King Stingray Declare Friday, November 8 ‘King Sting Day’
The band are urging fans to take the day off to celebrate the release of their sophomore album, For the Dreams.
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This Friday, November 8, marks the release date of King Stingray’s hot little sophomore album, For the Dream. To celebrate this monumental moment in the Arnhem Land band’s career, the lads have declared Friday National King Sting Day.
To make the day that much more special, King Stingray are urging fans to pull a sickie. Taking to Instagram, the band shared an instructional video on how to get out of work accompanied by the caption: “BATHALA NEWS 📞😷 TIME TO CALL IN SICK, CALL YOUR BOSS, DO WHATEVER YOU GOTTA DO. IT’S DAY OFF TIME. WORK LESS + STING ON. FOR THE DREAMS - OUT NOV 8! BIG LOVE ALWAYS FROM KING STING 🧡”
Anyone struggling to get the day off can call King Stingray drummer Lewi Style for a permission slip.
Consisting of 12 joyous indie surf rock tracks – including singles ‘Lookin’ Out’, ‘Through the Trees’, ‘Best Bit’, Cat 5 (Cyclone)’ and ‘Light Up the Path’ – For the Dream is shaping up as one of the albums of 2024.
Along with the release of For the Dream this King Sting Day, the band are hitting the road in early 2025, performing five headline gigs across the country alongside Beddy Rays and The Belair Lip Bombs.
The tour kicks off at Hordern Pavilion on Gadigal Land/Sydney on Friday, March 21 and then hits Fortitude Music Hall on Turrbal Land/Brisbane (Saturday, March 22), Hindley Street Music Hall on Kaurna Land/Adelaide (Friday, March 28) and the Forum in Naarm/Melbourne (Saturday, March 29), with a final gig at Freo Arts Centre on Whadjuk Noongar Land/Fremantle on Friday, April 4.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via Handsome Tours.
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Formed in 2020 by Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu (lead vocals, clapsticks), Roy Kellaway (guitar, backing vocals), Dimathaya Burarrwanga (guitar, backing vocals, didgeridoo), Lewis Stiles (drums, backing vocals), Campbell Messer (bass, banjo, backing vocals) and Yimila Gurruwiwi (didgeridoo, backing vocals), King Stingray have taken little time to establish themselves as Australia’s next big thing.
The self-described “Yolŋu surf rock” collective’s self-titled debut album earned the band three AIR Awards, the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artists gong at the ARIA Music Awards and the Australian Music Prize, which won them a tidy $30,000 in prize money.
Having toured nationally and internationally and built a strong fanbase across the globe, music lovers are excited to see what King Stingray deliver on For the Dreams.
Catch King Stingray at Hindley Street Music Hall on Friday, March 28. For full ticketing information visit Handsome Tours. For the Dreams arrives this Friday, November 8. You can pre-order a copy here.
King Stingray 2025 Australian Tour Dates
Friday, March 21 – Hordern Pavilion, Gadigal Land/Sydney
Saturday, March 22 – Fortitude Music Hall, Turrbal Land/Brisbane
Friday, March 28 – Hindley Street Music Hall, Kaurna Land/Adelaide
Saturday, March 29 – Forum, Naarm/Melbourne
Friday, April 4 – Freo Arts Centre, Whadjuk Noongar Land/Fremantle
