The War On Drugs announce second Sydney show with special guests Spoon plus Indigo Sparke

MELBOURNE, AU (JULY 26, 2023) – Live Nation is thrilled to announce, due to overwhelming demand, a second Sydney show for The War on Drugs added on Tuesday December 5 at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt. The first Sydney show on Monday December 4 is now sold out.

Tickets for the new show go on sale at 12pm, Wednesday August 2 from livenation.com.au.  Tickets for all other shows are on sale now. My Live Nation members can secure tickets during the My Live Nation presale beginning 12pm, Tuesday August 1 to 11am, Wednesday August 2.  

With special guests Spoon, plus Indigo  Sparke, the band will tour the region in December 2023 in support of their ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ album, praised by GQ as ‘the Band’s clearest, most vibrant, and upbeat.’

Throughout the tour, The War On Drugs will play some of Australia and New Zealand’s finest venues, including Wellington’s Anderson Park, Auckland’s Spark Arena, the Forecourt of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Brisbane’s Riverstage, and Perth’s stunning Kings Park and Botanic Garden.

Fresh from a European summer of glorious shows, both The War On Drugs and Spoon garnered rave reviews for their live performances.

‘THE WAR ON DRUGS set is musically virtuosic, bold, and ultimately quite beautiful.’ The Guardian

 ‘THE WAR ON DRUGS continue to deliver a world-class live show, the motivation as strong as ever.’ Gigwise

‘Aided by a genius sound engineer who made every single thing that happened count, SPOON were perfection.’ The Spectator

Led by Adam Granduciel, the GRAMMY-Award winning band has steadily emerged as one of this century’s great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present. The New Yorker called them ‘The best American ‘rock’ band of this decade’ in support of 2017’s ‘A Deeper Understanding’ while Stereogum hailed The War On Drugs as ‘One of the greatest American bands of their generation’ following the release of ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’. It landed on numerous 2021 best albums of the year lists and garnered a second GRAMMY Award nomination (Best Rock Song) and BRIT Award nomination.

Throughout their career, The War On Drugs has steadily evolved into one of rock’s most compelling live acts. ‘It’s hard to imagine a musical experience that’s more enveloping and uplifting.’ (Consequence). 

Joining The War On Drugs for the tour will be one of rock's most acclaimed acts, Spoon. Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors have released ten albums to date, including a string of five straight top 10 records: ‘Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga’ (2007), ‘Transference’ (2010), ‘They Want My Soul’ (2014), ‘Hot Thoughts’ (2017), and ‘Lucifer on the Sofa’ (2022). Hailed by TIME as ‘One of the greatest American rock bands’, Spoon topped Metacritic’s chart as the single most critically acclaimed band of the aughts.

Last here in 2017, Spoon will tour for the first time since the release of their Grammy nominated tenth album ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’. More than two decades into their career, Spoon returned with this loud, low-down, melodious rock record which The Guardian called ‘Timeless Perfection’ and Rolling Stone said, ‘Might Be Spoon’s Best Record Ever’.

Opening for all shows will be Australian singer songwriter Indigo Sparke.

THE WAR ON DRUGS
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
SPOON
+ INDIGO SPARKE 

Tickets for the new show go on sale at 12pm, Wednesday August 2 from livenation.com.au.  Tickets for all other shows are on sale now. My Live Nation members can secure tickets during the exclusive presale beginning
12pm, Tuesday August 1 - 11am, Wednesday August 2.  

 For complete tour and ticket information
visit: livenation.com.au and livenation.co.nz

For all tour-related media enquiries, contact:
Mad Dog Publicity
Jo Wilson
+61 414 316 044
jo@maddogpublicity.com.au

For all Live Nation related enquiries, contact:
Arlo Flitcroft
+61  432 518 045
arlo.flitcroft@livenation.com.au