Hoodoo Gurus Announce Hit Packed NZ tour
Kiwi crowds in November get a chance to celebrate 45 years of Hoodoo Gurus, with the legendary Australian band announcing Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch shows on their Hoodoo Gurus Rewind Tour – All Killer, No Filler.
For the tour – proudly presented by Plus1 and The Sound – Hoodoo Gurus will only be playing singles! No b-sides, no album tracks – only A-sides.
Look forward to hit after hit, like What’s My Scene, Bittersweet, 1000 Miles Away, Come Anytime, Death Defying, My Girl, Miss Freelove ’69, I Want You Back, and Like Wow – Wipeout!
New Zealand tour dates are:
Thurs 19 November @ James Hay Theatre, Christchurch
Friday 20 November @ Meow Nui, Wellington
Saturday 21 November @ Powerstation, Auckland
Sign up now for the Plus1 24-hour presale, which begins 9am Tuesday 23 June at plus1.co.nz
Tickets are on general sale at plus1.co.nz from 9am Wednesday 24 June.
“One of Australia’s greatest singles bands.” Andrew Stafford in The Guardian (Sat 18 May, 2024). Read the article here.
Hoodoo Gurus first performed on Friday 4 September 1981 at the Institute Of Technology in Sydney, and were regular visitors to New Zealand throughout the 1980’s – cementing a strong fanbase on this side of the Tasman.
Says frontman Dave Faulkner: “We’ve often been described as a “singles band” so for this Rewind tour we’re gonna embrace that notion by only playing songs that were released as singles. No b-sides, no album tracks, we’ll just be concentrating on the hits – and quite a few misses as well!
It’s funny but some of our biggest flops went on to become some of our most beloved songs. “Axegrinder” horrified radio programmers back in the day – “We can’t play that!” seemed to be their collective response – but within 12 months “Axegrinder” had become a fan-favourite, which it remains to this day.
There are a whole lot of other near-misses that fall into that category. Along with all our bona fide hits, we’re hoping to play every one of our 42 singles at least once somewhere during this tour.”
