There’s always plenty of concerts and gigs for live music lovers to see all around Australia.
So here’s where you get all the latest info on dates, venues, and tickets for announced upcoming tours. Including new album launch tours from Thundamentals, Northeast Party House, Little Bastard, and Closure In Moscow, as well as headline national dates from Client Liaison and a regional tour from Josh Pyke.
Thundamentals Expand Australian Tour 2014
It’s still a month away until the official release of Thundamentals’ third album So We Can Remember, but already demand for the trio’s upcoming album tour has seen two major shows in Melbourne and Perth selling out. An additional show at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel has been added to accommodate the Groovin the Moo-billed Aussie hip hop heroes as they issue a brand new clip for ‘Something I Said (feat. Thom Crawford).
The latest music video and single (watch/listen here) lifted from So We Can Remember (out 2 May via Obese Records), is already propelling the group into unprecedented chart success, debuting at #3 on the iTunes Hip Hop charts upon release in Feb, it’s now moving up the ARIA Australian and Urban Singles Charts as well as becoming the #1 Most Viral Track on Spotify – continuing the success of Thundamentals’ Hottest 100-charting ‘Smiles Don’t Lie‘ single.
Thu 1 May @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC – Just Announced
w/ Astronomy Class + Fozzey & Van C
Tickets
Fri 2 May @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC – Sold Out
w/ Astronomy Class + Fozzey & Van C
Thu 8 May @ Flyrite, Perth WA
w/ Astronomy Class + Fozzey & Van C
Tickets
Fri 9 May @ Mojo’s Fremantle WA – Sold Out
w/ Astronomy Class + Fozzey & Van C
Fri 16 May @ The Zoo, Brisbane QLD
w/ Astronomy Class + Fozzey & Van C
Tickets
Fri 24 May @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW
w/ Astronomy Class + Fozzey & Van C
Tickets
Northeast Party House Announce Debut Album, Australian Tour 2014
Melbourne’s Northeast Party House know how to have a good time that lives up to their namesake, and with the release of their debut album Any Given Weekend (out 16th May through Stop Start), the vibrant quintet have “finally bottled their live genie” into a 10-track set of party-starting peaks.
Produced by band members Sean Kenihan and Maclom Besley (whose CV includes producing Snakadaktal and The Holidays), Any Given Weekend’s lead single and album opener, ‘The Haunted’, demonstrates the band’s ability with combining hypnotic grooves and aerodynamic instrumentation into a searing wall of dance-happy bliss.
To help steer the album into the party mixes of homes across Australia, Northeast Party House are playing an album launch tour, starting this June, building on their famed live shows; a reputation earned after bringing the party to the likes of Falls and St Kilda Festivals, to supporting Jungle Giants, Midnight Juggernauts, and Ball Park Music. All tickets on sale on Tuesday 8th April at 10am.
Thu 19 Jun – Jive, Adelaide, SA
tickets via moshtix
Fri 20 Jun – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
tickets via oztix
Sat 21 Jun – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
tickets via cornerhotel
Wed 25 Jun – Beach Road Hotel, Bondi, NSW
free entry
Thu 26 Jun – Rad, Wollongong, NSW
tickets via oztix
Fri 27 Jun – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
tickets via Moshtix
Sat 28 Jun – Newtown Social Club, Sydney, NSW
tickets via newtownsocialclub
Sun 29 Jun – The Lair, Sydney, NSW *All Ages
tickets via metrotheatre.com.au
Wed 02 Jul – Small Ballroom, Newcastle, NSW
free entry
Thu 03 Jul – Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane, QLD
tickets via moshtix
Fri 04 Jul – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD
tickets via oztix
Sat 05 Jul – Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD
tickets via oztix
Client Liaison Australian Tour 2014 Announced
Aussie synth-pop duo and self-described “purveyors of turn-of-the Nineties Business-class Australiana” have announced dates for their debut headline national tour to commemorate the release of another style-drenched music video. This time, it’s for ‘That’s Desire‘, the equally dance-heavy B-side to their most recent single, ‘Free of Fear’ (available on limited edition vinyl here). Client Liaison have built a cult following after winning live performances at festivals such as Golden Plains 2013, Laneway, Let Them Eat Cake, Paradise, and Secret Garden All tickets available from clientliaison.com
Sun April 20 – Portsea Beach Club, Portsea VIC
Fri April 25 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne VIC
Sat April 26 – Amplifier, Perth WA
Sun April 27 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne VIC
Thurs May 1 – Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane WA
Fri May 2 – Elsewhere, Gold Coast QLD
Sat May 3 – GoodGod Small Club, Sydney NSW
Fri May 9 – Cats @ Rocket Bar, Adelaide SA
Little Bastard Australian Tour 2014 Announced
