DECEMBER IN NOVEMBER FOR AFI

On the heels of their US #1 album December Underground, AFI announce their first Australasian tour since 2003. In addition to return engagements in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, AFI will also be playing shows for the first time in Adelaide, Perth and Auckland.

AFI continue to avoid easy categorisation with December Underground, fusing their unique blend of punk-infused new-wave rock with screamo, electronic and pop edges. December Underground adds polish to the sound AFI brought to their breakthrough release Sing the Sorrow.

Having sold out every date of their last tour of Australia, AFI will now take their explosive live performance to large venues in twice as many cities. The aggressive, energetic and almost epic AFI live show never fails to leave fans wishing for more. The spectacle of thousands of fans singing every word to every song - from earlier albums through to December Underground - should be enough in and of itself to make the AFI tour one of the most memorable of the year.

Often considered one of the world’s most intensely worshipped band, AFI’s fan base continues to grow in size and intensity. Leaving a trail of sold out shows behind them on their current world tour, AFI are in high demand around the globe. Don’t miss your chance to see the other side to rock’s superstars of 2006 as they bring December Underground to life in November.

Dates:
Friday 10 November - St James, Auckland
Sunday 12 November - Metro City, Perth
Tuesday 14 November - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Thursday 16 November - Festival Hall, Melbourne
Saturday 18 November - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Sunday 19 November - Brisbane Convention Centre

SODASTREAM FAREWELL OZ (FOR 2006)

Following an East Coast tour and the release of their fourth album Reservations to much critical acclaim, Melbourne duo Sodastream will play their final Australian shows for 2006 in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, and Fremantle during September/October.

Sodastream will then head overseas for three months to release Reservations in Europe. Being the lucky guys they are, they’ll be based in Italy and will play a series of special shows throughout Europe and the UK.

Reservations is a bittersweet, beautiful offering from Karl Smith and Pete Cohen, featuring a string of star-studded guests including Marty Brown (Art of Fighting), Libby Chow (Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set), Biddy Connor (Disaster Plan), J Walker (Machine Translations) and Zoe Randell (Grand Salvo).

The album sees Sodastream jumping effortlessly from acoustic introspection and instrumentals, to raucous sing-a-long shanties.

But even with the addition of horns and harmonicas, the core of their sound remains the same – acoustic guitars, driving double bass, and some of the most captivating song writing to come out of Australia in years.

During their ten-year career, Sodastream have toured relentlessly throughout Australia, Europe and North America, and have shared stages with the likes of Low, the Mountain Goats, Thalia Zedek, Yo La Tengo and Lambchop.

Dates:
Saturday 16 September - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Saturday 23 September - The Jade Monkey, Adelaide
Friday 29 September - Hyde Park Hotel Back Room, Perth
Sunday 1 October - Mojos, Fremantle