The Weekly Wrap | 14/06/2024
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Cold Chisel Add More Australian Tour Dates
After selling out the entire run of their ‘Big Five-O’ Australian tour, Cold Chisel has announced six additional dates.
The original 17 shows went on sale last week, with the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane dates selling out within minutes. The new shows include gigs in Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra, Hunter Valley and Sydney, bringing the total number of dates on the tour to 23.
“We were completely blown away by the response last week,” vocalist Jimmy Barnes said in a press release. “The demand for tickets was bigger than anything we’ve ever seen before.”
Guitarist Ian Moss added, “Unfortunately, we can’t do gigs everywhere, so we’ve tried to get to the places where the outcry was loudest. That’s why we’ve added new shows in Canberra and the Hunter Valley, as well as additional gigs in Brisbane and Sydney, plus two more in Melbourne. The reaction of our fans has really fired us up - we can’t wait to play for everyone.”
Tickets for the new dates of the ‘Big Five-O’ Australian tour go on sale Tuesday, June 18 at 12:30pm via Cold Chisel’s website. Pre-sale tickets for those signed up to Cold Chisel’s mailing list go on sale Monday, June 17 at 12:30pm.
G-Eazy Announces Australian Tour
American rapper G-Eazy has announced the ‘Freak Show World Tour’ which includes four dates in Australia.
Named after G-Eazy’s forthcoming seventh album Freak Show, the tour makes its way to our shores in February next year, with the 'Me, Myself & I', 'Him & I' and 'No Limit' rapper performing in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Sadly for SA fans, G-Eazy isn’t visiting the City of Churches during his week long stay.
The tour and album announcement coincides with the release of G-Eazy’s latest single, ‘Anxiety’, a carnival-esque song that addresses his mental health issues.
Tickets for G-Eazy’s ‘Freak Show World Tour’ go on sale today, Friday, June 14 at 9:30am via Live Nation.
R.E.M Reunite for First interview in 30 years
Alternate legends R.E.M. gave their first interview as a band in 30 years this week. In a sitdown chat with CBS Mornings, the original lineup of singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry discussed their career in detail ahead of their induction into the Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame.
Although the full interview has yet to be uploaded online, you can check out a transcript of some of the conversation on CBSNews, where R.E.M. talk about the early years of the band, finding their sound and what being part of the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame means to them.
“You know, we lived or died on the strength of our songs. So this is a huge honour,” Buck said during the interview.
Mills added: “It is the hardest thing that we do. And it's the thing that we've worked on the most from the very beginning.”
Aussie fans can watch the interview via Paramount+.
Placebo Release Trailer for New Doco This Search For Meaning
Placebo is set to release their second documentary film, This Search For Meaning, later this year.
Directed by Scottish award-winning filmmaker Oscar Sansom, the doco is a tad different to your usual music bio, with This Search For Meaning diving deep into the meaning behind the band’s songs and lyrics while also highlighting Placebo’s evolution as a band and the cultural impact they had.
The doco includes interviews with Placebo’s vocalist/guitarist Brian Molko and bassist/guitarist Stefan Olsdal, along with contemporaries including Garbage’s Shirley Manson, Idles frontman Joe Talbot and Robbie Williams.
“The result is honest and rewarding – capturing the sense that we are all just trying to figure out our place in this world; and hopefully making some sense of it too,” the band said in a press release.
Lany Postpone Aussie Tour After Accident
American pop-rock act LANY has been forced to cancel their Australian tour after lead vocalist and guitarist Paul Klein was involved in an accident.
Klein was hit by a car while riding his Vespa home from the gym, something he explained in a lengthy statement on his Instagram.
“hey everyone - on thursday night of last week, i got hit by a car while i was on my vespa heading home from the gym. i don’t really remember anything after the collision… i woke up on a stretcher being put into an ambulance. i’ve cried a lot of thankful and happy tears during the last few days. i know how fortunate i am to still be here.
“all of my vitals are good, but walking and moving around is still a challenge. i’m getting progressively better though and will be at 100% really soon. the doctors have advised we reschedule our upcoming shows in australia and new zealand to fast track the recovery.
“for those of you that have purchased a ticket for aus/nz, hold onto them and the new dates will be released shortly. thank you for understanding. this experience has only intensified the feelings of purpose i have, so i can’t wait to heal up and get back to it. all other tour dates are staying the same. i love you and this life deeply! see u soon.”
The band were due to start their tour next week in Brisbane and have assured fans they are already working on organising new dates.
Sign up to LANY’s mailing list to be alerted when the new tour dates are announced.
Deftones Top Study As Most Listened To Metal Band During Sex
A new study by ZipHealth about what people listen to while having intercourse has found heavy metal act Deftones coming out on top.
The band behind ‘My Own Summer (Shove It)’, ‘Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)’ and the aptly titled ‘Sextape’ are the band metal fans love getting jiggy with it too.
ZipHealth surveyed over 1,000 people on their bedroom listening habits, with 47 per cent of participants admitting to regularly listening to music while having sex.
Other interesting data to come out of the survey includes Nicki Minaj’s ‘Super Freaky Girl’ being the number one listened to song across sex playlists, The Weeknd being the top artist blasted during sex and Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Closer’ the favourite tune of those indulging in BDSM.
The study also revealed the benefits of listening to music while getting freaky, with those getting hot and heavy to tunes reporting listening to music increases the amount of sex they have and results in more sexual satisfaction.
You can check out the full results of the study here.
Refused Cancel Reunion Show After Frontman Suffers Heart Attack
Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzén suffered what he called “a massive heart attack” in the leadup to the band’s final festival date ever.
Taking to Instagram, Lyxzén posted a photo of him in the hospital giving the peace sign accompanied by the caption: “So this morning I had a massive heart attack at my hotel room. It’s was extremely painful and wildly scary. Thanks the the wonderful doctors and nurses at the Uppsala hospital I’m still around to fight another day. Under the circumstances I feel ok. Sore and tired and really shook up.”
“I real really hate cancelling show but the doctor said no rock for a couple of weeks. Which means that the @refused show at @rosendalgardenparty is not happening. A complete bummer as I was really looking forward to it. But hopefully I/we will be able to make up to you soon.
“The good news is that with medication I can get back to my rocking self hopefully sooner than later. Life is weird and precious. Take care of each and tell your loved ones that you love them.”
Refused were meant to play their first show in four years at Stockholm’s Rosendal Garden Party.
Friday Five
You love music. We love music. Here are five songs we are digging this week.
1. Nilüfer Yanya – ‘Method Actor’
2. Toro y Moi – ‘Tuesday’
3. Hinds – ‘En Forma’
4. Tshegue – ‘Sing My Song’
5. Eliza & The Delusionals – ‘Falling For You’
