
Rock and Pop
The Dead South Tickets
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New Zealand
- 5/04/24Friday 08:00 pmAuckland, NZThe PowerstationThe Dead SouthNo Availability
Venue
- 6/04/24Until 6/04/24Wellington, NZSan Francisco Bath HouseTHE DEAD SOUTH - SOLD OUTOn partner site
International
- 21/03/24Until 21/03/24Adelaide, SA, AUHindley St Music HallThe Dead SouthOn partner site
- 26/03/24Tuesday 07:00 pmBrisbane, QLD, AUThe Fortitude Music HallThe Dead South
- 28/03/24Until 2/04/24Tyagarah, NSW, AUByron Events Farm TyagarahByron Bay Bluesfest 2024On partner site
Lineup
- Tom Jones
- L.A.B.
- The Teskey Brothers
- Elvis Costello
- Matt Corby
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters
- Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Jack Johnson
- The Paper Kites
- Drive-By Truckers
- Newton Faulkner
- Steve Poltz
- 19-Twenty
- The Dead South
- Here Come the Mummies
- Little Quirks
- Hussy Hicks
- Blues Arcadia
- Erja Lyytinen
- Harry Manx
- Tedeschi Trucks Band
- The Cruel Sea
- Tim Finn
- Ian Moss
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Dan Sultan
- The Whitlam's Black Stump Band
- Coterie
- Jackie Venson
- WILSN
- Caravãna Sun
- Pierce Brothers
- Velvet Trip
- Snarky Puppy
- Portugal. The Man
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Sweet Talk
- Ziggy Alberts
- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Fiona Boyes
About
Off the back of their sold out One For The Road tour of Australia & New Zealand, finger-picking four-piece The Dead South return Down Under for a run of headline shows in 2024.
With banjo, mandolin, cello and guitar, The Dead South certainly look the part of bluegrass traditionalists. But, as outsiders to the bluegrass world by circumstances of geography, they’re from the Canadian prairies, and by influences, equal parts finger-picking and punk, there are few comparisons to be made for the four-piece acoustic band. With a global following sparked by YouTube, early success in German rock clubs and now, sold out shows at iconic venues in many continents, this is no country for old-time string purists.
A brotherhood first and foremost, formed in university and forged on the road, The Dead South are quite comfortable in their role as a total anomaly most everywhere they go. Their progressive, tightly-constructed approach to acoustic music that favours intricate solos and harmonies has brought two JUNO Awards for Traditional Album of the Year, the most recent for the Muscle Shoals-made Sugar & Joy (2019). The Dead South followed up in 2020 with Served Live, a double live album that celebrated and supported the live music industry in a time of crisis.
With their newly-released double EPs Easy Listening for Jerks, Parts I & II, The Dead South find their own balance between their punk origins and the bluegrass world of their sound. A strong statement about identity, influence and inspiration, the new EPs show a band stepping out into new musical territory while also staying true to themselves.