You Am I Announce Hi Fi Way 30th Anniversary Tour Extension
SYDNEY, Thursday May 8, 2025: Iconic Australian band You Am I continues to celebrate the 30th anniversary of critically acclaimed second album, Hi Fi Way, with the announcement today that the accompanying tour will expand, including parts of regional Australia.
As the band winds up the initial tour run, reviews have been glowing, with fans relishing the opportunity to hear Hi Fi Way live in its entirety.
“You Am I are living proof that Australian music was, and always has been, raw, rocking and real. The band has continued the tradition of guitar music in this country that started in the ’70s and exists to this day and deserve to be revered as icons of the scene now, into their fourth decade and forever.” Scenestr
“Music goers from all walks of life were treated to a high energy, wild and crazy ride as the band, You Am I took to the stage … It was Australian rock ‘n’ roll at its absolute finest …” Australian Musician
“30 years on from the release of their sophomore album, Hi-Fi Way, You Am I rolled into Hobart … to deliver a near religious experience …” Backseat Mafia
First cab off the rank for this tour encore is Darwin’s Mayberry on Saturday, June 14, followed by The Warehouse, Townsville on Friday, June 20 and on to Tanks Arts Centre on Saturday, June 21.
The tour then heads to Victoria in July for a series of dates, followed by an extensive run across September – including Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra on September 6 and Miami Marketta, Gold Coast on September 7, and key shows in New South Wales, before winding up in WA.
Tickets on sale now at youami.com.au
The Hi Fi Way re-issue is available to order now, with an exclusive blue vinyl 30th anniversary edition record, digital packages, and more.
Hi Fi Way is no ordinary album. There are worlds within worlds on this record. It’s an album that was largely created from the subconscious, mining some dark thoughts that only today make some sort of sense. Featuring tracks such Purple Sneakers, Cathy’s Clown, Jewels and Bullets, and How Much is Enough, the album debuted at No 1 and constantly makes great Australian album lists.
Hi Fi Way marks a pivotal moment in the trajectory of You Am I. Produced by Lee Ranaldo, who also co-produced the band’s debut album Sound As Ever, Hi Fi Way is the first of their 3 consecutive albums to debut at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, a feat not achieved by any Australian band prior.
Australian music journalist Ian McFarlane described the album, which “remains one of the finest Australian albums of the 1990s. Full of audacious, incisive and tuneful rock’n’roll it made its debut at #1 on the mainstream national chart …”
With Hi Fi Way, Rolling Stone Australia said You Am I created “a perfect balance between grunge and pop”, awarding it 5 stars. Juice Magazine also bestowed a 5 star review on the album.
AllMusic noted it was “a stunning leap forward” with a 4 and a half star review, and NME acknowledged the sheer vitality of the record, calling it “a breath of fresh air”.
As music journalist Steve Bell express so succinctly in The Music, “at the end of the day, fans and critics adore Hi Fi Way and shout its importance from the rooftops.”
You Am I’s Hi Fi Way 30th Anniversary Tour
Tickets on sale now – head to youami.com.au
NEW DATES:
JUNE 2025
Saturday 14 Mayberry, Darwin
Friday 20 The Warehouse, Townsville
Saturday 21 Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
JULY 2025
Friday 4 Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights, Vic
Saturday 5 Barwon Heads Hotel, Barwon Heads, Vic
Friday 11 Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, Vic
Saturday 12 Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat, Vic
Sunday 13 Whalers, Warrnambool, Vic
SEPTEMBER 2025
Friday 5 Jetty Beach House, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Saturday 6 Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra, QLD
Sunday 7 Miami Marketta, Gold Coast, QLD
Thursday 11 The Pavilion, Kiama, NSW
Friday 12 Drifters Wharf, Gosford, NSW
Saturday 13 The Recky, Pacific Palms, NSW
Thursday 18 Stirling Arms Hotel, Guildford, NSW
Friday 19 Tambrey Hotel, Karratha, WA
Saturday 20 Dunsborough Tavern, Dunsborough, WA
Sunday 21 The Carine Tavern, Duncraig, WA
Thursday 25 Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Friday 26 The River, Margaret River, WA
Saturday 27 Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood, WA
Hi-Fi Way key stats:
· ARIA Awards, 1995 – Best Adult Alternative Album
· Certified GOLD status by ARIA (35,000 plus)
· Hi Fi Way’s 3 official singles – Cathy’s Clown, Jewels And Bullets, and Purple Sneakers all made triple j’s Hottest 100 list of 1995
· #8 in 2010 book The 100 Best Australian Albums (O’Donnell, Creswell, Mathieson) – described by the authors as “a textured, immediate pop record that delves through layers of memories, looking back to consider the past even as it makes sober judgements for the future.”
· #4 in The Age’s 2008 poll ‘50 Best Australian Albums Of All Time’
· #8 in Juice magazine’s 2003 poll ‘50 Best Australian Albums Of All Time’
· #35 in triple j’s 2011 poll ‘Hottest 100 Australian Albums Of All Time’
Since its February 1995 release, Hi Fi Way has remained a fan-favourite album, with a significant influence on the Australian music landscape, and has cemented Tim Rogers’ reputation as one of Australia’s great storytellers. 30 years on, Hi Fi Way remains as compelling as ever.
Hi-Fi Way Tracklist:
Ain’t Gone And Open
Minor Byrd
She Digs Her
Cathy’s Clown
Jewels and Bullets
Purple Sneakers
Pizza Guy
The Applecross Wing Commander
Stray
Handwasher
Punkarella
Ken (The Mother Nature’s Son)
Gray
How Much Is Enough
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Listen to the podcast HI FI WAY: THE MAKING OF YOU AM on Apple and Spotify.
