26 July 2019 :
With two weeks to go until the release of their second album Story’s Start or End on 9 August and following on from their recent spine-tingling triple j Like A Version, today SAFIA drop the next taste of the album in single ‘Runaway’.
‘Runaway’ builds on the expansive previous single ‘Resolution’ with a thumping drum groove and textured layers carefully crafted the way SAFIA do best. Once again self-produced by the band, ‘Runaway’ celebrates the world (and universe) around us and compels us to live in the moment.
STORY’S START OR END – AU/NZ TOUR
AUS
Sat 24 Aug – UC Refectory, Canberra ACT (Lic A/A)
Thu 29 Aug – HQ, Adelaide SA (Lic A/A)
Fri 30 Aug – Metropolis, Fremantle WA (18+)
Fri 6 Sep – The Goods Shed, Hobart TAS (Lic A/A)
Sat 7 Sep – Forum Theatre, Melbourne VIC – 18+ [SOLD OUT]
Sun 8 Sep – Forum Theatre, Melbourne VIC – AA
Fri 13 Sep – Wollongong Uni Hall, Wollongong NSW (18+) [UPGRADED VENUE]
Sat 14 Sep – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW (Lic A/A)
Fri 20 Sep – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay NSW (18+)
Sat 21 Sep – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD (Lic A/A)
NZ
Fri 11 Oct – San Fran, Wellington NZ (18+)
Sat 12 Oct – Neck Of The Woods, Auckland NZ (18+)
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5 July 2019 :
SAFIA brought all the chills with them this morning when they covered Queens of the Stone Age in the triple j Like A Version studios. A hauntingly beautiful rendition of QOTSA’s ‘No One Knows,’ the cover was preceded by an equally beautiful version of their current single ‘Resolution’ for which they were accompanied by a string ensemble and backing vocalists.
The Like A Version comes ahead of the release of the band’s second album Story’s Start or End which will be out on Friday 9 August. Tickets are flying out the door for the extensive national album tour which follows the album release, and today sees the addition of an all-ages show at Forum Melbourne leg after the 18+ show sold out. In addition the Wollongong venue has been upgraded to the Uni Hall due to demand.
STORY’S START OR END – AU/NZ TOUR
AUS
Sat 24 Aug – UC Refectory, Canberra ACT (Lic A/A)
Thu 29 Aug – HQ, Adelaide SA (Lic A/A)
Fri 30 Aug – Metropolis, Fremantle WA (18+)
Fri 6 Sep – The Goods Shed, Hobart TAS (Lic A/A)
Sat 7 Sep – Forum Theatre, Melbourne VIC – 18+ [SOLD OUT]
Sun 8 Sep – Forum Theatre, Melbourne VIC – AA
Fri 13 Sep – Wollongong Uni Hall, Wollongong NSW (18+) [UPGRADED VENUE]
Sat 14 Sep – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW (Lic A/A)
Fri 20 Sep – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay NSW (18+)
Sat 21 Sep – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD (Lic A/A)
NZ
Fri 11 Oct – San Fran, Wellington NZ (18+)
Sat 12 Oct – Neck Of The Woods, Auckland NZ (18+)