J Mascis brings his Tied to a Star tour to Australia and NZ
Last here in early 2012 for The Falls Festival and multiple sold-out Sydney Festival performances, Dinosaur Jr frontman / guitar-guru J Mascis returns to Australia and New Zealand in February 2015 for Adelaide's Garden Of Unearthly Delights Aurora Spiegeltent programme, as special guest to premier ambient noise outfit Mogwai for two shows at Perth International Arts Festival, for headline performances along the Australian east coast (including first time solo appearances in Hobart and Canberra) and for three shows on the north island of New Zealand.
The 2015 tour follows the release of Tied to a Star, the second solo album from Mascis that picks up exactly where 2011's debut Several Shades of Why left off.
And though he plugs in for strategic, ripping solos throughout Tied to a Star, highlights like "Wide Awake" – his perfectly paired duet with Cat Power, which barely breaks a whisper – show that Mascis is now as skilled at quiet as he is with loud. Rolling Stone August 2014
As an added treat, former Magic Dirt front woman Adalita will join J for shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sydney. The two indie-rock luminaries paired up in 2012 for an appearance on SBS TV show Rockwiz performing the Tom Petty / Stevie Nicks classic Stop Dragging My Heart Around though the relationship goes back further with Magic Dirt having supported Dinosaur Jr on their 1995 Australian tour.
Don't miss J Mascis with occasional special guest Adalita on tour this February.
All tickets except Adelaide and Perth on sale Fri 14th November. Adelaide and Perth on-sale now.
Fri 13th Feb - Melbourne, the Melbourne Recital Centre (with Adalita) - tickets from the Melbourne Recital Centre
Sat 14th Feb - Adelaide, Garden of Unearthly Delights Aurora Spiegeltent - tickets from Adelaide Fringe
Sun 15th Feb - Hobart, Republic Bar - tickets from Moshtix
Wed 18th Feb - Canberra, the Street - tickets the Street
Thu 19th Feb - Brisbane, the Zoo (with Adalita) - tickets from zoo.oztix.com.au
Fri 20th Feb - Gold Coast, Soundlounge (with Adalita) - tickets from the Soundlounge
Sat 21st Feb - Sydney, the Factory Theatre (with Adalita) - tickets Ticketek and the Factory Theatre
Mon 23rd Feb - Perth, Perth International Arts Festival (with Mogwai) - tickets from the Perth International Arts Festival
Tue 24th Feb - Perth, Perth International Arts Festival (with Mogwai) - tickets from the Perth International Arts Festival
Thu 26th Feb - Christchurch, Dux Live - tickets from Ticketek NZ
Fri 27th Feb - Wellington, the Studio - tickets from Ticketek NZ
Sat 28th Feb - Auckland, Kings Arms - tickets from Tickemaster NZ
The 2015 tour follows the release of Tied to a Star, the second solo album from Mascis that picks up exactly where 2011's debut Several Shades of Why left off.
And though he plugs in for strategic, ripping solos throughout Tied to a Star, highlights like "Wide Awake" – his perfectly paired duet with Cat Power, which barely breaks a whisper – show that Mascis is now as skilled at quiet as he is with loud. Rolling Stone August 2014
As an added treat, former Magic Dirt front woman Adalita will join J for shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sydney. The two indie-rock luminaries paired up in 2012 for an appearance on SBS TV show Rockwiz performing the Tom Petty / Stevie Nicks classic Stop Dragging My Heart Around though the relationship goes back further with Magic Dirt having supported Dinosaur Jr on their 1995 Australian tour.
Don't miss J Mascis with occasional special guest Adalita on tour this February.
All tickets except Adelaide and Perth on sale Fri 14th November. Adelaide and Perth on-sale now.
Fri 13th Feb - Melbourne, the Melbourne Recital Centre (with Adalita) - tickets from the Melbourne Recital Centre
Sat 14th Feb - Adelaide, Garden of Unearthly Delights Aurora Spiegeltent - tickets from Adelaide Fringe
Sun 15th Feb - Hobart, Republic Bar - tickets from Moshtix
Wed 18th Feb - Canberra, the Street - tickets the Street
Thu 19th Feb - Brisbane, the Zoo (with Adalita) - tickets from zoo.oztix.com.au
Fri 20th Feb - Gold Coast, Soundlounge (with Adalita) - tickets from the Soundlounge
Sat 21st Feb - Sydney, the Factory Theatre (with Adalita) - tickets Ticketek and the Factory Theatre
Mon 23rd Feb - Perth, Perth International Arts Festival (with Mogwai) - tickets from the Perth International Arts Festival
Tue 24th Feb - Perth, Perth International Arts Festival (with Mogwai) - tickets from the Perth International Arts Festival
Thu 26th Feb - Christchurch, Dux Live - tickets from Ticketek NZ
Fri 27th Feb - Wellington, the Studio - tickets from Ticketek NZ
Sat 28th Feb - Auckland, Kings Arms - tickets from Tickemaster NZ
