Your most memorable Festival moment or experience? I think playing at the Open Arms Festival last year in Coffs Harbour. The day was ridiculously hot right up until we hit the stage and just then a massive storm rolled in and it poured throughout our set. Everyone just went with it, got soaked and went crazy and as soon as we played our last note, the storm was gone. It was a surreal.
Favourite Artist you’ve seen at a Music Festival? Ah there's been so many, that's way too hard! I'd have to say Pendulum, Nirvana, Sigur Ros, Ministry, or Daft Punk.
What’s your ideal Festival line-up? Ha ha, see the answer above and add MM9!!!
What are your tips for attending Music Festivals? Sunscreen, plenty of water, and go and watch something that you've never seen or heard before!
Yves Klein Blue
Posted
on May 22 2009
Yves Klein Blue announce national tour dates
Yves Klein Blue return from their recent overseas jaunt to play SOLD OUT shows in Sydney and Melbourne next week as a special sneak preview of their highly anticipated debut album ‘Ragged & Ecstatic’.
It seems YKB can’t get enough of being on the road, announcing a national Australian tour throughout late June and July to celebrate the release of the album. Having just made our US and UK counterparts take notice of their classic intonation and danceable indie jive, Yves Klein Blue are poised to bring their live presence to Australian audiences from Ballarat to Toowoomba!
“Keep an eye on this one folks, they're going to be huge!” The Modern Leisure
Piano tinkling tune, ‘Getting Wise’ has been hitting the Australian airwaves of late, jumping onto rotation at alternative radio, whilst the international buzz continues to build in the UK with the band being added to the XFM and BBC Radio 6 playlists.
"...a quirky indie rock band with a penchant for tightly-wound rhythms and striking guitar fury." PastePunk
Yves Klein Blue played packed out shows at The Great Escape in Brighton, UK to a room jammed full of industry and fans, with whispers of potential European tours spreading as soon as the band stepped off stage.
Catch Yves Klein Blue on their national ‘Ragged & Ecstatic’ Tour of Australia in June and July 2009 culminating in a performance at Splendour In The Grass.
Tour dates are:
Tickets on sale at 9am, Friday, May 29th. Tickets on sale for all shows via www.yveskleinblue.com and below outlet
Thursday, June 25th: Bon Amici, Toowoomba Venue: (07) 4632 4533
Friday, June 26th: Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane (ALL AGES) Venue: (07) 3358 8600 or www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
Saturday, June 27th: Sound Lounge, Gold Coast Venue: (07) 5534 7999 or www.soundlounge.com.au
Sunday, June 28th: Woombye Pub, Sunshine Coast OZTIX: 1300 762 545, Mosh Pit (Maroochydore) or The Woombye Pub
Wednesday, July 1st: ANU Bar, Canberra Ticketek: 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Thursday, July 2nd: The Harp Hotel, Wollongong OZTIX: 1300 762 545 or the Venue: (02) 4228 4466
Friday, July 3rd: Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle MOSHTIX: 1300 438 849; www.moshtix.com.au; or Venue: (02) 4962 2459, or The Rock Shop: (02) 4929 1856; or www.bigtix.com.au
Saturday, July 4th: Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney (ALL AGES afternoon show) MOSHTIX: 1300 438 849; www.moshtix.com.au with Deep Sea Arcade Doors open 3.30pm. Age restriction 12+
Saturday, July 4th: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney MOSHTIX: 1300 438 849; www.moshtix.com.au
Wednesday, July 8th: Karova Lounge, Ballarat OZTIX: 1300 762 545; Venue: (03) 5332 9122 New Generation: (03) 5333 2444
Thursday, July 9th: National Hotel, Geelong OZTIX: 1300 762 545
Friday, July 10th: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne NSC Box Office - 301 High St, Northcote (Mon-Sat 2pm-6pm) Phone (03) 94861677, online at www.northcotesocialclub.com
Saturday, July 11th: Jive Bar, Adelaide MOSHTIX: 1300 438 849; www.moshtix.com.au
Friday, July 17th: Norfolk Basement, Fremantle HEATSEEKER: www.heatseeker.com.au or outlets Star Perth; Mills Fremantle; Planet Mt Lawley; MOSHTIX: 1300 438 849; www.moshtix.com.au
Saturday, July 18th: Amplifier Bar, Perth www.heatseeker.com.au or outlets Star Perth; Mills Fremantle; Planet Mt Lawley; MOSHTIX: 1300 438 849; www.moshtix.com.au
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Shinedown
Posted 29/01/2010
If we were hanging with you and your band backstage, what would we be getting up to?
Probably a few pushups, some weights, sit-ups, stretches and just amping up. We like to keep fit so we get pumped before a show working out.
If you could request anything on your rider what would it be?
The same thing I always ask for…Orange Gatorade and American chocolate, it’s the best!! (So no portable Jacuzzi??) nah man…but it might be from now on!!
Give one of your personal favourite bands a plug.
Two from Memphis hard ass rocking bands…Cavo and Sawash…check em out
What's your most essential item to take on tour?
My computer man…..I can escape, work, communicate or whatever. I need my computer everywhere I go!!
What's your secret talent?
HAHAHAHAH….I don’t have one….I like to cook but I’m not real good!
AND... Where are we best to stalk you: MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Which one's updated the most?
All of em, we use all of them. We have both personal and Shinedown Facebooks, Myspace and Twitter and we are on them all the time…obsessively…
New Empire
Since their formation, the Sydney four-piece have constantly been experimenting and fusing different styles to create their original and powerful brand of music. New Empire's high energy and powerful live show combined with their heartfelt and honest music makes them one of Sydney's most popular new bands. Awoe magazine has described New Empire as "the essentials of the rock pop culture", and this is clearly echoed by thousands of music lovers across the country.
Forming in the late Summer of 2003, Euphoria Audio are a Rock/Popular band from Wakefield, UK. They have worked closely with producers Stuart Epps (Oasis, Robbie Williams, Jimmy Page) and Steve Levine (Culture Club, The Beach Boys), and most recently have recorded in Trondheim, Norway with Universals D-sign Music (Kylie Minogue, Joe Cocker).
In 2010 the band showcased at the Musexpo music conference in Los Angeles in front of world-wide delegates as well as a performance at the legendary Viper Room.
