One of Australia’s hardest working bands, Kingswood, are bringing their record-setting Hometowns tour to the big screen. Their new documentary CLAPTRAP charts the 2024 tour, which saw them play for more than 60,000 fans during 112 shows over six months.
“When Kingswood asked me, a 23 year old filmmaker, to document Australia’s longest ever tour, I knew that if I actually managed to make it home, the film would be very unique and strange,” said CLAPTRAP’s director, Darcy Newton. “I wanted to create an unreplicable, charming and honest glimpse into the extraordinary world of touring musicians, and this became CLAPTRAP.”
“The documentary process was unusual and fantastical,” added Kingswood’s guitarist and songwriter Alexander Laska. “The most compelling aspect was being aware of, and willfully subjecting to the experience of one’s life being documented in the pursuit of artistic expression.”
CLAPTRAP premieres in Naarm/Melbourne before selected screenings in the Eastern states.
4 April 2025 – Astor Theatre, Naarm/Melbourne (Premiere – Kingswood attending)
5 April 2025 – Thornbury Picture House, Naarm/Melbourne (Screening + Q&A – Kingswood attending)
6 April 2025 – Pivotonian Cinema, Djillong/Geelong (Screening + Q&A)
8 April 2025 – Thornbury Picture House, Naarm/Melbourne (Screening)
9 April 2025 – Regal Theatre, Tarntanya/Adelaide (Screening)
9 April 2025 – Byron Bay Palace, Cavanbah/Byron Bay (Screening + Q&A – Kingswood attending)
10 April 2025 – New Farm Cinema, Meeanjin/Brisbane (Screening + Q&A – Kingswood attending)
11 April 2025 – The Ritz, Eora/Sydney (Screening + Q&A – Kingswood attending)
12 April 2025 – Hayden Orpheum, Eora/Sydney (Screening + Q&A – Kingswood attending)
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