Date
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Location
Enigma Bar
173 Hindley Street,
Adelaide,
5000,
Australia
Tel: (08) 8212 2313
Description
Outside of a die-hard cult following, few within Australia had heard of La Dispute before their 2009 tour. Quietly and surely, though, the Michigan 5-piece had spent years honing their craft - literate and dynamic post-hardcore that nevertheless strikes with dizzying force when it needs to. After that hallmark trip, which saw the band play eleven shows five states, it was another story altogether. Shows were sold out across the country, and the band's boundless live energy and exacting precision converted the curious into the devoted instantly.
In the ensuing 18 months, the band's profile worldwide could safely be said to have exploded. They've toured Europe, Canada, as well as their home country with Thursday, Alexisonfire, Young Widows, The Fall Of Troy and Envy, and are readying a follow-up to 2008's Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair. There is no doubting that this is a band standing humbly at the peak of their genre. So it is that in January 2011, La Dispute will be returning to Australia, for what will almost certainly be the most intimate shows they're likely to play at any point in the future. They're playing six states this time, and taking in New Zealand as well, in the company of some of this country's finest bands.
Joining them, once again, will be Brisbane's To The North. With a debut album “Lustre” at the ready after a misleadingly quiet 2010, the band's triumphant return alongside their old tourmates will surprise many and impress even more. Their jaw-dropping technical feats are pared now with gripping melodies and a newfound dynamic focus.
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