Date
Sunday 1 August 2010 at 8:00pm
Location
The Oxford Art Factory
38–46 Oxford St,
Darlinghurst,
2010,
Australia
Tel: (02) 9332 3711
Link
Description
Dubbed ‘New York’s official coolest new band’ by NME, The Drums have heralded a return to the simplicity of the mind-invading catchiness unique to good, solid, guitar-pop songs. “We love the 1950s,” they say, “it was the beginning of basic pop music. They did it from scratch and pulled these amazing, timeless melodies out of thin air." And The Drums’, with their New Order-style trebly, melodic bass, The Ventures-esque guitar songs about surfing, do exactly that.
On stage their infectious energy manifests as near-lunacy, the band playing their chirpy, whistle stopstart ditties with breathtaking mania. It’s no wonder that after only a year of living in NYC The Drums’ concerts became a weekly dance-party attended religiously by even the most cynical of music fans.
The Drums took the coveted opening slot of the NME tour throughout February this year, before being crowned winners of the “Philip Hall Radar Award” (’08 and ’09 winners were Glasvegas and The Big Pink), at the NME Awards. They also played an intimate, sold out three-date UK tour during the last week of March where they were watched by Morrissey, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke of The Smiths. Now it’s our turn, don’t miss The Drums for the first time on Australian shores this August.
Chugg Entertainment, Lunatic Entertainment and Popfrenzy present The Drums
Sunday, August 1
SYDNEY - Oxford Art Factory with The Motifs
Tickets available from moshtix.com.au / 1300 GET TIX
Monday, August 2
MELBOURNE - East Brunswick Club with The Motifs
Tickets available from eastbrunswickclub.com / 03 9388 9794
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 4
The Drums IN STORES June 11 on Shock Records
Summertime! OUT NOW on Popfrenzy Records
For The Drums headline shows enquiries please contact:
Chris Wu | chris@popfrenzy.com.au | 02 9211 5995 or 0414 733 798
Line-up (2)
Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now
