The Grates’ ‘Big’ Adventure
News posted Tuesday, March 17 2009 at 01:00 AM.
Related: Children Collide, The Grates.
Currently in the US for SxSW, The Grates will return to Australia in May for their “Biggest and Longest Adventure Tour”. Contrary to its rather grandiose title, the tour will span a mere 14 days, taking in seven cities along the way – Perth, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart and Brisbane, their hometown.
They will be joined by Melbourne indie upstarts Children Collide with local up’n’comers selected for hometown legs (except Hobart because there are no good bands there): DZ (Brisbane), Tom Ugly (Sydney/Canberra), The Shiny Brights (Adelaide), Harlequin League (Perth) and Washington (Melbourne).
Before they head out on the road, The Grates will release a tour edition of second album, Teeth Lost, Hearts Won, on April 10. The CD/DVD package includes a DVD featuring 12 songs live at the Sydney Big Day Out, a documentary on the making of the album and clips for ‘Burn Bridges’ and ‘Aw Yeah’.
BIGGEST AND LONGEST ADVENTURE TOUR
Friday, May 1
The Hi Fi, Brisbane, QLD
w/Children Collide + DZ
Wednesday, May 6
ANU Bar, Canberra, ACT
w/Children Collide + Tom Ugly
Friday, May 8
The Forum, Sydney
w/Children Collide + Tom Ugly
Sunday, May 10
HQ, Adelaide, SA
w/Children Collide + The Shiny Brights
Tuesday, May 12
Capitol, Perth, WA
w/Children Collide + Harlequin League
Thursday, May 14
Hobart University, Hobart, TAS
w/Children Collide
Friday, May 15
The Forum, Melbourne, VIC
w/Children Collide + Washington
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