Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce one of the return of
alt-J, one of the most successful
British bands of the millennium, to New Zealand and Australia this
December.
Quietly, resolutely, impressively, singularly, alt-J have become one of the
biggest British bands of whatever it is we’re calling the 21st century’s second
decade. Art-electro, math-folk, hymnal-rock, call it what you will, the music
made by alt-J is the muscular sound of cutting edge innovation pumped by a
melodically bleeding heart. Ten years after forming at Leeds University, alt-J
are a post-guitar group for the new-pop generation. And as audiences all over
the world know, when they get going, they rock hard.
‘alt-J aren't
just masters of their trade - they're innovators.’ –
Digital Spy
‘The band’s
eccentricity and musical genius [are] a welcome part of the Australian music
tour scene.’ – Music Feeds
alt-J’s highly anticipated third album
RELAXER will be released next Friday 2 June (via Liberator Music/Infectious
Music/BMG) on CD, heavyweight vinyl and digitally.
Ahead of its release,
3WW as well as
In Cold Blood have both been made
available to fans, and today, alt-J have released ‘Adeline’ as a further taste
of what’s to come on
RELAXER.
The release of
RELAXER follows alt-J’s Grammy and Brit Award-nominated
This Is All Yours, which debuted at #5
in New Zealand and #1 in the UK. Their debut
An
Awesome Wave won the 2012 Mercury Prize and an Ivor Novello Award.
Between them, the two albums have sold in excess of two million copies
worldwide and their songs have been streamed well over 1 billion times.
Three years of worldwide touring have forged alt-J’s reputation as a fierce
live act. alt-J have headlined festivals across the globe, and on their last
international tour, alt-J sold out the London’s iconic O2 Arena and New York’s
legendary Madison Square Garden.
alt-J will return to New Zealand and Australia this December following shows
throughout Europe and the United States.
alt-J
Frontier Members
pre-sale runs from Thu 1 Jun
General public on
sale from Tue 6 Jun
12noon local time
(Aus + NZ shows)
Tue 12 Dec
Auckland Town
Hall
(All Ages)
Auckland, NZ
Ph: 0800 111 999
Thu 14 Dec
TSB Bank
Arena (All Ages)
Wellington, NZ
Ph: 0800 842 538
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