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Slowly Slowly // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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SLOWLY SLOWLY
+ Shannen James + Agapanther
@ Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
11th June 2022
(Live Review)

Review  and Photos by Deb Kloeden

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Slowly Slowly // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Melbourne pop punk outfit, Slowly Slowly, tore the house down in Adelaide last night, finalising their current national tour after illness caused them to postpone this show last month. And the crowd went wild!

The night began with Adelaide’s alt-punk band, Agapanther, who quickly set the scene for an epic night. Pure, ferocious energy and tight thrashing riffs got the crowd moving early.

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Agapanther // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Shannen James // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Shannen James // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Melbourne’s singer-songwriter Shannen James has been a feature on Slowly Slowly’s latest tour in most states. The four-piece band provided a catchy set featuring soaring vocals and tight instrumentation. A Fleetwood Mac cover was well received.

Finally, Slowly Slowly exploded onto the stage, instantly going mental with forceful energy that really energised their fans. The crowd quickly became a singular, heaving mass, crammed into the compact LAF theatre space. This was the first time Slowly Slowly had performed in Adelaide for around 1,000 days and it was definitely worth the wait. Lead singer Ben Stewart was clearly the driving force of the band, but did not over-shadow the other members who equally shone in their own right.­ New songs were as well received as the all time favourites. Everyone seemed to know the words to everything they played.

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Slowly Slowly // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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Slowly Slowly // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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New single ‘Nothing On’ features Shannen James, who joined the band to perform this song.  Ben played a couple of solo songs. He reminisced about the days when he toured solo by playing ‘New York in Paris’ and ‘Comets & Zombies’. But it was the stage antics like crowd surfing and leaps from the drum kit that really got the crowd’s attention. Everyone had a hand in the air trying to film with their phones.

Of course they saved the best till last, playing ‘Creature Of Habit’ pt1 and pt2 as their encore songs, which left the crowd fully satisfied. One keen punter told me “It was the best set I have seen from them, they are always brilliant and a band not-to-miss!” That pretty well sums up their Adelaide show.

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Slowly Slowly // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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SLOWLY SLOWLY are:

Ben Stewart / Vocals + Guitar
Albert Doan / Guitars
Alex Quale / Bass
Patrick Murphy / Drums

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Slowly Slowly // Photo – Deb Kloeden

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SLOWLY SLOWLY AND FOUR TONE ARTISTS PRESENTS

SLOWLY SLOWLY
TOUR DATES

2022 REGIONAL AUS TOUR 

Friday 5 August 2022 – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast
Saturday 6 August 2022 – Eleven Dive Bar, Sunshine Coast
Thursday 11 August 2022 – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
Friday 12 August 2022 – Torquay Hotel, Torquay
Saturday 13 August 2022 – Pelly Bar, Frankston
Thursday 18 August 2022 – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Friday 19 August 2022 – Avalon RSL, Avalon
Saturday 20 August 2022 – Unibar, Wollongong
Saturday 27 August 2022 – Unibar, Hobart
Saturday 10 September 2022 – Valleyways, Camden
Friday 16 September 2022 – Ev’s Youth Centre, Croydon (U18)
Saturday 17 September 2022 – Ski Club, Darwin
Friday 30 September 2022 – Volta, Ballarat
Saturday 1 October 2022 – Kambri Anu, Canberra
Thursday 6 October 2022 – Edge Hill Tavern, Cairns
Friday October 7 2022 – Otherwise Bar, Townsville
Saturday October 8 2022 – Sea Breeze, Mackay

Tickets on sale Thursday 9 June @ 9am – HERE

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Press Release 7th June 2022 (below) HERE

SLOWLY SLOWLY
announce 17-date
Regional Australian Tour

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AMNPLIFY – DB