Fresh off the back of releasing their latest album, Tropical Strength, in November, Victorian alternative rock veterans The Fauves are hitting the road for a headline tour this July.

Their 13th album, Tropical Strength was The Fauves' first new record since 2019's Driveway Heart Attack, and their first to be issued under a new signing with Valve Records. It also followed from the 2023 release of Faematronic, a 2023 compilation of the group's The Scissors Within and Tight White Ballhugger EPs which had initially been envisioned as their debut album.

Recorded in Indonesia in late 2023, it’s a record which captures The Fauves still performing at their peak, 36 years since they first formed, and showing no sign of slowing down.

So minimal is their indication of slowing down that they’ll be once again embarking on a national run of shows this July, with their album tour launching in Sydney on July 11th. The trek will see them visit Brisbane, Belgrave, Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide over the following two weeks.

The tour will see The Fauves supported by The Stress Of Leisure at all shows except Perth and Adelaide, with a raft of other bands also joining the lineups across the country.

In a typically-esoteric press release, The Fauves promise the upcoming trek will be one to remember for dedicated fans of the group.

“Back by shareholder demand, The Fauves play their award-winning* 2024 album Tropical Strength this July at the Annual General Meeting,” they explain, with no formal explanation for their asterisks. “It’s a bull market and the share price is sky-high after the TGA approved the use of Tropical Strength in Australia** as a cure for all four fundamental personality types: sanguine, choleric, melancholic and (in a world first) phlegmatic!

“With pared back recording costs, the album’s ROI is over 10%, EBITDA is nudging 25% and ARIA is building an extra wing on the Hall of Fame. Fully subscribed and paid up shareholders CAN send a proxy and the Board will be playing all the hits***.”

Tickets to the upcoming tour are on sale now, with show-appropriate links available below.

The Fauves – Tropical Strength Tour 2025

Friday, 11 July – Crowbar, Sydney, NSW
Plus The Stress Of Leisure & No Cake
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Saturday, 12 July – Crowbar, Brisbane, QLD
Plus The Stress Of Leisure & Ben Ely’s Mungo Fungo Band
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Friday, 18 July – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Plus The Stress Of Leisure
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Saturday, 19 July – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
Plus The Stress Of Leisure & Mousse Cannon
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Friday, 25 July – Lyrics Underground, Perth, WA
Plus The Stress Of Leisure & Sliem Fox
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Saturday, 26 July – Unibar, Adelaide, SA
Plus The Trafalgars, Lazaro’s Dog, & Juliette Seizure & The Tremor-Dolls
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