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Liddiard Announces National Solo Tour

News posted Thursday, September 2 2010 at 02:00 PM.
Related: Gareth Liddiard.

The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard will take his debut solo album, Strange Tourist, out on the road in November.

The album was recorded in an isolated mansion 30 minutes outside Yass in country New South Wales. Armed with just a guitar and a bottle of whisky, Liddiard concocted “surreal stories” of tightrope walkers, down and outers, suicidal Japanese salarymen and suburban radicals. Harking back to the days before 15-minute phoners and e-chats, Liddiard and crew kindly allowed intrepid M+N reporter Andrew Ramadge in on the process. The results of which will be published in “novella form” soon.

Liddiard’s solo tour will kick off on November 5 at The Thornbury Theatre in Melbourne, taking in regional and city shows in Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and NSW along the way. He’s also scheduled to perform at the Queenscliff Music Festival in Victoria on November 27. Full dates below.

Strange Tourist is out through Shock Entertainment on October 1.

‘STRANGE TOURIST’ TOUR DATES

Friday, November 5
Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Thursday, November 11
Grace Emily, Adelaide, SA

Friday, November 12
Sonic Sessions @ Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, WA

Saturday, November 13
Mojo's, Perth, WA

Wednesday, November 17
Lizotte’s, Newcastle, NSW

Thursday, November 18
Lizotte’s, Kincumber, NSW

Friday, November 19
Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD

Saturday, November 20
Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney, NSW

Sunday, November 21
The Clarendon Guesthouse, Katoomba, NSW

Saturday, November 27
Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC

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__v  said about 1 year ago:

Harking back to the days before 15-minute phoners an e-chats, Liddiard and crew kindly allowed intrepid M+N reporter Andrew Ramadge in on the process. The results of which will be published in “novella form” soon.

How cool.


NiteShok  said about 1 year ago:

Onya Ramadge.


MissAustralia2003  said about 1 year ago:

an isolated mansion 30 minutes outside Yass

and the drones recorded in a tasmanian farmhouse. and the augie march singer recorded in a preston skating rink. how do they find these places? it's intriguing. do they have rich benefactors? romantic record labels? second jobs as realtors? is there an 'artistic places to record music' directory? if so what other locations would it include? didn't someone (registered nurse?) record in a melbourne disused sewer?


Baz!  said about 1 year ago:

How about a recording studio?


from.poland  said about 1 year ago:

i don't like his facial hair in this picture.


ashtrayballs  said about 1 year ago:

now thats underground. lol o'clock


King_Rat  said about 1 year ago:

and the drones recorded in a tasmanian farmhouse. and the augie march singer recorded in a preston skating rink. how do they find these places? it's intriguing. do they have rich benefactors? romantic record labels? second jobs as realtors? is there an 'artistic places to record music' directory? if so what other locations would it include? didn't someone (registered nurse?) record in a melbourne disused sewer?

The ''Skating Rink'' is actually just a warehouse the size of a skating rink. Also if I really wanted to I have access to a number of farms I could record at, I just don't have any songs or talent. With that said it's not that amazing or intruiging that you can find different places to record.


illywhacker  said about 1 year ago:

Fuck. Flying out of the country 3rd Nov.


drtoupee  said about 1 year ago:

I just recorded an album in a Aircraft Hanger at the airport, massive drum sound. Why not get out of the studio and amongst it


BigBoysSocks  said about 1 year ago:

Recorded vocals in a sweat shop in Footscray - so urban. And then realised I was taking the piss...


chrisj  said about 1 year ago:

this is a fucking great album, believe me. a game-changer.


miserable  said about 1 year ago:

i live just of liddiard st in hawthorn ...


timmydodgers  said about 1 year ago:

chrisj how so and what game?


onelouder  said about 1 year ago:

Just heard from your editor chrisj how good this record is. Can't wait to get my copy!


Digital  said about 1 year ago:

I've caught a little of his solo shows. Whilst I'm quite new to the one man band thing (folk and the like is slowly creeping into my musical tastes, not pushing it) I have seriously dug what I have heard so far.


LaxCharisma  said about 1 year ago:

The 5 songs I saw him do their other night were brilliant. Really looking forward to the album and tour.


Baz!  said about 1 year ago:

Does he sing with that ridiculous affectation?


Scale  said about 1 year ago:

piss. not bloody coming here.


jimmy hutspah  said about 1 year ago:

Go Gary Go!,


chrisj  said about 1 year ago:

great in that the stories he tells are incredible in the truest sense of the world. he spins convincing, literate, complex pynchon-esque yarns about strange outsiders. game changing in that i'm not sure anyone has done this since don walker.

i think i've said enough it's not out til october.


LaxCharisma  said about 1 year ago:

Do y'know if there is a vinyl release?


chrisj  said about 1 year ago:

dunno but it's made for vinyl. surely.


black wasp!  said about 1 year ago:



from.poland  said about 1 year ago:

not funny.


__v  said about 1 year ago:


black wasp!  said about 1 year ago:

:~(


BigBoysSocks  said about 1 year ago:

black waspl - I pissed myself laughing.


tugboat  said about 1 year ago:

Will buy tix when I get paid next week!


etiquetteyet?  said about 1 year ago:

Me too Tugboat!


tugboat  said about 1 year ago:

My friends are either a) can't afford it, b) don't like him or c) already have plan.
I might go by myself.
The 1st gig I go by myself since Fab D at The Tote.


tugboat  said about 1 year ago:

Shit, the show is sold out???


tugboat  said about 1 year ago:

Bought sat nite tix.
Will enjoy the word and music and sadness with a Little Creature's Pale Ale.


esquared  said about 1 year ago:

Anyone know who is supporting tonight?


LaxCharisma  said about 1 year ago:

Loene Carmen...

Bit excited about this. Me and my gal and one of my best mates who is visiting from the UK (and is a Drones fan). Will be quite a special evening.


dannulla  said about 1 year ago:

anyone know the run times for this tonight?


LaxCharisma  said about 1 year ago:

Wow. Simply. WOW


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