest hits tour, supported by Killing Heidi, in May.

3 May 2019 – Revesby Workers Club, Revesby
4 May 2019 – Metro Theatre, Sydney
10 May 2019 – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne
17 & 18 May 2019 – The Gov, Adelaide
24 May 2019 – Astor Theatre, Perth
25 May 2019 – Metropolis, Fremantle
31 May 2019 – Southport RSL, Southport
1 June 2019 – The Tivoli, Brisbane

Image source: Stephen Katulka

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William Crighton Leaves Band Behind for National Tour

I’ve had William Crighton’s album Empire on repeat since catching him supporting The Whitlams on Thursday night. He made such an impression on me with his songs and charisma. So I was excited to read he’s preparing to embark on his first solo tour of this country. This is the way I saw him play, so I know music lovers are in for a real treat.

“This tour I will be on stage solo, telling some stories, sharing some thoughts and performing songs from both albums as well as airing some new material for the first time. This is my first headline tour performing solo and I’ve been putting a lot of effort into making it a memorable one for you. I’ll be playing some keys and other various stringed things,” he explained. “Obviously, I love the band and it will be a different experience not having them there this time but exploring, experimenting and peeling back the songs solo, finding out what can be conjured together with you in this format is an exciting prospect for me.”

As an added bonus, British folk singer Beans on Toast will join William at all shows. Make sure you arrive early enough for the set from an artist who William calls “relaxed, funny, serious and bizarre at the same time.”

William Crighton kicks off his tour this April at the Hunter’s Gumball Festival. He’ll then wind his way through the country over the next month, stopping in at capital cities and regional centres along the way. Tickets are on sale now.

25 April 2019 – Gumball Festival, Hunter Valley
26 April 2019 – The Newsagency, Sydney
27 April 2019 – Heritage Hotel, Bulli
28 April 2019 – Brass Monkey, Cronulla
30 April 2019 – Smith’s Alternative, Canberra
2 May 2019 – The Espy, St Kilda
3 May 2019 – Music on the Hill, Red Hill
4 May 2019 – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
5 May 2019 – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
8 May 2019 – Old Museum – Studio, Brisbane
9 May 2019 – Dusty Attic Music Lounge, Lismore
10 May 2019 – 5 Church Street, Bellingen
11 May 2019 – South West Roxy Cinema, South West Rocks

Image used with permission from Revolutions per Minute

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Hands Like Houses Release New Single Ahead of National Tour

Canberra’s own Hands Like Houses are reminding us just why they’re one of Australia’s best rock acts with the release of their latest single, “Sick.” It’s an epic track, lifted from their fourth album -Anon, which gives the finger to people who try to take advantage of us.

“I think everyone knows the feeling of being taken advantage of – especially when you put yourself out for someone to have them want more,” acknowledged the band’s frontman, Trenton Smith. “Sometimes you can walk away, and other times you just have to take it in your stride because you’re focused on something bigger. Entitlement is bullshit but that’s when you have to remember, with a wry grin, that other people don’t control you.”

The video, shot in the Californian desert, is every bit as compelling as the song it accompanies.

Hands Like Houses’ upcoming tour is their biggest headlining run to date, and you can bet they’ll rise to the occasion. It all kicks off in their home town this Friday.

8 February 2019 – UC Refectory, Canberra
9 February 2019 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
15 February 2019 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
16 February 2019 – The Forum, Melbourne
22 February 2019 – HQ Complex, Adelaide
23 February 2019 – Astor Theatre, Perth

Image used with permission from Bianca Blancato

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Rose Tattoo & The Hard-Ons Team Up For “Still Never Too Loud” Tour

Some rock acts mellow and start playing acoustic shows, but not Rose Tattoo. 22 years after the release of Never Too Loud, the legendary Aussie act are preparing to hit the road on their defiantly titled “Still Never Too Loud” tour.

The tour’s title isn’t just lip service. Next month Rose Tattoo will join bands like Extreme, Skid Row, and Queensryche sailing out on Miami on the Monsters of Rock Cruise. They’ll lay down some new track in the studio in March, then hit stages on this tour. There really is no slowing down Angry Anderson and his mates!

They’ll be in good company, with rock stalwarts The Hard-Ons joining Rose Tattoo at all shows. Rest assured, these gigs will be loud! Tickets are on sale now.

