With over 30+ dates already completed across Australia, Kingswood are today announcing an additional 40+ dates atop their Phase One ‘Hometowns’ touring schedule.
This announcement sees the band reach 100+ Australian tour dates (with more to come), taking their self-constructed bus ‘Peggy’ on the road to towns that haven’t been reached by nationally touring acts in over 40+ years. Record-breaking numbers for an act that is redefining the grit & heart that it takes to be a “working” musician today. Customising their own tour bus for the journey, Kingswood are traversing each corner of the country, rolling into town with their electric live show, ready to burn.
“We are proud to announce phase two of the “Hometowns.” tour, which continues to grow with the announcement of Northern Territory and Tasmanian shows and additional shows added in all other states. We are dedicated to creating the greatest tour this country has seen, bringing the Kingswood experience to a Hometown near you. And we’re not done yet, there are more dates to come.” Kingswood
To celebrate this tour announcement, Kingswood have also today released the music video for ‘Home’, the title track off their long-awaited new studio album that landed last week.
Placing #1 on the ARIA Australian Country Album charts & #2 on the ARIA Australian Vinyl charts on release week, ‘Home’ is the band’s latest single from the record, with the accompanying video filmed on banks of Australia’s Snowy River, at the Sailor’s Grave Brewery on Orbost.
“The “Home” video was filmed at the magnificent Sailor’s Grave Brewery in Orbost on the banks of Australia’s iconic Snowy River in an ode or tribute if you will. Fergus Linacre leads as our protagonist, a melancholic yet optimistic visual encounter of the emotional repair that is ‘Home.’ The video was filmed and edited by Darcy George Newton, with personal excerpts taken from the band’s adventures throughout Nashville, Tennessee. The marriage of the two worlds reflects the beautiful relationship the band have had between both countries throughout their career.” Kingswood
Title track ‘Home’ also serves as the album opener – a perfect way to set the tone of the record to follow. Like previous singles, ‘Home’ lets the songwriting dynamic of Alex Laska and Fergus Linacre shine; open lyricism meeting deft musicality at every turn.
“‘Home’ is an age-old tale of young love being forced to broach the harsh face of life, a duality of which we all contend with at some point. Old roots meet new, whereby the branching can create opprobrious chasms. These chasms however lead to repair, growth, flourishing, the cycle of the ever blossoming flower, the very fuel of life itself, where all beginnings have an end, and appropriately all ends have a beginning. Home can represent a place in time and space or it can be the very moment, the air that allows one to breathe life into consciousness. It’s the rising sun of the album, a sonic manifestation of Kingswood’s own new dawn.” ALEX LASKA, KINGSWOOD
The ever-evolving story of KINGSWOOD births a new chapter with the release of their long-awaited new studio album, ‘Home’. Having teased the record in recent months with dynamic singles including ‘Good Whiskey’, ‘Burning Holes’ and ‘One Too Many Times’, KINGSWOOD set it up early that this album would feature the band’s most cohesive and representative material to date.
Incorporating myriad sonic influences and a reinvigorated approach to their musicianship, ‘Home’ is more than just another step forward for the ARIA and APRA nominated group – it is a realisation of the last few years of tireless work and exploration of new sounds.
The release of ‘Home’ follows on from a successful return to touring for KINGSWOOD. The band spent a large portion of 2022 touring their acclaimed third studio record Juveniles (and it’s inspired companion album, Reveries) internationally; completing a 30+ date tour that took KINGSWOOD to crowds in Nashville, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland and Czechoslovakia before bringing them home to Melbourne.
