By now, everyone has heard about the various ancient prophecies predicting some sort of apocalypse at the end of this year. There’s the Mayan prophesies, the Incan and Egyptian prophesies, the prophesies of Nostradamus, as well as a host of prophesies from the people on the Internet. Every single one of these prophesies, if misinterpreted correctly, forecasts that this year could mark the end of the world as we know it. But there’s one prophecy that’s still relatively obscure, and it predicts that on December 21st, 2012, the world will end – for people without beards.

This age-old foretelling has prompted the world’s most beard-related theme band to spring into action. From September 28th, The Beards will embark upon their biggest Australian tour to date, in an attempt to convince as many cleanchins as possible to repent before it’s too late.

“We told you to grow beards,” said The Beards’ front man Johann Beardraven.

“This will be your last chance.”

The 2012 End of The World (for beardless people) Tour will see the band take their three album back-catalogue of songs about beards throughout Australia, with dates in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Hobart, Perth, Fremantle, Bunbury, Margaret River, Newcastle, Wollongong, Byron Bay, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns and more.

“Far North Queensland is in particular need of a great many beards,” said bassist Nathaniel Beard.

The tour will coincide with the launch of The Beards’ new film clip for the song Got Me a Beard, from the album Having a Beard is the New Not Having a Beard.

Catch The Beards at the following venues:

The Beards:

The 2012 End of The World

(for beardless people)

Tour

*Tix On Sale 8th of August 2012

 

28/9/2012 – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay + Starboard Cannons.

29/9/2012 – Caloundra Music Festival, Caloundra.

30/9/2012 – Caloundra Music Festival, Caloundra.

4/10/2012 – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

5/10/2012 – Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

6/10/2012 – The HiFi, Brisbane + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

10/10/2012 – The Club, Bundaberg + StormChasers & Kim Churchill.

11/10/2012 – Great Western Hotel, Rockhampton + StormChasers & Kim Churchill.

12/10/2012 – Magnums, Airlie Beach + StormChasers & Kim Churchill.

13/10/2012 – JCU Unibar, Townsville + StormChasers & Kim Churchill.

14/10/2012 – The Jack, Cairns + StormChasers & Kim Churchill.

24/10/2012 – Bar On The Hill, Newcastle + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

25/10/2012 – Wollongong UniBar, Wollongong + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

26/10/2012 – Baroque Bar, Katoomba + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

27/10/2012 – Beachcomber Hotel, Central Coast + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

1/11/2012 – ANU, Canberra + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

2/11/2012 – The Metro, Sydney + The Snowdroppers & Kim Churchill.

3/11/2012 – The HiFi, Melbourne + The Peep Tempel & Guthrie.

15/11/2012 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury + The Snowdroppers & Gay Paris.

16/11/2012 – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River + The Snowdroppers

17/11/2012 – Rosemount Hotel, Perth + The Snowdroppers & Gay Paris.

18/11/2012 – Indie Bar, Scarborough Beach + The Snowdroppers & Gay Paris.

22/11/2012– Karova Lounge, Ballarat + The Snowdroppers

23/11/2012 – Queenscliff Festival.

24/11/2012 – Queenscliff Festival.

29/11/2012 – Royal Oak, Launceston + Guthrie

30/11/2012 – Republic Bar, Hobart. + Guthrie

1/12/2012 – Jive, Adelaide.

2/12/2012 – Jive, Adelaide.

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