Liverpool four-piece Circa Waves have been announced as the support for The 1975's 2015 Australian tour.
With a new single, 'Fossils', (following appearances at this year’s Splendour In The Grass and Glastonury) Circa Waves' guitarist, Joe Falconer, has selected his favourite, fictional dinosuars.
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Theodore Rex
In 1995, via the medium of Whoopi Goldberg, the world was given the gift of Theodore Rex. Here's the plot description from Wikipedia: 'In an alternate, futuristic society, a tough, female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a ruthless billionaire bent on killing off mankind by creating a new ice age.' The talking, fictional dinosaur in question is one Theodore Rex. A tiny handed, wise-cracking dino detective. I'm pretty sure that film won all of the Oscars that year.
Gertie The Dinosaur
Gertie is the oldest, fictional dinosaur on the list - invented in 1914 by animator Winsor McCay. Based on a Brontosaurus (which is apparently now known as an Apatosaurs. Who knew?!?) she appears in a short film performing small tricks for her creator, which makes this not only an early instance of a fictional dinosaur, but an early instance of the exploitation of a fictional dinosaur too.
Barney
The third dinosaur on the list, is purple and taught a generation of Americans how to love. Google tells us that Barney's favourite food despite being a carnivorous T-Rex is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Google also tells me that David Joyner, the man in the suit, was apparently pretty successful romantically as a result of his Barney fame.
Baby Sinclair
Supposedly a Ceratosaurus, but resembling more of a crushed Michelin man, Baby Sinclair is the anthropomorphic hero of the short-lived '90s sitcom 'Dinosaurs'. Voiced by the same guy who did Elmo, Baby was the king of slapstick and catchphrases. Gotta Love Me!{youtube}AuxwH55Gqp8{/youtube}
Reptar
Last but not least, we have Tommy Pickles' favourite dinosaur. The only fictional dinosaur on the list to have a brand of fictional cereal and non-fictional theme park ride named after them. He also had his own ice-skating extravaganza called 'Reptar On Ice' and it was magical.{youtube}k68V_7mR6nk{/youtube}
1975 Tour Dates
Sat 10 Jan - Thebarton Theatre (Adelaide)Sun 11 Jan - Festival Hall (Melbourne)
Thu 15 Jan - Festival Hall (Melbourne)
Fri 16 Jan - Hordern Pavilion (Sydney)
Sat 17 Jan - Hordern Pavilion (Sydney)
Sun 18 Jan – The Marquee (Brisbane)
