The Cat Empire Reveal Dates For European Leg Of World Tour & Tickets
Tuesday, 07 June 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
The youngest Aussie band to turn 10 years old, in 2011 The Cat Empire celebrate the 10th anniversary of their first show together. In an industry where few bands survive beyond the first album, if even making it that far, 10 years is a big achievement. Considering they are still all under the age of 30, and have consolidated themselves as a world class touring act, it's outstanding.
To celebrate this milestone, the band are undertaking a world tour, and Europe is the next stop. "We feel incredibly grateful to the fans who supported in the early days, and have continued to support as our career gained momentum. Its important to get to all of them this year to celebrate. Europe – you’re next."
For fans in London, this means the chance to go back to where they first discovered The Cat Empire – undoubtedly on the dance floor at The Shepherds Bush Empire, or step it up a notch and see them lift the roof off Brixton Academy. Fans in Amsterdam will be quick to grab tiks to two shows at The Paradiso, and those French fanatics who have been known to cross multiple borders in car convoys to see the band, will be happy to see a run of shows closer to home. This string of almost 30 live dates kick off in the UK on Oct 18, finishing up in Germany on Nov 17 after visiting France, Switzerland, Austria and The Netherlands.
Oct 18th – O2 Academy, Bournemouth
Oct 19th – O2 Academy, Birmingham
Oct 20th – O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Oct 21st – O2 Brixton Academy, London
Oct 23rd – O2 Academy, Bristol
Oct 24th – O2 Academy, Bristol
Oct 25th – O2 Academy, Sheffield
Oct 26th – O2 ABC, Glasgow
Oct 27th – O2 Academy, Newcastle
Oct 29th - Academy, Manchester
Oct 31st – Le 106, Rouen, France
November 2011
Nov 1st – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
Nov 2nd – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
Nov 4th – Olympia, Paris, France
Nov 5th – Le Liberte, Rennes, France
Nov 6th – La Carriere, Nantes, France
Nov 7th – Krakatoa, Bordezux, France
Nov 9th – La Cooperative, Clermond Ferrand, France
Nov 10th – La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
Nov 11th – TBC
Nov 12th – Komplex, Zurich, Switzerland
Nov 14th – Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
Nov 15th - Kesselhous, Munich Germany
Nov 16th – Astra, Berlin, Germany
Nov 17th - Docks, Hamburg, Germany
The band has now sold over a million albums and DVDs in all parts of the world. They have headlined global festivals, won ARIAs, and played on Letterman and Leno, contributed where they can to a range of causes, and maintained a cool under the radar presence while still playing to stadiums worth of fans at each stop. When asked what their biggest achievement is in 10 years as a band, there is a unanimous "staying together". While other 20 something’s were going to university, working odd jobs, hanging out with friends in share houses, Ryan, Will, Ollie, Harry, Jumps, Felix and the Empire Horns - Ross and Kieran, spent their twenties trawling across continents in tour buses, playing to audiences night after night, quietly building their Empire, and making you-tube videos to pass the time. This experience has brought them together as a band, and defined them as individuals.
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