The Dandy Warhols Australian Tour 2014 has been announced, coinciding with the band’s 20th anniversary.
First bursting into life in Portland, Oregon in 1994, The Dandy Warhols started as a group of four friends who “needed music to drink to.”
Jump to 20 years later and the Dandys are more than just one of America’s defining cult rock bands, or an outfit with an enviable catalogue of ‘cool as f#%k’ music – they’re a lifestyle.
Regarded as one of the best, most unpredictable live bands in the world, The Dandy Warhols have earned a reputation for delivering performances ranging from the unhinged to the on-form, but always brilliant.
Coinciding with their 20th birthday celebrations, the Dandy Warhols – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström, Zia McCabe, and Brent DoBoer – are playing a five-date run of Australian capital cities this August. These will be the band’s first shows Down Under since the 2012 edition of Harvest Festival (RIP), along with a series of headline sideshows with Silversun Pickups.
At the time of the tour, keyboardist Zia McCabe revealed in an interview with Tone Deaf how the band take the good and the bad all on their chins. “Our creed, our motto for being able to get through life on the road and just life in general is ‘when it’s good it’s fun, and when it’s bad it’s funny,” she says.
Last year saw the Dandys celebrating their landmark third album Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia by performing the 2000 LP live and in full, which could potentially be repeated for their forthcoming Australian trip.
Even still, there’s plenty of psych-rock wigouts and hook-laden pop gems alike to gild their set, including ‘We Used To Be Friends’, ‘Horse Pills’, ‘Everyday Should Be A Holiday’, and of course, the evergreen anthem ‘Bohemian Like You’.
Tickets for The Dandy Warhols Australian Tour 2014 are on sale via Metropolis Touring from Thursday 27th March for shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide. Details below.
The Dandy Warhols Australian Tour 2014
Friday 22nd August – Astor Theatre, Perth
Tuesday 26th August – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Friday 29th August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 30th August – Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane
Sunday 31st August – HQ, Adelaide
Tickets are on sale 9am Thursday 27th March from http://www.metropolistouring.com
