:: The New Pornographers
:: Death Cab For Cutie
2008
:: The Black Keys
:: Basia Bulat
:: CSS
:: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
:: Arcade Fire
:: Sufjan Stevens
2007
:: The Black Keys
:: Calexico
:: The Horrors
:: Lily Allen
:: Lily Allen
:: Neko Case
:: Nick Cave Solo / Grinderman
2006
:: Antony & The Johnsons
:: The Black Keys
:: Death Cab For Cutie
:: Jolie Holland
:: The Liars
:: Lily Allen
:: The New Pornographers
:: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
2005
:: The Black Keys
:: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
:: Stephen Malkmus
2004
:: The Black Keys
:: Jolie Holland
2003
:: The Black Keys
:: Calexico
:: Neko Case
:: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2002
:: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2001
:: The Magnetic Fields
:: Stephen Malkmus
2000
:: Nick Cave Solo
Billions Australia by arrangement with Primary Talent, Drum Media and Inpress Present The Horrors.
“Connoisseurs of punk's darker corners and post-punk's experimental extremes will have their socks rocked off, totally” - MOJO
A mess of sharp elbows, big hair, feed back and monochrome clothes, Billions Australia are pleased to announce The Horrors for the very first time in Australia this August, with two exclusive club shows in Sydney and Melbourne. The Horrors debut album Strange House has whipped critics into a foaming frothing frenzy and their live shows have done the same. The Horrors are not to be missed.
After playing their first gig with only two rehearsals, there’s very little that could’ve prepared The Horrors for what’s happened to them since they played that first show in 2005. Jarvis Cocker declared The Horrors as the future of British rock, they signed to Island Def Jam (home to Kanye West and Jay-Z) in America and MTV banned their music video for its excessive strobe use and general gruesomeness.
The Horrors live show creates chaos where ever they play, with near riots in New York and shows getting cut short because of over enthusiastic crowds in the UK! The key to understanding The Horrors’ ethos is to see them play live: far from being nihilistic troublemakers, the band are keen to spread awareness about their influences when they play, passing on their love of the more arcane corners of the last fifty years of rock’n’roll to their fans.
A wave of gothic surf rock crashing on the shore of a very British kind of rockabilly. This is the kind of music to scare you onto your well-heeled feet, and stay there. Don’t miss The Horrors on their first tour of Australia, with special guests to be announced.
Tickets on sale now.
***Second Sydney Show Added***
Upcoming Dates:
| Sunday 5th August 2007 - Annandale Hotel, NSW | |
| Address: | 17 Parramatta Rd Annandale |
| Phone: | 02 9550 1078 |
| Guest: | Mercy Arms, Wahahs |
| Price: | $36.66 + bf |
| Outlets: | The Annandale Box Office; Ph: 02 9550 1078; www.annandalehotel.com |
| Monday 6th August 2007 - Annandale Hotel, NSW | |
| Address: | 17 Parramatta Rd Annandale |
| Phone: | 02 9550 1078 |
| Guest: | Mercy Arms, Wahahs |
| Price: | $36.66 + bf |
| Outlets: | The Annandale Box Office; Ph: 02 9550 1078; www.annandalehotel.com |
| Wednesday 8th August - Hi-Fi Bar & Ballroom, VIC | |
| Address: | 125 Swanston St Melbourne |
| Phone: | 03 9654 7617 |
| Guest: | Mercy Arms, Wahahs |
| Price: | $36.66 + bf |
| Outlets: | Missing Link; Polyester; Ph: 03 9654 7617; www.thehifi.com.au |
The Horrors debut album Strange House out now through Universal
www.myspace.com/thehorrors
thehorrors.co.uk
“One of the most inventive, exciting and downright amazing guitar records in ages” ****** Time Out
Publicity enquiries contact:
Sarah Thomas
sarah@billions.com.au
p: +61 8 6210 2800
f: + 61 8 9227 0922