alt-J Returning To Australia In May To Play Massive Headline Shows

Australia just can’t get enough of alt-J, so we’re bringing them back!

Next year Frontier Touring will be bringing the loved UK lads back to play some of their biggest Australian headline shows to date, starting with Brisbane’s Riverstage on Friday 8 May and wrapping it up in Perth at HBF Stadium on Friday 15 May.

This welcome news follows the band’s short trip Down Under earlier this month– including Melbourne & Sydney shows that sold out in seconds – in support of their hugely successful sophomore album This Is All Yours (out now through Liberator Music) – the follow up to 2012’s Mercury Prize winning album An Awesome Wave.

‘alt-J never lose their way, though, and their comeback is one of the best British albums of the year’ – Evening Standard ★★★★★

‘”Please don’t go, I’ll eat you whole, I love you so, I love you so” it’s clear that audience feel exactly the same way. alt-J put on a solid performance, with a killer light show, used to maximum effect with lights synchronised to the beat of each song.’ – The AU Review

‘With an equal balance of material from An Awesome Wave and This Is All Yours…It became evident that alt-J’s sophomore record could be delivered as flawlessly as it was in studio. The band’s knack for creating soothing, goosebump-inflicting harmonies and their aptness for dynamics highlights why they’re one of the fastest-growing bands at the moment – and why they sell out just about every single show.’ – Tone Deaf

There was always going to be huge pressure to create an equally successful follow up to their critically acclaimed debut, but the UK indie outfit – Joe Newman (guitar/vocals), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards) and Thom Green (drums) decided to do what they do best: make music for each other, and leave all thoughts of the outside world and its expectations behind when they walked into the studio.

They did not disappoint. This Is All Yours debuted at #1 in the UK, #2 in Australia, #4 in the USA and within the top 10 for most parts of Europe.

With their first single from the latest album ‘Hunger Of The Pine’ closing in on 4.3 million views in 3 months, the band have not lost momentum proving that they are a band of longevity who have spent the time between albums, gelling as a band and honing their craft.

With no headline shows scheduled for their January trip (playing Falls Festival / Southbound & Field Day), make sure you catch the band play the biggest Australian headline shows of their career next May. This tour is sure to sell FAST!

General public on sale from Friday 31 October

FRI 8 MAY
Riverstage, Brisbane
ticketmaster.com.au
Ph: 136 100

SAT 9 MAY
Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney
ticketek.com.au
Ph: 132 849

SUN 10 MAY
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
ticketek.com.au
Ph: 132 849

WED 13 MAY
AEC Theatre, Adelaide
ticketek.com.au
Ph: 132 849

FRI 15 MAY
HBF Stadium, Perth
ticketmaster.com.au
Ph: 136 100

(All shows all ages)