The Metric Australian Tour 2013 has been announced, with the Canadian indie stars set to deliver their cocktail of synthpop, new wave, and electronica Down Under this December.
The quartet, who were last in Australia off the back of Splendour In The Grass 2012 for their latest release Synthetica, will return to play venues around the country in a tour presented by Live Nation.
General public tickets are on sale at 10am Wednesday 30th October, but My Live Nation members can secure tickets first during the exclusive pre-sale beginning 3pm Friday 25th October 25. Sign up at www.livenation.com.au.
In the early 2000s when rock was back and every band in the world seemed to be looking for a wormhole to a 1970s garage, Metric frontwoman Emily Haines was hauling around an analogue synthesiser. The musical vision which was met with some hesitation, would go on to spawn a unique and inspired sound; heavily mimicked and much-adored.
In 2009 – more than eleven years after their inception – Metric released their fourth studio album Fantasies. The critically acclaimed release would sell over a million singles and 500,000 albums worldwide. The band subsequently sold out arenas, headlined music festivals across the world, and had a hand in scoring films for everyone from Edgar Wright to David Cronenberg, as well as writing the theme song for the Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack with legendary composer, Howard Shore.
For a band that had always been told they were doing it wrong, the Toronto-based quartet have grown into a fresh model for making it work.
In 2012, the weight of Metric’s brilliance was truly felt on Australian audiences. Coinciding with their first performance at Splendour in the Grass, the band released their fifth studio album Synthetica. Featuring tracks ‘Youth Without Youth’, ‘Breathing Underwater’ and ‘Lost Kittens’, the album peaked at #21 on the ARIA Album chart and is still on heavy rotation on radio stations throughout the country.
Joining Metric for their December tour will be Sydney’s Glass Towers who will deliver their glorious tales of teenage turmoil in the form of polished and upbeat indie gems.
The band have had a cracking 2013 so far in light of their debut long-player Halcyon Days debuting at #1 on the independent charts; while Rolling Stone magazine tipped them as one of the hottest new groups in Australia.
Glass Towers will join the Metric tour fresh from their first European and Japanese dates where they are causing a similar stir with the international music community. Their live show is a heady mix of melodic rock, youthful lyrics and syncopated rhythm aimed at getting you to move and feel all at once.
This December, envelop yourself in Metric’s exhilarating and endlessly layered rock-infused indie sounds. Just don’t forget to come up for air.
Metric Australian Tour 2013
w/ special guests Glass Towers
Saturday 7th December – Metro City, Perth
Monday 9th December – The Forum, Melbourne
Wednesday 11th December – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Thursday 12th December – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
American Express cardmembers pre-sale: 3pm Friday October 25 until 5pm Sunday October 27 **not available in Perth
My Live Nation pre-sale: 3pm Friday October 25 until 5pm Sunday October 27
Ticket agent pre-sale: 10am Tuesday October 29 until 10pm Tuesday October 29
Tickets on sale: 10am Wednesday October 30
