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DIRTY THREE AND LAUGHING CLOWNS PLAY ATP AUSTRALIA DON'T LOOK BACKS
13th November, 2009
Arguably the stand-out performers at this years inaugural All Tomorrow's Parties Festival at Mt.Buller, the Dirty Three return to Australia this summer for a national tour - their first in almost four (4) years - performing their magnum-opus Ocean Songs, in its entirety. The tour will take in an appearance at Sydney's month long arts event, Sydney Festival and also the Perth International Arts Festival. In addition the Dirty Three will perform Ocean Songs at headline shows in Brisbane and Melbourne.
Released in March 1998 and recorded by American recording engineer Steve Albini, Ocean Songs was the fourth album to be released by the Dirty Three and was their recorded highlight to that date. As suggested by the title, the sea provided much of the inspiration for the album and the ebb and flow of the tidal currents made their impression felt via songs The Distant Shore, Sea Above Sky Below and the epic Deep Waters - all sixteen minutes and 30 seconds of it.
The Australian Don't Look Back dates will join previous Dirty Three performances of Ocean Songs in London, upstate New York and a truncated performance earlier this year at Mt.Buller in regional Australia. This time however, Australian audiences will witness the performance of the album as a whole.
But that's not all... joining Dirty Three for the Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney performances will be long time Dirty Three favourites, Laughing Clowns, performing their early 'hits' package 'History of Rock n' Roll Volume One', also in its entirety. Yep, the same line-up that emerged after a 25 year hiatus to perform at this years inaugural Australian All Tomorrow's Parties Festivals - Kuepper, Wegener, Elliott, Miller and Spence - will join forces once more time to put new life into old classics such as Holy Joe, Sometimes (I Just Can't Live with Anyone) and Everything That Flies.
Full dates as follows.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010
Thursday 21st: Melbourne, Forum *
Monday 25th: Brisbane, Tivoli *
Tuesday 26th: Sydney Festival, Enmore Theatre *
Thursday 11th: Perth Festival, PIAF - A Don't Look Back performance of Ocean Songs (on sale now)
All shows except Perth are plus Laughing Clowns performing 'History of Rock n' Roll Volume One'
Unless otherwise noted tickets for all shows will go on-sale Monday November 23rd. For full ticketing details go to www.feelpresents.com
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The Stooges to play RAW POWER for 5th Anniversary Of Don't Look Back
18th September, 2009
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Don't Look Back season, in which All Tomorrow's Parties asks artists to perform classic albums in their entirety (which began with The Stooges performing Fun House at the Hammersmith Apollo), and also as part of this year's 10 Years Of ATP events, ATP concerts is very proud to present:
IGGY & THE STOOGES performing RAW POWER in its entirety
supported by SUICIDE performing SUICIDE (first lp)We've released a very limited number of previously production held tickets for both nights. We've released a small amount of seating tickets for the previously sold out Night One and also a small amount of standing tickets for Night Two, available through Ticketmaster.
Details:
ARTIST: The Stooges performing Raw Power in its entirety
SUPPORT ACTS: Suicide performing Suicide (First LP) + More Special Guests TBC
VENUE: Hammersmith Apollo
DATE: Sunday 2nd May and Monday 3rd May 2010
ADVANCED TICKET PRICE: £30.00 + bf
VENUE ADDRESS: 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9QH
VENUE TELEPHONE: 020 85633800
DOORS OPEN: 7pmAdd Show One to your: Facebook Events or Last.FM Events
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DON'T LOOK BACK AUSTRALIA JANUARY 2009: THE SAINTS, X and DIRTY THREE
28th November, 2008
"The most important Australian album ever made". - Nick Cave on The Saints (I'm) Stranded.
Released in April 1977, The Saints (I'm) Stranded regularly appears in any poll nominating Australia's greatest ever albums. In recent times this included; Melbourne newspaper The Age based on a survey of Melbourne's music and journalistic elite, a poll of the Australian music industry by AIR (Australian Independent Record Industry) and Australian on-line fanzine Mess & Noise. But it's not just here in Australia that the plaudits for this groundbreaking album have appeared. UK fashion bible GQ nominated (I'm) Stranded as the no.3 Australian album of all time behind AC/DC's Back in Black and the Bee Gee's Saturday Night Fever. Now there's some good company...
In addition to the regular poll positions, (I'm) Stranded was also the first album included in new Australian TV and DVD series 'Great Australian Albums' appearing alongside Crowded House, Silverchair and The Triffids. Not bad for an album that on release was as good as ignored, received no commercial radio play and did not chart. Further proof that great art is often initially misunderstood only to be fully appreciated by later generations.
To celebrate this fact - along with their inclusion in the inaugural Australian All Tomorrow's Parties Festival series - The Saints (including original members Chris Bailey, Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay as well as long time Saint Archie Larizza on bass) have graciously agreed to recreate the album (all 32 minutes of white noise, punk snarl and songwriting smarts) in its entirety - via two very special Don't Look Back performances.
The first, will take place at Melbourne's salubrious Forum Theatre (a long way from The Saints original breading ground of Brisbane's, Petrie Terrace) and will also feature the legendary X (not to be confused with the lesser American band of the same name) performing their classic second album 'At Home With You'. Released in September 1985, 'At Home With You' followed X's 1980 debut X-Aspirations (recorded with producer Lobby Loyde in just 5 hours) and featured singer/guitarist Steve Lucas, bassist Ian Rilen and (then) new drummer Cathy Green and featured the timeless 'Half Way Round the World' and also 'Degenerate Boy' - later covered with much success by Adelaide power trio The Mark of Cain. Original performers Steve Lucas and Cathy Green will reunite to present the album in its entirety and will also feature fellow album performers The Horns of Contempt (ex-Hunters & Collectors) with new bassist Kim Volkman standing in for the departed Ian Rilen.
The second show sees The Saints returning home to the scene of the crime - Brisbane - appearing as special guests of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at their Brisbane Riverstage show, rounding out a fantastic bill that already boasts Spiritualized, Robert Forster, The Necks and James 'Blood' Ulmer. If you live anywhere near Brisbane or within some hours drive you would be mad to miss this.
Alongside an appearance by Dirty Three performing their fourth album Ocean Songs in its entirety, The Saints and X complete a fantastic second season of Don't Look Back.
Friday 9th January: Dirty Three perform 'Ocean Songs' - All Tomorrow's Parties, Mt.Buller Ski Resort Tickets on sale now from http://atpfestival.oztix.com.au/, www.ticketmaster.com.au; all ticketmaster outlets or via phone: 136 100
Wednesday 14th January: The Saints perform (I'm) Stranded with special guests X performing 'At Home With You @ The Forum, Melbourne. Tickets on sale Monday 8th December from http://atpfestival.oztix.com.au/, www.ticketek.com.au or phone 132 849
Thursday 15th January: The Saints perform (I'm) Stranded as guests to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Brisbane, Riverstage, also featuring Spiritualized, Robert Forster, The Necks and James 'Blood' Ulmer. Tickets on sale now from www.ticketmaster.com.au; all ticketmaster outlets or via phone: 136 100. Tickets are also available in person or by phone from the Brisbane Powerhouse - 119 Lamington St, New Farm; www.brisbanepowerhouse.org ph: + 61 7 3358 8600. Also Rocking Horse Records: ph: +61 7 3229 5360, or online www.rockinghorse.net. Proudly presented by ATP Australia and Rave Magazine.
