In Australia it looks like 2007 will be the year of hardcore with tour announcements for Bane and Sick Of It All.
The stellar line-up of hardcore acts for 2007 is mostly due to the entrepreneurial efforts of Sydney's Resist Records, who have just announced a tour for righteous Massachusetts quintet Bane through April and a double-header for New York legends Sick Of it All and Canadian floor-punchers Comeback Kid through May.These dates follow on from a spectacular selection of visitors lining up to tour Australia in the first half of the year. Californian hardcore purists Terror tour the nation in February. Discordant cult metalcore figures Converge and melodic hardcore lefties Strike Anywhere storm through in March. And local stars The Dead Walk, Mindsnare, Miles Away, Her Nightmare, Cry Murder and Carpathian all crisscross the nation in the coming months.
Bane:
April 5 - Amplifier, Perth
April 6 - HQ, Perth All Ages
April 7 - Manning Bar, Sydney
April 8 - Cambridge Newcastle
April 11 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane
April 13 - Enigma Bar, Adelaide
April 14 - Arthouse, Melbourne
Sick Of It All / Comeback Kid:
May 15 - Amplifier, Perth
May 16 - Fowlers, Adelaide
May 17 - Corner, Melbourne
May 18 - Camberwell Centre (Parkview Room), Melbourne
May 19 - Manning Bar, Sydney
May 22 - Arena, Brisbane
