Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra Announces Tour

Former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra has dropped word that he will be returning to Australian shores to play his first live band performance shows for 30 years, bringing with him his new musical project The Guantanamo School of Medicine.
 
Formed in 2009 and inspired by the Iggy Pop 60^th birthday performance and  Australia's Radio Birdman, the project features former Rollins Band and Ween bassist Andrew Weiss, Paul Della Pelle on drums, as well as Kimo Ball and Ex-Victims Family's Ralph Spight on twin guitars – the outfit quickly recording the Audicity Of Hype full length.

Fans loved the retained Dead Kennedys' chaos of the record, as well as the addition of the Detroit style proto-punk and layers of sonic guitar, the band going on to release EPs through 2011 and 2012 before White People And The Damage Done this year, Biafra's first concept record since Dead Kennedys' Frankenchrist.

White People And The Damage Done concentrates on gruesome and controversial political topics corruption and media lies and scandal and US foreign policy, Biafra continuing to speak his mind through wise-guy lyricism.

The former Dead Kennedys frontman has selected some personal Australian favourites of his to join The Guantanamo School of Medicine on the road, with Grong Grong, Hard-Ons, Useless Children and Zeahorse and more playing their respective support slots.

Tickets go on sale next Monday 18 March, check out the dates:

Friday 10 May – Fowlers Live, Adelaide (with Grong Grong) - tickets
Saturday 11 May – Corner Hotel, Melbourne (with Useless Children and more) - tickets
Sunday 12 May – Corner Hotel, Melbourne (with Grong Grong and Spinning Rooms) - tickets
Tuesday 14 May – Rosemount Hotel, Perth - tickets
Thursday 16 May – The HiFi, Brisbane (with Celibate Rifles) - tickets
Friday 17 May – Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta (with Celibate Rifles) - tickets
Saturday 18 May – The Metro, Sydney (with Hard-Ons and Zeahorse) - tickets
Sunday 19 May – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle (with Hard-Ons) - tickets