Kingswood Announce 10th Anniversary Tour For 'Microscopic Wars'

Kingwood have announced a national tour to celebrate the impending tenth anniversary of their renowned debut album, Microscopic Wars.

The eight-date stint will begin in Melbourne on Friday August 2, when the band take over 170 Russell. They’ll head to the Gold Coast next, playing the Coolangatta Hotel on Thursday August 8, before hitting The Triffid in Brisbane the following night (August 9). From there, Kingswood will roll through Sydney (playing the Metro Theatre on Saturday August 10), Newcastle (King Street on Sunday 11), Adelaide (Lion Arts Factory on Friday 16) and Bunbury (Prince Of Wales Hotel on Saturday 17), wrapping up at the Magnet House in Perth on Sunday August 18.

Jacob Fitzgerald & The Electric City will appear alongside Kingswood at all eight shows, with The Delta Riggs on board to join them for the first five. Molly Rocket will also support in Adelaide, with Death By Denim taking their place in Bunbury and Perth. As for their own headlining set, Kingswood will perform Microscopic Wars in its entirety, as well as choice cuts from the rest of their seven-album catalogue.

Tickets go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (May 24), following a pre-sale that kicks off at the same time on Wednesday (May 22) – head here for more info.

In a press release, Kingswood frontman Fergus Linacre said of the celebratory occasion: “The Microscopic Wars era was full of giant leaps into new worlds, previously just a kids’ dream. We embraced every moment with unbridled enthusiasm. Bigger shows, bigger crowds, festivals, international touring, it was a truly magical time that only fuelled our passion and confirmed our chosen path as the right one. So many friendships and memories made remain nurtured and cherished today.

The album itself culminated many years of learning, honing, cultivating [and] experimenting. We threw everything we had at the chance to go to Nashville and record with producer Vance Powell. We also met our now-longtime collaborator Eddie Spear, who engineered the album. Nashville inspired us and we’ve returned there for most of our subsequent records.

We are well aware of the impact that album had and remains to have on our devoted fans. For a band that shifts genre freely and willingly it can be difficult to move with us, and we know we have our own army of ‘frogstompers’. So we cannot wait, genuinely we couldn’t be more pumped to honour this album by playing it in full, along with other hard-charging heavy Kingswood tunes, and get nostalgic with the fans that helped throw our little band onto the big stage.”

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‘MICROSCOPIC WARS’ 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Friday August 2 – Melbourne, 170 Russell
Thursday August 8 – Gold Coast, Coolangatta Hotel
Friday August 9 – Brisbane, The Triffid
Saturday August 10 – Sydney, Metro Theatre
Sunday August 11 – Newcastle, King Street
Friday August 16 – Adelaide, Lion Arts Factory
Saturday August 17 – Bunbury, Prince Of Wales Hotel
Sunday August 18 – Perth, Magnet House

Tickets: kingswoodband.com