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“To celebrate 25 years since the release of Swervedriver’s classic second album Mezcal Head, the band will be performing the record live for the first time throughout Europe and the UK in May 2018. But more than that, the band – comprising Adam Franklin, Jimmy Hartridge, Mikey Jones and Ben Ellis from Iggy Pop’s band (standing in for the on-sabbatical Mick Quinn) – will also be performing the band’s first album, the seminal Raise. The show will comprise of two sets with psychedelic interlude.

Swervedriver’s sixth album Remembering Forward is set to be released later in 2018.”

14/5 Hebden Bridge Trades Club
15/5 Newcastle O2
16/5 Glasgow ABC2
17/5 Manchester Band On The Wall
18/5 London Islington Academy
19/5 Leicester Dryden Street Social
20/5 Maastricht Transformer*
21/5 Amsterdam Paradiso (changed – now a Raise and Mezcal Head show)
22/5 Leipzig Ut Connewitz
23/5 Prague Futurum
24/5 Berlin Bi Nuu
25/5 Hamburg Hafenklang
* will be a regular set

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In 2013, Swervedriver performed their debut album, Raise, in its entirety in Australia and the UK and then went on to record the band’s highly acclaimed fifth album, I Wasn’t Born To Lose You, released in March 2015. This September, Adam Franklin, Jimmy Hartridge, Mikey Jones and Mick Quinn will be reprising the performance of Raise shows – for the first time in the USA – but with one large difference: they will also be performing their much loved second album, Mezcal Head, from front-to-back. The show will comprise of two sets.  A new (sixth) album has been penciled in for a 2018 release – stay tuned for more details.

Tickets On Sale Friday June 9th 10am ET


9/7 Metro, Chicago
9/8 Lee’s Palace, Toronto
9/9 Brighton Music Hall, Allston
9/10 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
9/11 Union Transfer, Philadelphia
9/12 Back Cat, Washington
9/14 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro
9/15 Terminal West, Atlanta 
9/16 The Social, Orlando
9/17 Siberia, New Orleans
9/18 Trees, Dallas
9/19 3ten Austin City Limits Live, Austin
9/21 191 Toole, Tucson
9/22 Casbah, San Diego
9/23 Bimbo’s 365 Club, San Francisco
9/24 The Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles

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“We are very sorry to say that our show in Paris on Saturday – which we really wanted to play in defiance of the deluded, murdering shitheads – has been postponed. Alias, Fleche d’Or and Bataclan are the same team and crew and everybody there is in great shock and distress, as well as the Parisienne audiences and people deeply impacted and so in order to allow our brothers and sisters in the French capital time to rest and grieve and heal, we have spoken with the promoter and decided that we shall reschedule for the earliest possible date. Peace X”

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June 2016 Singapore, New Zealand & Australia
WEDNESDAY 15th JUNE, Singapore at Hood Bar & Cafe
FRIDAY 17th JUNE – CHRISTCHURCH NZ at Churchills
SATURDAY 18th JUNE – WELLINGTON NZ at Bodega 
SUNDAY 19th JUNE – AUCKLAND NZ at The Kings Arms 
WEDNESDAY 22ND JUNE Brisbane Aus at The Triffid
THURSDAY 23RD JUNE Melbourne Aus at The Corner Hotel
FRIDAY 24TH JUNE Newcastle Aus at The Cambridge Hotel 
SATURDAY 25TH JUNE Sydney Aus at The Factory Theatre 
TUESDAY 28TH JUNE Perth Aus at Amplifier Bar

“Nineties UK shoegaze legends SWERVEDRIVER return to NZ with old friends FUR PATROL

FUR PATROL will open this doubleheader whilst celebrating their 20th anniversary.

SWERVEDRIVER inhabit a funny spot within the pantheon of classic shoegazer bands. They were always out of step with their 90s Creation-era peers, most of whom appeared content to disappear behind a veil of tastefully shimmering feedback and lyrical obtuseness. Swervedriver, on the other hand, were interested in ripping. Their guitars may have fed back through the requisite number of effects pedals, and classic Swervedriver t-shirts actually featured a connected bank of effects pedals rather than the bandmembers, but rather than shrink into the feedback, Swervedriver married their guitar haze with nods to poppy psychedelia, American film noir, and songs about fast cars

FUR PATROL remain Julia Deans vocals and guitar , Andrew Bain on bass, and Simon Braxton on drums Its been 20 years since Julia got them together to work on some demo material. ANd within 4 years they had a classic NZ number one with Lydia. ANDREW BAIN: “It’s been a few years, I hope Simon can remember how to count to 4, although some of our songs do go up to 600 so this could get interesting fast.” 
https://myspace.com/furpatrol/bio
LYDIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8F2EnQsFO8
doors for all shows at 8 pm 
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM www.undertheradar.co.nz“

 

 

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I’m pleasantly surprised to learn of Australian dates this summer. Hopefully more news soon wink wink.

WEDNESDAY 22ND JUNE The Triffid Brisbane
THURSDAY 23RD JUNE The Corner Hotel Melbourne
FRIDAY 24TH JUNE The Cambridge Hotel Newcastle
SATURDAY 25TH JUNE The Factory Theatre Sydney
TUESDAY 28TH JUNE Amplifier Bar Perth

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11/11 Switzerland, Lausanne, Le Romandie
11/12 Austria, Vienna, B72
11/13 Italy, Rome, Traffic Club
11/14 Italy, Bologna, Freakout Club
11/15 Italy, Brescia, Latteria Molloy
11/17 Belgium, Antwerp, Trix Club
11/18 Germany, Hamburg, Knust
11/19 Germany, Cologne, Gebaude 9
11/20 Netherlands, Utrecht, Le Guess Who Festival
11/21 France, Paris, La Fleche D’Or (postponed)
11/27 Hong Kong, Clockenflap Festival

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Note changes to 8/28, 9/13, 9/24 and 9/29.

Late Summer US Tour
08/29 Denver, CO – National Western (Riot Fest) (changed from the 28th)
** cancelled ** 08/29 Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge ** cancelled **
08/30 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
08/31 Columbia, MO – Rose Music Hall
09/01 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
09/02 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
09/03 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
09/04 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
09/05 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
09/06 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
09/08 Buffalo, NY – Waiting Room
09/09 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
09/10 Ann Arbor, MI – Bling Pig
09/12 Chicago, IL – Douglas Park (Riot Fest)
09/13 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
09/14 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
09/15 Asheville, NC – The Mothlight
09/16 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
09/17 Birmingham, AL – Saturn
09/18 New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues – The Parish
09/19 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
09/20 Houston, TX – House of Blues – Bronze
09/21 Austin, TX – The Parish
09/23 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
09/24 Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar & Billiards (due to Bunkhouse closure)
09/25 Costa Mesa, CA – Maison
09/26 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy and Harriets (Desert Stars Festival)
09/27 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
09/28 San Diego, CA – Casbah
** just added ** 09/29 Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
10/01 Honolulu, HI – The Replublik

Also UK merchandise now has a new home.