DZ Deathrays Announce Massive 2025 Regional Tour
The lads Weekend Warriors Regional Australian Tour takes in 24 dates from February to April next year.
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Fresh from celebrating the 10th anniversary of their sophomore album Black Rat with a national tour, DZ Deathrays are gearing up for one of their biggest tours yet in 2025.
The Weekend Warriors Regional Australian Tour takes in a whopping 24 dates across the nation, with DZ Deathrays hitting up venues in towns such as Margaret River, Geelong, Manly, Tamworth, Capalaba and Beechworth.
Currently on the road performing Black Rat for fans across Europe, the lad’s regional tour also includes a stop in South Australia at Beer & BBQ Fest in Mt Gambier on Sunday, March 9. This will be DZ’s only show in the state, so fans will want to circle this date in their calendar.
The tour announcement comes off the back of the band’s most recent single, ‘First Night Fever’. A rollicking guitar groover, the tune’s music video is another classic from DZ Deathrays, with the clip showing the bad getting progressively drunker as they spend a night painting the town red.
As part of the Weekend Warriors Regional Australian Tour, DZ Deathrays are bringing some of their friends along for the ride, with a host of Australia’s best ratbags playing selected dates on the tour. Last Quokka, Pretty Uglys, Drunk Mums, Mannequin Death Squad, Semantics, Trim Reaper, Private Wives, Goon Gremlins, Itchy & The Nits, Korderoy and No Longer Kids are all performing alongside DZ, with an as-yet to be announced special guest also part of the tour.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via DZ Deathrays website.
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Beginning their musical career as members of Brisbane’s Velociraptor, Shane Parsons (vocals/guitar) and Simon Ridley (drums) formed DZ Deathrays in 2008. Eventually recruiting Lachlan Ewbank (lead guitar/vocals), the trio have gone on to release six ARIA charting studio albums, with both Bloody Lovely and Positive Rising: Part 2 peaking at #4 on the ARIA Album Charts.
DZ Deathrays’ last album, 2023’s R.I.F.F, reached #8 on the ARIA Albums Chart, making it their third top-ten album. Spawning the singles ‘King B’, ‘Paranoid’ and ‘Tuff Luck’, the album was well received, with Hysteria Mag calling R.I.F.F. “modern rock cooked to perfection.”
Anyone who has caught DZ Deathrays live knows how good they are, and with the special guests joining them on the road, the Weekend Warriors Regional Australian Tour is shaping up as an absolute belter.
Catch DZ Deathrays at Beer & BBQ Fest at Mt Gambier on Sunday, March 9. Tickets on sale now via Moshtix.
DZ DEATHRAYS Weekend Warrior Regional Australian Tour Dates
Thursday, February 13 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury w/ Last Quokka & Pretty Uglys
Friday, February 14 – The River, Margaret River w/ Last Quokka & Pretty Uglys
Saturday, February 15 – Indian Ocean, Scarborough w/ Last Quokka & Pretty Uglys
Thursday, February 20 – Whalers Inn, Warrnambool w/ Drunk Mums & Mannequin Death Squad
Friday, February 21 – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave w/ Drunk Mums & Mannequin Death Squad
Saturday, February 22 – Pelly Bar, Frankston w/ Mannequin Death Squad & No Longer Kids
Thursday, February 27 – Barwon Club, Geelong w/ Drunk Mums & Mannequin Death Squad
Friday, February 28 – Volta, Ballarat w/ Drunk Mums & Mannequin Death Squad
Saturday, March 1 – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine w/ Drunk Mums & Mannequin Death Squad
Thursday, March 6 – The Baso, Canberra w/ special guests & Private Wives
Friday, March 7 – Shark Bar, Manly w/ specials guests & Itchy and the Nits
Saturday, March 8 – Wollongong Uni, Wollongong w/ special guests & Private Wives
Sunday, March 9 – Beer & BBQ Fest, Mt Gambier w/ SLOWLY SLOWLY
Thursday, March 13 – King Street Bandroom, Newcastle w/ special guests & Goon Gremlins
Friday, March 14 – Finnians, Port Macquarie w/ special guests & Korderoy
Saturday, March 15 – Moonshiners, Tamworth 2/ TBC
Friday, March 21 – The Northern, Byron Bay w/ special guests & Trim Reaper
Saturday, March 22 – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast w/ special guests & Trim Reaper
Thursday, March 27 – Sol Bar, Maroochydore w/ Semantics & Trim Reaper
Friday, March 28 – Racehorse Hotel, Ipswich w/ Semantics & Trim Reaper
Saturday, March 29 – Koala Tavern, Capalaba w/ Semantics & Trim Reaper
Saturday, April 5 – Club Bundaberg, Bundaberg w/ Semantics & Trim Reaper
Friday, April 11 – Beer Deluxe, Albury w/ Drunk Mums
Saturday, April 12 – Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth w/ Drunk Mums
