In brief: Dead Letter Circus,Fair To Midland, The ButterflyEffect, Twelve Foot Ninjatours

Wed 22nd Feb, 2012 in Local News

Melbourne’s progressive rock heavyhitters Twelve Foot Ninja and Jericco will be joined by newcomers, Circles for the triple billed Swarm Tour in March.

Twelve Foot Ninja’s dates supporting Periphery last year prompted Periphery founder /guitarist Misha Mansoor to declare that “Twelve Foot Ninja are basically one of the best live bands I have ever seen in my life. Holy fuck they are tight”. So basically if you like Periphery you’d be a damn fool to miss this tour!

Twelve Foot Ninja, Jericco and Circles tour:
Thursday 1st March – The Basement, Canberra
Friday 2nd March – The Patch, Wollongong
Saturday 3rd March – The Annandale, Sydney
Saturday 10th March – Enigma Bar, Adelaide
Saturday 24th March – Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne
Thursday 29th March – Mac’s Hotel, Melton
Friday 30th March – Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully
Saturday 31st March- Pelly Bar, Frankston

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After more than 1000 shows and 200,000 record sales in Australia The Butterfly Effect are parting ways with lead singer Clint Boge, but not before a final tour. Drummer Ben Hall explains that “When Clint came in and said he’d made the decision to leave, we all thought what a great 11 years we’ve had. As much as Clint leaving is disappointing for us we’re proud of what we’ve done and we want to head out and thank everyone who’s been involved with the band.”

The Butterfly Effect tour:
Friday 27th April – Andergrove Tavern, Mackay
Saturday 28th April – The Venue, Townsville
Sunday 29th April – Brothers Leagues Club, Cairns
Wednesday 2nd May – The Great Northern, Byron Bay
Thursday 3rd May – The Arena, Brisbane
Friday 4th May – Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast
Saturday 5th May – Kings Beach Tavern, Sunshine Coast
Wednesday 9th May – The Plantation, Coffs Harbour
Thursday 10th May – Panthers Leagues Club, Newcastle
Friday 11th May -UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney
Saturday 12th May – Waves, Wollongong
Wednesday 16th May – UCU Bar, Canberra
Friday 18th May – Bended Elbow, Geelong
Saturday 19th May – Inferno, Traralgon
Sunday 20th May – Pier Live, Frankston
Tuesday 22nd May – Hotel New York, Launceston
Wednesday 23rd May – Wrest Point Casino, Hobart
Friday 25th May – Palace Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday 26th May – The Bridgeway Hotel, Adelaide
Sunday 27th May – HQ, Adelaide
Saturday 2nd June – Prince Of Wales, Bunbury
Sunday 3rd June – Metro City, Perth

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Dead Letter Circus have a busy few months ahead with ‘The Sleeper’ tour that will see them trekking around to play 20 dates right around the country with support from Texans Fair To Midland (making their first visit to Australia) and the incredibly busy 12 Foot Ninja.

The follow-up to Dead Letter Circus’ chart topping/86th best Australian album ever This Is The Warning album is due out later this year – so this tour is sure to road test a stack of new material.

Dead Letter Circus, Fair to Midland, 12 Foot Ninja tour:
Thursday 10th May – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
Friday 11th May – Metropolis, Fremantle
Saturday 12th May – The Capitol, Perth
Wednesday 16th May – Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
Thursday 17th May – Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully
Friday 18th May – The HIFI, Melbourne
Saturday 19th May – The Gov, Adelaide
Wednesday 23rd May – The Patch, Wollongong
Thursday 24th May – Zierholz, Canberra
Friday 25th May – The HIFI, Sydney
Saturday 26th May – The Entrance Leagues Club, The Entrance
Sunday 27th May – The Cambridge, Newcastle
Wednesday 30th May – The Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour
Thursday 31st May – Hotel Great Northern, Byron Bay
Friday 1st June – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
Saturday 2nd June – The HIFI, Brisbane
Thursday 7th June – Brothers Leagues Club, Cairns
Friday 8th June – The Venue, Townsville
Saturday 9th June – Magnums, Airlee Beach
Sunday 10th June – Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra

Tickets on sale 27th of February