There;s a couple of national tours that have been announced over the past couple of days. We thought we'd squash them all into one little article for you. Ready?
Buzzcocks 'Another....Bites' National tour Nov 18th - Nov 25th
Ladyhawke Nov 5th - Nov 14th
Hilltop Hoods 'Still Standing' National tour Oct 16th - Dec 12th
Erol Alkan (Parklife sideshows) Oct 2nd - Oct 4th **Melb, Syd only
Metric (Parklife sideshows) Sep 30th - Oct 2nd **Melb, Bris, Syd only
Metronomy (Parklife sideshows) Sep 25th - Oct 1st **Bris, Syd only
Chali 2NA (Jurassic 5) Oct 30th **Melb only
Future of the Left (Falls fest sideshows) Jan 3rd - Jan 7th **Bris, Syd, Melb only
Modular have done it again. Without a doubt, this is the best indie-electro festival lineup of the summer.
In celebration of their momentous 10th anniversary, Modular have quite possibly topped last year's lineup which included Daft Punk for their first ever Australian showing. They must be smiling.
Tell me you're not excited for this announcement...........well here we go..........direct from the mouths of Modular themselves....“So how do you even begin to attempt to follow up and surpass such an event? [Daft Punk]” the NeverEverLand press release reads. “Well, you don’t. But in 1998 Modular Recordings was born, a label that in the time since has gone on to become arguably the most influential Australian independent record label of the last 5000 years, one described by the NME as the “coolest label on the planet”. To celebrate 10 years of stayin alive, this years NeverEverLand festival is the official birthday party, with a swathe of the labels biggest and best acts of the last decade on show.” With the tour marking such a significant milestone in the label’s existence it should come as no surprise that it features all of their biggest, best and brightest stars. Standing atop the tree you’ll find The Presets, fresh from scooping the pool at the ARIA Awards. They’ll be ably supported by nu-rave icons Klaxons and Melbourne’s masters of indie dance, Cut Copy. Not to be outdone, Modular have also invited along several acts that share a similar musical vision, including disco revivalists Hercules & Love Affair of the DFA label and Erland Oye’s new project Whitest Boy Alive. My god this is going to be a spectacle.
You want more? Ok, how about Ladyhawke, The Bumblebeez, Muscles, Van She, Tame Impala, Bang Gang DJs, Ajax, Lost Valentinos, Mission Control, Temper Trap, Canyons, Pepperoni, Andee Van Damage and the Bag Raiders. We ran out of kleenex tissues this morning for some of the staff members of Music Universe.
NeverEverLand tour dates:
Sat Dec 13 – Hordern Pavilion & Surrounds, Sydney Sun Dec 14 – Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Sat Dec 20 – Riverstage, Brisbane Sun Dec 21 – Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Tickets for NeverEverLand go onsale Friday November 7th.
New Years Day, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne, One Hot BBQ. Do yourselves a favour and cancel everything else planned. This is the only place to be this New Years.
The likes of Mos Def, Ladyhawke, The Herd, Boys Noize, The Galvatrons, Miami Horror, DJ Nu Mark (J5), Hot little Hands, Phrase and many many more will be serving up snags, steaks, beers and music. Brought to you by Future Entertainment, the same guys who put on Global Gathering, Summerdayze and Future Music Festival, this festival collaborates different sytles of music including indie, hip hop, electro, funk, soul, dub-reggae and even minimal. Mos Def is one of the most highly recognised hip-hop faces currently out there. His undeniably witty and intelligent charisma has pushed him and his music into the mainsteam market. He has worked with the like of Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, Massive Attack ,De La Soul, The Roots, Black Eyed Peas and so many more. His most recent collaboration was with Talib Kweli on 'Black Star', which some considered to be a masterpiece. He's also a recognised movie star and some might say a pop-culture idol. Anyway, you want to miss out on seeing him thats all.
So, there's a limited amount of space and therefore tickets (on sale for $79), so it's sure to be a sell out.
This could be the most mouth watering event of the summer.
