GRRIT’s first issue ever, reviewed their album release and recently ( in May) we spoke to and interviewed the band from our London office. Hearing then, the plans where in the pine-line to head to SA, we waited for the schedule – and here it is.
Underoath lands in South Africa this September and will perform with several top SA bands around the country as part of their world tour, from the 22nd of September to the 28th of September 2008.
The band will perform in three shows in Gauteng, one in Kwazulu Natal and one in Cape Town.
Monday 22nd September 08�������� Arrive � media day
Tuesday 23rd September 08������� The Barnyard Theatre, Tygervally, WC with New Altum, Unlisted, Straatligkinders, Crossingpoint and the winner of the Support Search Show.
Wednesday 24th September 08��� The Wavehouse in Durban with The Narrow, Crossingpoint, Straatligkinders, Unlisted, New Found Disorder, New Altum, plus the winner of the Support Search show and two other acts still to be announced.
Thursday 25th September 08������� Black Dahlia in Boksburg with The Narrow, New Found Disorder and the winner of the Support Search Show.
Friday 26th September 08����������� The Lido in Eikenhof with Unlisted, Crossingpoint, Straatligkinders, New Altum, and two local support acts chosen from the Support Search Show.
Saturday 27th September 08������� The Rustic Theatre on Main, Lonehill, Gauteng with The Narrow, Straatligkinders, Crossing Point, New Altum and more to be announced.
International PRO for EMI, Kevin Mdubeki, and Michal Kaczmarczyk, Product Manager for International Marketing at EMI SA jointly announced that, �We are thrilled to have Underoath finally visit South Africa. The demand for this tour has been phenomenal for some time and this is a huge step towards developing the bands presence in our market. Their last album, Define the Great Line, was released in 2006, drawing great acclaim from critics and fans alike and we�re very excited to have Underoath promote their latest release directly to their growing South African fan base!�
Underoath is set to release the Survive, Kaleidoscope live CD/DVD in June 2008. The band recorded the concert footage at a performance in Philadelphia at the Electric Factory in October 2007. A brand new, as yet untitled, studio album will be released early September 2008, coinciding with the South African tour dates.
Promoters, Authentic Ideas, have chosen to invite as many local bands to perform on the tour as possible to enable local artistes to embrace this amazing opportunity with one of the world�s top post-hardcore bands.
At the moment there are six pre-selected local bands in the SA Underoath tour, five of which will be hosting Support Search Shows;
- Crossingpoint (Durban)
- New Altum (Cape Town)
- New Found Disorder (JHB)
- Straatligkinders (Potch/PTA)
- Unlisted (JHB)
- The Narrow
Five of these bands will be hosting preliminary Support Search Show�s to choose a support act for the show in their area. At each Support Search Show, the hosting band will perform at the end of the night.
Four local bands will be accepted to play at each of the regional battles from submissions sent to the local Underoath website (www.underoath.co.za) and one top band per show will be chosen by the audience to be added to the Underoath show in their region.
5th July 08��������� The Wavehouse � The White Room, KZN. Crossingpoint�s Support Search Show. Four positions available to local bands to compete. Bands should submit via www.underoath.co.za .
10th July 08������� Caf� Barcelona � Pretoria. Straatligkinder�s Support Search Show. Four positions available to local bands to compete. Bands should submit via www.underoath.co.za
12th July 08������� The Black Dahlia � Boksburg � New Found Disorder�s Support Search Show. Four positions available to local bands to compete. Bands should submit via www.underoath.co.za
19th July 08������� R.O.A.R. � Observatory � Cape Town. New Altum�s Support Search Show. Four positions available to local bands to compete. Bands should submit via www.underoath.co.za
19th July 08������� Roxy Rhythm Bar � Melville, Gauteng. Unlisted�s Support Search Show. Four positions available to local bands to compete. Bands should submit via www.underoath.co.za
The sixth pre-selected band is SA�s darlings; The Narrow. The Narrow cite Underoath as one of their biggest influences and will be flying into South Africa to perform especially for three of the shows on this tour.
Tickets are now on sale at Computicket and bulk ticket sales are available through Authentic Ideas directly. (Groups of ten and more)
Tues 23rd Sept 08������� The Barnyard Theatre, Tygervally, Early Bird Tickets from now until the 31st of July at R200 at Computicket. From 31 July, full price tickets available at Computicket at R260. Tickets at the door on the night R300 cash only.
Wed 24th Sept 08������� The Wavehouse in Durban Early Bird Tickets from now until the 31st of July at R200 at Computicket. From 31 July, full price tickets available at Computicket at R260. Tickets at the door on the night R300 cash only.
Thurs 25th Sept 08������ Black Dahlia in Boksburg Early Bird Tickets from now until the 31st of July at R220 at Computicket. From 31 July, full price tickets available at Computicket at R280. Tickets at the door on the night R300 cash only.
Fri 26th Sept 08���������� The Lido in Eikenhof Early Bird Tickets from now until the 31st of July at R220 at Computicket. From 31 July, full price tickets available at Computicket at R280. Tickets at the door on the night R300 cash only.
Sat 27th Sept 08��������� The Rustic Theatre on Main, Lonehill, Early Bird Tickets from now until the 31st of July at R220 at Computicket. From 31 July, full price tickets available at Computicket at R280. Tickets at the door on the night R300 cash only.
