HERE COMES MAC DEMARCO
Australia & New Zealand tour
announced January 2020
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“On stage, he’s all pranks and jokes; on record he’s largely attempting to get at the core of universal human ideas.”
– Pitchfork
“Here Comes the Cowboy proves DeMarco can still own his psychedelic, lighthearted sound, while adding something fresh and novel.”
– Sydney Morning Herald
“The slacker hero slows things down on his fourth full-length album, finding catharsis in gentle instrumentation and thoughtful lyrics”
– NME ★ ★ ★ ★
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MAC DEMARCO has announced a return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2020 for HERE COMES MAC DEMARCO, a summer headline tour that brings the Mac spirit to audiences down under, on his biggest-ever headline run.
Mac has invited his friends, West Australian psych-rockers Pond and “Neo-Kawaii” bubblegum punks CHAI from Japan, to join him on this magical mystery journey down the East Coast. WA punk outfit Cold Meat will open the show in Perth.
Beginning on Wednesday 8 January at Auckland’s Town Hall, Mac will take the stage at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Friday 10 January, Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Saturday 11 January, and Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Wednesday 15 January, before closing the tour on Saturday 18 January at Red Hill in Perth.
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On the back of Tasmania, their latest album release, and sold out national headline dates, vibe-masters Pond will perform on all Australian dates. Recorded in the home studio of Tame Impala frontman and former Pond member Kevin Parker, Tasmania sees the band confronting personal and global dread with rich melodies, their signature trippy instrumentation and chief songwriter Nick Allbrook’s most personal lyrics to date.
Japanese feminist quartet CHAI make their Australian debut in the wake of their critically adored album PUNK. Rebelling against the culture of “cute” they’re positioned under at home, CHAI lived up to the hype at SXSW and The Great Escape, with showcases that had crowds lining the streets. In their album review, Pitchfork awarded PUNK Best New Music, saying CHAI is “a band that screams yes to joy”. Mac’s hand-picked them to join the tour in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Female-fronted, self-described ‘snotty, snarky feminist punks’ COLD MEAT join the party in Perth, touted by Pitchfork as “responsible for some of the most exciting raw punk to come out of Australia”.
Tickets for HERE COMES MAC DEMARCO are on sale at 1pm Thursday 1 August 2019. For pre-sale access, sign up to the Penny Drop newsletter at pennydrop.com.au or Chugg Entertainment’s VIP List at chuggentertainment.com
Mac DeMarco’s fourth album HERE COMES THE COWBOY was described as his “masterpiece” (Q magazine) upon its release in May. Written, recorded and mixed at his Los Angeles studio, it was the debut release on the eponymous Mac’s Record Label, and released via Spunk Records / Caroline Australia.
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Known for his on-stage antics and rowdy performance persona, Mac last played sold out East Coast dates alongside his sets at Laneway Festival in 2018.
The Canadian-born artist has always taken a more contemplative approach to songwriting, and on HERE COMES THE COWBOY he’s at his thoughtful and introspective best.
His Australian dates are announced on the heels of an immense international touring schedule, including northern hemisphere summer festival sets at Bonnaroo, Festival de Beauregard, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Primavera Sound, Coachella, All Points East and Iceland Airwaves.
In June, Mac lent his curatorial skills to MAC DEMARCO WILL SEE YOU NOW, a day festival in Margate, United Kingdom that included Thurston Moore, Aldous Harding, Yellow Days and Amyl and the Sniffers.
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MAC DEMARCO
2020 Tour Dates
AUCKLAND
Wednesday 8 January – Town Hall
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SYDNEY
Friday 10 January – Hordern Pavilion
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MELBOURNE
Saturday 11 January – Festival Hall
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BRISBANE
Wednesday 15 January – Fortitude Music Hall
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PERTH
Saturday 18 January – Red Hill Auditorium
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