Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - Secret Service, Village Sounds, Triple J, J Mag & InTheMix.com.au Present
'The ground started shaking moments into a performance by Hot Chip, a geeky British band known for their transcendent electronic performances. Boots, heels, and sneakers pounded the floor as the audience erupted into electronica-tinged dance moves and fist-pumping like it was 1997. ' – Spin.com
What do Brains, Cactus Jack, an art school student, a librarian and a nerdy bloke with a dodgy moustache have in common? Not much. Give them keyboards, synthesizers, percussion and line them up on a stage, and you have the HOT CHIP live experience. Secret Service and Village Sounds are proud to announce tasty English five-piece HOT CHIP will perform club shows in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne respectively, when they return to wow Australian audiences this August for the sold out Splendour In The Grass in Byron Bay. Making their first sojourn to the west, these performances are now your only chance to catch them live this tour.
Tickets to these satellite shows go on sale
9 AM on FRIDAY, JUNE 8.
Constantly evolving and defying expectations with their quirky house-influenced beats and melodies, HOT CHIP is Alexis Taylor (vocals/keyboard), Joe Goddard (beat master/vocals), Owen Clarke (Keyboards/guitar), Felix Martin (drums / MPC), Al Do It (guitar). Their astounding ability to write cracking pop tunes such as the immaculate summer hit 'Over and Over' from the equally brilliant breakthrough album The Warning saw them nominated for the coveted Mercury Music Prize in 2006.
'They are Prince-adoring, R&B-loving, two-step worshipping electro-funkers with a cheeky attitude… They have pulled off the trick of not taking things too seriously, yet still produce some seriously good music… There's not many bands out there who can fuse rave-era beats, crowd roars, battling 303 drum patterns and swelling synths to make a coherent electrifying whole.' – NME
HOT CHIP: not just the critics' choice, the people love them too! And stay tuned, with special guests still to be announced, these shows are sizing up to be this year's, well HOT ticket.
HOT CHIP TOUR DATES
Supported by Triple J, J Mag and InTheMix.com.au
Friday 3rd August – The Bakery, Perth
Proudly presented by Drum Media
Tickets from Heatseeker www.heatseeker.com.au; Mills Fremantle, Star Surf Perth, Beat Karrinyup & Planet Mount Lawley and In The Mix www.inthemix.com.au
Saturday 4th August – Splendour in the Grass – SOLD OUT
www.splendourinthegrass.com
Tuesday 7th August – The Metro, Sydney
Proudly presented by 3D World
Tickets from Metro Theatre ph: 02 9550 3666 or www.metrotheatre.com.au; Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au & Moshtix outlets www.moshtix.com.au/outlets.asp and In The Mix
www.inthemix.com.au
Wednesday 8th August – Prince of Wales, Melbourne
Proudly presented by In*Press
Tickets from POW ph: 03 9536 1168 or www.princebandroom.com.au; Missing Link, Polyester Records, Greville Records, Central Station and In The Mix www.inthemix.com.au
TICKETS ON SALE 9AM, FRIDAY JUNE 8TH
