Lightning Bolt tour

Tue 25th Aug, 2009 in Local News

Noise rockers Lightning Bolt are set to destroy eardrums and minds when they tour Australia this November.

They’ll give Australian audiences a chance to discover why Pitchfork drools over their live shows, describing them as – œatomic blasts of crystalline fury that send shards of feedback and blistering distortion into anyone who dares witness such savagery in the flesh’.

The duo of Brian Chippendale on drums and vocals and Brian Gibson on bass guitar are known for their guerrilla-style live performances, where they typically play on the ground rather than a stage, with the crowd gathered around them.

Though they haven’t released an album since 2005’s Hypermagic Mountain they recently announced that the long awaited follow up, Earthly Delights, is due for release in October.

Lightning Bolt will be joined by the Primitive Calculators and Grey Daturas on tour. They’re also set to play at a – œMini festival’ featuring 15 bands at Melbourne’s Trades Hall

20 November – Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne (with Primitive Calculators, Beaches, Grey Daturas)
21 November – Manning Bar, Sydney (with Primitive Calculators, Grey Daturas, Naked on the Vague)
22 November – Hi Fi Bar, Brisbane (with Grey Daturas, Slug Guts, Abject Leader)
26 November – Venue TBA, Hobart
27 November – Fowlers, Adelaide (with Grey Daturas and Robotosaurus)
28 November – Lithuanian Club (with Grey Daturas, Primitive Calculators, Naked on the Vague (Syd), Justice Yeldham, Embers big band, Abject Leader (Bris), Ivans, Other Films (Brisbane film society), The Whulge (ex-Shoplifting / US), Rebeiro / Andrews (Rohan and Liam of My Disco) and Robotosaurus)