Lucky Australian
punters are soon to get the home crowd advantage
to catch The Cat Empire as they make their way
around the country for the first time in a year.
It’s been
a busy year for the 6 piece, who started 2006
with a surprise
performance on The
Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Stage, introducing
the Empire to a televised audience of 1 billion
people. The music became the limited edition release Cities –The
Cat Empire Project.
Shortly after,
the guys packed their bags for a World Tour across
3 continents,
playing 45 dates
in 12 countries – including Sold Out shows
throughout Asia, USA, Canada, Europe, UK and their
first Japan appearance at Summer Sonic.
Following their debut at Montreal Jazz Festival
in front of 120 000 people, the media hailed the
band as “The Feline Revelation!”,
while the New York Times said “Lock up your
inner accountant. Put down your Proust and your
Gramsci.
The Cat Empire are coming to entertain you. Join
the ever-growing throngs of fans, and enjoy yourself.”
All this lead to the announcement of a US deal
with Velour records, and a Canadian Deal with Indica,
where the guys have already hit the radio and video
charts. News of a European deal is expected shortly.
Anyone would expect them to be exhausted after
all of this, but The Cat Empire are excited to
be coming back to the Australian stages.
To kick off their return,
the Cat Empire are bringing the beach to Newcastle
Uni - bringing in 120 tonne
of sand to create an on-land beach party! The line-up
includes Soulive (USA), Regurgitator, Blue King
Brown and more to be announced, across two stages
- from 6pm to midnight.
Dates:
Thursday November 16 - Beach Party, Newcastle Uni
Friday November 17 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday
November 18 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Sunday November 18 - Stage 88, Commonwealth Park,
ACT
Wednesday November 22 - The
Tivoli, Brisbane
Thursday November 23 - The
Tivoli, Brisbane
Friday November 24 - The Shed, Sunshine Coast
Saturday
November 25 - Mullumbimby Leagues Club, Mullumbimby
Sunday
November 26 - Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta
Thursday
November 30 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Friday
December 1 - The Forum, Melbourne
Saturday December 2 - The Forum,
Melbourne
Sunday December 3 - Moorilla Estate, Hobart
Rise Against’s
ferocious set on last year’s Taste of
Chaos Tour thrilled thousands, whipping fans
into a frenzy nationwide. In November this
year, Rise Against will head downunder to do
it all over again, but this time, they’ll
be headlining their own shows in Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. New
Zealander’s will also be treated to Rise
Against’s impressive live shows, when
the band perform in Auckland.
With a career spanning six years, four albums
and over half a million album sales, Rise Against
exemplify punk-rock at its finest. Best described
as a barrage of unhinged power, attention-seeking
melodies and rousing lyrics, Rise Against have
managed to capture the attention of both the
underground and mainstream music circles throughout
the course of their career.
Anything but
a single-minded musical outfit, Rise Against
are continually
pushing the boundaries
of the punk-rock genre. Their most recent release The
Sufferer and The Witness has
been described as their best effort to date.
A large part
of Rise Against’s
success is owed to their explosive live shows.
In the
early days, extensive touring set them up to
become the hugely popular band they now are,
and it is onstage that Rise Against are at their
best.
Dates:
Wednesday 29 November - The Arena, Brisbane
Thursday 30 November - Roundhouse UNSW,
Sydney
Friday
1 December - The Palace, Melbourne
Sunday
3 December - Fowler’s Live, Adelaide
Tuesday
5 December Club - Capitol, Perth
Thursday
7 December - St James, Auckland NZ