29 March 2019 – Metro Theatre, Sydney
30 March 2019 – Waves, Wollongong
5 April 2019 – Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster
6 April 2019 – Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights
12 April 2019 – The Gov, Adelaide
13 April 2019 – Capitol, Perth
26 April 2019 – The Triffid, Brisbane
27 April 2019 – Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta
3 May 2019 – Diggers, Ettalong Beach
4 May 2019 – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle

Image source: Mark Turner Images @ Flickr

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Busby Marou Ready to Tour Summer Anthem

We can always count on Busby Marou for folk-pop tracks that feel like instant classic. Their latest track “Sounds of Summer” is no exception. Expect to hear this gem played at barbeques for years to come.

“This is a big tune and feels like it could be our biggest yet,” said one half of the Queensland duo, Thomas Busby. “We’re always being told that we have a distinct sunshine sound, so it felt only natural as we were writing it, to let it become a summer anthem.”

The song was conceived when the band were touring across America a few months ago and recorded in a Los Angeles Airbnb before being mixed in Nashville. After those recent US and Canadian shows, Busby Marou are in fine form. Catch them at the following shows in Australia and New Zealand in the coming months.

23 January 2019 – The Longyard Hotel, Tamworth
7 March 2019 – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
8 March 2019 – Torquay Hotel, Torquay
9 March 2019 – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda
15 March 2019 – The Triffid, Brisbane
16 March 2019 – Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff
28 March 2019 – Heritage Hotel, Bulli
29 March 2019 – Bridge Hotel, Rozelle
30 March 2019 – Milton Theatre, Ulludulla
5 April 2019 – Galatos, Auckland
6 April 2019 – Blue Smoke, Christchurch

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Nautical Mile Announce Single Shows for “Regicide” Release

Perth punksters Nautical Mile are taking their music to fans around the country next month, following the release of their latest track “Regicide.”

“The title ‘Regicide’ comes from the act of killing a monarch; the betrayer is wanting to be someone’s queen and putting themselves on a pedestal, when in reality they’re just as likely to stab you in the back. The title can either be interpreted as this betrayal of the “king” or the act of killing the relationship (and thus the “queen”) and moving on,” explained frontman Brodi Owen. “The lyrics describe the almost cyclical nature of relationships like this, the back and forth of constantly trying to please someone only to be disappointed, and the process of coming to terms with this and breaking free of the toxic environment.”

Nautical Mile are going back into the studio after this tour, so it’ll be your last chance to see them for a while. Take advantage of the opportunity at the following shows.

1 February 2019 – Amplifier Bar, Perth
8 February 2019 – Enigma Bar, Adelaide
10 February 2019 – Bar Open, Melbourne
15 February 2019 – Rack Em Up, Lilydale
16 February 2019 – Whole Lotta Love, Melbourne
17 February 2019 – Hideaway Bar, Sydney
19 February 2019 – Club Azzurri, Newcastle
21 February 2019 – The Brightside, Brisbane

Image used with permission from Collision Course

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Karise Eden on the Comeback Trail With “Born to Fight”

Karise Eden hasn’t released an album in four years. It’s been more than six years since she won The Voice. Taking time to create, avoiding becoming one of those reality stars that pumped up album after album, has been a good thing for Karise. She’s had time to reflect, grow, and release a stellar new album Born to Fight.

This is an album of warrior songs. Tracks like “Stop Fucking With My Head” and the title track are bold and defiant. More vulnerable numbers like “Hopeless” and “Ted” show there are chinks in the armour, but refuse to lie down. This is a special collection of songs that showcases one of the best soul and blues voices in the country.

Karise is celebrating the recent release of Born to Fight with shows all around the country. Catch her at one of the following venues in the coming months.

22 February 2019 – Twin Towns, Tweed Heads
23 February 2019 – Hamilton Hotel, Brisbane
27 February 2019 – Burrinja Place Theatre, Upwey
28 February 2019 – The Capital Theatre, Bendigo
1 March 2019 – Palms at Crown, Melbourne
2 March 2019 – SS&A Club, Albury
6 March 2019 – West Leagues, Newcastle
7 March 2019 – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul
8 March 2019 – Bowral Bowling Club, Bowral
23 March 2019 – York Theatre (Seymour Centre), Sydney
24 March 2019 – Canberra Theatre Playhouse, Canberra
31 March 2019 – The Gov, Adelaide

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