4 May 2020
After postponing their largest headline tour to date due to COVID-19 (originally scheduled from May – July), The Rubens have now officially announced their re-scheduled tour dates, taking place from Sep – Dec & onsale now.
THE RUBENS
‘LIVE IN LIFE’ AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Supported by Alice Ivy (except shows marked *)
Thu-Sep-17, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Fri-Sep-18, Bar On The Hill, Newcastle, NSW
Sat-Sep-19, Crooked River Winery, Gerringong, NSW
Wed-Sep-30, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Thu-Oct-08, Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Fri-Oct-09, Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg, QLD
Sat-Oct-10, Highfields Tavern, Toowoomba, QLD
Thu-Oct-15, Forum, Melbourne, VIC
Fri-Oct-16, Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC
Sat-Oct-17, Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool, VIC*
Thu-Oct-22, Freo. Social, Fremantle, WA*
Fri-Oct-23, Wintersun Hotel, Bluff Point, WA*
Sat-Oct-24, The River, Margaret River, WA*
Sun-Oct-25, White Star Hotel, Albany, WA*
Fri-Oct-30, Gap View Hotel, Alice Springs, NT
Sat-Oct-31, Bass In The Grass, Darwin, NT
Fri-Nov-13, The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Wed-Nov-18, Great Western, Rockhampton, QLD
Thu-Nov-19, Seabreeze, Mackay, QLD
Fri-Nov-20, Otherwise, Townsville, QLD
Sat-Nov-21, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Wed-Nov-25, Riverlinks Westside, Shepparton, VIC
Thu-Nov-26, Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
Fri-Nov-27, Beer Deluxe, Albury, NSW
Thu-Dec-03, Altar, Hobart, TAS
Fri-Dec-04, Altar, Hobart, TAS
Sat-Dec-05, Saloon Bar, Launceston, TAS
Sun-Dec-06, Forth Pub, Forth, TAS
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9 March 2020
The Rubens are extremely excited to announce their biggest Australian tour to date! The 27-date run will see the five-piece play a combination of metro and regional venues across May – July in celebration of their infectious summer jam, ‘Live In Life’.
THE RUBENS
‘LIVE IN LIFE’ AUSTRALIAN TOUR
supported by Alice Ivy
Thursday 14 May | Moncrieff Entertainment Centre | Bundaberg, QLD
Friday 15 May | The Spotted Cow | Toowoomba, QLD
Saturday 16 May | Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
Thursday 21 May | The Gov | Adelaide, SA
Friday 22 May | Gap – View Hotel | Alice Springs, NT
Saturday 23 May | Bass In The Grass | Darwin, NT
Friday 29 May | Saloon Bar | Launceston, TAS
Saturday 30 May | Altar | Hobart, TAS
Friday 5 June | Bar On The Hill | Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 6 June | Crooked River Winery | Gerringong, NSW
Sunday 7 June | Mittagong RSL | Mittagong, NSW
Thursday 18 June | Beer Deluxe | Albury, NSW
Friday 19 June | Riverlinks Westside | Shepparton, VIC
Saturday 20 June | Ulumbarra Theatre | Bendigo, VIC
Thursday 25 June | Forum | Melbourne, VIC
Friday 26 June | Torquay Hotel | Torquay, VIC
Saturday 27 June | Whalers Hotel | Warrnambool, VIC
Friday 3 July | Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW
Saturday 4 July | Canberra Theatre | Canberra, ACT
Wednesday 8 July | Great Western | Rockhampton, QLD
Thursday 9 July | Seabreeze | Mackay, QLD
Friday 10 July | Otherwise | Townsville, QLD
Saturday 11 July | Tanks Arts Centre | Cairns, QLD
Thursday 16 July | Wintersun Hotel | Bluff Point, WA
Friday 17 July | Freo. Social | Fremantle, WA
Saturday 18 July | Cabin Fever Festival – The River | Margaret River, WA
Sunday 19 July | White Star Hotel | Albany, WA
The NSW band will play metro cities for the first time since their 2018 LO LA RU album shows, across venues such as Fortitude Music Hall (Bris), Freo.Social (Freo), The Forum (Melb), and The Enmore Theatre (Syd). After having embarked on 3 regional tours in the past 18 months, the band will be revisiting old regional favourites as well as some towns they’ve never played before, including Bundaberg, Warrnambool, Shepparton and more.
Since its November release, ‘Live In Life’ has been a summer anthem across triple j (#1 most played) & the HIT network, as well as spins across Nova National Late Nights & Triple M National Late Night/Weekends. Elsewhere, the track has been hugely embraced by fans across Spotify & Apple Music, totalling over 7.5 million streams, and generating over 100,000+ Shazams in Australia alone.
Blending their signature hooky choruses with a shadowy undertone, ‘Live In Life’ was co-produced by the band and Konstantin Kersting (Tones & I, Mallrat) & recorded in the same WW2 bunker that birthed their third and most recent album, 2018’s LO LA RU. Premiered on triple j Breakfast, the world of ‘Live In Life’ follows a person over the course of one night as they come to terms with the gravity of a relationship breakdown. As the sun sets, they’re feeling positive about the next chapter – a feeling that’s quickly swallowed by the weight of regret as night falls, by which point the damage is done and they realise it’s time to move on.
2018 proved to be a landmark year for The Rubens, which saw the release of their third album LO LA RU, including hits ‘Never Ever feat. Sarah’ (2 x Platinum), ‘Million Man’ (Gold) and ‘God Forgot’, a mammoth headline tour across Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Europe and supporting P!NK on her massive 42-date sell out arena tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Joining The Rubens on their upcoming ‘Live In Life’ tour is Alice Ivy. The artist’s eclectic signature sound spans sample-influenced soul, hip-hop and electronic pop that she brings to life live as a multi-instrumentalist. With her second album set for release mid-2020 and a reputation for explosive live performances, Alice Ivy is fast becoming recognised as one of Australia’s most versatile and exhilarating artists.
Don’t miss your chance to see The Rubens live in 2020!