The Southern River Band Embark on ‘D.I.Y. Album Tour’
The Aussie rockers kick off the 13-date tour at Crown & Anchor this month.

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Pub rockers The Southern River Band have announced a national tour to celebrate the release of their hotly anticipated debut album, D.I.Y.
Containing re-recorded versions of live favourites ‘Sezza B’, ‘Chasin’, ‘Chimney’, ‘Miss Me’, ‘Ciggies’ and ‘Vice II’ alongside recent singles ‘Vice III’ and ‘Stan’, the band say D.I.Y. is “a real Rock n Roll record, 4 fukheads in a room playin together.” Noice.
D.I.Y. drops August 16 via Cooking Vinyl Australia (pre-order/pre-save here), a week before The Southern River Band hit the road on their 13-date national tour.
Kicking things off in Adelaide at the Crown & Anchor on Thursday, August 22, the band then performs at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on Friday, August 23 and the Altar in Hobart on Sunday, August 25. Then it’s on to The Baso in Canberra on Wednesday, August 28, Dicey Rileys in Wollongong on Thursday, August 29 and Selinas in Sydney on Friday, August 30.
The next leg of the tour begins on Sunday, September 1 at King Street in Newcastle and continues at Hoey Moey in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday, September 4, Bangalow Bowlo in Byron Bay on Friday, September 6 and The Black Room in Brisbane on Saturday, September 7.
The final three shows of the tour take place on the Gold Coast at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse on Sunday, September 8, Magnet House in Perth on Friday, September 27 and Freo Social in Fremantle on Friday, October 4.
Tickets for all shows go on sale now via The Southern River Band’s website.
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Having recently returned from their sold out debut European tour, WA’s own SRB are excited to get reacquainted with Aussie audiences when they embark on their monster 13-date D.I.Y. Album Tour.
Taking to Instagram to reveal the tour, SRB said: “Team!!! Our D.I.Y album tour kicks off in a month, and we've got some fukn ripper bands playing with us this time round!”
Those bands in question include singer-songwriter Ricky Albeck, rockets Sophisticated Dingo, 70s-influenced jammers Dead Witch, indie act Lemon Wells, Wollongong rockers Vandastruts, punk rockers Brixton Alley and singer-songwriter Carla Geneve.
Catch The Southern River Band in Adelaide at Crown & Anchor on Thursday, August 22. Grab a ticket here and pre-order/pre-save your copy of D.I.Y. here.
The Southern River Band D.I.Y. Album Tour
with special guests Ricky Albeck @, Sophisticated Dingo #, DEad Witch $, Lemon Wells %, Vandastruts *, Brixton Alley + and Carla Geneve !
Thursday, August 22 – Crown & Anchor, Adelaide @
Friday, August 23 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne #$
Sunday, August 25 – Altar, Hobart %
Wednesday, August 28 – The Baso, Canberra *
Thursday, August 29 – Dicey Rileys, Wollongong *
Friday, August 30 – Selinas, Sydney $
Sunday, September 1 – King Street, Newcastle $
Wednesday, September 4 – Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour +
Friday, September 6 – Bangalow Bowlo, Byron Bay +
Saturday, September 7 – The Black Room, Brisbane +
Sunday, September 8 – Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, Gold Coast +
Friday, September 27 – Magnet House, Perth !
Friday, October 4 – Freo Social, Fremantle !
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