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Primus and Melvins SydneySidewave

Thu 6th Jan, 2011 in Local News

With only a handful of tickets remaining to the Primus Sidewave in Melbourne, the recently revived rockers have announced they will also be playing a gig in Sydney come March.

It’s been five years since Les Claypool and co worked together, and with an album in the pipeline Australian fans have been promised a taste of new Primus along with all the classics at the band’s forthcoming shows.

Joining the trio on the night will be the Godfathers of Grunge themselves, the Melvins who released their 20th studio album The Bride Screamed Murder in July this year.

FasterLouder presents Primus and the Melvins Sidewave:

Monday 28th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney

Tickets on sale Friday 14th January.

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iNegro

iNegro said on the 6th Jan, 2011

Spicy McHaggis

Spicy McHaggis said on the 6th Jan, 2011

Everything seems to be falling on that Monday so far...

MissB

MissB said on the 6th Jan, 2011

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 6th Jan, 2011

faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark yeh

anyone wanna buy a soundwave ticket now?

mebjolz said on the 6th Jan, 2011

yay!!! now just waiting for qotsa announcement

Mutton Chops

Mutton Chops said on the 6th Jan, 2011

Cue Eric the Black.....

http://faithcomes.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/excited_child_332101512_std.jpg?w=217&h=260

jettimon

jettimon said on the 7th Jan, 2011

been waiting for a Sydney sideshow to be announced, i knew it would happen

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 8th Jan, 2011

Cue Eric the Black.....

http://faithcomes.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/excited_child_332101512_std.jpg?w=217&h=260

HAHA!!! Nice work.

That is exactly how I reacted. The 28th is my birthday!!!
Soundwave was only lurking vaguely on my radar and it has disappeared now.

Melbourne, Sydney and I will try to get to Brisbane as well if the Primus/Melvins juggernaut ends up there too.

benr3

benr3 said on the 14th Jan, 2011

Got my Sydney tickets! So glad I don't have to go to eastern creek again!

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 15th Jan, 2011

I got two for Sydney. I wanted to get more and organise some people but I know that monday night will out people off.

Fuck Em!!! More room for the rest of us.

I will consider Brisbane too if it comes up.

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 15th Jan, 2011

got 4 tickets in the front dance floor, cannot wait!

hope Melvins get a full hour in support, wonder what time thye'll come on? (what's the norm for enmore anyone?)

....early like 7:30-8:00pm i'd imagine being a monday night

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 15th Jan, 2011

It will be early for sure. If I am not meeting up with the other Primus/Melvins freaks I know we should hook up for a beer.

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 15th Jan, 2011

sure man, i usually try and sneek a couple in at the pub next door, will try and get there by about 6pm and will let u know what t-shirt i'll be wearing closer to the gig for possible recognition

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 15th Jan, 2011

No wuckers. A mate of mine was talking about making tour shirts but I don't really think I am down with that.
I have only ever met MAB off this board and that sort of put me off...:p

MotherEel

MotherEel said on the 15th Jan, 2011

should be good. if the melvins play a set like the one for the geek show, you might want ear plugs, depending on how well you handle volume. although, some could argue you're missing out on those frequencies that only volume can bring.

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 15th Jan, 2011

i was there, the intro to the Bit went forever and when the main riff kicked in I just melted, loved it

they were abominably loud at Club 77 too when they did a sneaky sideshow whilst supporting Tool on tour

MotherEel

MotherEel said on the 15th Jan, 2011

club 77 is a small place. we have been considered too loud by management there. there's no way we have the gear to match the melvins.

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 15th Jan, 2011

I couldn't believe I missed that 77 show when I found out.
The Tool support was good but the space was too big. The Geek Show was great but the last Annandale show was perfection.

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 15th Jan, 2011

nunchukka superfly supported and they were ear-splitting too, my ears were ringing for 3 days, but no i don't do earplugs

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 15th Jan, 2011

I couldn't believe I missed that 77 show when I found out.
The Tool support was good but the space was too big. The Geek Show was great but the last Annandale show was perfection.

i did wed at the ent cent, stayed at the casino
thurs at club 77 and stayed in wooloomooloo
then fri at wollongong and stayed the night

over $1000 well spent in 3 days

then i slept the whole weekend

Eric the Black

Eric the Black said on the 15th Jan, 2011

Yeah, I think I found out from Ray about it. I am a rabid Nunchukka fan so that just made it worse.
I missed Nunchukka's set at the Annandale last time too because I didn't have a ticket but Ray got me in a the last minute for the Melvins.
He is a fucking legend!!!

MotherEel

MotherEel said on the 15th Jan, 2011

that's kind of my point. if any band is playing and really using their gear, then 77 becomes oppressive with volume. if only they'd return our calls about letting us put on another show there...
i only use ear plugs for bands i don't want to waste my hearing on, especially if it is an all day gig. that prolonged sound exposure can be very bad.

rodismdotcom

rodismdotcom said on the 15th Jan, 2011

Reckon I will fly over for this one.

Piko

Piko said on the 7th Feb, 2011

Looks like i am Getting my hands on a ticket to this one

MotherEel

MotherEel said on the 8th Feb, 2011

starting to wish my life away, so that it is the gig's eve...

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 11th Feb, 2011

unlike so many bands that have been around for ages and you tend to hang out to hear the old stuff when they tour, with Melvins, the new stuff and the new lineup (3 albums strong now, and they all tear it up) is so fucking good that i can't wait to hear all the new stuff live, mixed in with a few old pearls of course, and see the new line up, including the 2 duelling drummers now, in the flesh

get (a) senile animal or nude with boots now and enjoy, the more you listen to em the better they get

benr3

benr3 said on the 11th Feb, 2011

I think they were spinning you some bullshit there buddy.

Sydney Dubstep night "Void" has just moved there with the "Hijack Soundsystem" (claimed to be the loudest sub-sound system in the southern hemisphere)

Spicy McHaggis

Spicy McHaggis said on the 11th Feb, 2011

I would have thought the DSS system would be louder than Hijack.. They're both spinning the same claims at any rate (unless it's the same system?)

benr3

benr3 said on the 11th Feb, 2011

Thats exactly why i said "claims" - I'm sure neither have been independently tested.

Either way its a bloody LOUD sound system - club 77 are clearly full o shit!

MotherEel

MotherEel said on the 13th Feb, 2011

i think they were spinning you some bullshit there buddy.

sydney dubstep night "void" has just moved there with the "hijack soundsystem" (claimed to be the loudest sub-sound system in the southern hemisphere)

it is very possible that it is b/s and they mostly just don't like the caustic style of music we play - but we do push our gear really, really hard, so it fits in with what we want to hear anyway...