The Tour Rider: 25 October – ‘American Idiot’ Musical, Bad//Dreems, The Whitlams + More!
Time is money. Money is precious. You have hilarious dubs of Hilary and Trump to watch. Each day seems to get away from you faster then the last. You have boutique music festivals to pretend to know about. You have foreign foods to google so you can make Urban List articles feel like old news. We know how full your schedule is, that’s why we at AAA want to save you some time with The Tour Rider!
Contained in this top-secret dossier 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.
In this edition of The Tour Rider: A festival called Panama, The Cherry Dolls, The Whitlams, The Living End, The New Noise (FREE All Ages Festival), American Idiot Musical, Bad//Dreems, and Margaret Glaspy!
Margaret Glaspy Announces First Ever Aussie Shows
Rising New York singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy has announced her first shows Down Under, a mixture of club shows and festival appearances. She’s currently in high demand thanks to her breakthrough single You And I and recent album ‘Emotions and Math’, and is known by tastemakers for her profound lyricism, distinctive strong and somewhat sassy vocals, and snarling electric guitar.
Read our recent interview with Glaspy HERE and check out her Australian live shows below!
Margaret Glaspy Live Dates
FRI 10 MARCH
Melbourne Zoo Twilights, Melbourne
FRI 10 – SUN 12 MARCH
A Festival Called PANAMA – Lone Star Valley, Tasmania
SAT 11 MARCH
Twilight At Taronga, Sydney
SAT 4 MARCH
The Foundry, Brisbane
MON 6 MARCH
Newtown Social Club, Sydney
WED 8 MARCH
Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Get Tickets HERE
Bad//Dreems Drop Mob Rule Video, Touring Early December
Adelaide’s Bad//Dreems have dropped their music video for the first taste from their upcoming sophomore album, Mob Rule. Half lyric video and half homage to early 90s rock videos, the Mob Rule music video centres on frontman Ben Marwe looking somewhat tortured as he sings down the camera between cuts from live performances and psychedelic sequences.
Mob Rule is a very raw, disturbing depiction of Australian society encapsulated by the aggression of Marwe’s vocals and Alex Cameron’s gritty guitar tones. James Bartold’s driving bass and Miles Wilson’s super tight drums provide the perfect background for the angry lyrics during the versus before exploding into a massive chorus which really gets the blood going!
The single comes just one year after the release of their incredibly well received debut album ‘Dogs At Bay’ which cemented Bad//Dreems’ as truly formidable force. Check out the Mob Rule video and tour dates below!
Get Tickets HERE
Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ Musical To Premiere In Brisbane
Brisbane’s QPAC is in for a real treat as punk legends Green Day are set to premiere their high-octane stage performance of the multi-platinum selling ‘American Idiot’ musical, based on their 2004 album of the same name, to Aussie shores. Since premiering in 2009, the show has made its way through Broadway, Westend, and countless countries in-between before making its way here to absolutely blow our minds!
With over 400 shows already under its belt, two Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, ‘American Idiot’ is already an electrifying success.
Featuring every banger from the Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ album as well as some sneaky extras from their follow-up effort ‘21st Century Breakdown’, ‘American Idiot, The Musical’ utilises an insanely talented all-Aussie cast to tell the story of three friends seeking to break the mould and find something new for themselves.
Green Day ‘American Idiot, The Musical’
From THURS 23 FEB
QPAC, Brisbane
Get Tickets HERE
The New Noise 2016, FREE Heavy Gig In Sydney
The New Noise 2016 is a FREE all-ages event showcasing some of Australia’s best up-and-coming heavy acts! The inaugural New Noise 2016 will be headlined by Ocean Grove, who’ve peddling their erratic live show up and down Australia’s highways developing a distinguishable sound LITERALLY like no other.
Rounding out the lineup will be Our Past Days, Harbours, Diamond Construct, Arteries, and Ghosts On Broadway. The New Noise 2016 is part of the fifth annual ARIA Week in conjunction, and there’s limited tickets so jump online and reserve yours ASAP!
