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Posted on August 6 2008
With the Beijing Olympics almost upon us it’s somewhat apt that Perth rockers Gyroscope kick off their national tour of Australia with a gold album under their belt! ‘Breed Obsession’ has spawn hits such as ‘Snakeskin’, ‘1981’ and of course their most recent single ‘Australia’ and highlights a band who’ve grown and matured and are confident enough to convey a more eclectic sound without loosing the core and strength they’re renowned for.
The band with special guests Shihad and Sugar Army began their Australia tour last night in Cairns.
The show was by all accounts a pearler!
Of the gold album, lead singer Daniel Sanders said today, “As a collective we are most proud of this record, we know it represents us 100%. The entire process from writing to recording ‘Breed Obsession’ was a pleasure and to have it go gold is very rewarding. We thank all our fans for their support and look forward to seeing them all on the Australia tour.”
Gyroscope’s current single, the emotive ‘Australia’, is featuring on Channel 9’s on air promo’s for the final series of the hugely popular TV show Mc Leod’s Daughters and ‘Snakeskin’ - their first single from the album is being used as the bedding track for the AFL football advertising campaign right through and including the footy finals.
In June Gyroscope, set off for a ten day writing session at Managing Director of the Mushroom Group of companies, Michael Gudinski’s house in Mt Macedon, located an hour outside Melbourne. This being the same house where Elton John and Fleetwood Mac have conducted writing sessions when they’ve been in Australia and apparently our own Kylie has spent time there as well! Gudinski is a big fan of the band and in particular the new single ‘Australia’ so much so the band have now inked a deal with Mushroom publishing.
In other more recent news, Gyroscope’s drummer Rob Nassif took to national TV screens as a co host, along side the ever effervescent Miss Jane Gazzo, for Channel [V]’s popular ‘WhatUWant’ show, those shows aired last week and word is that Channel [V] execs were well impressed and could be keen to get more on screen action from Rob.
SHIHAD’s latest single the title track from their ‘Beautiful Machine’ album has just hit radio desks and TV screens. Their seventh studio album debuted at #1 in New Zealand and #11 on the Australian album chart. With the band celebrating 20 years at it, SHIHAD will be sure to impress when they join Gyroscope on the Australia tour.
Sugar Army recently put a little time aside to start pre-production for their debut album due for release next year. Be sure you get to the shows early to catch these openers as they deliver one hell of an electrifying set. With further plans to record their debut album post the Australia tour this could well be the last chance for East Coast dwellers, in particular, to catch a live performance from this exciting new Perth band for sometime.
After their mammoth run on the Australia tour Gyroscope will transport themselves across the Tasman with a tour of New Zealand. Be sure to get in now before tickets for the Australia tour are all snapped up!
Tour dates are:
Tue Aug 05 – Brother’s Leagues, Cairns QLD (15+)
Wed Aug 06 – Bombay Rock, Townsville QLD
Thu Aug 07 – Magnums Hotel, Airlie Beach QLD
Fri Aug 08 – Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton QLD
Sat Aug 09 – Young Australian Hotel, Gladstone QLD
Sun Aug 10 – Sugarland Tavern, Bundaberg QLD
Tue Aug 12 – The Arena, Brisbane QLD (Show Day Eve)
Wed Aug 13 – Sawtell RSL, Sawtell NSW
Thu Aug 14 – Club Forster, Forster NSW
Fri Aug 15 – Blacktown RSL, Blacktown NSW
Sat Aug 16 – Waves, Wollongong NSW
Tue Aug 19 – Caringbah Bizzos, Caringbah NSW
Wed Aug 20 – Souths Juniors, Kingsford NSW
Thu Aug 21 – The Cube, Campbelltown NSW
Fri Aug 22 – Penrith Panthers, Penrith NSW (Licensed/All Ages)
Sat Aug 23 – Newcastle Panthers, Newcastle NSW
Tue Aug 26 – The Metro, Sydney NSW (Licensed/All Ages)
Wed Aug 27 – Castle Hill RSL, Castle Hill NSW
Fri Aug 29 – Revesby Worker’s Club, Revesby NSW (Licensed/All Ages *)
Sat Aug 30 – Doyalson RSL, Doyalson NSW *
Sun Aug 31 – Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale NSW
Tue Sep 02 – ANU Bar, Canberra ACT
Wed Sep 03 – Station Resort, Jindabyne NSW
Fri Sep 05 – Edge Hotel, Buronga NSW
Sat Sep 06 – Pretoria Hotel, Mannum SA
Sun Sep 07 – HQ, Adelaide SA
Tue Sep 09 – Billboard The Venue, Melbourne VIC
Fri Sep 12 – Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully VIC
Sat Sep 13 – The Pier Live, Frankston VIC
Sun Sep 14 – Hallam Hotel, Hallam VIC
Wed Sep 17 – Batman Fawkner, Launceston TAS
Thu Sep 18 –Warehouse Night Club, Devonport TAS
Fri Sep 19 – Sirocco’s Bar & Night Club, Burnie TAS
Sat Sep 20 – Showroom (Wrestpoint), Hobart TAS
Fri Oct 03 – Metro City, Perth WA *
Sat Oct 04 – Wild Oats Festival, Northam WA * |
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