Sublime With Rome announce Australian tour

Featuring founding members of Sublime along with new frontman, singer/guitarist Rome - Sublime with Rome will reintroduce themselves and Sublime’s classic hits to fans across Australia on their 2012 Australian tour.

One of the most notable and successful ska-punk bands of all time, Sublime has sold over 17 million albums worldwide with songs like What I Got, Doin' Time and Date Rape all in constant radio rotation across the globe. To this day, the group’s multi-platinum landmark debut album “40oz. to Freedom,” lo-fi follow up “Robbin’ the Hood,” and multi-platinum self-titled major label debut (a virtual greatest hits set in itself) are all widely regarded as music collection staples.

Formed in Long Beach in 1988, Sublime’s final performance was in the spring of 1996 after the death of original singer Bradley Nowell. In 2008 Rome, a 21-year-old northern California native, was introduced to Gaugh and Wilson. Last year, a handful of jam sessions led to an impromptu show at a small club in Nevada flooring a packed-house crowd. The trio later performed a one-off at the Smokeout Festival last fall and was a surprise special guest at the infamous KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas show, before officially dubbing themselves Sublime with Rome.

“Sublime has so many fans and attracts new fans every year who were never able to see Sublime perform live after Bradley passed away,” said Troy Nowell-Holmes, Bradley Nowells' widow. “One of the inspirations for forming ‘Sublime with Rome’ was to bring Brad’s spirit in his music back to the fans and to give the new fans a glimpse of what it was like to see Sublime live.”

As a special treat for Australian Sublime fans the band will be joined nationally by very special guest Mat McHugh from The Beautiful Girls.

Tickets are on sale Monday December 19 from 9:00am.

Wednesday April 4 - Cooly Hotel, Gold Coast

Tickets available from www.thecoolyhotel.com.au and Oztix www.oztix.com.au (1300 762 54)

Thursday April 5  - The Hi-Fi, Brisbane

Tickets available from www.thehifi.com.au, tel 1300-THEHIFI (8434434), Butterbeats, Last Wave Watersports Gladstone, Piotto's Music Gifts & Casket Agency Ingham,

Uni Co-op Bookshop Sunshine Coast, Anarchy Clothing Mackay adn Revolver Compact Discs Townsville

Saturday April 7 - UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney

Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 13 2849

Monday April 9 - Palace Theatre, Melbourne

Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au (13 2849) and Oztix www.oztix.com.au (1300 762 54)

Tuesday April 10 - HQ Complex, Adelaide

Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au (1300 762 54)

Wednesday April 11 - Metropolis, Fremantle

Tickets available www.oztix.com.au (1300 762 54) and www.heatseeker.com.au 08 6210 7270