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Hoodoo Gurus
Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Hoodoo Gurus at their Rewind Tour - All Killer, No Filler
We are thrilled to announce that one of Australia’s most enduring and beloved musical acts, Hoodoo Gurus, will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the band’s formation with the Hoodoo Gurus Rewind Tour with one of their concerts taking place at Tumbalong Park!
“We’ve often been described as a "singles band” so for this Rewind tour we’re gonna embrace that notion by only playing songs that were released as singles. No b-sides, no album tracks, we’ll just be concentrating on the hits - and quite a few misses as well! It’s funny but some of our biggest flops went on to become some of our most beloved songs. “Axegrinder” horrified radio programmers back in the day - “We can’t play that!” seemed to be their collective response - but within 12 months “Axegrinder” had become a fan-favourite, which it remains to this day. There are a whole lot of other near-misses that fall into that category. Along with all our bona fide hits, we’re hoping to play every one of our 42 singles at least once somewhere during this tour.” - Dave Faulkner
Joining the Gurus on all shows are one of our most influential indie pop-punk bands, Sydney’s RATCAT, celebrating their 40th anniversary as a group, along with Perth’s legendary arbiters of garage rock, THE STEMS.
This epic all Aussie line-up comes to Tumbalong Park on Saturday 5 December.
About Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus occupy a singular place in Australian – and international – rock’n’roll history. Formed in Sydney in 1981 by members of seminal ’70s Australian punk bands The Victims and Fun Things, the Gurus fused garage rock grit with pop smarts, sharp songwriting and an unrepentant love of classic rock’n’roll. Their sound – drawing on ’60s and ’70s influences but unmistakably their own – helped place them at the forefront of the global alternative, garage-rock and power-pop movement of the mid-1980s and beyond.
The band quickly found success at home and abroad, forging close ties with contemporaries such as The Bangles, Redd Kross and The Fleshtones, and becoming heroes of the pre-grunge era. Their debut album Stoneage Romeos topped the US College/Alternative chart, with follow-up releases including Mars Needs Guitars!, Blow Your Cool and Magnum Cum Louder also reaching the Billboard 200 while producing enduring hits such as “What’s My Scene”, “Like Wow – Wipeout!” and “Come Anytime”.
Across four decades, Hoodoo Gurus have amassed 10 ARIA Top 20 albums, nine Top 40 singles and multiple platinum certifications, while remaining one of Australia’s most formidable live bands. Their influence can be heard in generations of artists from You Am I and Spiderbait to Violent Soho, and they continue to be name-checked by international peers.
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“We’ve often been described as a "singles band” so for this Rewind tour we’re gonna embrace that notion by only playing songs that were released as singles. No b-sides, no album tracks, we’ll just be concentrating on the hits - and quite a few misses as well! It’s funny but some of our biggest flops went on to become some of our most beloved songs. “Axegrinder” horrified radio programmers back in the day - “We can’t play that!” seemed to be their collective response - but within 12 months “Axegrinder” had become a fan-favourite, which it remains to this day. There are a whole lot of other near-misses that fall into that category. Along with all our bona fide hits, we’re hoping to play every one of our 42 singles at least once somewhere during this tour.” - Dave Faulkner
Joining the Gurus on all shows are one of our most influential indie pop-punk bands, Sydney’s RATCAT, celebrating their 40th anniversary as a group, along with Perth’s legendary arbiters of garage rock, THE STEMS.
This epic all Aussie line-up comes to Tumbalong Park on Saturday 5 December.
About Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus occupy a singular place in Australian – and international – rock’n’roll history. Formed in Sydney in 1981 by members of seminal ’70s Australian punk bands The Victims and Fun Things, the Gurus fused garage rock grit with pop smarts, sharp songwriting and an unrepentant love of classic rock’n’roll. Their sound – drawing on ’60s and ’70s influences but unmistakably their own – helped place them at the forefront of the global alternative, garage-rock and power-pop movement of the mid-1980s and beyond.
The band quickly found success at home and abroad, forging close ties with contemporaries such as The Bangles, Redd Kross and The Fleshtones, and becoming heroes of the pre-grunge era. Their debut album Stoneage Romeos topped the US College/Alternative chart, with follow-up releases including Mars Needs Guitars!, Blow Your Cool and Magnum Cum Louder also reaching the Billboard 200 while producing enduring hits such as “What’s My Scene”, “Like Wow – Wipeout!” and “Come Anytime”.
Across four decades, Hoodoo Gurus have amassed 10 ARIA Top 20 albums, nine Top 40 singles and multiple platinum certifications, while remaining one of Australia’s most formidable live bands. Their influence can be heard in generations of artists from You Am I and Spiderbait to Violent Soho, and they continue to be name-checked by international peers.
- “ … a celebration of the band’s enduring relevance and a masterclass in musical excellence … “ Xpress
- “Hot, sweaty and happy … What a celebration!” “The AU Review
- “Hoodoo Gurus remain at the top of their game and are unquestionably one of the greatest rock bands Australia has produced” Noise 11
- “The Gurus became one of Australia’s greatest singles bands, with a slew of hits: Bittersweet, Like Wow – Wipeout, What’s My Scene?, Come Anytime and many more.” - The Guardian
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