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The Headless Chickens Australian Tour

The Headless Chickens (NZ)

The Headless Chickens Australian Tour
The Headless Chickens (NZ) @ The Hi-Fi

4 Dec 2008
The Headless Chickens Australian Tour
Tour Name:
The Headless Chickens Australian Tour
11 people have made this one of their favourite events so far.
Supporting Artist(s):
N/A
Date:
Thu, 4 Dec 2008
Venue:
Price:
tba
Tickets:
Tickets onsale from 29 September at www.thehifi.com.au , Missing Link and Polyester
Description:

December 2008 sees a special surprise reunion of the Headless Chickens’ classic line-up from the hit-making era of their Body Blow album – and a welcome return of the Chickens’ unrivalled brew of dastardly electronics, danceable beats and sharp pop songs.

New Zealand’s Headless Chickens were possibly the most challenging chart-topping act of the nineties Downunder. A string of hits on both sides of the Tasman included Top 20 smash “Cruise Control”, triple J favourites “Donde Esta La Pollo”, “Gaskrankenstation”, “Juice”, “Mr Moon” and the NZ number one “George”. An enormously popular touring act with a flamboyant live show, the Chickens built a huge fanbase through the early part of that decade, touring with everyone from Arrested Development to Pop Will Eat Itself before they splintered apart and the band petered out before the end of the decade.

After a decade away, this group that saw its way through tragedy (the suicide of founding member Johnny Pierce) and triumph (their NZ number one triumph with “George” remains the only chart-topping song for their legendary kiwi label Flying Nun) is now back to strut around the farmyard in their own inimitable style.

Chris Matthews and Fiona McDonald are back to share lead vocal duties, while the muscular rhythm section of Bevan Sweeney and Grant Fell lay the base for the sonic mayhem wrought by Matthews, Michael Lawry and Anthony Nevison.

"This is neither a rock band with some gee-whizz samples or a bunch of art-boffins making whoopee with guitars . . . Body Blow sounds like no one else on earth." (Rip It Up, November '91)

Styles:
Pop, Rock and Electro
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fridge
not impressed there's no brisbane gig.
Maureen
I know you need it but give it up John. Sonic mayhem? It was ghastly in the 80s; advise provision of complimentary ear plugs this time round.
MrSes
I should say, "Can't think of a band I would rather see again more". Too late at night to be doing this
MrSes
I should say, "Can't think of a band I would rather see again more". Too late at night to be doing this :)
MrSes
Can think of a band I would rather see again.
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