Well I guess the most memorable would be in 2005 when we played the first Australian Taste Of Chaos festival. It was the first night in Perth & the venue was like five or seven thousand & we were sure we’d be pretty unknown. We got up on stage & started playing & then we noticed the crowd & saw that pretty much everyone was singing the songs & we were like “did we sell all our cds in perth or something?”, so that was pretty memorable for me personally. Also playing the Warped tour in America, its like a 2 month travelling township or something, you play shows go hang out & then travel like a thousand miles & start over. There’s been other experiences, but those are probably the standouts for me.
Ideal Lineup? Well for me I would have to say Nine Inch Nails who I saw at Redding the other year when they played before The Smashing Pumpkins. The set was just amazing & I’m not really even a fan of the band, but the set was just something they really play great. Also I’d probably say Killswitch Engage they are a great band & are good friends of mine, we toured Australia with them on our first tour & made good friends with them & yeah they just play great music & are great musicians I guess. There’s others I think but those would be the 2 I’d say off the top of my head.
Tips for attending Music Festivals? Well I guess just drink plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated, stay out of the way of trouble & really just look after yourself & anyone who gets in trouble that you know & you should have a pretty good day.
Vampire Weekend
Posted
on February 5 2010
Vampire Weekend announce tour!
Indie rockers Vampire Weekend will be performing a series of headline shows across Australia and New Zealand in April/May in addition to their Groovin’ The Moo performances.
The band initially made their mark on the music scene through their immense online success at a time when the term ‘internet sensation’ was relatively unheard of. After dominating online audiences, they released their hotly anticipated self-titled debut in 2008, cementing their arrival to indie rock. Their sharp, witty lyrics intermingled with African inspired beats guided them toward the forefront of the genre and the band quickly escalated to global fame.
After a top-secret fan club show in Sydney last year and a special Triple J performance, 2010 sees Vampire Weekend touring more extensively in support of their latest album Contra released just last month. The album has thus far been received positively by music lovers and critics alike. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been in the ARIA Top Ten Albums for the past three weeks.
“Where much of the first album's charm was conceptual…here the band has put on some muscle. The drums are bigger, the guitars are faster, and the songs are outfitted with synth beats and hip-hop, reggae and electro accents.” – Rolling Stone
“It's an exciting record Contra…it expands on the Vampire Weekend universe by introducing a heightened production noise, a wider palette of sounds and some almost crazy deviations into house, '80s arena dance and new shades of melancholia…While still retaining everything that made them so attractive in the first place.” – The Vine
Tickets will no doubt be in high demand so get yours quick to avoid disappointment.
General on-sale tickets available from Monday 22 February, 9am local time from Ticketek.
Tour dates are:
Tuesday 4 May: Palace Theatre – Melbourne (18+) Thuesday 6 May: Entertainment Centre – Adelaide (ALL AGES) Tuesday 11 May: The Tivoli – Brisbane (ALL AGES) Wednesday 12 May: Enmore Theatre – Sydney (ALL AGES) Sunday 16 May: Metro City – Perth (18+)
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Torch Le Monde
Posted 14/03/2010
If we were hanging with you and your band backstage, what would we be getting up to?
Turbo stretching! Haha. There’s a lot of loud music, posing in front of mirrors, pushups..basically preparing for war. Beer and Red Bull are very welcome, but you aren’t, so I’ll see you at the bar, post gig.
If you could request anything on your rider what would it be?
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Beef carpaccio, Red Bull and a few virgins
Give one of your personal favourite bands a plug.
Thin Lizzy. Twin guitars, cool lyrics, memorable melodies and a very charismatic deceased front man. It’s all good
What's your most essential item to take on tour?
My song book. Inspiration could hit at any time. A melody, a lyric, a song title. The coolest songs are the ones you bring home from tour. You know they’ve been inspired by a time and place that not everyone gets to experience. Oh, and lube.
What's your secret talent?
Charm. We may look like rat-bags, but behind the brazen exterior are four pretty well bred, articulate gentleman. (Is that a talent?)
AND... Where are we best to stalk you: MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Which one's updated the most?
Our myspace page has links to all other pages. So from there, you can connect on whichever medium you prefer. Twitter and Facebook pages will also keep you constantly updated and very much connected with the band.
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.
