Dig It Up! The Hoodoo Gurus Invitational updates and playing times
12 months in the making, 12 weeks in the selling and here we now sit eagerly awaiting the kick off date of April 18th for the second annual Dig It Up! The Hoodoo Gurus Invitational. Sydney and Melbourne cop the full spray via the multi-venue experience whilst Brisbane, Tweed Heads and Perth grab a 'greatest hit's package. Whichever city you live in everyone's a winner. On with the final details.
With the on again / off again opening date of the Melbourne venue formerly known as Pony, Dig it Up! Melbourne has been forced to merge acts across all three existing stages: The Palace Main Room, The Palace Attic Bar and The Spleen Bar. The Palace opening time is to be brought forward from last year to accommodate whilst Spleen will now split its time between comedy (Bob Franklin, Dave O'Neil) and two piece outfits including current media faves Super Wild Horses. Dj's Yo Grito (denizens of Sydney's Good God club) will spin the garage old and new, as will Melbourne DJ Fantapants, living legend Bruce Milne revisits the halycon days of Au-Go-Go and Ken Eavel provides the roll to the rock to get this party started @ Dig It Up! Melbourne 2013
Sydney, meantime, has also been forced into a venue shuffle following the recent closure of Notes. The Sly Fox (a late addition last year) will now step up to the plate as the second major band room whilst Sydney's favourite rock 'n' roll bar The Midnight Special has come on board to tackle a host of very special solo / duo acts. The Green Room Lounge - host last year to comedy and spoken word - will tackle more of the same but with the added bonus (like Spleen in Melbourne) of some quality 2-piece action including Wollongong's brooding Mother & Son.
Latest and final additions to Sydney include snot-nosed Canberra punks The Fighting League, Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek playing in duo mode (another Dig It Up! first), comedians Luke Heggie, Sam Bowring and MC Andrew Barnett, Hard-Ons guitarist Blackie (in solo mode), Darren Cross (formerly of Gerling) also in solo mode and backing up for a second appearance on the same day at Dig It Up! Sydney, former Nerve and Plimsoul, the Grammy award winning Peter Case this time in solo mode. DJ's Yo Grito will bring the garage-stomp, FBi's Stephen Ferris will provide the r'n'b, festival fave Jack Shit spins the esoteric and former Hoodoo Guru Clyde Bramley will get all chewy chewy with the bubblegum greats. And Sydney's fabulous Sounds Of Seduction will bring the visuals, the vibes and the good times.
Phew... bang for $ or what? Dig it Up!
Check the full line-ups below
Thu 18th April - Brisbane, The Tivoli
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus, performing Mars Needs Guitars in it’s entirety (plus other smash hits) + Blue Oyster Cult & Flamin’ Groovies.
Tickets from Feel Presents
Doors Open 7.00pm.
Fri 19th April - Tweed Heads, Twin Towns Services Club
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus, performing Mars Needs Guitars in its entirety (plus other smash hits) + Blue Oyster Cult.
Tickets on sale now from Twin Towns Services Club and Feel Presents
Doors Open 8.00pm
Sun 21st April - Sydney, Enmore Theatre & surrounds
Four Venues / Four Stages: The Enmore Theatre, The Sly Fox, Green Room Lounge and The Midnight Special.
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus performing Mars Needs Guitars in its entirety (plus other smash hits) plus Blue Oyster Cult, Flamin’ Groovies, Buzzcocks, Peter Case Band, The Stems, Lime Spiders, The Crusaders, Super Wild Horses, The Laurels, Mother & Son, Bloods, Tumbleweed, Kim Salmon & Leanne Cowie, The Frowning Clouds, Deniz Tek, The Fighting League, Peter Case (solo), Darren Cross, Blackie, Comedians: Bruce Griffiths, Luke Heggie, Sam Bowring, Andrew Barnett, Ahmed Zub & Ray Ahn + DJ's Yo Grito, Stephen Ferris, Jack Shit and Clyde Bramley and visuals from The Sounds Of Seduction.
Take advantage of all day pass outs, a street full of quality food and restricted capacity. All events held indoors.
Tickets from Ticketek and Feel Presents
Doors open 12.00pm
Thu 25th April - Melbourne, The Palace Theatre & surrounds
Two Venues / Three Stages: Palace Theatre and Spleen Bar
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus performing Mars Needs Guitars in its entirety (plus other smash hits) plus Blue Oyster Cult, Flamin’ Groovies, Buzzcocks, Peter Case Band, The Stems, The Moodists, Ron S.Peno & The Superstitions, Super Wild Horses, The Straight Arrows, Bored Nothing, Chris Russell's Chicken Walk, The New Christs, Kim Salmon & Leanne Cowie, The Crusaders, Harry Howard, Comedians: Dave O'Neil, Bob Franklin, DJ's Yo Grito, Fantapants, Uncle Bruce Milne and Ken Eavel.
Take advantage of all days pass outs, a street full of quality food and restricted capacity. No fear of sunburn here!
Tickets from Tickets from Ticketek and Feel Presents
Doors open 12.00pm
Fri 26th April 26th - Adelaide, HQ - CANCELLED
Sun 28th April - Perth, Astor Theatre
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus performing Mars Needs Guitars in it’s entirety (plus other smash hits) + Flamin’ Groovies & Peter Case Band.
