3 Inches Of Blood have cancelled their Australian tour, recently announcing to fans that “due to circumstances beyond our control, we unfortunately have to cancel…this decision was not made lightly.” I’m starting to think that reasons for cancelling tours need to be a little more detailed. After The Locust tour was scrapped last month, a friend of mine lost thousands in flights and accommodation that he had planned around the tour. It’s a pretty common scenario and one that leaves the most obsessive fan completely broke and broken.
Consequences of stooging your fans and clients can be surprisingly far reaching and I’m starting to believe that these people deserve better explanation than the standard “unforseen circumstances”. Perhaps this perspective has evolved since the public started being involved in every detail of Soundwave’s behind the scenes booking process via AJ Maddah’s Twitter. Perhaps his candid discussions of tour negotiations have made us all hungry for detail and deeply unsatisfied at the slew of “reasons beyond our control” that paying customers are dealt on a weekly basis.
Twelve Foot Ninja are not fans of staying still. After raising $50k for their new video the guys are hitting the road again this March with French band The Algorithm. See them headline 170 Russell (formerly Billboard) on Friday April 4.
Southern Cali’s Adolescents will make good on their promise to return to the country by headlining a tour this winter. Saturday July 5 will see them arrive at The Evelyn Hotel in Fitzroy to play an overage set. Tickets are available on Tuesday March 18.
HIM will join Nostalghia and The Defiled on two sidewaves in Australia, in addition to their appearance on Soundwave. See them on Wednesday February 26 at 170 Russell. Melbourne fans have been denied a sideshow for Richie Sambora, who last week announced shows in Brisbane and Sydney only.
Megadeth have also bailed on Soundwave after beefin’ with promoter AJ Maddah on Twitter. There’s a lot of finger pointing happening at time of print, with the only real conclusion being that the band is not coming to play for us anymore. Everybody loses.
Locals Ted Danson With Wolves are going to release their debut album, WWTDWWD, and then tour the country with some mates. Digital album sales kick off on Friday February 28 and then you can catch them at Melbourne’s Public Bar on Friday March 21 and Footscray’s Wrangler Studios on Saturday March 22.
Calling Are Cars are packing their bags and moving to the UK to give their career a British kick in the ass. They’re chucking a tonne of regional dates to ensure everyone gets to say goodbye. See them in Werribee on Friday April 18, The Loft in Warrnambool on Saturday April 19, Torquay Hotel on Sunday April 20, Karova Lounge in Ballarat on Wednesday April 23 and finally at the Corner Hotel on Thursday April 24. Get your tickets now.
Two new bands are joining the already impressive Hits and Pits bill for May. CAN’T BLOODY WAIT to see Unwritten Law rip out a full rendition of their self-titled album: Lonesome. Teenage Suicide. Cailin. Are you kiddin’ me? Implants have also been added. Featuring members of Strung Out and Ten Foot Pole, the band released their first album last year through El Hefe’s Cyber Tracks label. Tickets are still available for Melbs Hits and Pits on Saturday May 17.
