David Jobling‘MELODIA’ | The Vines Tour
October 24th 2008 23:43
THE VINES – MELODIA TOUR
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT FOR OCTOBER – NOVEMBER TOUR
Presented by Triple J, Channel [V], Max and FasterLouder.com.au
Originally renowned for having “sold-out” upon first signing a record deal back in 2001, The Vines have once again proven their worth as top class sell-outs, with most of their October-November dates all gone bar the shouting. Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth have all GONE, with only a limited number of tickets remaining for Canberra, Brisbane and their 2nd Sydney show.
Let’s not split hairs though. If you want to see one of Australia’s most exciting rock outfits of all time live on stage in Sydney, Brisbane or Canberra, for God’s sake get yourself a ticket now or miss out.
With their new video for 'Get Out' chosen as Channel [V]’s Ripe Clip of the Week and their Triple J Live At The Wireless performance having aired this week, The Vines are primed to enjoy themselves (at their own expense) every night of this tour, playing tracks from all four of their albums with gay abandon.
It’s true to say that a guitar may get smashed here and there, and perhaps the odd drum kit will regret having ever been made, but let us not forget that rock and roll was once the music of rebellion, and on a good night - and even a bad one - a Vines show is a brutal reminder of why this scandalous art form was once so feared by parents and squares alike. They recall a time when bands were appalled by their parents’ record collections rather than inspired by them, and to witness it up close is to feel excited about the whole dirty business again.
Saturday 25th October
Melbourne - Hi Fi Bar
Presented by Inpress
SOLD OUT
Thursday 30th October
Byron Bay - Great Northern Hotel
Tickets available through the following outlets:
thenorthern.com.au
oztix.com.au or call 1300 762 545
Friday 31st October
Brisbane - Tivoli
Presented by Rave
Tickets available through ticketek.com.au or call 132 849
Saturday 1st November
Sydney – The Metro (Licensed All Ages)
Presented by Brag
SOLD OUT
Sunday 2nd November
Sydney – The Metro (Licensed All Ages)
Presented by Brag
Tickets on sale FRIDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER through the following outlets:
metrotheatre.com.au or call 02 9550 3666
ticketek.com.au or call 132 849
Friday 7th November
Adelaide – Governor Hindmarsh (Licensed All Ages)
Presented by dB
Tickets available through the following outlets:
The Gov - Phone bookings: 08 8340 0744
venuetix.com.au or call 08 8225 8888
moshtix.com or call 1300 GET TIX (438 849)
SOLD OUT
Saturday 8th November
Perth - Rosemount Hotel
Presented by X-Press
SOLD OUT
Six years is, to quote Mott The Hoople, “a mighty long way down rock ‘n’ roll”. Though it might only feel like yesterday that The Vines ram-raided their way into the public consciousness, 2008 finds them releasing their fourth album ‘Melodia’. It greets the world with the kind of blinking, wide eyed enthusiasm of a band just out of the garage. The real story, though, is of a band who have experienced an accelerated career lived out very publicly in a whirlwind of brilliant pop records, legendary gigs and gruelling world tours, breakdowns, break ups and the occasional fug of spliff smoke, enough to make lesser mortals run for the hills, never to return to the frontline…
In 2002, The Vines were at the very forefront of an exciting new rock movement around the world along with contemporaries The Strokes, The Hives and The White Stripes. Their debut album 'Highly Evolved', sold almost 2 million copies. Their second album 'Winning Days' was a less happy time for the band in spite of its quality when singer Craig Nicholls’ increasingly erratic behaviour led to a diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome (a high functioning form of autism) and an extended hiatus as Nicholls learnt to deal with his condition. 'Vision Valley' saw the band re-emerge with a still fragile yet unshakably gifted Nicholls starting afresh. His gradual rehabilitation saw the band re-emerge on to the live stage again with a series of outstanding festival performances in Australia and the UK in 2006 including Big Day Out, Reading and Leeds. 2007 was spent writing and rehearsing songs for what is now known as ‘Melodia’.
No one really had the right to expect to find The Vines in such rude health, but with this album, the band are ready to drop back in where they started. The record, recorded again with Rob Schnapf (‘Highly Evolved’, ‘Winning Days’) in LA, sees the band pushing themselves to the polar extremes of their sound – pummelling, speedball fired demento rock amped up to the Nth degree (with the likes of “Manger”, “Get Out” & “Scream”) while bucolic pop is allowed to tranq out into classically beautiful lazy day territory (“A.S III”, “True As The Night” & “Orange Amber”). Twisted psychedelia? Album closer “She Is Gone” is a mesmerizing, circular riff that soars skywards into the stratosphere, all rippling guitars and angel’s sigh vocals. Pure unadulterated gonzoid rock ‘n’ roll? Recently debuted first single, “He’s A Rocker”, arguably their finest two minutes and four seconds since “Get Free” (actually that was two mins seven but who’s counting?).
This Saturday July 12, The Vines will release their new album ‘Melodia’ on Ivy League Records. The album features fourteen new songs, including ‘He’s A Rocker’ which has been on high rotation around the country.
The next stage of The Vines career begins here and it’s a safe bet to say that anything goes. In fact, based on the last six years, it’s possibly best not to assume anything other than it’s going to be a hell of a ride…
The Vines play a special one off Triple J show in Sydney on July 16 at The Manning Bar – tickets are only available via Triple J so tune in now so you don’t miss out! They then head to Fuji Rock Festival on July 25 and Splendour In The Grass, August 2.
