Tim Rogers & The Bamboos Announce Australian Tour 2013

Having already announced shows together as part of next year’s Perth Festival and WOMADelaide lineups, Tim Rogers and The Bamboos have announced they’ll be continuing their soul synergy for The Rock N Soul Medicine Show, a series of national performances that brings together the two iconic Australian acts.

The winning partnership first took place when Rogers collaborated with Bamboos bandleader Lance Ferguson on one of 2012’s most electric tunes, “I Got Burned”, taken from the double ARIA Award nominated Bamboos album, Medicine Man – one of the year’s most enduringly excellent releases, which our Tone Deaf reviewer called a “conistently fulfilling experience.”

The duet in particular spurned several more opportunities to rendezvous, including a simmering performance at this year’s AIR Awards, and now the You Am I frontman and the ten-piece Bamboos ensemble are heading out for an extended trip on the road.

“Tim Rogers operates on a musical plane that is so highly charged with pure, raw emotion that I know these shows are going to be crazily enjoyable and above all: DANGEROUS…” says Lance Ferguson.

Meanwhile Rogers is equally enthusiastic asbout his newest musical allies, “I sallied outta our session for “Burned” daydreamin’ of being asked to do anything more with Lance and the band, whether it be prepare cocktails for Kylie or darn (Bamboos bassist) Yuri’s velvet socks. I’m pledging my pins and laying aside my B-List moves for this tour. Got A-list tastes in my tonsils. We aiming to please,” says Tim Rogers.

It’s the latest in a line of creative endeavours for the restless collaborator, which this year alone has seen Rogers career – littered with awards, accolades, gold and platinum albums sales and sold out shows across the globe – kickstart his latest solo effort Rogers Sings Rogerstein; as well as miraculously finding the time to join the ranks of new Aussie country music supergroup, the Hillbilly Killers.

The Bamboos meanwhile, are also doffing their cap to a successful year. With Medicine Man being the latest entry in a more than ten years of delicious hip hop, soul, funk, mod, psych and more musicalities across five album. The collaborative album also saw them earning ARIA nods for Best Urban Album and Best Independent Release; as well as their most duly-deserved nomination in Best Live Act.

The full ten piece onstage line-up for these very special shows will be led by Tim Rogers on vocals, bandleader Lance Ferguson on guitar, and will of course feature the stunning resident Bamboos vocalists Kylie Auldist and Ella Thompson.

These raucous merchants of Soul and Rock ‘n Roll will be rambling into your town very soon, peddling musical elixirs new and old from their own extensive back catalogues, alongside some carefully hand-picked covers.