Jebediah Celebrate Thirtieth Anniversary With National Tour & Vinyl Reissues

Beloved Australian rockers Jebediah are celebrating thirty years in the game, but true to their vivacious reputation, they are far from slowing down.

The rock outfit is marking this momentous anniversary with a special run of headline shows this October and November, as well as the reissue of some of their most iconic albums on vinyl.

The THIRTY ODYEARS Tour will commence on Thursday, October 16, in Adelaide, before heading to Hobart, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, and Canberra, and closing out with two special hometown shows in Perth on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 21.

“It feels surprisingly not that old, despite the fact that we are all well into our middle ages now,” shares lead singer Kevin Mitchell. “Being in this band is like stepping in and out of a time capsule. It doesn’t matter how many years go by, every time we are on stage, or in the studio, or rehearsal room, or just hanging out together, it’s somehow 1995 again, you know?

“Obviously, our lives have changed immensely, but when you are around lifelong friends, I think there is a part of you that stays the age of your youth. You still relate to each other the same way you did as teenagers. I’m sure anyone who catches up with old school friends would have experienced this a bit. So that’s how it feels. It’s not always easy, but it’s also a gift.”

Rabid Jebediah fans will be able to get their hands on a range of the group’s classic back catalogue on translucent vinyl, with some special reissues of The Murmur Years via Sony Music, as well as some albums primed for their first ever vinyl pressing.

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“The new vinyl releases will have awesome new artwork and some of them will be getting their very first vinyl release ever, so that’s exciting,” reveals Mitchell. “I’m also really excited about the digital re-releases, as we have found lots of old demo recordings that no one has ever heard before and B-sides that have never been digitally released, so they are going to be really cool collections of material that hopefully long-time fans will enjoy.

“That is one of the redeeming features of digital music and streaming and stuff, is that it is very easy to put that kind of stuff out for people to hear. It’s really for us and the hard-core fans to enjoy, a place for all this archival stuff to sit publicly.”

First emerging with great pomp in 1995, Jebediah has enjoyed multiple ARIA Award nominations, several Western Australian Music Award wins, millions of streams, two Platinum-certified albums, and tours with everyone from The Smashing Pumpkins through to Powderfinger, You Am I, and Jimmy Eat World.

Mitchell says of the band’s undeniable longevity, “For us, I believe it’s mostly got to do with the fact that we were already friends before the band started and did it as a fun way to hang out, maybe play some shows supporting our favourite bands, but that’s pretty much it.

“So, at the core of it, the glue that holds it together is the relationships. It’s really not held together by success or great ambition; otherwise, we would have broken up in 2005. So the secret for us, I think, has been wanting to keep the band together for reasons that are more than just about the music, or career stuff.”

And if a major tour and vinyl reissues are prompting excitement among fans, this final scoop is particularly thrilling. The band hints at the fact that “There might be a Jebediah documentary released soon.”

Tickets for the THIRTY ODYEARS Tour are on sale now. They can be purchased here.

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