Update: a new date has been announced for the 20th Oct 2011: Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle WA. Article has been amended; full details for this show are below in the tour dates.
The Drones are without a doubt one of the most acclaimed and revered bands of modern Australian music. Famous for their exhaustingly brutal live shows, lyrical honesty, and uncompromising approach to their music, The Drones will take to the road to support the release of their Live DVD – A Thousand Mistakes (In Store September 16th 2011 independently through Shock Records).
“ …this sometimes wonderfully punishing, often exhilarating performance by a band who illustrate how ordinary those run-of-the-mill acts we saw at the humdrum ARIA awards are.”
Sydney Morning Herald
“The Drones, one of the best live acts in the country…” The Vine
“The Drones make wild, dark, intense melodic swampy rock’n’roll that comes from the nether regions of their collective subconscious.” The Age
Good friend Adalita will join them on the tour. One of the great local song writers of the past two decades, the Magic Dirt front woman will open each night with her hauntingly beautiful solo show.
A Thousand Mistakes has been recorded in 5.1 surround sound and will be released on DVD, with an accompanying limited edition of vinyl for collectors, this September. It features an intimate live session of rarely played songs from their career that spans over thirteen years and five studio albums, including tracks Stop Dreaming, The Best You Can Believe In, Work For Me and Cold and Sober.
It also includes a full live show at one of Melbourne’s favourite venues, the East Brunswick club, filmed in 2010, and a bonus disc full of live footage filmed all over the world between 2005-2010.
TOUR DATES
Friday 7th October
ANU Bar (CANBERRA, ACT)
www.anuunion.com.au Union Court, Acton, CANBERRA
With Adalita
Tickets $28 + bf from www.ticketek.com.au
Doors open 8pm
Saturday 8th October
Cambridge Hotel (NEWCASTLE, NSW)
www.yourcambridge.com 789 Hunter St, NEWCASTLE WEST
With Adalita
Tickets $30 + bf from the venue, The Rock Shop and www.moshtix.com & www.thedrones.com.au
Doors 8pm
Friday 14th October
The Corner Hotel (MELBOURNE, VIC)
www.cornerhotel.com 57 Swan St, RICHMOND
With Adalita
Tickets $35 + bf from the venue box office & www.cornerhotel.com
Doors open 8.30pm
Thursday 20th October
Mojos Bar (FREMANTLE, WA) JUST ANNOUNCED
237 Queen Victoria St NORTH FREMANTLE
With Adalita
Tickets $35 + bf from www.heetseeker.com & www.thedrones.com.au
Doors open 8pm
Friday 21st October
The Bakery (PERTH, WA)
233 James Street, NORTHBRIDGE
With Adalita
Tickets $35 + bf from www.nowbaking.com.au & www.thedrones.com.au
Doors open 8pm
Saturday 22nd October
The Governor Hindmarsh (ADELAIDE, SA)
www.thegov.com.au 59 Port Road, HINDMARSH
With Adalita
Tickets $35 + bf from the venue, www.moshtix.com, www.venuetix.com.au & www.thedrones.com.au
Doors open 8pm
Friday 28th October
The Hi Fi (BRISBANE, QLD)
www.thehifi.com.au 123 Boundary Street, WEST END BRISBANE
With Adalita
Tickets $35 + bf from www.thehifi.com.au
Doors open 8pm
Saturday 29th October
The Metro (SYDNEY, NSW)
www.metrotheatre.com.au 624 George Street, SYDNEY
With Adalita
Tickets $35 + bf from www.ticketek.com & www.thedrones.com.au
Doors open 8pm
