Canadian hardcore outfit Comeback Kid have announced they will return to Australia early next year. It will mark the frequent visitors’ first Australian shows since January 2020. They’ll be joined on the run by Santa Cruz punks Drain, who are visiting Australia for the first time.
The tour will kick off Thursday, 19th January at the Brightside in Brisbane, continuing along to Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide before wrapping up at Perth’s Amplifier Bar on Saturday, 28th January. Tickets are on sale this Thursday (24th November).
Comeback Kid – ‘Heavy Steps’
Comeback Kid’s upcoming tour comes in support of their seventh studio album Heavy Steps, which arrived back in January. Following up 2017’s Outsider, it marked the longest gap between records from the band, who formed in 2001 and became a modern hardcore staple with albums like Turn It Around, Wake the Dead and Broadcasting…
“It’s about hitting the ground running, not knowing when or where the ground could break from underneath you,” frontman Andrew Neufeld said of Heavy Steps when the record was first announced. “It’s heavy steps on thin ice. ‘Heavy Steps’ on hollow ground.”
Drain, meanwhile, released debut album California Cursed back in 2020.
Comeback Kid 2023 Australian Tour
w/ Drain
- Thursday, 19th January – The Brightside, Brisbane
- Friday, 20th January – Newcastle Hotel, Newcastle
- Saturday, 21st January – Crowbar, Sydney
- Sunday, 22nd January – Tattersalls Hotel, Sydney
- Tuesday, 24th January – UC Hub, Canberra
- Wednesday, 25th January – Colonial Hotel, Melbourne
- Friday, 27th January – Jive Bar, Adelaide
- Saturday, 28th January – Amplifier Bar, Perth
Further Reading
Comeback Kid Drop Cover Of Classic Midnight Oil Song Ahead Of Aussie Tour
