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Photo – Nick Mckk

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PRAISE & ACCOLADES

Running with the Hurricane
AIR Awards 2023 Best Independent Rock Album Nominee
Australian Music Prize Nominee
Music VIC Best Group Nominee
#1 ARIA Aus Vinyl Chart
#11 ARIA Albums Chart
Albums of the Year: KEXP, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The AU Review, AP + more

“The moment was theirs alone to share with their fans after everything they’ve been through together.” The Age

“a celebration of the years of Camp Cope” Scenestr

“Camp Cope have always been loud, fearless, and sincere but on their tender third album, they’re more confessional than confrontational” triple j (Album Spotlight)

“As receptive and unflinching as ever” The New York Times

“Fearless, minimalist punk… But beyond the bombast, in the band’s quieter moments, singer Georgia Maq’s honest introspection feels just as powerful” NPR

“Shifting away from the gnawing, emo-inflected power-pop of their first two albums, Camp Cope ask: Can softness be as invigorating as fury?” Pitchfork (7.8/10)

“It’s heart and soul that shines through… They’ve never been better” Upset (5/5)

“Distinct, crooning and softly beautiful” DIY Mag (4/5)

“In spite of its softness, this is music that knows its own power yet wields it graciously, both sonically and lyrically” Kerrang! (4/5)

“Running With the Hurricane is golden and soulful, tender and huge-hearted” The Guardian

“If there’s a Morrissey-esque lilt in Maq’s vocals, there’s also an echo of his famous plea, that it “takes guts to be gentle and kind”, in the album’s spirit” Sydney Morning Herald

“Running With the Hurricane offers enticing glimpses of a more settled band, one teeming with soft hope and resolute joy” Under The Radar

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Following two roaring, sold-out hometown performances as part of Brunswick Music Festival in Naarm/Melbourne this year, CAMP COPE today announce their final show globally at Sydney Opera House on Friday 13 October. Tickets to Camp Cope’s final show are on sale 9am Monday 26 June from HERE.

Camp Cope has a storied history with Sydney Opera House, making this a fitting end to their eight-year career. They first performed in the iconic House in 2017 as part of Vivid LIVE selling out two performances in the Drama Theatre off the back of their debut album Camp Cope. In 2018 they returned to film the video for ‘The Opener’ in the Utzon Room, and, later that year, the power-emo trio made their Concert Hall debut as the bookend to their critically acclaimed album How to Socialise and Make Friends. Camp Cope’s final show this October is part of Sydney Opera House’s 50th Birthday Festival – a month-long program marking the culmination of Sydney Opera House’s year-long 50th anniversary season.

Earlier this year Camp Cope began their final show run with a long-awaited return to Tarndanya/Adelaide for Adelaide Festival and a rare solo performance at QAGOMA in Meanjin/Brisbane. They returned back home to Naarm/Melbourne’s Brunswick Music Festival for two epic performances drawing on their much-loved catalogue with a little help from their friends – Angie McMahon, Jacob Diamond, Rin McArdle, and extra special guest, Kelly’s step-daughter, who joined them on stage for the matinee performance of ‘Sing Your Heart Out’.

Founded in Melbourne over home job tattoos, Camp Cope – Georgia Maq (songwriter, vocals, piano, acoustic & electric guitar), Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (lead bass guitar) and Sarah Thompson (drums & percussion) – have been a force since the release of their self-titled debut album Camp Cope (2016). Their critically-acclaimed follow-up How to Socialise & Make Friends (2018) debuted at #6 on the ARIA Charts with incredible international acclaim including NPR (“Every unpolished moment stuns with turn-of-age earnestness”), The New Yorker (“The words, as raw as the band’s nervy energy, spill out as though she’s been holding them in forever”) and The Guardian (“In 20 years, young women especially will approach her and thank Camp Cope for encouraging them to pick up a guitar and tell their own stories”). Their expansive third album Running with the Hurricane debuted at #11 on the ARIA Charts, #1 on the ARIA Vinyl Chart, and made a slew of Best Albums of the Year lists including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, KEXP and more.

With countless international tours under their belt including multiple runs of the US, UK, Europe, Japan, Aotearoa and more, Camp Cope’s live show was reshaped last year seeing them now joined by award-winning multi-instrumentalist Jennifer Aslett (Julia Jacklin, San Cisco) to deliver a new string of instrumentation, praised as “honest, brave and dedicated.” And – beyond their musical output – Camp Cope have long been a force of change in the music industry, calling for more equitable representation and creating live music spaces that are safe from harassment, abuse and injustice for performers, venue workers and music fans.

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Camp Cope
Final Show

Tickets on sale 9am Monday 26 June from here

Friday 13 October
Sydney Opera House
Gadigal Land/Sydney

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Follow CAMP COPE
Website – Facebook – Instagram – Bandcamp

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AMNPLIFY – DB