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Shoegaze Legends Slowdive Return to Australia with Beach Fossils in 2025 Dream-Pop Tour – Backseat Mafia
Shoegaze titans Slowdive are heading back Down Under in 2025, fresh off their sold-out 2023 tour, to once again drench Australia in reverb-soaked bliss. Kicking off in April, the UK dream-pop icons will take their ethereal soundscapes to Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, and Brisbane. With over three decades of hypnotic sound behind them, Slowdive have earned their place among shoegaze’s greats. Expect walls of shimmering guitars, ambient nostalgia, and a setlist that dips into the iconic Souvlaki era and the critically-lauded 2023 record, everything is alive. Joining them for the ride will be New York’s Beach Fossils—bringing their breezy indie hooks and wistful lyrics to Australian shores for the first…
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Indie punk legends The Saints ’73-’78 announce UK tour. – Backseat Mafia
Following a hugely successful debut Australian tour in 2024 (12,000 payers over 12 shows) The Saints ’73-’78 will make their UK debut this November. You can read our review of their Hobart gig here where we said: So… this was no tribute band… no hackneyed cabaret act. This was a band on fire. From the first few bars of opening song, ‘This Perfect Day’, through to the last drops of the chaotic frenzy that is ‘Nights In Venice’, The Saints pummelled our senses with 20 songs of jaw-dropping intensity. Where they the first ever punk band? What is certain is their classic (I’m) Stranded) was the first cab off the…
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UK indie pop legends The Primitives set to hit Australia for a national tour in February 2025! – Backseat Mafia
UK indie pop legends The Primitives are set to embark on a national tour of Australia in early 2025. This tour follows the recent celebration of the 35th anniversary of their iconic debut album, ‘Lovely,’ as well as a standout performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. The Primitives emerged from the mid-1980s UK indie scene with a sound that effortlessly fused The Byrds’ jangly guitars, The Ramones’ raw energy, and 60s girl group melodies into tight, punchy pop songs. Their debut album ‘Lovely’ became a defining moment for the band, with the international success of the single ‘Crash’ pushing them beyond the indie charts and into the mainstream. By the…
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Aussie hardcore punk legends, The Hard-Ons, set pulses buzzing with news of 40th anniversary tour on back of new release single – Backseat Mafia
The icons that are The Hard-Ons will undertake a 13 date Australian tour with a European tour to follow to celebrate 40 years as Australian punk rock’s quintessential great survivors. Alongside this great news is the announcement of a new single, Buzz Buzz Buzz, co-written between Peter ‘Blackie’ Black and Tim Rogers, the band’s ‘new’ singer/frontman. Buzz Buzz Buzz, out today on Cheersquad Records & Tapes, is the first taste of the current Hard-Ons line-up’s yet to be announced third album. It’s a great, razor-sharp pop song driven by intense energy and power, and is a taste of things to come. ‘Blackie’ says of the collaborative effort “Our best collaboration so far. When…
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Australian Legends, The Angels, Celebrate 50 Years With National Tour Featuring The Iconic Mi-Sex + Release of New Album ‘Ninety Nine’ – Backseat Mafia
If you’ve spent any amount of time in an Australian pub, you’re likely familiar with the cultural icons that are The Angels. Their journey began in 1974 when the Adelaide group, The Moonshine Jug and String Band, electrified their sound as The Keystone Angels at the Modbury Hotel. Their journey took them to iconic venues like Sunbury and saw them supporting legends such as Chuck Berry, ACDC and Ike & Tina Turner. Encouraged by Bon Scott and Malcolm Young, The Angels signed with Albert’s label before dropping “Keystone” from their name, and releasing their debut single (and Australian rock anthem), ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again‘. In 1978,…
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Antipodean legends The Church announce a celebration of their iconic first four albums with ‘The ALREADY YESTERDAY Tour’ – Backseat Mafia
The legendary The Church, will be hitting the road for their ‘The ALREADY YESTERDAY Tour’ which will see them perform songs from their first four iconic albums in theatres across Australia. The Church will play a selection of songs from the band’s first four albums – ‘Of Skins & Heart’, ‘The Blurred Crusade’, ‘Séance’, and ‘Heyday’. Collectively, these albums spawned some of the bands biggest hits including ‘The Unguarded Moment’, ‘Almost With You’ & ‘Electric Lash’ which have become staples on radio playlists globally. The shows will also celebrate an incredible discography across the bands vast and critically acclaimed releases – taking fans on a musical journey from the very beginning right through to…
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Legends of Motown UK – Alexanders Live, Chester 20.04.2024 – Backseat Mafia
Alexanders Live in Chester hosted Legends of Motown UK on Saturday for a two-hour performance filled with classic soul and Motown hits. This was a sold-out show, and it’s easy to see why. Featuring two superb lead vocalists Sarah Bird and Matt Hoy and an equally impressive Lauren Bird on percussion and vocals, this seven-piece band delivered a powerful performance with stellar musicianship and contagious energy. Taking the audience on a nostalgic journey with accurate renditions of timeless Motown hits, from Stevie Wonder to the Supremes, from The Four Tops to Gladys Night and many more. The Chester crowd danced and sang along from the first song to the last.…
