After thirteen years, four albums, fourteen singles, countless headline tours, thousands of satisfied punters and a series of colossal festival appearances, Welsh rockers Kids In Glass Houses announce their farewell Australian tour.
Where 2011’s ‘In Gold Blood’ was a critically acclaimed head-trip through a fantasy world, ‘Peace’ is a boundlessly entertaining collection of songs that proves beyond all doubt, that Aled, Iain, guitarist Joel Fisher, bassist Andrew Sheehy and drummer Philip Jenkins, can write one hell of a tune.
Having formed in South Wales in the same fertile scene that also produced the likes of Bullet For My Valentine, Funeral For A Friend and myriad others, Kids In Glass Houses rapidly rose to prominence after being championed by their peers as talented newcomers. By the time of the release of debut album ‘Smart Casual’ in 2008 on esteemed rock institution Roadrunner Records, they had a Kerrang! Award nomination and numerous tours already under their collective belt; once it surfaced, things went crazy for the quintet.
Support tours with the likes of Paramore and Fall Out Boy swiftly followed, and before long work had begun on what would become second album ‘Dirt’. Daytime radio play, festival main stages and significant press attention would greet its release in 2010, teeing up their shift into darker territories with ‘In Gold Blood’ the following year.
The band’s most recent 2013 offering in fourth album ‘Peace’ represents the band at their most relaxed and serves as a reminder of what Kids In Glass Houses have achieved thus far and signal a bright new future for them.
Supporting on all shows will be Sydney trio With Confidence. Closing in on close to 32,000 fans on facebook and having sold out their own headlining show in April at Sydney’s The Lair @ Metro Theatre, With Confidence have been a force to be reckoned with touring the country continuously since early 2013 and rapidly growing their fan base. Their alternative infused pop rock melodies will make for a perfect addition to the line up.
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KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES
AUSTRALIAN FAREWELL TOUR 2014
Tickets on sale Monday May 19 at 9am
Thursday, 21 August 14: Jurassic! @ Villa Nightclub, Perth, WA (18+)
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Friday, 22 August 14: BlackMarket @ Light Hotel, Adelaide, SA (18+)
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Saturday, 23 August 14: Bang! @ Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne, VIC (18+)
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Sunday, 24 August 14: Wrangler Studios, Melbourne, VIC (All Ages)
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Wednesday, 27 August 14: Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW (18+)
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Thursday, 28 August 14: Factory Theatre, Sydney, NSW (Lic All Ages)
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Saturday, 30 August 14: The Brightside, Brisbane, QLD (18+)
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Sunday, 31 August 14: The Lab, Brisbane, QLD (All Ages)
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