Following news last week that
Regurgitator would be playing their albums Tu-Plang and Unit in full for their upcoming Retrotech Tour, The Living End are doing them four better and playing each of their six studio albums in full, back-to-back, start to finish for their just-announced Retrsopective Tour.
As an enormous dose of fan service, the Retrospecitve Tour will take in 35 shows across five capital cities through November and December, and this is the first time the rock trio – if any Australian act – have taken on such an endeavour. It won’t just be the stadiums either. Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and their hometown of Melbourne will each get have performances at intimate club venues. With seven shows at each city, meaning that their eponymous debut, 1998’s The Living End will get two showings in each city.
Playing their entire discography of their fifteen year career means that on top of their first album, fans will also get Roll On (2000), Modern ARTillery (2004), State Of Emergency (2006), White Noise (2008) and last year’s The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating. Which means live punters can expect some of the band’s biggest hits right next to some never-before-played album cuts.
Pre-sale tickets for the tour will be made available to members of the band’s mailing list first, commencing Monday 16th July at 9am. So you can head to the group’s website and sign up right now, and the most dedicated of fans can purchase ‘the big red ticket’. A pass that’ll allow entry to every album being performed live across six shows for a discounted price which will be made available for the members’ presale and from Oztix until Thursday 2nd August.
THE LIVING END //
THE RETROSPECTIVE TOUR 2012 DATES
Seven shows in a row / One album in full per night
Pre-sale starts Mon Jul 16
General tickets and ‘The Big Red Ticket’ on sale Thu Jul 19THE ROSEMOUNT HOTEL – PERTH WA
Thu Nov 01 – State of Emergency
Fri Nov 02 – Modern Artillery
Sat Nov 03 – The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating
Sun Nov 04 – Roll On
Mon Nov 05 – The Living End
Tue Nov 06 – The Living End
Wed Nov 07 – White Noise
THE GOV – ADELAIDE SA
Sun Nov 11 – Roll On
Mon Nov 12 – The Living End
Tue Nov 13 – The Living End
Wed Nov 14 – White Noise
Thu Nov 15 – State of Emergency
Fri Nov 16 – Modern Artillery
Sat Nov 17 – The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating
THE HI FI – SYDNEY NSW
Wed Nov 21 – White Noise
Thu Nov 22 – State of Emergency
Fri Nov 23 – Modern Artillery
Sat Nov 24 – The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating
Sun Nov 25 – Roll On
Mon Nov 26 – The Living End
Tue Nov 27 – The Living End
THE ZOO – BRISBANE QLD
Sat Dec 01 – The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating
Sun Dec 02 – Roll On
Mon Dec 03 – The Living End
Tue Dec 04 – The Living End
Wed Dec 05 – White Noise
Thu Dec 06 – State of Emergency
Fri Dec 07 – Modern Artillery
THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE VIC
Tue Dec 11 – The Living End
Wed Dec 12 – White Noise
Thu Dec 13 – State of Emergency
Fri Dec 14 – Modern Artillery
Sat Dec 15 – The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating
Sun Dec 16 – Roll On