KINGSWOOD 2023 TOUR DATES
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All tickets for all shows will be via the venues and www.kingswoodband.com
THU 9 MAR WOOD IN THE YARD BERMAGUI, NSW
FRI 10 MAR THE MARLIN HOTEL ULLADULLA, NSW
SAT 11 MAR BOWRAL BOWLING CLUB BOWRAL, NSW
SUN 12 MAR THE BEER SHED LEUMEAH, NSW
THU 16 MAR HERITAGE HOTEL BULLI, NSW
FRI 17 MAR PADDINGTON RSL SYDNEY, NSW
SAT 18 MAR AVALON RSL AVALON, NSW
SUN 19 MAR BRASS MONKEY CRONULLA, NSW
TUES 21 MAR POLLY/SENNHEISER MELBOURNE, VIC
FRI 24 MAR OCEAN VIEW BEACH CLUB CENTRAL COAST, NSW
SAT 25 MAR STAG & HUNTER, NEWCASTLE, NSW
SUN 26 MAR PACIFIC RECREATION CLUB TAREE, NSW
THU 30 MAR LAURIETON EX SERVICES LAURIETON, NSW
**FRI 31 MARCH YAMBA BOWLS CLUB YAMBA, NSW**
SAT 1 APR MOONEE BEACH HOTEL COFFS HARBOUR, NSW
SUN 2 APR MULLUMBIMBY EX SERVICES MULLUMBIMBY, NSW
THU 13 APR WALLABY HOTEL MUDGEERABA, QLD
FRI 14 APR BEENLEIGH TAVERN BEENLEIGH, QLD
SAT 15 APR BRIBIE ISLAND HOTEL BRIBIE ISLAND, QLD
SUN 16 APR KINGS BEACH TAVERN KINGS BEACH, QLD
THU 20 APR OLD BUNDY TAVERN BUNDABERG, QLD
FRI 21 APR HARVEY ROAD TAVERN GLADSTONE, QLD
SAT 22 APR THE METROPOLITAN MACKAY, QLD
**SUN 23 APR GREAT WESTERN HOTEL ROCKHAMPTON, QLD**
THU 27 APR MAGNUMS AIRLIE BEACH, QLD
FRI 28 APR DALRYMPLE HOTEL TOWNSVILLE, QLD
SAT 29 APR EDGE HILL TAVERN CAIRNS, QLD
**SUN 30 APR THE GARAGE BAR & BREWHOUSE MISSION BEACH, QLD**
**THU 4 MAY MO’S DESERT CLUBHOUSE GOLD COAST, QLD**
**FRI 5 MAY TAMWORTH TAMWORTH, NSW**
**SAT 6 MAY MEATSTOCK SYDNEY, NSW**
**WED 10 MAY THE ALICE SPRING BREWING CO. ALICE SPRINGS, NT**
**THU 11 MAY MAYBERRY DARWIN, NT**
**FRI 12 MAY MAYBERRY DARWIN, NT**
**SAT 13 MAY THE MUSTER PERTH, WA**
**THU 18 MAY ROEBUCK BAY HOTEL BROOME, WA**
**SAT 20 MAY GRAND CENTRAL TAVERN KARRATHA, WA**
**SUN 21 MAY FROTH BREWERY EXMOUTH, WA**
THU 25 MAY DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN DUNSBOROUGH, WA
**FRI 26 MAY MOJOS FREMANTLE, WA**
**SAT 27 MAY ROSEMOUNT HOTEL PERTH, WA**
SUN 28 MAY THE CARINE DUNCRAIG, WA
THU 1 JUN NANNUP TOWN HALL NANNUP, WA
FRI 2 JUN THE RIVER MARGARET RIVER, WA
SAT 3 JUN SIX DEGREES ALBANY, WA
**SUN 4 JUN TREEDALE FARM HOTEL AUTRALIND, WA**
**MON 5 JUN ROCKY RIDGE BREWING BUSSLETON, WA**
**WED 7 JUN SOUND CITY PORT LINCOLN, SA**
THU 8 JUN SOUND CITY PORT LINCOLN, SA
FRI 9 JUN THE FAT CONTROLLER ADELAIDE, SA
SAT 10 JUN WESTERN HOTEL MT GAMBIER, SA
SUN 11 JUN HOTEL VICTOR VICTOR HARBOUR, SA
**FRI 16 JUN BIG EASY RADIO ALDINGA, SA**
**SAT 17 JUN THE SETTS MILDURA, NSW**
**SUN 18 JUN THE CORDIAL FACTORY GRENFELL, NSW**
**WED 21 JUN LA LA LA’S WOLLONGON, NSW**
**THU 22 JUN ROYAL HOTEL QUEANBEYAN, ACT**
**SAT 24 JUN STAG & HUNTER NEWCASTLE, NSW**
**SUN 25 JUN BRASS MONKEY CRONULLA, NSW**
**THU 29 JUN GNOMOM ROOM ULVERSTONE, TAS**
**FRI 30 JUN ROYAL OAK LAUNCESTON, TAS**
**SAT 1 JUL REPUBLIC BAR HOBART, TAS**
**SUN 2 JUL REPUBLIC BAR HOBART, TAS**
**THU 6 JUL LAMBYS GEELONG, VIC**
**FRI 7 JUL GODS BANDROOM MORNINGTON, VIC**
**SAT 8 JUL CORNER HOTEL MELBOURNE, VIC**