‘MELODIA’ OUT JULY 12
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT FOR OCTOBER – NOVEMBER TOUR
Presented by Triple J, Channel [V], Max and FasterLouder.com.au
Originally renowned for having “sold-out” upon first signing a record deal back in 2001, The Vines have once again proven their worth as top class sell-outs, with most of their October-November dates all gone bar the shouting. Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth have all GONE, with only a limited number of tickets remaining for Canberra, Brisbane and their 2nd Sydney show.
Let’s not split hairs though. If you want to see one of Australia’s most exciting rock outfits of all time live on stage in Sydney, Brisbane or Canberra, for God’s sake get yourself a ticket now or miss out.
With their new video for 'Get Out' chosen as Channel [V]’s Ripe Clip of the Week and their Triple J Live At The Wireless performance having aired this week, The Vines are primed to enjoy themselves (at their own expense) every night of this tour, playing tracks from all four of their albums with gay abandon.
It’s true to say that a guitar may get smashed here and there, and perhaps the odd drum kit will regret having ever been made, but let us not forget that rock and roll was once the music of rebellion, and on a good night - and even a bad one - a Vines show is a brutal reminder of why this scandalous art form was once so feared by parents and squares alike. They recall a time when bands were appalled by their parents’ record collections rather than inspired by them, and to witness it up close is to feel excited about the whole dirty business again.
Saturday 25th October
Melbourne - Hi Fi Bar
Presented by Inpress
SOLD OUT
Thursday 30th October
Byron Bay - Great Northern Hotel
Tickets available through the following outlets:
thenorthern.com.au
oztix.com.au or call 1300 762 545
Friday 31st October
Brisbane - Tivoli
Presented by Rave
Tickets available through ticketek.com.au or call 132 849
Saturday 1st November
Sydney – The Metro (Licensed All Ages)
Presented by Brag
SOLD OUT
Sunday 2nd November
Sydney – The Metro (Licensed All Ages)
Presented by Brag
Tickets on sale FRIDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER through the following outlets:
metrotheatre.com.au or call 02 9550 3666
ticketek.com.au or call 132 849
Friday 7th November
Adelaide – Governor Hindmarsh (Licensed All Ages)
Presented by dB
Tickets available through the following outlets:
The Gov - Phone bookings: 08 8340 0744
venuetix.com.au or call 08 8225 8888
moshtix.com or call 1300 GET TIX (438 849)
SOLD OUT
Saturday 8th November
Perth - Rosemount Hotel
Presented by X-Press
SOLD OUT
Six years is, to quote Mott The Hoople, “a mighty long way down rock ‘n’ roll”. Though it might only feel like yesterday that The Vines ram-raided their way into the public consciousness, 2008 finds them releasing their fourth album ‘Melodia’. It greets the world with the kind of blinking, wide eyed enthusiasm of a band just out of the garage. The real story, though, is of a band who have experienced an accelerated career lived out very publicly in a whirlwind of brilliant pop records, legendary gigs and gruelling world tours, breakdowns, break ups and the occasional fug of spliff smoke, enough to make lesser mortals run for the hills, never to return to the frontline…
In 2002, The Vines were at the very forefront of an exciting new rock movement around the world along with contemporaries The Strokes, The Hives and The White Stripes. Their debut album 'Highly Evolved', sold almost 2 million copies. Their second album 'Winning Days' was a less happy time for the band in spite of its quality when singer Craig Nicholls’ increasingly erratic behaviour led to a diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome (a high functioning form of autism) and an extended hiatus as Nicholls learnt to deal with his condition. 'Vision Valley' saw the band re-emerge with a still fragile yet unshakably gifted Nicholls starting afresh. His gradual rehabilitation saw the band re-emerge on to the live stage again with a series of outstanding festival performances in Australia and the UK in 2006 including Big Day Out, Reading and Leeds. 2007 was spent writing and rehearsing songs for what is now known as ‘Melodia’.
No one really had the right to expect to find The Vines in such rude health, but with this album, the band are ready to drop back in where they started. The record, recorded again with Rob Schnapf (‘Highly Evolved’, ‘Winning Days’) in LA, sees the band pushing themselves to the polar extremes of their sound – pummelling, speedball fired demento rock amped up to the Nth degree (with the likes of “Manger”, “Get Out” & “Scream”) while bucolic pop is allowed to tranq out into classically beautiful lazy day territory (“A.S III”, “True As The Night” & “Orange Amber”). Twisted psychedelia? Album closer “She Is Gone” is a mesmerizing, circular riff that soars skywards into the stratosphere, all rippling guitars and angel’s sigh vocals. Pure unadulterated gonzoid rock ‘n’ roll? Recently debuted first single, “He’s A Rocker”, arguably their finest two minutes and four seconds since “Get Free” (actually that was two mins seven but who’s counting?).
This Saturday July 12, The Vines will release their new album ‘Melodia’ on Ivy League Records. The album features fourteen new songs, including ‘He’s A Rocker’ which has been on high rotation around the country.
The next stage of The Vines career begins here and it’s a safe bet to say that anything goes. In fact, based on the last six years, it’s possibly best not to assume anything other than it’s going to be a hell of a ride…
The Vines play a special one off Triple J show in Sydney on July 16 at The Manning Bar – tickets are only available via Triple J so tune in now so you don’t miss out! They then head to Fuji Rock Festival on July 25 and Splendour In The Grass, August 2.
‘MELODIA’ OUT JULY 12
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