Tame Impala ProfileTame Impala might be touring across the United States, but that doesn’t mean he’s forgotten his beloved Fremantle Dockers, especially now that they’ll face the Brisbane Lions on this Saturday’s AFL Grand Final.
While performing at the Toyota Centre in Houston, Texas over the weekend, the band’s ringleader, Kevin Parker, led a chant in support of his favourite footy team.
Parker got a packed-out Texas arena to cheer “Freo” with him, and even if nobody in the room knew a thing about Australian rules footy, they still went along with it – leading to a huge smile on Parker’s face. Check out video footage of the moment below and on Parker’s Instagram Stories.
The Tame Impala show at the Toyota Centre on Sunday (20 September) marked the band’s final date of their US leg. Hopefully, Kevin Parker has tickets for the AFL Grand Final this weekend.
Last week, Parker made headlines after deliberately blacking out the logo of Fremantle Dockers sponsor, Woodside Energy, while wearing a Freo shirt on tour.
WA Today reported that by blacking out the logo on his merchandise, Parker revitalised calls for Woodside – the Perth-based fossil fuel company – to be dropped as one of Fremantle Dockers’ major sponsors.
Woodside has recently drawn controversy, with the Conservation Council of WA noting that the company “plans to drill up to 57 wells at Scott Reef” – an untouched marine ecosystem in Australia that’s home to protected sea creatures such as migrating whales, the green sea turtle, and the dusky sea snake.
Woodside’s drilling plans are part of its Browse gas export proposal, which would reportedly add “1.6 billion tonnes of carbon pollution into the atmosphere.”
In other news, Kevin Parker returns to Australia next month, with an in-demand Tame Impala arena tour stopping in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth. He’s touring in support of the group’s latest album, Deadbeat, which features the hit singles Dracula and Loser.
The tour announcement was met with an incredible response, leading to additional shows in all cities. Kevin Parker’s visionary project added an extra night in Perth, two extra shows in Brisbane and Sydney, and another three in Melbourne.
Joining Tame Impala on all dates is one of the hottest names in Australian music: electronic artist, songwriter, and producer Ninajirachi.
