Sydney’s With Confidence are having a banger of a year and are about to kick off their first headlining tour of the country in over a year. They’re arriving in Melbourne in April to play Arrow On Swanston with Set The Score to an all-ages audience. The band started 2016 by signing with pop punk powerhouse label, Hopeless Records.
Fear Like Us are back and will release a long-awaited second LP Succour via Poison City Records this May. They’ll tour nationally in support of the album too, with special guests Run Squirrel. See them in Melbourne at The Reverence Hotel on Saturday May 28. Tickets will be available at the door.
Off With Their Heads are currently in the country touring with The Bennies, but they’ll play a one-off headlining show at The Reverence on Wednesday March 30 with locals Foxtrot, Del Lago and Max Goes To Hollywood. Don’t miss this kickarse chance to see a big ol’ international at a wee lil venue this week. Tickets will be available at the door for just $15.
It’s been revealed this week that Thursday will reform to play together once more in 2016. The post-hardcore legends will play their first show in about five years at the upcoming Wrecking Ball Festival in the USA, which also boasts headliners like The Bouncing Souls, L7 and NOFX. The band’s lineup includes Geoff Rickly, Tucker Rule, Tom Keeley, Steve Pedula, Tim Payne and Andrew Everding. Australia next please.
Laura Jane Grace has had an incredibly turbulent couple of years lately so it’s not exactly surprising that she plans on releasing a memoir this year. Tranny: Confessions Of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout will come out in November. The writing is co-credited to Noisey columnist Dan Ozzi so should see a sharp and biting sense of satire mixed in with what will be some serious reflections on Grace’s transition.
Walter Delagado, singer of now-defunct punk rock outfit Rotting Out has been arrested for drug transport. Apparently he had 70 pounds of marijuana and 1000 hash oil jars in his car. The approximate street value of which is around $350,000 not to mention the $7,500 that was ominously in his possession.
Wondering what Warped Tour is up to lately? The long running US festival just announced its lineup and massive list of US tour dates. Bands on the bill this summer include Masked Intruder, Falling In Reverse, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Teenage Bottlerocket, Less Than Jake, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, The Interrupters, Reel Big Fish and more.
