Just days away from the fourth anniversary of their latest studio album, Aussie hip-hop stalwarts Bliss n Eso have unveiled a run of national tour dates, revealed alongside their first new single of the year.
Set to take place throughout June and July, the group’s ‘Send It’ tour (named for their 2020 single of the same name) will see the group kicking things off in Sydney, before visiting Adelaide, Fremantle, Brisbane, and Melbourne within the space of a month.
The group’s first large-scale tour since 2019, the forthcoming dates appear to be a welcome sign of relief for Bliss n Eso. “This is by far the longest break we’ve had from our home on stage,” they explained in a statement. “To say that we’re hungry for it doesn’t come close-we are gonna EAT that stage!! After 18 months of hell… who is ready to Send It!?!?”
This weekend will also see Bliss n Eso perform for the latest edition of Music from The Home Front, where they will give their new single, “Good People”, its debut. Officially released today, the track sees the hip-hop outfit teaming up with country icon Kasey Chambers.
Described as “an emotive slice of pop-driven rap that drives home the value in surrounding yourself with truly good people”, it sounds like something of a surprisingly left-turn for the group on paper, though they explain Chambers’ influence has been there throughout their career, with her brother Nash Chambers having spearheaded Bliss n Eso’s first studio session when they were just 17 years old.
“Kasey, Nash and their mum and dad were all in a band together called The Dead Ringers at the time and we spent the night with the whole family recording beats and having laughs,” recalls Eso. “Ever since then we have stayed in touch with Kasey and Nash, even while working on this current album Kasey would drop off homemade cookies to our studio for the whole crew to indulge.
“It was in these moments that we were creating ‘Good People’ and we needed a female singer to elevate the track, it didn’t take long to realise that the angel that was surprising us with cookies was not only the perfect choice but the actual personification of the song itself. Kasey loved the track, and the rest is history.”
Bliss n Eso’s “Good People” is out now Flight Deck/Mushroom Group, while tickets to their forthcoming tour go on sale from next week, with full details available below.
Bliss n Eso ‘Send It’ Tour
Friday, June 25th
Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW (18+)
Tickets: Ticketek
Thursday, July 1st
Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA (18+)
Tickets: Ticketmaster
Saturday, July 3rd
Metropolis, Fremantle, WA (18+)
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, July 10th
Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Tickets: Moshtix
Thursday, July 22nd
170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC (18+)
Tickets: Moshtix
Friday, July 23rd
170 Russell, Melbourne, VIC (18+)
Tickets: Moshtix
Telstra Plus pre-sale runs 48 hours from 10am AEST, Monday, April 26th
Frontier Members pre-sale runs 24 hours from 10am AEST, Thursday, April 29th
Tickets on sale from 10am local time, Monday, May 3rd
