Melbourne’s The Smith Street Band and their long time label, Poison City Records have announced they’ll join forces to co-curate the brand new I Love Life mini-festivals, taking place in both Sydney and Brisbane this September.The one-day events in each city will feature the Melbourne four-piece in their first Australian headline shows since returning home from overseas. It’s been a huge year for the group who’ve just completed an extensive tour spanning both Europe and North America. Back on home soil in July, TSSB will play Splendour in the Grass, which kicks off yet another run of shows and festivals for the band – including the UK’s prestigious Reading and Leeds in August. Again, the group return home in September to headline the Poison City Weekender and I Love Life fests.The Sydney and Brisbane line-ups are bolstered by several exciting US acts – Phoenix’s anti-folk troupe Andrew Jackson Jihad, Philly bummer punks Modern Baseball, Long Island quintet Iron Chic and indie...
Event Details
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Headline Artist: The Smith Street Band
Venue: The Metro Theatre
624 George Street
2000
Sydney
AU
Artists Performing at this Event
The Smith Street Band (formerly Wil Wagner and the Smith Street Band) are an Australian rock band based in Melbourne, Victoria, in which the titular Smith Street can be found.
Andrew Jackson Jihad is an American folk/punk/rock group from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2004. They have been classified as everything from indie rock to anti-folk to Americana.
Modern Baseball is a band from Philadelphia that formed in 2011. Members include Brendan Lukens, Jake Ewald, Ian Farmer, and Sean Huber.
Iron Chic is a melodic punk band from Huntington Station, New York.
There are more bands under the name The Sidekicks. 1) The Sidekicks are a punk band from Cleveland, Ohio.
