Hoodoo Gurus announce the ‘Purity of Essence’ Australian Tour
The mighty Hoodoo Gurus are back with their ninth studio album Purity Of Essence and to mark this auspicious occasion they will do what they do best: hit the road and perform like they have done for many a decade, exciting fans across the globe with a live show to rock you to your core and leave you aching for more!
The Gurus exist in their own time and space. They have been a part of the Australian music psyche since they brought us classic songs like ‘Tojo’, ‘My Girl’ and ‘I Want You Back’ from the Stoneage Romeos-era and from Mars Needs Guitars’ ‘Bittersweet’, ‘Death Defying’ or ‘Like Wow – Wipeout!’. Throw in ‘1000 Miles Away’, ‘Waking Up Tired’ and ‘The Right Time’, and more than 100 other songs they have written, recorded and played that have meant something to someone some time and there is no denying that on record or live, they ARE Oz rock royalty.
Dave Faulkner and his band mates, guitarist Brad Shepherd, bassist Rick Grossman and drummer Mark Kingsmill, have been going strong, again, since reuniting in late-2003 after almost six years apart.
Borrowed from the band’s favourite movie, Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove Or How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love The Bomb, Purity Of Essence features the first single, ‘Crackin’ Up’, a song so quintessentially ‘Gurus’ that you just know the album that follows MUST be good. The second single to be released from the album is ‘I Hope Your Happy’ which is lighting up radio around the country on the week of release and, just announced, was the 4th most added song at radio this week!
Purity Of Essence was born in one of those mythical bursts of unbridled creativity; that serendipitous moment when lightning strikes and the songs happen.
So now, another page in the Gurus history is about to unfold as they reveal an album that, by all accounts, is one of the best to date and announce a national tour to showcase the new tracks and of course, play the Hoodoo Gurus classics we all know and love….which makes for one hell of a cracking live show!
With support from brand spanking new band The Break, featuring Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst, Martin Rotsey and Jim Moginie, along with The Violent Femmes bass man Brian Ritche. The Break feature the pounding go-go rhythms of Hirst and Ritchie that perfectly underpin Moginie and Rostsey’s signature zip locked twin guitar attack. Classic surf, Sci Fi, and spy tones resonate whilst managing to present a fresh and contemporary approach bringing their own take on the instrumental surf sound on the road for The Purity Of Essence tour.
Also joining the Gurus on select shows are Sydney’s powerhouse duo, The Fumes and Melbourne’s own balls out rock trio Gun Street Girls.
Check them out live at the following venues:-
THE purity of essence tour
APRIL
Thu 22 April – Metropolis Fremantle
Venue address: 58 South Terrace Fremantle WA - www.metropolisfremantle.com.au
Tickets: Bocs, 78 Records, Planet Video, Mills records
Supports: Kill Devil Hills and DomNicks
Fri 23 April – Dunsborough Hotel
Venue address: 536 Naturalist Terrace Dunsborough WA
Tickets: available from Bocs, Blue 62 and the venue
Supports: DomNicks
Sat 24 April – Players Mandurah , WA
Address: 25 Mandurah Terrace Mandurah WA
Tickets: Available from Bocs, Trax Mandurah and the venue
Supports: DomNicks
Sun 25 April - Hotel Rottnest, WA
Address : Rottnest Island: Bedford Avenue Rottnest Island WA
Tickets: TBA
Thu 29 April – Hi Fi Bar (Brisbane)
Address: 123 Boundary Street West End Brisbane QLD
Tickets: 1300THEHIFI (1300 843 4434) or online www.thehifi.com.au
Supports: The Break and Gun Street Girls
Fri 30 April – Twin Towns
Address: Wharf Street Tweed Heads NSW
Tickets: Bookings 1800 014 014 or visit www.twintowns.com.au
Supports : The Break and Gun Street Girls
MAY
Sat 1 May – Yamba Bowling Club
Address: 44 Wooli Street Yamba NSW
Tickets: The venue Ph 02 6646 2305 or on line at www.offbeatoperations.com.au
Support : The Break
Fri 7 May – Governor Hindmarsh (Adelaide)
Address: 59 Port Road Hindmarsh SA
Tickets: www.moshtix.com.au
Support: The Break
Sat 8 May – Hi Fi Bar (Melbourne)
Address: 125 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC
Tickets: 1300THEHIFI (1300 843 4434) or online www.thehifi.com.au
Supports : The Break and Gun Street Girls
Thu 13 May – Level One Newcastle Leagues
Address: 17 National Park St, Newcastle West
Tickets: Rock Shop, The Northern Star Hotel, The Venue, Oztix & www.bigtix.com.au
Supports: The Fumes
Thu 20 May – Oxford Arts Factory(Sydney)
Fri 21 May – Oxford Arts Factory (Sydney)
Address: Corner of Oxford Street and Oatley Road
Paddington NSW 2020 More Info >>
WITH MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON….
Hoodoo Gurus’ ‘Purity Of Essence’ released on March 12 through
Sony Music Entertainment Australia
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