Adelaide is fertile musical ground, with the city giving birth to Cold Chisel, The Angels, Hilltop Hoods, and Guy Sebastian. Now we can add City Riots to the list.
They don’t have a record label, or an album on music shelves yet, but this band has achieved plenty. For the last couple of years they travelled around the world on the mother of all road trips which led to appearances at South by Southwest and Liverpool’s International Pop Festival, and the recording of their as-yet unreleased album with Bjorn Thorsrud. That this unsigned band could enlist the talents of the producer who’s worked with the Smashing Pumpkins and Dandy Warhols is a testimony to their musical chops and determination.
Now they’re home City Riots are preparing for their first co-headline tour with Perth indie crooners The Chemist. The tour will take the band to capital cities around the country before concluding with a bang at Gosford’s Coaster Festival.
If you love the tunes you hear on the stage rest assured, you won’t have to wait too long to buy them. City Riots plans to release their debut album next year. Until then, make sure you get along to see the Adelaide boys in the flesh at the following venues.
9 September 2010 – Big Sound, Brisbane
17 September 2010 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
18 September 2010 – Jive, Adelaide
24 September 2010 – Spectrum, Sydney
25 September 2010 – Coaster, Gosford
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