There’s always plenty of concerts and gigs for live music lovers to see all around Australia. Get all the latest info on dates, venues, and tickets for announced upcoming tours from New Gods, Robert Glasper Experiment, MTNS, Kim Churchill, and a co-headline tour from Toxic Holocaust & Skeletonwitch.
New Gods Album Launch Dates
Melbourne’s New Gods will play launch shows in Sydney and Melbourne this December in support of their independently released debut LP Beloved. Taking the best of 90s indie rock gods like Pavement and Pixies, filtering it through the tape-warp hallmarks of hypnagogic pop, Beloved is the unique result. New Gods’ debut album was released online as ‘digital cassette’ (available here), accompanied by a handwritten track list and a series of photographs . Led by songwriter (and ex-Little Red member) Dominic Byrne, Beloved has earned New Gods a nod in the 9th Annual Coopers AMP, with the band locking in two special album launch shows for this December, tickets are available for $12 on the door in Sydney and Melbourne.
Friday 13 December – Good God Small Club, Sydney
with special guests
Saturday 21 December – The Toff, Melbourne
with special guests
Robert Glasper Experiment Australian Tour 2014 Dates
Famed Grammy Award winning pianist/composer Robert Glasper will be performing an impeccable mix of hip-hop, jazz, and RnB as he brings the Robert Glasper Experiment’s Black Radio 2 to Australia next year. Already announced to play as part of the Perth Festival 2014 lineup, the Robert Glasper Experiment will play concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, with very special guests Roy Ayers and Lonnie Liston Smith. Following on from the Grammy-winning collaborative effort Black Radio, featuring the likes of Mos Def and Erykah Badu, its sequel – Black Radio 2 – features an all-star cast, including Common, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, Lupe Fiasco, Jill Scott, and many more. For these live shows, the attention turns to the core of the Experiment – Robert Glasper on keyboards, Derrick Hodge on bass, Mark Colenburg on drums, and Casey Benjamin on vocoder and saxophone. These jazz fusion shows are not to be missed!
Thursday 27th February – PERTH, Perth Festival (Chevron Festival Gardens)
Tickets: perthfestival.com.au
Friday 7th March – MELBOURNE, Forum Theatre
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com.au
Saturday 8th March – SYDNEY, The Hi Fi
Tickets: www.oztix.com.au
Toxic Holocaust & Skeletonwitch Co-Headline Australian Tour 2014 Announced
Two of North America’s finest metal lords – Toxic Holocaust and Skeletonwitch – will be taking to the road and going head to head across Australian next April. This incredible double billing will see Toxic Holocaust – no stranger to our shores – bringing their old school nuclear thrash attack down under for a fourth time, and for no better reason, other than in support of their mega epic new album Chemistry of Consciousness, (out now via Relapse Records). Joining and arriving in the country for the first time ever, will be ultra blackened thrash lords Skeletonwitch, who over the past 10 years have built up a cult like following through their mind blowing live shows and by sharing the road with every note worthy metal band on the planet, as well as a string of critically acclaimed records, including their fifth and latest Serpents Unleashed (out now via Prosthetic Records)
Friday, April 18 – Perth @ The Rosemont Hotel
Saturday, April 19 – Adelaide @ Fowlers Live
Sunday, April 20 – Melbourne @ Espy Gershwin Room
Wednesday, April 21 Byron Bay @ TBC
Tuesday, April 22 – Canberra @ The Basement
Thursday, April 24 – Brisbane @ The Hi Fi
Friday, April 25 – Newcastle @ The Cambridge
Saturday, April 26 – Sydney @ The Hi Fi
Sunday, April 27 – Melbourne @ Hi Fi
For full tour details and tickets visit www.heathenskulls.com
MTNS Australian Tour 2014 Announced
