Following the resounding success of their enchanting sophomore album Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes will return to Australia this December and January.
Helplessness Blues is the second full-length Fleet Foxes album to be released through iconic labels Bella Union and Sub Pop Records. Described by the band as a synthesis of country, folk rock, traditional folk and psychedelic pop, they brought a number of new instruments to the recording process including a 12-string guitar, a hammered dulcimer, an upright bass, wood flute, tympani, Moog synthesizer, a tamboura, the fiddle, clarinet, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, Tibetan singing bowls and a vibraphone. The result is spellbinding.
Live, Fleet Foxes are captivating. In addition to performances at Falls and Southbound festivals, the six-piece will bring their earthy, harmony-rich sounds to the Palais in Melbourne and the Tivoli in Brisbane.
Fleet Foxes – December / January 2011 tour
Tickets on sale October 11
Pre-sales October 6 for Handsome Tours newsletter subscribers
Friday 6th January – Palais, Melbourne
Tickets: Ticketmaster – 1300 111 011 or ticketmaster.com.au ** Licensed All Ages
Wednesday 11th January – Tivoli, Brisbane
Tickets: www.handsometours.com, Ticketek – www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Also appearing at:
Falls Festival Victoria: 28 Dec – 1 Jan – www.fallsfestival.com
Falls Festival Tasmania: 29 Dec – 1 Jan – www.fallsfestival.com
Sydney Opera House: 2 – 3 January – www.sydneyoperahouse.com
Southbound: 7 – 8 Jan – www.southboundfestival.com.au
