Revival Tour

holy shit, I'm happy right now. despite the fact that I just woke up feeling distinctly crummy (it really sucks getting a summer-cold while on the last few days of my holidays), I am overjoyed about the Revival Tour coming to Australia, actually totally overjoyed even

it's kinda funny cos just the other week on the 4ZZZ Punk Show we were generally doing our "end-of-2009 Top 5's", and included a Frank Turner song. I was talking to one of our interview guests (who does a podcast radio show from Brisbane), wondering about the possibility of Frank Turner ever touring to Australia. He seemed pretty certain that he would be here sometime in the first half of the year with Tim Barry and possibly the Revival Tour.

I thought that was an hilariously specific hunch to have, but now I think he probably just had some secret insider-information, because I just got the press-release about the Revival Tour stating pretty much exactly what he had predicted

yep, holy hell all the dudes with beards that used to be in melodic punkrock bands playing all the acoustic punk you could ever want: Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Frank Turner, Tim Barry (Avail), Ben Nichols (Lucero)

"Founded by Chuck Ragan, the singer / songwriter / guitarist and Hot Water Music co-frontman-- THE REVIVAL TOUR is set to launch in Australia from April 22 in Brisbane and wrap May 1 in Hobart.

Drawing from a diverse group of established musicians in indie Americana, rock, punk, Irish folk, THE REVIVAL TOUR will take the band of traveling musicians throughout Australia including Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Hobart."

Thu April 22 The Zoo, Brisbane
Fri April 23 Annandale Hotel, Sydney
Sun April 25 Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Wed April 28 Rosemount, Perth
Thu April 29 Enigma, Adelaide
Fri April 30 Corner, Melbourne
Sat May 1 Brisbane Hotel, Hobart