D.D Dumbo, aka Castlemaine’s own Oliver Hugh Perry, is excited to announce a national tour in support of his excellent debut album. The tour takes in shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth along with a handful of regional dates. This tour will be his first headline run with a full band.
D.D Dumbo released his long-awaited debut LP Utopia Defeated in October last year (via 4AD/Liberation locally). Praise rolled in from here and abroad: feature albums on triple j, RRR, FBi and RTR; A-listings on BBC 6 Music’s for singles ‘Satan’ and ‘Walrus’; support from NPR, KCRW and KEXP; Rough Trade Album of the Month; a double page feature in the UK Guardian Guide; 4 and 5 star reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone, Line of Best Fit, Mojo and many others. He finished 2016 by taking out triple j’s J Award for Australian Album of the Year.
In the new year, the accolades continued; two placings in the Hottest 100 (#44 and #47 for ‘Satan’ and ‘Walrus’ respectively); a nomination for the prestigious Australian Music Prize; a spot on the shortlist for the APRA Song of The Year; and a series of killer performances at the national Laneway Festival, drawing some of the biggest crowds of the day. Last week, the band sold out two headline shows in his hometown of Castlemaine and wowed a huge audience at the weekend’s Womad festival.
Catch D.D Dumbo at these special headline shows this June.
D.D Dumbo ‘Utopia Defeated’ Tour
Sat 10 June – The Triffid, Brisbane [SOLD OUT]
Sun 11 June – The Triffid, Brisbane [NEW SHOW]
Thu 15 June – The Metro, Sydney [NEW SHOW]
Fri 16 June – The Metro, Sydney [SOLD OUT]
Sat 17 June – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul
Wed 21 June – Karova Lounge, Ballarat [SOLD OUT]
Fri 23 June – The Croxton, Melbourne [NEW SHOW]
Sat 24 June – Corner Hotel, Melbourne [SOLD OUT]
Sun 25 June – Corner Hotel, Melbourne [SOLD OUT]
Thurs 29 June – Astor Theatre, Perth
Fri 30 June – The Fat Controller, Adelaide [NEW SHOW]