"We're really looking forward to going back to our old stomping ground, Selina's, for the Back To The Stoneage tour grand finale," Dave Faulkner says. "It won't just be the end of a tour, it'll be the end of an era! The Gurus at Selina's for the last time. We're gonna shake the joint down to its foundations."
Update - 21 May, 2024: Hoodoo Gurus have added extra shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, with Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Newcastle shows selling out. Scroll down for the details.
Update - 16 May, 2024: Hoodoo Gurus have sold out their Wollongong, Brisbane and Perth shows, with second gigs in all three cities added to the tour. Scroll down for the new details.
Set to release their debut album 'Stoneage Romeos' on limited edition vinyl, Hoodoo Gurus continue the 40th anniversary celebrations of their seminal record with a national run of live shows.
Released March 1984, 'Stoneage Romeos' built on the Gurus strong live presence with a slew of singles like 'Leilani', 'Tojo', and 'I Want You Back' helping the album register record sales at the time.While the album's third single 'My Girl' remains a treasured favourite amongst the band's fan base. After reaching #29 on the Australian Album Chart, 'Stoneage Romeos' went on to win Best Debut Album at the 1984 Countdown Awards.
The Back To The Stoneage tour will see the band play 'Stoneage Romeos' album in full followed by a selection of hit songs and deeper-dive cuts. The run of shows travels to Wollongong, Newcastle, Central Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Perth November-December.
"'Stoneage Romeos' was a pivotal album for us and many of its songs have remained live favourites ever since," singer-guitarist Dave Faulkner says.
"It'll be great to play some of those 'less-travelled' songs from it on this tour – even though that means we'll be playing longer sets to fit everything else in as well. Hah! To my mind that's a win-win situation."
Mainstays on the live scene for four-plus decades and influential to multiple new generation of artists that have arrived after them, Hoodoo Gurus boast ten ARIA Top 20 albums.
Special guests on the tour are Tumbleweed joining the Gurus in Sydney and Wollongong, alt-rockers Dallas Crane in Newcastle, Melbourne and Adelaide. GANGgajang, Spy v Spy and Allniters will share the stage with the Gurus in Central Coast. Spy v Spy will also appear in Canberra and at the Coliseum in Sydney.
Rounding out the special guests are Brisbane's Screamfeeder at all three Queensland shows and Perth's power-pop trio Rinehearts playing for a home crowd.
'Stoneage Romeos' limited edition vinyl is released 17 May, 2024. Pre-order it.
Tickets on sale from 10am (local time) on 17 May.
Hoodoo Gurus 2024 Tour Dates
Wed 13 Nov - Anita's Theatre (Wollongong)* new showThu 14 Nov - Anita's Theatre (Wollongong)* sold out
Fri 15 Nov - Civic Theatre (Newcastle)* sold out
Sat 16 Nov - The Entertainment Grounds (Central Coast)* limited tickets
Wed 20 Nov - Forum Melbourne* new show
Thu 21 Nov - Forum Melbourne* sold out
Fri 22 Nov - Palais Theatre (Melbourne)* sold out
Sat 23 Nov - Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide)* sold out
Thu 28 Nov - Llewellyn Hall (Canberra)* sold out
Fri 29 Nov - Sydney Coliseum Theatre* limited tickets
Sat 30 Nov - Enmore Theatre (Sydney)* sold out
Sun 1 Dec - Enmore Theatre (Sydney)* sold out
Thu 5 Dec - Eatons Hill Hotel (Brisbane)* limited tickets
Fri 6 Dec - The Station (Sunshine Coast)* sold out
Sat 7 Dec - The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)* sold out
Sun 8 Dec - Miami Marketta (Gold Coast)* sold out
Thu 12 Dec - Astor Theatre (Perth)* sold out
Fri 13 Dec - Astor Theatre (Perth)* sold out
Sat 14 Dec - Astor Theatre (Perth)* sold out
Sun 15 Dec - Astor Theatre (Perth)* new show
Wed 22 Jan - Ulumbarra Theatre (Bendigo)* new show
Thu 23 Jan - Costa Hall (Geelong)* new show
Fri 31 Jan - The Station (Sunshine Coast)* new show
Sat 1 Feb - The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)* new show
Sun 2 Feb - Miami Marketta (Gold Coast)* new show
Fri 7 Feb - Toronto Hotel (Newcastle)* new show
Sat 8 Feb - Selina's (Sydney)* new show
