Fancy sharing more space with Cog in 2024?
Following their acclaimed East Coast run earlier this year, the revered Australian rockers are proud to announce the continuation of The Vinyl Tour, with Cog set to close out 2024 taking their live show to regional Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia this October and November, as well as an appearance for Crowbar Sydney’s birthday week.
Cog will also be joined by some very special guests for The Vinyl Tour Continued, with Northern Rivers psychedelic surf rockers The Sea Benz set to support at all East Coast shows, experimental rockers Yomi Ship supporting in the West Coast, cathartic prog metal act Primrose Path joining Yomi Ship in Fremantle, and Gold Coast rock’n’roll renegades Hammers joining the festivities as main support for the Crowbar throw down.
Kicking off off proceedings on Friday 4 October in Frankston, The Vinyl Tour Continued will head to Torquay, Byron Bay, Bunbury, Margaret River and Fremantle, with Cog also set to jump up on the hallowed stage of Crowbar Sydney on Friday 29 November for the venue’s inaugural birthday week. Renowned as one of the country’s consummate live acts, the tour will also continue Cog’s celebrations of the long-awaited release of their seminal albums The New Normal (2005) and Sharing Space (2008) on vinyl for the first time ever, as well as the first pressing of their compilation record Just Visiting (2008).
“After the success of the initial shows early in the year we are stoked to add seven more shows to The Vinyl Tour continued!” – Cog
Emerging in the late ’90s, Cog’s enduring legacy on the heavy music landscape has traversed decades, global touring, and a jubilant reunion back in 2016. Via their early EPs, 2000’s Pseudo and part one and part two of 2002’s Just Visiting, the behemoth reputation of the Sydney-hailing trio would firmly cement in 2005 in the form of their debut full-length The New Normal. From here, Cog took the world by storm, relentlessly touring Australia, embarking on overseas runs, igniting stages at Big Day Out, Falls Festival and Homebake, alongside adding a stellar second album release to their repertoire in the form of the certified Gold 2008 opus Sharing Space.
Never ones to rest on their laurels, Cog emerged from a five year hiatus in 2016, with an entirely sold out comeback tour across Australia that same year – and some new music soon followed in 2018 via the band’s first new material in a decade: ‘The Middle’. From here, Cog have continued to expand their creative spirit, releasing two additional singles, ‘Altered States’ and ‘Drawn Together’, while also remaining active on the touring circuit, including headlining The Other Festival and Thrashville in 2023.
Reaching a milestone in 2023, Cog’s long road to finally releasing their albums on vinyl spanned a 15 year uphill battle, with the group locked into a contract and awaiting resolution ever since delivering Sharing Space to their label in 2008. Now armed with complete ownership of the rights to all of their music, the pressing of Cog’s sonic legacy onto vinyl also sparked a huge headline run earlier this year, with the trio’s East Coast round of The Vinyl Tour in March wowing crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra and Sydney, and the majority of shows sold out.
Exclusively through Rare Records, The New Normal and Sharing Space are available pressed on 3 x 180g vinyl, housed in deluxe triple gatefold sleeves, with a range of variants and vinyl combinations on offer.
FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER | Pier Bandroom, Bunurong/Frankston VIC
w/ The Sea Benz + special guests
SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER | Torquay Hotel, Wadawurrung/Torquay VIC
w/ The Sea Benz
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER | The Great Northern, Arakwal/Byron Bay NSW
w/ The Sea Benz + special guests
THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER | Prince of Wales, Goomburrup/Bunbury WA
w/ Yomi Ship
FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER | Settlers Tavern, Wadandi Boodja/Margaret River WA
w/ Yomi Ship
SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER | Freo Social, Walyalup/Fremantle WA
w/ Yomi Ship + Primrose Path
FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER | Crowbar, Gadigal/Sydney NSW
CROWBAR BIRTHDAY WEEK
w/ Hammers + The Sea Benz