With such ambient and relaxing sounds, it’s nearly impossible to picture Brisbane band MTNS arriving on the scene as boldly as they have. Their debut EP Salvage (stream here) is currently igniting across the internet many already heralding it as one of the year’s biggest sleeper hits. Releasing their first track ‘Lost Track Of Time’ to the world in early July, it quickly garnered almost 40,000 plays on Soundcloud, as well as gaining local and international radio play. Shortly after, MTNS were selected by Triple J to play one of two opening slots at Australia’s biggest music conference and showcase BIGSOUND. As their name spread, MTNS started picking up support slots from the likes of Wolf And Cub, Andy Bull, Pigeon, and Tigertown – taking them across the country several times. Now their set for another fan-earning tour in 2014, catch them at the following dates and venues
Thursday, 6th Feb – Brisbane QLD @ Black Bear Lodge
http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=40251
Friday, 7th Feb – Byron Bay QLD @ Byron Bay Brewery (FREE SHOW)
http://www.byronbaybrewery.com.au/
Saturday, 8th Feb – Gold Coast QLD @ The Loft Chevron Island
http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=40252
Friday, 14th Feb – Sydney NSW @ Brighton Up Bar
https://secure.gobookem.com/searchResults.php?searchData=MTNS
Saturday, 15th Feb – Wollongong NSW @ Rad Bar
http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=40253
Thursday, 20th Feb – Melbourne VIC @ The Workers Club
https://corner.ticketscout.com.au/gigs/2012/MTNS
Saturday, 22nd Feb – Adelaide SA @ Ed Castle
http://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/mtns-salvage-ep-tour/69346
Kim Churchill Australian Tour 2014 Announced
Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Kim Churchill returns home this coming January 2014 for a run of East coast dates in support of his brand new single ‘Window to The Sky’. At just 23, Kim Churchill has already achieved some incredible things in his short time as a professional musician. A nomadic and hypnotising guitarist, he is recognised as much internationally as he is in Australia, having performed headline shows, festivals and supports alike all over the planet, including being hand-picked to support Billy Bragg on his current 23 date UK and European tour. His dynamic live performances focus on his deft guitar work while simultaneously playing bass drum, percussion, tambourine, harmonica and vocals.
Thursday 16 January – Solbar, Maroochydore QLD
Tix: $12.00 + BF (presales) & $15.00 (door sales)
Tickets available through www.kimchurchill.com / www.oztix.com.au & 1300 762 545
Friday 17 January – The Sound Lounge, Gold Coast QLD
Tix: $12.00 + BF (presales) & $15.00 (door sales)
Tickets available through http://soundlounge.com.au/
Saturday 18 January – Bon Amici Café, Toowoomba QLD
Tix: $12.00 + BF (presales) & $15.00 (door sales)
Tickets available through www.kimchurchill.com / www.oztix.com.au & 1300 762 545
Sunday 19 January – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane QLD
Tix: $12.00 + BF (presales) & $15.00 (door sales)
Tickets available through www.kimchurchill.com / www.oztix.com.au & 1300 762 545
Tuesday 21 January – The Vanguard, Sydney NSW
Tix: $12.00 + BF (presales) & $15.00 (door sales)
Tickets available through www.kimchurchill.com / www.thevanguard.com.au & (02) 9020 6959
Wednesday 22 January – Dinner Show @ Grand Junction Hotel, Maitland NSW
Tix: Dinner & show admission price
Tickets available through 88 Church St, Maitland NSW / (02) 4933 5242
Friday 24 January – The Northern Hotel, Byron Bay NSW
Free Entry Show
Saturday 25 January – 5 Church Street, Bellingen NSW
Tix: $12.00 + BF (presales) & $15.00 (door sales)
Tickets available through www.kimchurchill.com / www.oztix.com.au & 1300 762 545
Sunday 26 January – Flow Café, Old Bar NSW
Free Entry Show
Thursday 30 January – Transit Bar, Canberra ACT
Tix: $12.00 + BF (presales) & $15.00 (door sales)
Tickets available through www.kimchurchill.com / www.moshtix.com.au & 1300 438 849
Friday 31 January – The Workers Club, Melbourne VIC
Tix: $12.00 + BF (presales) & $15.00 (door sales)
Tickets available through www.kimchurchill.com / www.theworkersclub.com.au & 1300 724 867
Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 February – Festival of King Island, King Island TAS
Free Entry Show
