[News] GOMEZ ADD CANBERRA TOUR DATE AND EXTRA INTIMATE SYDNEY SHOW

Due to popular demand from the nation’s capital, British indie icons Gomez have looped Canberra into their upcoming ‘Liquid Skin’ Australian tour, and are giving Sydney fans an extra intimate third show at the Oxford Art Factory.

Gomez return to Australia this November to celebrate the upcoming re-issue of their seminal 1999 album, Liquid Skin. They will be performing the album in full, along with some of their biggest hits, in a national tour including a headlining slot at The Lost Lands in Melbourne. Brisbane and Canberra fans will be treated to a double feature, with the band also performing their debut album Bring It On in full at the Tivoli and Canberra Theatre shows.

Bursting out of Southport, England in 1996 as a bunch of 20-something self proclaimed music ‘nerds’, Gomez achieved unprecedented success with their first release Bring It On. After winning the 1998 Mercury Music Prize over Massive Attack and The Verve, and playing two sets at Glastonbury after a fortuitous main stage slot opened up last minute, the band were perfectly positioned to release their now definitive second album Liquid Skin.

Touted as a ‘bigger, even more confident’ album than their debut, Liquid Skin brought with it singles including ‘We Haven’t Turned Around’ and ‘Rhythm & Blues Alibi’, as well as crowd favourites ‘Bring It On’, ‘Blue Moon Rising’ and ‘Devil Will Ride’. With the album’s success on both British and Australian music charts, it makes sense that Gomez would choose to bring their 20th Anniversary album re-issue tour to our shores. After a very brief visit last year, playing only Bluesfest and a few sideshows, Gomez have a special treat for their fans who might have missed out; they’ll be playing both Liquid Skin and Bring It On in full for Brisbane and Canberra audiences!

The band’s second Brisbane and third Perth show are also on the verge of selling out, so move fast if you want to grab the last tickets for this one!