With a well-earned reputation as one of the country’s most exhilarating and hard-working live bands, The Preatures today have announced their largest national headline tour to date. Covering all parts of the country, the Sydney band will head out on the road this June playing 40 dates on their National Magick Tour. The tour kicks off at Wintersun Hotel in Geraldton on Saturday June 16th wrapping up at Gap View Hotel in Alice Springs on Saturday 8th September.
Always keen to take their live shows to regional areas, as seen when they launched their Girlhood album in Brunswick Heads last year, the tour will visit towns and cities over 4 months with Melbourne singer-songwriter Ali Barter supporting.
“We’re over the bloody moon to tell you that we’re going on our biggest tour to date, hitting up far reaches of the sunburnt country we’ve never even dreamt of playing to, and Ali barter is coming along for the drive. We’d also like to remind our fans to stay well away from ticketing sites such as ViaGoGo, their only aim is to rip you off. You should only ever buy tickets through our accredited ticketing partners or at the venue.”
The 4-piece have also dropped a fresh remix of fan-favourite track ‘Magick’, from The Preatures’ second album, Girlhood. Written by front-woman Isabella Manfredi (Izzi), guitarist-producer Jack Moffitt and Thomas Champion, ‘Magick’ (The Jack Moffit Mix) has been reworked by Moffitt with a renewed focus on Luke Davison’s percussion. Moffitt explains, “while making Girlhood I printed rough mixes so everyone could listen at home, on the train, with friends. I think the mist in it, and the way the drums move around Izzi’s vocals kept us coming back to this version. To me it’s like ‘Magick’ without posh shoes on.”
The Preatures have had a sensational start to 2018 supporting the Foo Fighters, performing at Twilight at the Taronga and Melbourne Zoo, Reverb Festival, Castaway Festival, Party in the Paddock, Mountain Sounds & Golden Plains Festival. Tomorrow the band will head off on tour with UK mega sensation Harry Styles for his Australian arena shows.
The Preatures’ 2013 hit ‘Is This How You Feel?’ catapulted the group from Sydney’s worst kept secret to Australia’s freshest music export, landing them on stages at Glastonbury, Coachella, Bonnaroo and the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show. It clocked in at #9 on triple j’s Hottest 100 poll, won the coveted Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition, and earned them high praise from fans as diverse as P!nk, Harry Styles and the late, great Doc Neeson.
Their debut album Blue Planet Eyes received critical acclaim across the globe, and debuted at #4 on the ARIA Chart. The band were nominated for 3 ARIA Awards in 2015 for Best Live Act, Best Group and Best Rock Album and won GQ’s Band of The Year Award. Current album Girlhood, recorded and produced at their Doldrum Studios in Sydney, includes singles ‘Girlhood’, ‘I Know A Girl’, ‘Your Fan’ and ‘Yanada’, the collaboration with Indigenous songwoman Jacinta Tobin.
With countless sold out shows under their belt, The Preatures are not to be missed on their biggest headline tour this June!
THE PREATURES | 2018 DATES
With Special Guest Ali Barter
* Ali Barter not supporting
SAT 16 JUN – WINTERSUN HOTEL, GERALDTON WA
SUN 17 JUN – DIVERS TAVERN, BROOME WA
WED 20 JUN – PRINCE OF WALES, BUNBURY WA
THU 21 JUN – DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN, DUNSBOROUGH WA
FRI 22 JUN – THE WHITE STAR, ALBANY WA
THU 28 JUN – HOTEL GEARIN, KATOOMBA NSW
FRI 29 JUN – BEER & BBQ FESTIVAL, SYDNEY NSW
SAT 30 JUN – TATTERSALLS HOTEL, PENRITH NSW
FRI 06 JUL – BEER & BBQ FESTIVAL, ADELAIDE SA *
SAT 07 JUL – GRANADA TAVERN, HOBART TAS
SUN 08 JUL – HOTEL TASMANIA, LAUNCESTON TAS
WED 11 JUL – KAROVA LOUNGE, BALLARAT VIC
THU 12 JUL – TAP HOUSE, BENDIGO VIC
SAT 14 JUL – THE BARWON CLUB, GEELONG VIC
SUN 15 JUL – THE WHALERS HOTEL, WARRNAMBOOL VIC
THU 19 JUL – THE VILLAGE GREEN HOTEL, MULGRAVE VIC
FRI 20 JUL – CHELSEA HEIGHTS HOTEL, CHELSEA HEIGHTS VIC
SAT 21 JUL – THE WESTERNPORT, SAN REMO VIC
SUN 22 JUL – BEER DELUXE, ALBURY NSW
WED 01 AUG – CSU, BATHURST NSW
THU 02 AUG – THE MARLIN HOTEL, ULLADULLA NSW
FRI 03 AUG – THE BASEMENT, CANBERRA ACT
SAT 04 AUG – THE STATION, JINDABYNE NSW
WED 08 AUG – CARMENS, MIRANDA NSW
THU 09 AUG – UNI BAR, WOLLONGONG NSW
FRI 10 AUG – THE BEERY, TERRIGAL NSW
SAT 11 AUG – THE CAMBRIDGE, NEWCASTLE NSW
WED 15 AUG – UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, ARMIDALE NSW
THU 16 AUG – PANTHERS, PORT MACQUARIE NSW
FRI 17 AUG – THE HOEY MOEY, COFFS HARBOUR NSW
SAT 18 AUG – BYRON BAY BREWERY, BYRON BAY NSW
THU 23 AUG – STUDIO 56 @ MIAMI MARKETTA, GOLD COAST QLD
FRI 24 AUG – THE MILLS PRECINCT, TOOWOOMBA QLD
SAT 25 AUG – VILLA NOOSA, NOOSAVILLE QLD
WED 29 AUG – HARVEY ROAD TAVERN, GLADSTONE QLD
THU 30 AUG – MAGNUMS, AIRLIE BEACH QLD
FRI 31 AUG – JCU UNI BAR, TOWNSVILLE QLD
SAT 01 SEP – THE JACK, CAIRNS QLD
FRI 07 SEP – DISCOVERY, DARWIN NT
SAT 08 SEP – GAP VIEW HOTEL, ALICE SPRINGS NT