Tickets from Show Ticketing and Feel Presents
Doors open 6.00pm
With the on again / off again opening date of the Melbourne venue formerly known as Pony, Dig it Up! Melbourne has been forced to merge acts across all three existing stages: The Palace Main Room, The Palace Attic Bar and The Spleen Bar. The Palace opening time is to be brought forward from last year to accommodate whilst Spleen will now split its time between comedy (Bob Franklin, Dave O'Neil) and two piece outfits including current media faves Super Wild Horses. Dj's Yo Grito (denizens of Sydney's Good God club) will spin the garage old and new, as will Melbourne DJ Fantapants, living legend Bruce Milne revisits the halycon days of Au-Go-Go and Ken Eavel provides the roll to the rock to get this party started @ Dig It Up! Melbourne 2013
Sydney, meantime, has also been forced into a venue shuffle following the recent closure of Notes. The Sly Fox (a late addition last year) will now step up to the plate as the second major band room whilst Sydney's favourite rock 'n' roll bar The Midnight Special has come on board to tackle a host of very special solo / duo acts. The Green Room Lounge - host last year to comedy and spoken word - will tackle more of the same but with the added bonus (like Spleen in Melbourne) of some quality 2-piece action including Wollongong's brooding Mother & Son.
Latest and final additions to Sydney include snot-nosed Canberra punks The Fighting League, Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek playing in duo mode (another Dig It Up! first), comedians Luke Heggie, Sam Bowring and MC Andrew Barnett, Hard-Ons guitarist Blackie (in solo mode), Darren Cross (formerly of Gerling) also in solo mode and backing up for a second appearance on the same day at Dig It Up! Sydney, former Nerve and Plimsoul, the Grammy award winning Peter Case this time in solo mode. DJ's Yo Grito will bring the garage-stomp, FBi's Stephen Ferris will provide the r'n'b, festival fave Jack Shit spins the esoteric and former Hoodoo Guru Clyde Bramley will get all chewy chewy with the bubblegum greats. And Sydney's fabulous Sounds Of Seduction will bring the visuals, the vibes and the good times.
Phew... bang for $ or what? Dig it Up!
Check the full line-ups below
Thu 18th April - Brisbane, The Tivoli
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus, performing Mars Needs Guitars in it’s entirety (plus other smash hits) + Blue Oyster Cult & Flamin’ Groovies.
Tickets from Feel Presents
Doors Open 7.00pm.
Fri 19th April - Tweed Heads, Twin Towns Services Club
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus, performing Mars Needs Guitars in its entirety (plus other smash hits) + Blue Oyster Cult.
Tickets on sale now from Twin Towns Services Club and Feel Presents
Doors Open 8.00pm
Sun 21st April - Sydney, Enmore Theatre & surrounds
Four Venues / Four Stages: The Enmore Theatre, The Sly Fox, Green Room Lounge and The Midnight Special.
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus performing Mars Needs Guitars in its entirety (plus other smash hits) plus Blue Oyster Cult, Flamin’ Groovies, Buzzcocks, Peter Case Band, The Stems, Lime Spiders, The Crusaders, Super Wild Horses, The Laurels, Mother & Son, Bloods, Tumbleweed, Kim Salmon & Leanne Cowie, The Frowning Clouds, Deniz Tek, The Fighting League, Peter Case (solo), Darren Cross, Blackie, Comedians: Bruce Griffiths, Luke Heggie, Sam Bowring, Andrew Barnett, Ahmed Zub & Ray Ahn + DJ's Yo Grito, Stephen Ferris, Jack Shit and Clyde Bramley and visuals from The Sounds Of Seduction.
Take advantage of all day pass outs, a street full of quality food and restricted capacity. All events held indoors.
Tickets from Ticketek and Feel Presents
Doors open 12.00pm
Thu 25th April - Melbourne, The Palace Theatre & surrounds
Two Venues / Three Stages: Palace Theatre and Spleen Bar
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus performing Mars Needs Guitars in its entirety (plus other smash hits) plus Blue Oyster Cult, Flamin’ Groovies, Buzzcocks, Peter Case Band, The Stems, The Moodists, Ron S.Peno & The Superstitions, Super Wild Horses, The Straight Arrows, Bored Nothing, Chris Russell's Chicken Walk, The New Christs, Kim Salmon & Leanne Cowie, The Crusaders, Harry Howard, Comedians: Dave O'Neil, Bob Franklin, DJ's Yo Grito, Fantapants, Uncle Bruce Milne and Ken Eavel.
Take advantage of all days pass outs, a street full of quality food and restricted capacity. No fear of sunburn here!
Tickets from Tickets from Ticketek and Feel Presents
Doors open 12.00pm
Fri 26th April 26th - Adelaide, HQ - CANCELLED
Sun 28th April - Perth, Astor Theatre
Featuring Hoodoo Gurus performing Mars Needs Guitars in it’s entirety (plus other smash hits) + Flamin’ Groovies & Peter Case Band.
Tickets from Show Ticketing and Feel Presents
Doors open 6.00pm
Sydney playing times
Melbourne playing times
