Handsome Tours, FBi Radio and Triple R are proud to announce second headline shows by Philadelphia’s The War On Drugs in Sydney and Melbourne. These performances are to take place at The Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Wednesday 7th February and the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on Wednesday 14th February 2018.

Tickets for the new shows are on sale now and selling fast!

The War On Drugs

w/ Special Guests Middle Kids

Australian Tour Dates 2018

* Also appearing nationally at Laneway Festival 

Tickets on sale now from HandsomeTours.com

The War On Drugs’ 2018 tour follows the release of the band’s fourth, full-length album, ‘A Deeper Understanding’. Teaming up with engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Weezer), frontman Adam Granduciel, challenges the notion of what it means to create a fully realized piece of music in today’s modern landscape. ‘A Deeper Understanding’ is a record featuring collaboration, coordination, and confidence, with deeply layered and sonically textured tracks at every turn. Each song comes to life wondrously in a live setting, mesmerising audiences and thriving on the precision within the band’s signature soundscapes.

Adored Sydney band Middle Kids, known for their hit single ‘Edge Of Town’ will perform as special guests at both Sydney and Melbourne shows. The band will set the mood with their anthemic sound – a combination of hooky tune craft, ripping Music Row-inspired slide guitar leads, and soaring melodic vocals. Middle Kids shine especially bright live, where an added gear takes them from 0 to 60 in quiet-to-loud dynamics with hair-raising emotional impact.

Striking and mesmerising, don’t miss the live experience of seeing The War On Drugs perform live with Middle Kids. These shows are not to be missed!

PRESS FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS:

“[Granduciel’s] influence has become omnipresent in the indie world… each element here – the steady, percussive piano; the quivering harmonica feels necessary and bold, making Granduciel sound more present than ever.” – Pitchfork [BEST NEW TRACK]

“an epic, mood-shifting guitar jam” – NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered”

“What makes the song is what surrounds the strum: a smooth yet constantly changing backdrop of instruments and voices, with a neo-psychedelic lead guitar or a folksy harmonica sometimes floating to the surface. Behind the seeming simplicity, everything is in flux.” – The New York Times’ The Playlist

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AMNPLIFY – BA