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Kev Carmody Joins Drones Tour

News posted Tuesday, April 14 2009 at 03:00 AM.
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Kev Carmody Joins Drones Tour

Iconic singer-songwriter Kev Carmody will join The Drones on the Sydney and Melbourne legs of their upcoming national tour. He will replace the David Yow-fronted Qui, who have had to cancel their Australian tour due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

Carmody’s first album, 1989’s Pillars Of Society, was described by Australian Rolling Stone as “the best album ever released by an Aboriginal musician and arguably the best protest album ever made in Australia”. He has since established himself as an acclaimed singer-songwriter, releasing five more albums and co-writing ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ with Paul Kelly. The Drones covered Carmody’s ‘River of Tears’ on the 2007 compilation, Cannot Buy My Soul.

Melbourne’s Witch Hats will support the Drones on all legs of the tour except for Fremantle.

THE DRONES NATIONAL TOUR

Thursday, April 23
The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
w/Kev Carmody + Witch Hats

Friday, April 24
The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
w/Kev Carmody + Witch Hats

Saturday, April 25
Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
w/Kev Carmody + Witch Hats

Sunday, April 26
Fly By Night, Fremantle, WA

Wednesday, April 29
The Hi-Fi, Brisbane, QLD
w/Witch Hats + Hits

Thursday, April 30
ANU Bar, Acton, ACT
w/Witch Hats

Friday, May 1
Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide, SA
w/Witch Hats

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astralwerkor  said about 11 months ago:

Iconic singer-songwriter Kev Carmody will join The Drones on the Sydney and Melbourne legs of their upcoming national tour.

Melbourne’s Witch Hats will support the Drones on all legs of the tour except for Fremantle.

So we get neither? Fuggit. Still, can't turn your nose up at the Drones.


josejones  said about 11 months ago:

you get ''special guests''


shaun  said about 11 months ago:

In other words ''British India''


astralwerkor  said about 11 months ago:

Pardy.


concheats  said about 11 months ago:

god. i hate to think what we're going to get in adelaide.

most likely the shiny brights.


statsbot  said about 11 months ago:

I remember mixing for him in 1988 or something. It's good to see that he's still going more than 20 years later.

(It's good to see that I'm still going more than 20 years later, too.)


King_Rat  said about 11 months ago:

No one is excited to see you though


JunkiePhil  said about 11 months ago:

Witch Hats are playing the Exceter on the 2nd of May (Sat) in Adelaide with Mega Fauna, also.
Tis a free gig.


JunkiePhil  said about 11 months ago:

And this too, in Sydney

Witch Hats
Songs
The Laurels
Dead Farmers
Sunday 26th of April @ The Annandale
$8


King_Rat  said about 10 months ago:

You will enjoy Carmody, he was fucking ace last night.

Decided he would play unrecorded songs from the 70's and a few classsiiccccs


King_Rat  said about 10 months ago:

I should say you mob will enjoy it


mrmagoo  said about 10 months ago:

more tickets released for tonight at the Corner

http://www.cornerhotel.com/


jimmy hutspah  said about 10 months ago:

drones seemed a bit flat for the first 45 minutes of last nights set, going through the motions a bit, then they clicked around the time of shark fin blues and the remaining 5-6 songs were superb. kev carmody was really cool, loved his stories....


montyclift  said about 10 months ago:

kev was an entertainment. including the community singalong of 'from little things'.

but the drones were massive. abortion, odd numbers...sixteen straws with just gareff and noga was hypnotic.


montyclift  said about 10 months ago:

sydney show was also noga's birthday. we got to sing that to him as well....


LaxCharisma  said about 10 months ago:

Yeah I just got home from this. Great night. Great, great, night.


Texaco  said about 10 months ago:

Missed Kev, but Droes on fire!


LaxCharisma  said about 10 months ago:

All 3 bands were tops. Hadn't seen Witch Hats before and I thought they were good enough to buy some vinyl on my way out the door. I didn't think I was in the mood for Kev Karmody last night but he was brilliant. I just wish that all you cunts would have SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!! while he was playing. His stories had me in stitches too.

Drones were amazing. Possible the best I've seen them. Good times. I didn't even care that they didn't play ''Jezebel''.


__v  said about 10 months ago:

Witch Hats won the night for me. Great set.


Inactivist  said about 10 months ago:

Emergency! What did they close with on Thursday night? It absolutely slayed me but I can't remember what it was.


montyclift  said about 10 months ago:

i ain't gonna change in sydney. beleive it may have been kev's river of tears in melbs...


Inactivist  said about 10 months ago:

I love you, Monty.


montyclift  said about 10 months ago:

that sound right in your memory?


CaptainFez  said about 10 months ago:

but the drones were massive

Really? I thought it was a bit by-the-numbers, to be frank. Though that could've been because of the dude who thought he was at a chill-out room sway-dancing next to me.

Yeah, just not as vim-filled as last couple of theirs I've seen.


Inactivist  said about 10 months ago:

It does sound right. I just YouTubed it. Absolutely stunning. But the set overall was a little ponderous.


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