Royal Blood Announce Solitary Splendour Sideshow

Bass-and-drum behemoths Royal Blood have announced a one-off Splendour In The Grass sideshow for their upcoming Australian visit.

The UK duo — individually, bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher — will hit Sydney's Metro Theatre ahead of their commitment at the festival, so suffice to say: if you're not in Sydney, you're out of luck.

The band were last in the country back in 2014, when they were still a nascent force whose prodigious potential had not yet been fully realised; fast-forward to now and, with a ream of international support, headline and festival spots under their belt, as well as eagerly awaited second album How Did We Get So Dark? on the way — it's set for release on 16 June via Warner Music — and it's a safe assumption that tickets for this show are fixing to fly out the door as local fans trip over themselves lining up to bear witness to the pair's long-awaited return.

Royal Blood will be joined for their outing at the Metro Theatre by Brissy garage-skate-rock four-piece Concrete Surfers, who have enjoyed considerable momentum off the back of last year's debut EP, No More.

A Frontier members' pre-sale will run from 12pm AEST next Wednesday, 26 April, through the same time on Thursday 27 April (or until the allocation is exhausted).

Fans in the general public will get their turn from 10am local time on Friday 28 April.

See theGuide for more information, or check the full list of Splendour sideshows here.