PALACE OF THE KING
& THE POOR
East Coast Tour
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Blistering riffs and rock anthems is what you’ll get when two of our finest hard hitters – Palace Of The King and The Poor – team up for their When The King Met The Poor East Coast tour.
Palace Of The King have picked up a solid fanbase both here and internationally thanks to three critically acclaimed albums, and a relentless touring schedule which has seen them support Airbourne & headline shows throughout Europe. The past year alone has seen the Melbourne psych-blues four-piece on tour around the country with Rose Tattoo, The Baby Animals and The Screaming Jets. Following their run with The Poor, POTK will hit Europe & The US for more shows and will release a new single from their forthcoming fourth album. Stay tuned.
The Poor are renowned for their straight-shooting pub rock. Formed in Darwin, throughout the 90’s the hard rock outfit were a force on the scene packing out venues and supporting the likes of AC/DC, KISS, Van Halen, Alice in Chains, Suicidal Tendencies and more… They toured through Europe, Japan and the US and claimed the # 1 spot on US Rock Radio with their classic single More Wine Waiter Please (from their hit debut album Who Cares). After a ten-year hiatus, the band released follow up albums Round One and Round Two. Expect to hear some belters from Skenie and the boys when they take to the stage on this tour.
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Don’t miss:
WHEN THE KING MET THE POOR
The Poor | Palace of the King
FRIDAY AUGUST 2
BRIDGE HOTEL, ROZELLE NSW
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SATURDAY AUGUST 3
CAMBRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE NSW
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FRIDAY AUGUST 9
WORKERS CLUB, GEELONG VIC
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SATURDAY AUGUST 10
GEDDES LANE BALLROOM, MELBOURNE VIC
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FRIDAY AUGUST 16
THE COOLANGATTA HOTEL, COOLANGATTA QLD
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SATURDAY AUGUST 17
CROWBAR, BRISBANE QLD
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PALACE OF THE KING
PALACE OF THE KING
BIO
Having spent their formative years storming stages in every corner of Australia, Palace Of The King took their finely-honed live show through Europe in October 2015. Armed with 2 EPs, a full-length vinyl LP (White Bird – Burn The Sky) and a second full length studio album already recorded.
In 2016 the band unveiled Valles Marineris on 15th July 2016 (Europe/ UK) , Valles Marineris deepened Palace Of The King’s footprint on the international rock music scene by expanding on the “raw, energetic, imaginative and boundary-pushing” (Dedicated Rocker Society) qualities of their debut through an all- new 10 track collection of blues and psych-infused hard rock.
In support of the Valles Marineris album POTK toured constantly throughout 2016/17 covering Europe as headliners and as guest with Airbourne, hitting America for the second time and multiple laps of Auatralia as headline and support act.
By 2018 the band had a new album – Get Right With Your maker – in the can, which was recorded between shows on the road. This epic new album (the bands most successful to date) was released to coincide with another tour of Europe, hitting 8 countries, and multiple laps around Australia.
Now in 2019, having just finished another national tour, and armed with a new single from a forthcoming new album, with dates in Australia, USA and Europe, 2019 has been, and will be, Palace Of The King’s most productive year to date.
Expect a new album and big things from Palace Of The King over the coming months.
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The Poor
THE POOR
BIO
The Poor started out playing the pub circuit in Darwin nearly 2 decades ago. The plan was simple, hard rockin’ hard drinkin’ and world domination. In 1992 the band cut their debut release, the EP; Rude, Crude & Tattooed, produced by Rick Brewster & Bob Spencer from The Angels and from the opening line you knew it was going to be something great; Aussie pub rock, in your face, no bullshit, straight to the point, rock’n’f%&k’n’roll!
In mid 1993, the band recorded their debut album, Who Cares, at Festival Studios in Sydney and Montreal, Canada with English Producer Paul Northfield. The Poor Boys also became The Poor, the name change was straight to the point just like the band and on March 21st 1994, Epic Records USA released the single, “More Wine Waiter Please”. It instantly became the number 1 most added track on US Rock Radio and attracted unprecedented acclaim from the U.S. rock press. Australia soon followed suit with the release of Who Cares on June 13 that year. There was no stopping them now and with a mega hit single and album, the whole world wanted a piece of The Poor. They toured relentlessly, drank hard and rocked harder. Over the next 2 years The Poor toured the States (twice), Europe, Japan and all over Australia.
During their turbulent roller coaster ride they scored support slots for The Angels, AC/DC, KISS, The Scorpions, Alice In Chains & Van Halen just to name a few. After relentlessly touring to support Who Cares and playing over 20 brand new songs to rock fans worldwide they came to the realization that they had already toured the world with the second album without actually releasing it! Was this a case of too much too soon or the simple fact that they toured their asses off on the road for so long?
1998 saw the release of the single ‘Simple Livin’ and with the birth of a new decade, The Poor went into hibernation. It wasn’t until 2008 that The Poor returned to the stage for the first time in over 10 years when they were invited to join US metal icons WASP on a national tour around of Australia as special guests. Within minutes of being back on stage on the first night of the tour it seemed that those 10 years had passed in the blink on an eye. The Poor partied with many old time fans while gaining many new fans who were witnessing their super charged live performance for the very first time. With a taste of how it used to be and their hunger well and truly back, The Poor teamed up with Riot Entertainment in 2009 to unleash a barrage of material which was an album titled “ROUND 1” which saw the band do a string of sell out shows including a set at the Gold Coast BIG DAY OUT 2010 where many believe it was a lesson to a lot of current new acts on how its done.
If you’re a fan of NO BULLSHIT STRAIGHT UP ROCK N ROLL you won’t be disappointed!!
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