The prime rib of Australian hardcore, House vs. Hurricane are once again on tour, this time in support of their debut full length album, Perspectives. At The Warehouse in Fyshwick on Saturday April 3, you can witness what will so far be the best hardcore lineup that our city has seen in 2010, featuring Mary Jane Kelly, Skyway and New Zealand’s Antagonist AD. Tickets cost only $17 (+bf) from Moshtix. The Perspectives tour is House vs. Hurricane’s most anticipated tour yet. If you’re keen I’d hurry up, tickets are on sale now and they will sell fast. Doors open at 5pm, enjoy!
Once again National Youth Week is around the corner! Although the festival takes place nation wide from Saturday-Sunday April 10-18, it is Friday April 9 that acts as Canberra’s ‘opening night.’ It is undeniable that almost every human being loves free shit. This event is undisputedly one of the biggest annual free shit extravaganzas in Canberra. Stationery, stickers, glowing things, lollies, stress balls, condoms, you name it! It’s all jolly good fun until you get home and realise that you have a whole bag of pens that don’t work and assorted items that you’ll never use. But one thing you are bound to enjoy on this evening is a free performance from Canberran funky four-piece band AstroChem, live on the Garema Place Stage at 3pm. Everything is free, free, FREE!
Also on Friday April 9, courtesy of the good people at the Woden Youth Centre is a gig in celebration of National Youth Week. Featuring a lineup of rising local bands including Final Lies, Steady the Fall and Fight the Fall. It seems as though the Woden Youth Centre is currently acting as a big fat staple, holding our city’s all ages scene together. Tickets are sold at the door.
If you can’t make it to see AstroChem at the National Youth Week Festival, you have another chance. Yet again thanks to our big fat staple they’ll be playing a gig on Thursday April 15 at the Woden Youth Centre with local bands Steady The Fall and No Assumption. Tickets are sold for $5-$10 when the doors open at around 6pm on the night.
Now, here is a venue that we don’t hear much about. On Saturday April 17 the Queanbeyan Youth Centre is hosting Queanfest 2. The lineup includes local bands Super Best Friends, Heartbreak Club, Steady The Fall, Atlantis Awaits and apparently there is more to still be announced. Starting at 12.30pm, it sounds like this is going to be a long gig. Ticket prices have not been specified yet, however, I can tell you that they are sold at the door. Ahh… don’t worry my lovelies, you haven’t heard the last of these Youth Centre gigs.
If you want to go to Groovin’ The Moo, I’m not joking, you really do have to get your tickets NOW. “Nahh, I’ll just get it next week.” Just isn’t an option at this point, folks. If you love the atmosphere of outdoor gigs, this phenomenal lineup at the Meadows of the UC is the ultimate. Featuring big names like Vampire Weekend, Silverchair, Empire of the Sun, Grinspoon, Tegan and Sara, Spoon, Lisa Mitchell, British India, Miami Horror, Kisschasy and so many more. Tickets cost 95.90 (+bf). You don’t want to miss this.
