Tour Update: Dream Theater, Soulfly, Archspire and more

By BRIAN GIFFIN

WHILE we await the list of Good Things sideshows sure to accompany that festival, plenty of acts touring with Froth & Fury next year have announced shows around the festivals, as this latest touring update reveals.

Prog metal fans rejoice! The world’s foremost exponents of the form are bringing their 40th anniversary celebration to Australia in February. Dream Theater has announced four huge shows with tickets on sale from September 10.

FEBRUARY 10: Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide
FEBRUARY 12: Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
FEBRUARY 14: ICC, Sydney
FEBRUARY 15: Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane

Tying in with his appearances at Froth and Fury, Norwegian black metal legend Abbath Doom Occulta is touring his Return to the Raven Realms show alongside Melbourne brutalists Werewolves and Sydney black thrashers Bastardizer in January.

JANUARY 24: Froth and Fury Fest, Perth
JANUARY 27: The Triffid, Brisbane
JANUARY 29: The Metro, Sydney
JANUARY 30: The Croxton, Melbourne
JANUARY 31: Froth and Fury Fest, Adelaide

It’s a long way off but Pennsylvania metalcore upstarts Motionless in White will be Down Under in June next year for three headliners. Tickets go on sale on September 4 for the tour with Make Them Suffer and Currents.

JUNE 24: Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
JUNE 26: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
JUNE 28: Riverstage, Brisbane

Also working their way around to other capitals during their Froth and Fury visit will be death metal maestros Archspire and Aborted. Along with F&F alumni Organectomy, they’ll be doing four shows on the east coast.

JANUARY 24: Froth and Fury Fest, Perth
JANUARY 27: The Croxton, Melbourne
JANUARY 28: The Triffid, Brisbane
JANUARY 29: The Baso, Canberra
JANUARY 30: Liberty Hall, Sydney
JANUARY 31: Froth and Fury Fest, Adelaide

Max Cavalera will be stepping up twice for this tour, when Soulfly and Nailbomb fill in the space between Froth & Fury shows with dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Snot will also be a part of the action.

JANUARY 24: Froth and Fury Fest, Perth
JANUARY 26: The Tivoli, Brisbane
JANUARY 27: Enmore Theatre, Sydney
JANUARY 30: The Forum, Melbourne
JANUARY 31: Froth and Fury Fest, Adelaide

Thornhill will undertake their biggest headlining tour to date when they hit the road in February on the five-date Bodies tour. With Amira Elfeky from the US, Japan’s Paledusk and Melbournites Heavensgate tagging along, tickets are available now.

FEBRUARY 21: The Tivoli, Brisbane
FEBRUARY 22: Enmore Theatre, Sydney
FEBRUARY 24: Astor Theatre, Perth
FEBRUARY 26: The Gov, Adelaide
FEBRUARY 27: The Forum, Melbourne