Australia’s hairiest exports The Beards have just shaved a new single, dubbed Strokin’ My Beard, off their acclaimed 2014 LP, The Beard Album, and to celebrate, they’ve taken things to new lengths with a sizeable tour announcement.
The Strokin’ My Beard Tour will see Adelaide’s razor-shunning rockers return to Australia for a list of dates longer than your grandma’s chin whiskers. We’re talking Dumbledore proportions.
The monumental 24-date trek kicks off in Ballarat on Wednesday 18th March and wraps up pretty much bang on two months later in Cairns on Saturday 16th May, taking in stops across all states and even the Northern Territory. Joining the follicular foursome onboard the Beardmobile will be Melbourne art-rock band The Stiffys, supporting on all dates except those in southeast Queensland.
After a year that saw them snag a second ARIA nomination and play to packed rooms throughout Europe on two separate international tours, The Beards’ Strokin’ My Beard Tour will give local fans the chance to see their highly-original and always-entertaining show, and bear witness to their pro-beard preachings, live in the fuzz-covered flesh. Tickets are available at The Beards’ website.
UPDATE 03/02/15: The Beards’ Strokin’ My Beard Tour has been extended with extra dates in far North Queensland and Alice Springs. View updated tour details, below.
Watch: The Beards – Strokin’ My Beard
The Beards – Strokin’ My Beard Tour Dates
w/ special guests The Stiffys
Wednesday 18th March
Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Tickets: The Beards
Thursday 19th March
Spirit Bar and Lounge, Traralgon, VIC
Tickets: The Beards
Friday 20th March
Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Tickets: The Beards
Saturday 21st March
The Hifi Bar, Melbourne, VIC
Tickets: The Beards
Thursday 26th March
The Royal Oak, Launceston, TAS
Tickets: The Beards
Friday 27th March
The Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
Tickets: The Beards
Saturday 28th March
Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide, SA
Tickets: The Beards
Thursday 9th April
Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW
Tickets: The Beards
Friday 10th April
Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Tickets: The Beards
Saturday 11th April
Railway Club Darwin, NT
Tickets: The Beards
Wednesday 15th April
Bar On The Hill, Newcastle, NSW
Tickets: The Beards
Thursday 16th April
Entrance Leagues Club, Central Coast, NSW
Tickets: The Beards
Friday 17th April
The Metro, Sydney, NSW
Tickets: The Beards
Saturday 18th April
ANU Bar, Canberra
Tickets: The Beards
Thursday 30th April
The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba, QLD*
Tickets: The Beards
Friday 1st May
The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD*
Tickets: The Beards
Saturday 2nd May
Urban Country Music Festival, Caboolture, QLD
Tickets: The Beards
Sunday 3rd May
The Northern, Byron Bay, NSW*
Tickets: The Beards
Thursday 7th May
Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Tickets: The Beards
Friday 8th May
Settler’s Tavern, Margaret River, WA
Tickets: The Beards
Saturday 9th May
Capitol Bar, Perth, WA
Tickets: The Beards
Wednesday 13th May – NEW SHOW
Harvey Rd Tavern, Gladstone
Tickets: The Beards
Thursday 14th May – NEW SHOW
The Lionleigh Hotel, Rockhampton
Tickets: The Beards
Friday 15th May – NEW SHOW
Dalrymple Tavern, Townsville
Tickets: The Beards
Saturday 16th May – NEW SHOW
The Jack, Cairns
Tickets: The Beards
Saturday 23rd May – NEW SHOW
Teh Gapview Hotel, Alice Springs*
Tickets: The Beards
* The Stiffys Not Appearing