A new single. A double disc career Retrospective. A new tour.
It’s a good time to be a SHIHAD fan, following the release of their 38-song, double disc retrospective: The Meanest Hits In New Zealand, it’s now Australia’s turn to experience the full force of the SHIHAD phenomenon.
Reworking The Meanest Hits for Australian release, including the arrival of a new single, ‘Right Outta Nowhere’ to coincide with their main-stage performance at the upcoming Splendour In The Grass, one of New Zealand’s finest rock exports are warming up the amps for a September tour called, appropriately, The Meanest Tour.
With a 90+ minute set, the band will present the two dominant personalities of the SHIHAD live experience. The first half set pays homage to the close proximity, in-yourface intensity, of the rock bars and clubs where their music was informed.
This part of the story recounts the unrefined fervour of the countless early career shit-hole gigs that gave potency to the bands live performance, while presenting the raw classics from their debut EP Devolve and their first three albums Churn, Killjoy and the self-titled Shihad.
The band’s work ethic and commitment was cast in this gritty reality of hauling gear up and down stairs, in and of venues on a merry go round of one night stands from Ballarat to Mackay, and from Poland to a small town in Texas. Reflecting the band in transition, the second half embraces the big stage era where SHIHAD grew wings and a swagger and ramped up production.
Incendiary live performance followed and nothing short of a legend status bestowed as they strode the many arena stages at home and abroad – The Big Day Out, Rhythm & Vines, Offshore, Meredith, Rock am Ring, Roskilde etc. Albums from The General Electric through to Ignite comprise this era and the many live favourites and radio hits within are given a thorough belting by SHIHAD while fittingly accompanied by aforementioned ramped up production.
Joining the group will be special guests THE SNOWDROPPERS (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane), THE UPSKIRTS (Sydney and Brisbane) and MONEY FOR ROPE (Melbourne and Adelaide).
This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to see and hear SHIHAD carve their own way through one of the great Rock n Roll catalogues.
SHIHAD THE MEANEST TOUR // AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012 DATES
THURSDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER – THE HIFI MELBOURNE, VIC
TICKETS $25 + BF FROM THE VENUE 1300THEHIFI (1300 843 443) & WWW.THEHIFI.COM.AU
FRIDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER – THE METRO, SYDNEY NSW
TICKETS $25 +BF FROM THE VENUE BOX OFFICE WWW.METROTHEATRE.COM.AU & WWW.TICKETEK.COM.AU
SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER – THE HIFI, BRISBANE QLD
TICKETS $25 + BF FROM THE VENUE 1300THEHIFI (1300 843 443) & WWW.THEHIFI.COM.AU
THURSDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER – THE GOVERNOR HINDMARSH, ADELAIDE SA
TICKETS $25 + BF FROM WWW.VENUETIX.COM.AU & WWW.MOSHTIX.COM.AU & WWW.OZTIX.COM.AU
