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Fucked Up, O'Brother and The Dear Hunter announce sidewaves
Despite having toured the world over for nearly a decade, Fucked Up keep to intimate venues to give fans the chance to turn the place into one giant stomping ground. However, this also means that their shows sell out in no time! “Few bands today can match Fucked Up’s electrifying stage presence… Bodies collided and flew into the walls of more timid onlookers; but there was no violence felt, no desire to hurt one another. For all its musical aggression, Fucked Up’s show is a positive experience.” – Clash Music “Sometimes writhing with anger like Metallica, sometimes ambient and illusive like Sigur Ros and sometimes simply satisfying rock, O’Brother excel at being unique.” – Relate Mag To become immersed in the world of O'Brother you need to take the time to get lost in their sprawling debut full-length, ‘Beneath The Garden Window’. As it unfolds, it takes in every unexpected—and often harrowing—stylistic turn. It’s powerful and passionate approach makes it an engaging, dense recor...
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The Gaslight Anthem announce Australian tour
In a few short years, New Jersey quartet The Gaslight Anthem have gone from punk rock bruisers to one of the most celebrated and prolific rock acts in the world today. Wearing their influences as badges of honour, it was the release of ‘The 59 Sound’ that saw them create a monster that would go down as “one of the greatest rock albums ever crafted.” – Sputnik Music Continuing to raise the bar The Gaslight Anthem have returned with their new album ‘Handwritten’, the most committed, affecting and compelling album of their career and the “record sounds goddamn phenomenal” – Alternative Press The Gaslight Anthem’s live shows have reached epic proportions and now Australian fans will get their turn in the sun this May!