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Hoodoo Gurus 40th Anniversary Tour

By Tony Polese · On March 14, 2022

Hoodoo Gurus
with very special guests The Dandy Warhols
announce show openers:
The Buoys (NSW), Even (SA & VIC) and Rinehearts (WA)

Hoodoo Gurus today announce show openers The Buoys (NSW), Even (SA & VIC) and Rinehearts (WA)
They will be joined by US indie-rock icons The Dandy Warhols for all tour dates
40th Anniversary Tour will visit Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney
Hoodoo Gurus new single ‘Carry On’ out today

Frontier Touring are excited to announce show openers on the Hoodoo Gurus upcoming 40th Anniversary Tour in April 2022. Opening proceedings in Sydney will be The Buoys, Even in Adelaide and Melbourne and Rinehearts in Perth. Very special guests The Dandy Warhols will be joining on all shows.

THE BUOYS – The all-female Sydney indie rock 4-piece; Courtney Cunningham (bass guitar), Hilary Geddes (lead guitar), Tess Wilkin (drums) and founding mainstay, Zoe Catterall (rhythm guitar and lead vocals), will perform at both Sydney Hordern Pavilion shows on Tuesday 12 April (sold out) and Wednesday 13 April. Known for exploring themes of uncertainty, disappointment, curiosity and determination, The Buoys music is inspired by workplace feuds, people who walk slowly in front of you and a tonne of bad dates. The band have shared three EPS since forming, most recently releasing: Unsolicited Advice for Your DIY Disaster (2021); which features the singles Lie To Me Again, Bad Habit and Drive Me Home. After truly settling into their sound and slaying regular touring, you can expect fiery anthems and heart-jerking tunes alike, all wrapped up into one high energy set.

EVEN – Indie-Rock three-piece Even will be joining the Gurus at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre on Tuesday 5 April and in Melbourne on Wednesday 6 April at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Even is made up of Ashley Naylor on guitar and vocals, bassist Wally Kempton and drummer Matthew Cotter and each of the trio are unashamedly influenced by the classic pop/rock of the 60’s and 70’s. With eight studio albums under their belt including Less Is More (1996), Come Again (1998), A Different High (2001), Free Kicks (2004), self titled Even in 2007, In Another Time (2011), Satin Returns (2018), and their most recent release in 2021, Reverse Light Years. Our first taste of Reverse Light Years came in the form of singles ‘Six Monkeys’ and ‘Cherry Afterglow’ before the album was released on 31 October 2021.

RINEHEARTS – Perth indie-pop rock three-piece Rinehearts Ben Wards (guitar and vocal), Mitch Long (bass) and Ross Di Blasio (bass) will open for the Hoodoo Gurus Belvoir Ampitheatre Perth show on Saturday 2 April, the opening night on the 40th Anniversary Tour. Rinehearts came together in 2016, with the purpose of exploring the members’ mutual love of power pop-styled music. They are frequently compared to the likes of The Replacements and Reigning Sound; to which you might wanna add the likes of Teenage Fanclub, Shoes and some pure power pop projects – like the DM3 or the Someloves. Over the years, Rinehearts have delivered Can’t Do Nothing, You Don’t Have To Lie, I’m Not There and their latest One Thing One Time.

Touring in support of the 40th Anniversary of their first live show in 1981 plus the release of their latest single/video Carry On (out today via EMI Music), Hoodoo Gurus are planning big things for 2022, including the release of their forthcoming 10th studio album, with details to be announced very soon. Written just before COVID hit, Carry On is about pushing forward through difficulties and an anthem celebrating resilience and tenacity. Carry On will also be released as a limited edition 7” vinyl single including a bonus ‘B’ side, When The Weekend Comes.

With special guests, iconic US indie-darlings, The Dandy Warhols (all shows) and now The Buoys (NSW), Even (SA & VIC) and Rinehearts (WA) on the bill, this is a stellar line-up you won’t want to miss.