DEERHOOF ANNOUNCE 2024 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
The experimental rockers return to Australia after a ten year absence.
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A decade since their last tour Down Under, experimental San Francisco act Deerhoof returns to our shores this June. The quartet will be touring in support of their latest album, 2023s Miracle-Level. The album is the band’s nineteenth long player in their storied 30 year career, and the first sung entirely in Japanese.
The album is “Deerhoof’s mystical manifesto on creativity and trust, its answer to the artificial industries of deception, coercion, and boredom we’re forced to put up with,” reads a statement.
Deerhoof will play five shows in Australia, starting with a performance at the Brunswick Ballroom in Melbourne on Wednesday June 12. This will be followed by a gig at Machine Hall in Sydney on Thursday June 13 as part of Vivid LIVE. The remaining three shows are at The Zoo in Brisbane on Friday June 14, Jive in Adelaide on Saturday June 15 and The Milk Bar in Perth on Sunday June 6.
Tickets for the tour are on sale now.
Emerging from San Francisco’s music scene in the early 90s, Deerhoof has gone on to establish themselves as one of the pioneers of early indie rock. Originally a duo consisting of guitarist Rob Fisk and drummer Greg Saunier, the band went through several personal changes over the years before drafting in bassist and vocalist Satomi Matsuzaki and guitarist John Dieterich, who replaced Fisk.
The band adhere to the DIY ethos of the 70s punk era, with the quartet’s Miracle-Level the first album they’ve recorded and mixed in a professional studio.
Revered by their peers and a huge influence on a wide range of indie and experimental bands and artists, Deerhoof is also known for their sometimes chaotic live shows.
Tickets for their headline show at Jive on Saturday June 15 are on sale now via Moshtix.
Deerhoof 2024 Australian Tour
Wednesday June 12 – Brunswick Ballroom, Melbourne
Thursday June 12 – Vivid, Sydney (Machine Hall)
Friday June 14 – The Zoo, Brisbane
Saturday June 15 – Jive Bar, Adelaide
Sunday June 15 – The Milk Bar, Perth