Spiderbait Expand 'Ivy & The Big Apples' 30th Anniversary Australian Tour

Since the tour was announced last week, Spiderbait's shows have been met with phenomenal demand.

Beloved ‘90s rockers Spiderbait are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their seminal third album, Ivy & the big apples, with an epic tour across the country.

Since the tour was announced last week, the shows have been met with phenomenal demand. Today, Spiderbait have added a second and final Melbourne show to their itinerary after their first sold out in record time.

The show will take place on Thursday, 23 July, at Melbourne’s Forum. For both nights at the Forum, the band will be joined by special guests Magic Dirt.

Pre-sale tickets for the newly announced Melbourne show will be available from 12 pm AEST on Thursday, 23 April, followed by the general sale at 1 pm AEST on Friday, 24 April. You can find more ticketing information on the Frontier Touring website. Tickets for all other shows are available now.

This July, Spiderbait will perform their iconic 1996 album Ivy & the big apples in full, along with songs from their extensive catalogue. In addition to Magic Dirt, other special guests locked in for the tour include Custard, The Meanies, Tumbleweed, and The Gnomes.

Ivy & the big apples marked a significant breakthrough for the band, not only propelling their music to a more polished sound but also taking them to new commercial heights. The record debuted at #3 in Australia, went double Platinum, and stayed in the ARIA Charts’ Top 50 for almost a year.

While the singles Calypso and Hot Water & Milk were successful, it was Buy Me A Pony that cemented Spiderbait’s legacy, becoming the first homegrown song ever to win the triple j Hottest 100. The album also won the award for Best Alternative Release at the 1997 ARIA Awards.

In a statement, the band described Ivy & the big apples as “Such an important album for us with lots of epic memories.”

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