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Elbow And Bombay Bicycle Club Australian Tour

In the most exciting tour announcement in quite some time, UK band Elbow have revealed that they will be returning to Australia less than a year after absolutely killing it at Splendour In The Grass. And, as if that wasn’t enough, they are also bringing fellow UK band, the excellent Bombay Bicycle Club, with them for the series of shows. This is not a tour to be missed, and it looks like I may just have to break my ‘no festival hall gigs’ policy. Tickets are on sale December 6th.

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Bon Iver Australian Tour

Big Day Who??? Today’s announcement of the headliners for the Big Day Out festival was overshadowed by the revelation that Bon Iver will be playing at next year’s Golden Plains festival, as well as performing a series of sideshows around the country. Literally the only disappointing thing is the choice of Melbourne venue- it looks like a trip to Sydney (and not the music bowl variety) might be on the cards.

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Baths ‘Exit The Mine’

Baths is the stage name of American electronic musician Will Wiesenfeld who has been making beats-based ambient music under the moniker for the better part of three years. He recently dumped a new track onto Soundcloud, ‘Exit The Mine’, which was apparently recorded solely on his iPad.

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Okkervil River Tour Gets Expanded

A while ago it was announced that Okkervil River would be appearing at the Melbourne Festival, playing a show at The Forum and with Will Sheff also playing a special solo gig at The Toff. Well the tour has just been expanded to include dates in Perth, Sydney, and Brisbane.

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Okkervil River Are Coming To Melbourne

Last night the Melbourne Festival unveiled its music lineup, and it has to be said that it’s quite impressive, featuring the likes of MONO, Aesop Rock, Black Dice, and Rat Vs Possum. By far of greatest interest however is that the lineup also includes none other than Okkervil River, one of my favourite bands.

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The Tallest Man On Earth Australian Tour

FINALLY. Sweden’s The Tallest Man On Earth has announced that he will be touring Australia in October of this year, for only the second time in his career.

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