Grinspoon announce Oct/Nov 2019 Australian Chemical Hearts tour
Legendary Aussie rockers Grinspoon have today announced their epic Chemical Hearts national tour, set to make its way around the country in October and November, supported by The Hard Aches, Gooch Palms and Bugs. In celebration of the tour, the band will be releasing a Chemical Hearts vinyl record on the day the tour kicks off, Friday 11th October, with a tracklist that will offer fans a nostalgic taste of what’s to come at the shows.
In 1997, the youthful Grinspoon uploaded the track Sickfest to triple j Unearthed, not knowing the life-changing success that was to come. With Sickfest, Grinspoon won Unearthed’s national band comp in its first year - and for the next two months the track was the stations’ most request song. What followed was an illustrious career, with seven albums, Top Ten ARIA chart spots, ARIA Awards, 13 ARIA nominations, more than 1,000 gigs, tens of thousands of frequent flyer miles, seven appearances at the Big Day Out as well as slots at Homebake, Falls Festival, Splendour In The Grass, an NRL Grand Final and a Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in Melbourne. Despite these massive achievements, Grinspoon don’t have plans to wrap things up any time soon.
The Chemical Hearts tour will be packed with hits and audience faves from the band’s festival performances over the years, but will also pay homage to their discography after the record that thrust them into the spotlight, Guide To Better Living. The tour will kick off in Fremantle on October 11 at Metropolis, then move through Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide, Wollongong, Newcastle, Sydney, Gold Coast, and wrap up in Brisbane on November 8 at The Fortitude Music Hall.
The accompanying vinyl record, Chemical Hearts, will contain some of the band’s favourite singles and a taste of the setlist from the tour.
“It is with great delight that we announce a cute little sojourn around the country with Grinspoon visiting (hopefully) all of you! We are going to be doing a little thing called Chemical Hearts. The tour comes with the crazy new vinyl record which features (arguably) some of our favourites on wax,” says lead vocalist Phil Jamieson.
“Joining us are absolute legends of the game The Hard Aches, Gooch Palms and Bugs. These concerts will have a very exciting atmos due to the individual scintillating performances by these amazing acts. We’re super excited to be doing this tour. We don’t get out much anymore and our last one focused primarily on our first record and this one will take a more broad approach to the little nuggets of songs that came between 1995 and 2013. Sooooooo.... long story short. TOUR - CHEMICAL HEARTS - OCTOBER / NOVEMBER ~ ripper time. Ripper bands. Great times. Classic hits.”
And if the 2017 20th Anniversary Guide To Better Living tour is anything to go by, tickets will disappear fast.
Telstra Plus tickets on sale 9am Wednesday 5th June until 9am Friday 7th June
General public tickets on sale at 10am Friday 7th June.
Fri 11th Oct - Perth, Fremantle Metropolis (18+) - tickets from Ticketek
Sat 12th Oct - Perth, Metro City (18+) - tickets from Ticketek
Tue 15th Oct - Melbourne, The Forum 18+) - tickets from Ticketmaster **NEW SHOW**
Wed 16th Oct - Melbourne, The Forum 18+) - SOLD OUT
Fri 18th Oct - Canberra, UC Refectory (18+) - tickets from Ticketek
Sat 19th Oct - Wollongong, Waves (18+) - tickets from Ticketek **NEW SHOW**
Wed 23rd Oct - Hobart, Odeon Theatre (18+) - SOLD OUT
Sat 26th Oct - Adelaide, Entertainment Centre Theatre (AA) - tickets from Ticketek
Thu 31st Oct - Wollongong, Waves (18+) - SOLD OUT
Fri 1st Nov - Newcastle, Entertainment Centre (AA) - tickets from Ticketek
Sat 2nd Nov - Sydney, Hordern Pavilion (AA) - tickets from Ticketek
Thu 7th Nov - Gold Coast, The Star Broadbeach (18+) - tickets from Ticketek
Fri 8th Nov - Brisbane, The Fortitude Music Hall (18+) - tickets from Ticketmaster
In 1997, the youthful Grinspoon uploaded the track Sickfest to triple j Unearthed, not knowing the life-changing success that was to come. With Sickfest, Grinspoon won Unearthed’s national band comp in its first year - and for the next two months the track was the stations’ most request song. What followed was an illustrious career, with seven albums, Top Ten ARIA chart spots, ARIA Awards, 13 ARIA nominations, more than 1,000 gigs, tens of thousands of frequent flyer miles, seven appearances at the Big Day Out as well as slots at Homebake, Falls Festival, Splendour In The Grass, an NRL Grand Final and a Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in Melbourne. Despite these massive achievements, Grinspoon don’t have plans to wrap things up any time soon.
The Chemical Hearts tour will be packed with hits and audience faves from the band’s festival performances over the years, but will also pay homage to their discography after the record that thrust them into the spotlight, Guide To Better Living. The tour will kick off in Fremantle on October 11 at Metropolis, then move through Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide, Wollongong, Newcastle, Sydney, Gold Coast, and wrap up in Brisbane on November 8 at The Fortitude Music Hall.
The accompanying vinyl record, Chemical Hearts, will contain some of the band’s favourite singles and a taste of the setlist from the tour.
“It is with great delight that we announce a cute little sojourn around the country with Grinspoon visiting (hopefully) all of you! We are going to be doing a little thing called Chemical Hearts. The tour comes with the crazy new vinyl record which features (arguably) some of our favourites on wax,” says lead vocalist Phil Jamieson.
“Joining us are absolute legends of the game The Hard Aches, Gooch Palms and Bugs. These concerts will have a very exciting atmos due to the individual scintillating performances by these amazing acts. We’re super excited to be doing this tour. We don’t get out much anymore and our last one focused primarily on our first record and this one will take a more broad approach to the little nuggets of songs that came between 1995 and 2013. Sooooooo.... long story short. TOUR - CHEMICAL HEARTS - OCTOBER / NOVEMBER ~ ripper time. Ripper bands. Great times. Classic hits.”
And if the 2017 20th Anniversary Guide To Better Living tour is anything to go by, tickets will disappear fast.
Telstra Plus tickets on sale 9am Wednesday 5th June until 9am Friday 7th June
General public tickets on sale at 10am Friday 7th June.
Fri 11th Oct - Perth, Fremantle Metropolis (18+) - tickets from Ticketek
Sat 12th Oct - Perth, Metro City (18+) - tickets from Ticketek
Tue 15th Oct - Melbourne, The Forum 18+) - tickets from Ticketmaster **NEW SHOW**
Wed 16th Oct - Melbourne, The Forum 18+) - SOLD OUT
Fri 18th Oct - Canberra, UC Refectory (18+) - tickets from Ticketek
Sat 19th Oct - Wollongong, Waves (18+) - tickets from Ticketek **NEW SHOW**
Wed 23rd Oct - Hobart, Odeon Theatre (18+) - SOLD OUT
Sat 26th Oct - Adelaide, Entertainment Centre Theatre (AA) - tickets from Ticketek
Thu 31st Oct - Wollongong, Waves (18+) - SOLD OUT
Fri 1st Nov - Newcastle, Entertainment Centre (AA) - tickets from Ticketek
Sat 2nd Nov - Sydney, Hordern Pavilion (AA) - tickets from Ticketek
Thu 7th Nov - Gold Coast, The Star Broadbeach (18+) - tickets from Ticketek
Fri 8th Nov - Brisbane, The Fortitude Music Hall (18+) - tickets from Ticketmaster
