The Rubens have today shared the details of their newly-announced tour dates, having rescheduled their national Live in Life tour, which was scheduled to kick off in mid-May.
First announced in late February, the trek was plotted in support of their “Live in Life” single, which went on to reach #105 in the 2019 Hottest 100. Unfortunately, restrictions due to the global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the group’s 27-date run of shows being postponed.
Releasing their new single “Heavy Weather” last month, The Rubens revealed that while “re-routing these many dates has been a challenge”, the pandemic also affected the sessions for their forthcoming record.
“We were meant to deliver our new record right now for a release later this year,” they explained. “We were SO bloody close to finishing but for obvious reasons we can’t all get in the studio right now, so that’s been pushed back to 2021.”
Now, the band have revealed that their tour is set to go ahead later in the year, with the tour not only expanding by one show, but now kicking off in Sydney on September 17th.
Running for just under three months, the marathon tour will see The Rubens performing at capital cities, regional venues, and even Darwin’s Bass in the Grass festival. Support for the majority of these shows will come by way of Alice Ivy, who will play alongside the group at most shows, except for their Warrnambool date, and their Western Australia run.
While information regarding ticketing can be found via The Rubens’ website, the band are also offering fans the chance to be in the video clip for “Heavy Weather”. Applications close on May 7th, with more information available via the clip’s information site.
The Rubens ‘Live in Life’ Australian Tour
Supported by Alice Ivy (except shows marked *)
Thursday, September 17th
Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday, September 18th
Bar On The Hill, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday, September 19th
Crooked River Winery, Gerringong, NSW
Wednesday, September 30th
Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT
Thursday, October 8th
Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday, October 9th
Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg, QLD
Saturday, October 10th
Highfields Tavern, Toowoomba, QLD
Thursday, October 15th
Forum, Melbourne, VIC
Friday, October 16th
Torquay Hotel, Torquay, VIC
Saturday, October 17th
Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool, VIC*
Thursday, October 22nd
Freo. Social, Fremantle, WA*
Friday, October 23rd
Wintersun Hotel, Bluff Point, WA*
Saturday, October 24th
The River, Margaret River, WA*
Sunday, October 25th
White Star Hotel, Albany, WA*
Friday, October 30th
Gap View Hotel, Alice Springs, NT
Saturday, October 31st
Bass In The Grass, Darwin, NT
Friday, November 13th
The Gov, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday, November 18th
Great Western, Rockhampton, QLD
Thursday, November 19th
Seabreeze, Mackay, QLD
Friday, November 20th
Otherwise, Townsville, QLD
Saturday, November 21st
Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Wednesday, November 25th
Riverlinks Westside, Shepparton, VIC
Thursday, November 26th
Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC
Friday, November 27th
Beer Deluxe, Albury, NSW
Thursday, December 3rd
Altar, Hobart, TAS
Friday, December 4th
Altar, Hobart, TAS
Saturday, December 5th
Saloon Bar, Launceston, TAS
Sunday, December 6th
Forth Pub, Forth, TAS
Tickets on sale now via The Rubens’ website
