“Every inch of me is always itching unless I’m on a stage,” sings The Smith Street Band front man Wil Wagner on the opening tracks to their new record Throw Me In The River.
Barely resting since having spent November touring the country to promote the album, which sold out shows in every city including three sold out Corner Hotel shows in their hometown of Melbourne, the band announce their first tour of 2015.
In what has been a stellar year for the group, in which Throw Me In The River has received universal praise, been crowned triple j’s album of the week and debuted in the top 20 of the ARIA chats, 2015 will be much of the same for the band, already filling their calendar with national and international tour dates, including a second appearance at Belgium’s Groezrock Festival.
The extensive 24 date Get High, See Everyone national tour will see shows in every state and territory in the country, including regional areas and features all ages shows in most capital cities. The tour will have the band meet up with Toronto-based punk band and Side One Dummy Records label mates PUP and old friends in London trio Great Cynics, of whom they toured the UK with in 2013. Both bands will be making their debut appearances in Australia. Opening all shows are Melbourne’s rising grunge rockers Apart From This.
With much of Throw Me In The River written whilst on the road, ranging from North America to mainland Europe, the UK and Australia, it’s only fitting the band returns to the cities the songs were crafted in, and what better place to start another year of intense global touring than in the Australian summer.
Poison City Records & Jackknife Music Presents
THE SMITH STREET BAND – GET HIGH, SEE EVERYONE TOUR
with special guests PUP (Canada), Great Cynics (UK) & Apart From This
Sat Jan 24th – Railway Hotel, Darwin (TSSB only)
Wed Jan 28th – Musicman, Bendigo
Thu Jan 29th – Barwon Club, Geelong
Fri Jan 30th – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Sat Jan 31st – The Hi Fi, Melbourne
Sun Feb 1st – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne (Under 18s)
Wed Feb 4th – Sol Bar, Maroochydore
Thu Feb 5th – Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
Fri Feb 6th – The Hi Fi, Brisbane
Sat Feb 7th – Crowbar, Brisbane (Under 18s)
Sun Feb 8th – The Northern, Byron Bay
Wed Feb 11th – Coffs Hotel, Coffs Harbour
Thu Feb 12th – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Fri Feb 13th – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Sat Feb 14th – Factory Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)
Sun Feb 15th – Magpies, Canberra (All Ages)
Tue Feb 17th – Mariners, Batemans Bay
Wed Feb 18th – The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine
Fri Feb 20th – Party in the Paddock, Burns Creek, Tasmania (Apart From This not appearing)
Sat Feb 21st – Railway Hotel, Fremantle
Thu Feb 26th – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
Fri Feb 27th – Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Sat Feb 28th – The Gov, Adelaide
Sun Mar 1st – The Gov, Adelaide (All Ages)
TICKETS ON SALE 9.00AM LOCAL TIME MONDAY DECEMBER 8TH
THE SMITH STREET BAND – THROW ME IN THE RIVER – OUT NOW
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