Mumford & Sons tour includes all day show with Future Islands, Jake Bugg
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Mumford & Sons are pleased to announce that they will be heading back to Australian shores this November toplay a handful of shows across the country. The band will return to the stunning surrounds ofBrisbane’sRiverstage, and will play their biggest local shows to date atMelbourne’sSidney Myer Music Bowl, and avery specialGentlemen Of The Roadeventat Sydney’sDomain.
In 2014the bandreturnedto the studiofor some writing sessions atAaronDessner's (The National) garage studio in Brooklyn, New York,before laying down tracks with producer James Ford (Arctic Monkey's, HAIM, Florence & The Machine) in London. Theyreleasedtheir third studio LP‘Wilder Mind’earlier this year. Marcus Mumford has described Wilder Mind as 'a development, not a departure' as the band expand their musical horizons whilst retaining key elements of their sound.
Mumford and Sonshave had a long and prosperous relationship withAustralia, we fell in love with the Brits right before the rest of the world cottoned on. 2009’s ‘Sigh No More’drew us in, 2012’s ‘Babel’ got us hooked, and 2015’s ‘Wilder Mind’is continuing to deepen our fascination. It flew into the ARIA charts, giving the band their first Aussie #1 week of release.The latest video fortheirsingle‘The Wolf’charts the band over 48 hours at the 2015Bonnaroo Music &Arts festival in Tennessee in the USA. You can watch it here.
The band spent the beginning of the year performing intimate showsfor fans inBerlin,London,LA and NYC, and are now in the middle of a world tour, playing hugeheadline shows in major cities around the globe. Earlier this year they also announced the return of their personally curated two dayGentlemen Of The Road Stopover Festivalsin small anduniquetowns inthe UK and USA. Theyare beingjoined byfriends likeThe Flaming Lips, My Morning Jacket, Ben Howard, Primal Scream, James VincentMcMorrow, and rock superstarsThe Foo Fighters.
Mumford & Sons All Day Show Presented byGentlemen Of The Road
Joining themas an exclusive Australian appearance,in the Domain will beUK singer songwriter and 2015 NME solo artist of the yearJakeBugg.At the tender age of 21, he has multipleplatinumselling; chart-topping records, critical acclaim, sell out tours and a career trajectory most young musicians can only dream of.
Maryland synthpop collectiveFuture Islands, whose epic live shows have been commanding attention from music lovers world wide, largely thanks to theastonishingperformance antics offrontmanSamuel T Herring.His unique delivery mesmerising live audiences everywhere they go.
Adding a splash of indie pop rock to the line up are fellow Brits,The Vaccines,the darlings of the UK music critics thanks to their time warped tunes that take heed from the 60’s, 70’s and 80s, delivered with dose of 2015London.
Local heroesThe Jungle Giantswill hit the stage at the Domain freshoff the back of touring their secondalbumSpekerzoid. From teenage sensations to accomplishedroad warriors, their indie rock tunes have made them you tubesensations and triple j favourites.
You would be hard pressed to find anyone who wasn’t totally bewitched by the voice of Melbourne’sMeg Mac,the Air Award and 2014 triple j Unearthed Artist of The Year award winner, brings her intoxicating live show to sweeten up the Domain.
Brisbane’sArt Of Sleepingwillopen the day with their signatureexpansive folk rock, with multiple singles floating about the airwaves, and a string of glowing reviews for their recent headlineshows, they providethe perfect avenueto easeyour wayinto a day long musical feast.
Wilder Mind Tour
Tickets on Sale 9am Wednesday July 8th Visit secret-sounds.com.au for details
Saturday Nov 7 Riverstage Brisbane QLD
With special guests The Vaccines and Meg Mac
Thursday Nov 12 Sidney Myer Music Bowl Melbourne VIC
With special guests Future Islands and The Vaccines
Special All Day Event Presented by Gentlemen Of The Road
Saturday Nov 14 The Domain Sydney NSW
With special guests Jake Bugg (Acoustic), Future Islands, The Vaccines, The Jungle Giants, Meg Mac, Art of Sleeping