Fresh from performing two nights under the stars at Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre last week, acclaimed Texan psych-funk trio Khruangbin are pleased to announce the addition of a 3rd and final Sydney show to their upcoming A LA SALA Australian tour, next February/March 2025.
With their first album in four years, A LA SALA (“To the room” in Spanish) out now, the acclaimed trio are set to perform three nights back-to-back at Hordern Pavilion, with a new Sydney show announced today for Friday 7 March. With two Hordern’s already sold out fans should not delay in grabbing these new tickets! Melbourne fans: you have been warned, with tickets for both VIC shows selling fast!
Joined by instrumental guitar duo Hermanos Gutiérrez at all headline shows, Khruangbin were recently unveiled as the first international act to headline the line-up for 2025’s WOMADelaide festival.
Regarded as of the USA’s finest live acts, don’t miss Khruangbin live in Australia next summer!
Tuesday 25 February | MCA, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 26 February | MCA, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 2 March | Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 5 March | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW [SOLD OUT]
Thursday 6 March | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW [SOLD OUT]
Friday 7 March | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW [SOLD OUT]
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6 August 2024
Due to overwhelming demand which saw fans eagerly snap up presale tickets yesterday, Texas psych-funk trio Khruangbin have added two additional shows in Melbourne and Sydney to their highly anticipated A LA SALA tour in February/March 2025.
In a tour update, Khruangbin will perform two nights in a row at Melbourne arena MCA, today adding a second performance for Wednesday 26 February. Meanwhile in Sydney, Khruangbin have also added a second show at venue Hordern Pavilion for Thursday 6 March. Brisbane fans, don’t delay: tickets will sell fast to their show at venue Riverstage, on Sunday 2 March.
Fans are in for a treat on this tour, with news Khruangbin are also bringing some special guests: Hermanos Gutiérrez, the instrumental guitar duo of Swiss/Ecuadorian brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez. Having recently wowed fans at festivals such as Coachella, Rock Werchter and Roskilde, bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, drummer Donald ‘DJ’ Johnson, Jr., and guitarist Mark ‘Marko’ Speer return to Australia next summer to celebrate their first album in four years: A LA SALA (“To the room” in Spanish). Don’t miss these shows!
Tuesday 25 February | MCA, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday 26 February | MCA, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 2 March | Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 5 March | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 6 March | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
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1 August 2024
They’re heralded as one of the USA’s finest live acts – a band unparalleled in groove. Now, Houston, Texas psych-funk trio Khruangbin announce their highly anticipated return to Australia next summer with shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney in February/March 2025 as part of their global A LA SALA tour.
Tuesday 25 February | MCA, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 2 March | Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 5 March | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, NSW
Having recently wowed fans at European festivals such as Rock Werchter and Roskilde, bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, drummer Donald ‘DJ’ Johnson, Jr., and guitarist Mark ‘Marko’ Speer will return to Australia to celebrate their first album in four years: A LA SALA (“To the room” in Spanish). If 2020’s Mordechai was a party record that enhanced the band’s musical reputation, A LA SALA is the measured morning after. A gorgeously airy album made with minimal overdubs, A LA SALA scales Khruangbin down to scale up, a creative strategy with the future in mind.
Joining Khruangbin as special guest at all shows and making their debut trip to Australia is acclaimed two-piece Hermanos Gutiérrez, the instrumental guitar duo of Swiss/Ecuadorian brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez. The pair’s new album, Sonido Cósmico, was released in June and produced by Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys). Brimming with Latin mystique and otherworldly guitar interplay that “shimmers with hallucinogenic energy” (Rolling Stone), the album is an odyssey through lush musical soundscapes, as heard on lead single ‘Barrio Hustle’.
Khruangbin’s last trip to Australia in 2022 included three magical shows at the Sydney Opera House – one of which was committed to record as part of their 2023 live album series – and a balmy, memorable night in front of 12,000 fans at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne. The shows came at the end of a huge two years for the band, including sell-out performances at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Alexandra Palace in London.
In addition to the Sydney Opera House recording, Khruangbin released another four live LPs showcasing their stage prowess – featuring storied guests such as Toro y Moi, Men I Trust and Nubya Garcia. They’ve collaborated with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré honouring Vieux’s late father, Ali Farka Touré, with the album Ali celebrated everywhere including The New York Times and NPR. The band also released their second collaborative EP with Leon Bridges, the sultry, chart-topping Texas Moon, which arrived to widespread acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, Uproxx, Vulture, FADER while pushing the boundaries of psychedelic R&B.
Across four studio albums – The Universe Smiles Upon You, Con Todo El Mundo, Mordechai, and now A LA SALA – Khruangbin’s journey is emphatically its own. A sound and visual representation with few precedents, ignoring pop expectations, relying only on internal inspiration and a multitude of visions. It’s a mindset of penetrating the self, connecting to the surrounding world, modelling your own life experiences.