The Tour Rider – 23rd September: Nelly, Cub Sport + Many More
You don’t have a lot of time. You’re a busy person. You have boutique burger or burrito joints to share ‘Grammable pics of. You have ‘Stranger Things’ to watch. You have internet arguments with people who are far more qualified to comment on things to engage in. We know how full your schedule is. That’s why we at AAA want to save you some time, so we have put together our very first ‘who’s announced a tour you should worry about’, a.k.a The Tour Rider!
Contained in this magical document we have the best tour announcements that come across our editorial desk (and even a few that we had to go searching for), so read up if you want to show up! The Tour Rider is published bi-weekly.
Apocalyptica ‘Shadow Maker’ Tour
Finnish classical-metal giants Apocalyptica are back and prepared to make their mark on Australia with their ‘Shadow Maker’ tour!
They’ll be backed up by none other than Sydney progressive post-rockers We Lost The Sea whose dark melodies have redefined the boundaries between rock, metal, and classical.
With a pinch of metal and rock laced through, the band’s symphonic style is almost hypnotic. If you’re still unfamiliar with these guys, it’s time to check out the video below and think about whether your Sunday night dinner plans are really that important.
Who knows when they’ll be back in Australia, so get your ticket before these Finnish rockers set off once more!
Apocalyptica ‘Shadowmaker’ Tour Dates
FRI 23 SEP
170 Russell, Melbourne
SAT 24 SEP
Metro, Sydney
SUN 25 SEP
Max Watts, Brisbane
Get Tickets HERE
Cub Sport National Tour
Brisbane indie-pop sweethearts Cub Sport are heading around the country (again!) for a second round of tour dates in support of their debut record ‘This Is Our Vice’.
It goes without saying that 2016 has been massive for the 4-piece. Back on the scene after a three-year break from touring, they supported The 1975 Splendour sideshows, toured with Saskwatch back in March, and dropped in on triple j last month for a killer Kanye cover.
If you missed them the first time around, the upcoming tour will be there biggest yet with eight dates starting in October, including three underage shows in Melbourne, Sydney and hometown Brisbane. Oh, and their August tour sold out…so get your hands on those tickets ASAP!
Nelly Headline Australian Tour
Cue the Hot In Here puns…this week, your favourite noughties rapper Nelly announced a Australian headline tour for November!
Alongside the ultimate nostalgia-trip tour with R&B Fridays Live (btw Fatman Scoop will be there), Nelly has added his own three dates, and he’s even making a stop in at Darwin.
Unfortunately the shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney R&B shows are all sold out, so if you were unlucky enough to miss out, Nelly’s headline dates have your FOMO fixed!
Nelly Headline Tour Dates
THU 17 NOV
Metro Theatre, Sydney (18+)
WED 23 NOV
Discovery Darwin, Darwin
SAT 26 NOV
TRAK, Melbourne, VIC (18+)
R&B Fridays Live Dates
FRI 18 NOV
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney (All Ages) [SOLD OUT]
SAT 19 NOV
Eatons Hills Outdoors, Brisbane (18+)
SUN 20 NOV
The Gates at nib Stadium, Perth (All Ages) [SOLD OUT]
FRI 25 NOV
Hisense Arena, Melbourne (All Ages) [SOLD OUT]
Nicole Millar ‘Signals’ Tour
Sydney-based singer-songwriter Nicole Millar is gearing up to spend the next few months travelling the East Coast on her largest tour to date.
Earlier this year, Millar dropped her debut EP ‘Tremble’ to rave reviews and support nationwide, with the title track even becoming triple j’s most played for several weeks.
Though between performances at Splendour (solo and onstage with Peking Duk), winning an ARIA, and supporting Troye Sivan in his massive Australian tour, this tour will be one to not miss out on.
The 11-date tour includes stop-offs at Wollongong’s Yours & Owls Festival, the secret Pandora Warehouse gig, and Park Sounds in Brisbane, before heading west to Southbound in December.
Flyying Colours ‘MindFULLness’ National Tour
Melbourne genre-mashers Flyying Colours are busy this week. Their debut album ‘MindFULLness’ dropped today, they’ve released a new vid for single ‘Long Holiday’, and announced a national tour to round off their year, much to the excitement of fans.
Their long-awaited new album sees the 4-piece dip into a whole bunch of different genres, including (but definitely not limited to) psych, indie, grunge, and shoegaze.
For the month of October, Flyying Colours are off on a massive tour across the UK and Europe, but will be gracing their home country fans with the ‘MindFULLness’ tones during November and December. Check out their latest single Long Holiday below, and read our interview about their album HERE
Flyying Colours ‘MindFULLness’ Tour
FRI 18 NOV
Badlands Bar, Perth
SAT 19 NOV
The Odd Fellow, Fremantle, WA
FRI 25 NOV
Crown & Anchor, Adelaide
SUN 27 NOV
Newtown Social Club, Sydney
FRI 2 DEC
Howler, Melbourne
Get Tickets HERE
Chairlift Disconnect Festival Sideshow Tour
In their first Aussie appearance since 2012, Brooklyn-based duo Chairlift are heading Down Under for WA’s Disconnect Festival and now, with the announcement of sideshow dates, East Coast fans can rejoice too!
If you’re unacquainted with the pair, they made synth-pop waves in 2008 when their track Bruises took the world by storm. Since then, the experimentalists have given us three albums of sweet pop, including their latest ‘Moth’.
Their fame has seen them hit up some of the major stops on the festival circuit including Laneway and SXSW just to name a few, and their Aussie dates will be some not to miss!
Screamfeeder National Tour
Nowadays it seems there’s an abundance of musicians making a return from past decades (hello, Jet!), and Brisbane’s Screamfeeder are amongst them with album news and national tour dates!
They’ve just dropped pop gem #3 Karen Trust Me to go with their previous two singles Alone In A Crowd and All Over It Again, and that means we’re finally going to hear them live.
With a tour announcement and projected album completion by the end of the year, the indie pop band are rapidly returning to the spotlight. The ‘90s are back kids!
Screamfeeder National Tour Dates
THU 3 NOV
The John Curtin Hotel, Melbourne
FRI 4 NOV
Brighton Up Bar, Sydney
THU 10 NOV
The Crown and Anchor, Adelaide
FRI 11 NOV
Badlands, Perth
FRI 25 NOV
The Zoo, Brisbane
Get Tickets HERE
