The Tour Rider: 20 October – The Ruminaters, Trophy Eyes, Willow Beats + More!

You’re still short on time, we get it. If this was 2007, your MSN Messenger status would be set to “Busy” with that little orange symbol. Modern life is full of stuff that chews up your day planner. There’s beaches to send snaps of during the middle of the work day, there’s #mems to reminisce over, and of course, King Kylie’s bound to drop some fresh cosmetic products that you you have to order before anyone else. That’s why AAA is still here to save you time with our Tour Rider!

In this top secret dossier, you’ll find all the best tour announcements that come down the wire to our editorial desk, so read up if you want to show up!

In this edition of the Tour Rider: The Ruminaters, Xylouris White, Trophy Eyes, Willow Beats, Kurt Vile, Glitoris, & Warpaint

Xylouris White Cruising To Headline Shows

Cretan folk duo Xylouris White have dropped some pretty stellar news in the form of a return to Aussie shores on the back of their second album ‘Black Peak’. These guys have been shredding the Billboard World Music charts, with their debut album peaked at #1! They’ll be headlining shows in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as stopping in at the WOMADelaide and Woodford Folk festivals, so it’ll be a good chance to have a rootin’ lute-in’ good time!

Xylouris White Live Dates

SAT 17 DEC
Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne
WED 28 – THU 29 DEC
Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford, QLD
FRI 30 DEC
Factory Theatre, Sydney
FRI 10 MAR
WOMADelaide, Botanic Park, Adelaide

Get Tickets HERE 

Trophy Eyes 

The Hunter Valley’s own rockers Trophy Eyes are heading around Australia on their biggest headline tour to date to celebrate the release of their new album ‘Chemical Miracle’! These guys have spent most of 2016 on the road in some capacity, whether it was their show at UNIFY earlier this year or their support slots on The Amity Affliction’s Australian and US tours. The Newie lads will be starting their tour in their home town at The Cambridge Hotel, and hitting dates on the East Coast and Adelaide, so if you are frothin’ for a moshin’, get down to your local date!

Trophy Eyes Live Dates

THU 02 FEB
The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
FRI 03 FEB
Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
SAT 04 FEB
The Brightside, Brisbane
FRI 17 FEB
Fowlers Live, Adelaide
SAT 18 FEB
Northcote Social Club, Melbourne

Get Tickets HERE 

Willow Beats 

Electro Psychonauts Willow Beats will be out and about late this year as well in support of their freshest single Dvaraka Pt II. They just wowed crowds at Listen Out Festival across the nation, and now the uncle-niece duo are looking to bring it back around in a more intimate setting in December! They’ll be supported by fellow electro artist Golden Vessel, with East Coast dates, and two dates in WA!

Willow Beats Live Dates

THU 08 DEC
Workers Club, Melbourne
FRI 09 DEC
Hudson Ballroom, Sydney
THU 15 DEC
Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
FRI 16 DEC
Hooch At Players Bar, Mandurah, WA
SAT 17 DEC
Jimmy’s Den, Perth

Get Tickets HERE 

Kurt Vile

Kurt Vile has been cruising around for a fair few years, but he’s never been on a headline tour in Australia, until now, that is! Vile’s latest album, ‘B’lieve I’m Goin Down’ dropped last year and picked up some pretty resounding praise, and now he’s coming down under for a very different spread of shows in all sorts of venues! He’ll be packing out zoos, festivals and performing arts centres when he arrives in March next year.

Kurt Vile Live Dates

FRI 03 MAR
Taronga Zoo, Sydney
SAT 04 MAR
Melbourne Zoo,Melbourne
THU 09 MAR
QPAC, Brisbane
SAT 11 MAR
Golden Plains, Meredith, VIC

Get Tickets HERE

Warpaint

Californian indie rockers Warpaint are heading back to the East Coast for the third time in Australia! After previous visits with spots at Splendour in the Grass and Laneway, the band have come back for spots at The Sydney Opera House, Brisbane’s Triffid, and the Melbourne Zoo’s Twilights sessions! Their live shows are known to dazzle audiences, so it won’t be one to miss!

Warpaint Live Dates

WED 22 FEB
The Triffid, Brisbane
FRI 24 FEB
Zoo Twilights, Melbourne
SAT 25 FEB
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Get Tickets HERE

Glitoris

Canberra feminist punk rockers Glitoris have announced their debut EP and an accompanying east coast tour coming in November. The Quartet are known for heavy-hitting punk sounds with “Monster drumming and strong guitar work”, as well as some thick vocal harmonies. The band supported Regurgitator in a recent tour, and signed with Buttercup Records after generating some pretty heated discussion with their work!

Glitoris ‘The Disgrace’ Tour 

THU 24 NOV
The Bearded Lady, Brisbane
FRI 02 DEC
Bar Open, Melbourne
SAT 03 DEC
The Bearded Tit, Sydney
Sat 10 DEC ANU
Bar Canberra

The Ruminaters

Sydneysiders The Ruminaters have dropped their fresh record ‘I Used To Hate The Ruminaters, Now I Like Them’, and to get it spinning on your turntable, the gang are hitting the road for a set of east coast dates. Expect some cool artwork for this one, and even if that somehow doesn’t come to pass, expect some great live show, as many Brisbanites learnt at their BIGSOUND showcase!

The Ruminaters Tour Dates

SAT 05 NOV
The Milk Factor, Brisbane
FRI 11 NOV
The Gasometer, Melbourne
SAT 26 NOV
The Chippendale Hotel, Sydney

Get Tickets HERE