The New Noise 2016 Lineup:
Ocean Grove
Our Past Days
Harbours
Diamond Construct
Arteries
Ghosts On Broadway
SAT 26 NOV
The Metro (The Lair), Sydney – All Ages
Get (FREE) Tickets HERE
The Whitlams Celebrating 25 Years With An Anniversary Tour
Australian alternative mainstays The Whitlams will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their scrappy beginnings with a national orchestral tour in April and May 2017. The aural bliss of Blow Up The Pokies and No Aphrodisiac will be given the orchestral treatment by renowned conductor Guy Noble, who has previously worked with The Beach Boys and Ben Folds. This will be a unique experience not to be missed!
The Whitlams 25th Anniversary Tour
FRI 28 APR
QPAC, Brisbane
SAT 29 APR
Hamer Hall Arts Centre, Melbourne
TUE 2 MAY
Opera House, Sydney
WED 3 MAY
Perth Concert Hall, Perth
FRI 5 MAY
Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
SAT 6 MAY
Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide
The Cherry Dolls Announce ‘Lone Palm’ EP Tour
No-nonsense Melbourne rock outfit The Cherry Dolls are about to bring their vibes up the East Coast in celebration of their latest EP ‘Lone Palm’. The EP sees the band mature, with the lyrics delving into topics such as falling in/out of love and learning to be happy being on your own. Whilst a softer side of the band is seen in ‘Lone Palm’, frontman Josh Aubry assures fans, “Don’t worry, the chaos will still be there, it will always be there!”.
The Cherry Dolls EP Launch Tour
THU 10 NOV
Howler, Melbourne
FRI 18 NOV
Empire Hotel, Melbourne
SAT 19 NOV
Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay
SUN 20 NOV
Sounds of Sunday, Gold Coast
FRI 25 NOV
Brighton Up Bar, Sydney
SUN 31 DEC
Beyond The Valley, VIC
Get Tickets HERE
The Living End Announce Staring Down the Highway Tour
Legendary Aussie punk rockers The Living End will be delivering their top-class live shows to a bunch of rural locations in 2017. Fresh off an electric AFL grand final performance and delivering an excellent new album ‘Shift’, the Staring Down the Highway tour will see the trio play at plenty of intimate locations around the country in support of the latest chugging single from ‘Shift’.
The Living End ‘Staring Down the Highway’ Tour
WED 8 MAR
ANU Bar, Canberra
THU 9 MAR
Waves, Wollongong
FRI 10 MAR
Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
SAT 11 MAR
Entrance Leagues Club, NSW
WED 15 MAR
Laurieton United Services Club, Laurieton NSW
THU 15 MAR
Coffs Ex Services Club CEX, Coffs Harbour
FRI 17 MAR
Racehorse Hotel, Ipswich
SAT 18 MAR
Night Quarter, Gold Coast
SUN 19 MAR
The Northern, Byron Bay
THU 23 MAR
Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
FRI 24 MAR
Dalrymple Hotel, Townsville
SAT 25 MAR
Magnums Hotel, Airlie Beach
THU 30 MAR
Wool Exchange, Geelong
FRI 31 MAR
Kay St, Traralgon
SAT 1 APR
Pier Live, Frankston VIC
FRI 7 APR
Odeon Theatre, Hobart
Get Tickets HERE
A Festival Called Panama Announces 2017 Lineup
Now in it’s forth year, Tasmania’s premier boutique camping festival has yet again delivered another top-shelf lineup. A Festival Called Panama’s bill will be headed by super talented American songwriter Kurt Vile, along with fellow American Margaret Glaspy and heaps of great local acts such as Koi Child, DD Dumbo, Tinpan Orange, Gabriella Cohen, Jack Grace, The Stitch, and A. Swayze & the Ghosts.
The festival also features intimate stages playing host to jazz, late night cabaret, acoustic sessions, DJ sets, and storytelling from the world class radio producer, The Memory Palace‘s Nate DiMeo.
The 2017 edition of A Festival Called Panama will take place from Friday the 10th to Sunday the 12th of March. Be sure to grab your tickets ASAP when they go on sale, as the last two years have sold out!
A Festival Called Panama 2017 Lineup
Kurt Vile (USA)
Margaret Glaspy (USA)
D.D Dumbo
Koi Child
Gabriella Cohen
Jack Grace
Tinpan Orange
The Stitch
A. Swayze & The Ghosts
+ More TBA
Tickets on sale Tuesday 22 November
FRI 10 – SUN 12 MAR 2017
Lone Star Valley, Tasmania
More Info HERE