Multi-member string punk collective, Little Bastard, have a swag of new album tracks to take to the highways of Australia this June and July. Having out their 11-track debut album in just eight days in Sydney’s Jungle Studios with producer Lachlan Mitchell (The Jezabels), Little Bastard are ready to bring their unabashed energy and raucous tunes to the nation’s stages. Having played shows with the Sticky Fingers, The Snowdroppers, Wagons, as well as festival sets including Falls, Peats Ridge, Cherry Rock, BIGSOUND, Boogie, and The Hills Are Alive, there’s no better time to catch the Little Bastard beast in its natural habitat. Ticket info available at: www.facebook.com/LittleBastardos
Thursday June 12 – Rad (Yours & Owls), Wollongong NSW
Friday June 13 – Newtown Social Club, Sydney NSW
Saturday June 14 – Small Ballroom, Newcastle NSW
Thursday June 19 – Prince Of Wales, Bunbury WA
Friday June 20 – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River WA
Saturday June 21 – Mojo’s, Fremantle WA
Thursday July 3 – Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Friday July 4 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne VIC
Saturday July 5 – Baha’s, Rye VIC
Thursday July 10 – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane QLD
Friday July 11 – Sol Bar, Maroochydore QLD
Saturday July 12 – Railway Friendly Bar, Byron Bay NSW
Sunday July 13 – No. 5 Church St, Bellingen NSW
Closure In Moscow Announce New Album, Australian Tour 2014
Melbourne prog rock five-piece Closure In Moscow have announced a release date for their long-awaited second album Pink Lemonade, along with dates for a national album launch tour. Arriving five years after 2009 debut First Temple, Pink Lemonade is out 9th May and is a dizzying aural cocktail of dense layers of rock and visionary sonic constructions; pre-orders (and strange collector’s items) are available now from http://closureinmoscow.bigcartel.com. To birth the new record, the tentacled mass that is the Closure In Moscow live show will be melting faces in venues across Australia from May. Full info and tickets at ClosureInMoscow.com and oztix.com.au
Friday, May 9, 2014 – SPECTRUM, SYDNEY
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Saturday, May 10, 2014 – THE EVELYN, MELBOURNE
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Friday, May 16, 2014 – PIRIE SOCIAL CLUB, ADELAIDE
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Saturday, May 17, 2014 – PELLY BAR, FRANKSTON
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Thursday, May 22, 2014 – ANU BAR, CANBERRA
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Friday, May 23, 2014 – CAPTAINS @ MARINERS, BATEMANS BAY
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Saturday, May 24, 2014 – COLLECTOR HOTEL, PARRAMATTA
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 – SMALL BALLROOM, NEWCASTLE
Free Entry
Thursday, May 29, 2014 – COFFS HOTEL, COFFS HARBOUR
Tickets: Door sales only.
Friday, May 30, 2014 – SOL BAR, MAROOCHYDORE
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Saturday, May 31, 2014 – CROW BAR, BRISBANE
Tickets: http://closureinmoscow.oztix.com.au
Josh Pyke Regional Australian Tour 2014 Dates Announced
Following the release of his latest album, The Beginning And The End of Everything, Josh Pyke has toured Australia twice over with his Lone Wolf solo tour and now he’s expanding its reach even further, headed to the more parts of the country as part of a set of newly announced regional dates. The 12-date run will begin this June and find Pyke bringing his seasoned live show and ARIA-worthy songbook to stages all across the country. Joining as special guest is rising singer-songwriter Jack Carty. All tickets on sale Thursday 10th April, 9am. For further info visit joshpyke.com
FRI 06 JUN | MONTROSE TOWN CENTRE, MONTROSE VIC (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au | 03 9761 9133
SAT 07 JUN | THE MEMO, HEALESVILLE VIC (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au | 03 5966 4500
FRI 13 JUN | FANNIE BAY GAOL, DARWIN NT
Tickets available from www.nookeventmanagement.com.au
* Jack Carty not appearing. Special guests Mike Meston and Ward Hancock
SUN 15 JUN | DIVERS TAVERN, BROOME WA
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets
* Jack Carty not appearing. Special guests TBC
FRI 20 JUN | EMPIRE CHURCH THEATRE, TOOWOOMBA QLD (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.empiretheatre.com.au | 1300 655 299 | From the Box Office direct
SAT 21 JUN | MAJESTIC THEATRE, POMONA QLD (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.themajestictheatre.com.au | 07 5485 2330
SUN 22 JUN | BYRON THEATRE, BYRON BAY NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.byroncentre.com.au | 02 6685 6807 | From the Box Office direct
WED 25 JUN | JETTY MEMORIAL THEATRE, COFFS HARBOUR NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.jettytheatre.com | 02 6652 8088 | From the Box Office direct
THU 26 JUN | PIER ONE @ PANTHERS, PORT MACQUARIE NSW
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Oztix Outlets
FRI 27 JUN | MANNING ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, TAREE NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.qtcc.nsw.gov.au/bookonline | 02 6552 5699 | From Movies, Games & More – Victoria St
SAT 28 JUN | CESSNOCK PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, CESSNOCK NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au | 02 4990 7134
SAT 05 JUL | MILTON THEATRE, MILTON NSW (ALL AGES)
Tickets available from www.miltontheatre.com.au | 02 4455 3056 | From Country Leather
