Grinspoon are one of Australia’s most treasured live rock bands and following on from their winning appearances as part of the 2013 Big Day Out lineup in January, the Grinners have been hitting the road hard in support of their latest and seventh studio album, Black Rabbits.
Now they have a new run of shows to announce for their 2013 Black Rabbits Tour, which will see the quartet delivering their muscular catalogue to Western Australian audiences before heading back to the east coast to Jindabyne, and extra dates in Sydney and Melbourne.
Released in September 2012, Black Rabbits debuted at #8 on the ARIA Album Chrats, marking the band’s seventh Top 10 album in their career, while our Tone Deaf reviewer awarded the album an 8/10 score, stating it “may be a little bit of a different direction, it is in no way a bad one. The Grinspoon sound is still there and the songwriting is excellent. A great, complete record.”
Hailing from Lismore, frontman Phil Jamieson, guitarist Pat Davern, drummer Kristian Hopes, and bassist Joe Hansen, first made their mark on the Australian music scene in 1995 via a string of hits which later appeared on their 1997 debut album, Guide To Better Living.
Across their career the band have amassed album sales of 500,000 copies in Australia, including multiple platinum certifications and the ARIA Award for ‘Best Rock Album’ in 2005 for Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills.
Playing all the hits, back catalogue career gems plus recent singles ‘Passerby’ and ‘Branded’ these shows will be the longest sets the band have ever played, with a mix of everyone’s favourites and a healthy selection of new tunes from the Black Rabbits album.
Grinspoon 2013 Australian Tour Dates & Tickets
10 July The Pier Hotel, Esperance (18+)
Tickets here
11 July Studio 146, Albany (18+)
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12 July Settlers Tavern, Margaret River (18+)
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13 July Prince Of Wales, Bunbury (18+)
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14 July Players Bar, Mandurah (18+)
Tickets here
7 August The Station Resort, Jindabyne (18+)
Tickets here
9 August The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (18+)
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10 August Enmore Theatre, Sydney (18+)
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23 August Astor Theatre, Perth (18+)
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24 August – North West Festival, Port Hedland
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