Philadelphia Grand Jury must’ve really missed Australia. Despite relocating to London, the Sydney trio will return home for a run of 26 shows, beginning at the Republic Bar in Hobart on November 4 and winding up at the Pyramid Rock Festival in Phillip Island, Victoria, on New Year’s Eve.

The band have spent the past six months living and recording in London; setting up a studio in South London called Safety Sound; criss-crossing the US no less than three times; playing over 50 dates in the UK; touring South Africa; and even ducking back to Australia to play the main stage at Splendour in the Grass.

They return home bearing gifts: a newly recorded 7” single, ‘Save our Town’, which is backed by a punk cover of Jay-Z’s ‘99 Problems’ (out September 17); and a deluxe, retitled edition of their debut LP called Hope Is For The Hopeless, complete with previously unheard bonus tracks and B-sides from previous singles. It’ll be out on October 1 through Shock/Boomtown.

Supports for most shows by Howl and Bearhug, who have just come off a tour with Broken Social Scene. Tickets on sale now.

M+N PRESENTS THE PHILLY JAYS ‘SAVE OUR TOWN’ TOUR

Thursday, November 4
Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS

Friday, November 5
Hotel New York, Launceston, TAS

Saturday, November 6
Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC

Thursday, November 11
Hotel Gearin, Katoomba, NSW

Friday, November 12
Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW

Saturday, November 13
Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
All ages

Thursday, November 18
Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW

Friday, November 19
The Hi-Fi, Brisbane, QLD

Saturday, November 20
Full Noise, Townsville, QLD

Thursday, November 25
Beachcomber Hotel, Central Coast, NSW

Friday, November 26
Anu Bar, Canberra, ACT

Saturday, November 27
Newton’s Nation, Bathurst, NSW

Sunday, November 28
Fitzroy Hotel, Windsor, NSW

Wednesday, December 1
High Road, Riverton, WA

Thursday, December 2
Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, WA

Friday, December 3
Capitol, Perth, WA

Saturday, December 4
Settlers, Margaret River, WA

Sunday, December 5
Newport Hotel, Fremantle, WA

Wednesday, December 8
Level One, Geelong, VIC

Thursday, December 9
Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC

Friday, December 10
The Gov, Adelaide, SA

Saturday, December 11
Sandbar, Mildura, VIC

Thursday, December 16
Caringbah Bizzos, Caringbah, NSW

Friday, December 17
Mona Vale Hotel, Mona Vale, NSW

Saturday, December 18
Grand Hotel, Wollongong, NSW

Friday, December 31
Pyramid Rock Festival, Phillip Island, VIC

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