THE STEMS JOIN SUNNYBOYS

Perth band The Stems will join the Sunnyboys for their Brisbane and Sydney headline shows. The onetime residents of Perth (now scattered around the country) and heirs apparent to the Sunnyboys in the eighties, had a string of great singles including For Always, At First Sight, Sad Girl & Make You Mine plus the classic At First Sight… album. The band split in 1987 returned briefly in the early 90s touring Australia, the US and Europe, split again reappeared again in 2007 with a new album: Heads Up, split again in 2009 and then returned earlier this year for the second instalment of Dig It Up! where they were largely considered (along with Buzzcocks) band of the day. Continue reading

SUNNYBOYS 2014 TOUR DATES!

We are very pleased to announce the very first run of headline dates since 1991, for Sydney band Sunnyboys. The tour takes in shows in Byron Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide and features a string of great supports in Perth icons The Stems; Geelong garage-punks The Frowning Clouds; ex-Died Pretty frontman Ron S.Peno & The Superstitions and local natives The V-Rays and The Windy Hills. Continue reading

DIG IT UP! WE HAVE LANDED!

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. Continue reading

FLAMIN’ GROOVIES – SHAKE SOME ACTION!

Thirty-One years after they last performed, San Francisco’s legendary Flamin’ Groovies will again make their presence known via Dig it Up! The Hoodoo Gurus Invitational appearing at shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Now, Feel Presents are chuffed to announce that Flamin’ Groovies will also play headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Tickets for these limited capacity shows at Sydney’s iconic rock venue the Annandale Hotel and Melbourne suburban favourite the Caravan Music Club will go on-sale Friday 5th April. Tickets available here. Continue reading

DIG IT UP! ADELAIDE SCUPPERED!

A long hot summer packed full of various festive musical activities – A Day On the Green, Nick Cave, Neil Young, Dinosaur Jr, Bruce Springsteen, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival et al – has resulted in a less than desired outcome for the Adelaide leg of Dig it Up 2013, so it is with great regret promoters Feel Presents have decided to pull the pin / count their losses / pull up stumps for the scheduled show @ HQ on April 26th, and instead offer fans of the Hoodoo Gurus and Dig It Up! one of two options. Continue reading

BLUE OYSTER CULT SIDE SHOWS

Blue Oyster Cult may be the ultimate ‘cult’ band. Revered by punks, metal heads, sci-fi geeks and horror movie fans alike, B.O.C. have carved out a 40-year career via a string of complex hard rock albums and killer live shows. The author Steven King adores them and so does Dave Graney. Their best known track Don’t Fear The Reaper, was a U.S. top twenty hit in 1976 while their overall catalogue sales are in excess of 24 million. Continue reading

SECOND LINE-UP RELEASE – THE LOCAL CHAPTER

As if the inclusion of international heavyweights Blue Oyster CultFlamin’ GrooviesBuzzcocks, and Peter Case (of The Nerves and The Plimsouls ain’t enough, the Hoodoo Gurus have gone and selected a whole swag of local acts (starting with The Stems) embracing a huge range of eras and styles so long as it rocks (and rolls).   Continue reading