Reef : Australian Tour 2012
It's been twelve years since Brit rockers
Reef graced Australian shores, in June 2012, they return for a national
tour. Reef's killer live shows have gained them a huge following across the
globe and made them a favourite at festivals, including Glastonbury and
Reading.
Reef formed in 1993, signing to Sony imprint S2 Records the following
year. Their debut album Replenish (1995) achieved Gold status and saw
the band play shows with the Rolling Stones, Paul Weller and
Soundgarden.
They were big, how big you ask? Well, let's just say they were cool
enough to appear on one of Australia's hippest and most groovy TV shows
: Hey Hey It's Saturday.
Their sophomore LP Glow (1997) stormed the UK Charts at Number 1 and
included the smash hit single Place Your Hands. The third studio LP
Rides (1999) came along two years later, produced by George Drakoulias
and in the same year the band saw off the likes of Oasis and Pulp to
win the Music Industry's Soccer Six competition.
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Reef : Australian Tour 2012
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The poppier sounding Getaway (2000) came
next, produced by Al Clay (Pixies, Stereophonics) and holding another
hugely successful single Set The Record Straight.
This month Reef are releasing an incredible box set that compiles all
these phenomenal successes and lovingly documents the story of how West
Country's finest sons went from fledgling band to one of the best loved
rock acts of the nineties.
Their complete recorded works is included in this all-encompassing box
set. Spanning across their ten year career, the 9 CD and 1 DVD package
features every commercial song recorded, including their very first
demo ‘The Purple Tape’ – which lead to the band being signed to Sony -
as well as b-sides, demos, live tracks, rarities and previously
unreleased and unheard material.
The DVD includes all music promo videos, TV appearances and interviews
and some home movie footage capturing the story of this iconic 1990's
band.
Beautifully packaged the box set also contains a 64 page booklet
featuring never-before-seen pictures of the band, a 12" vinyl of their
newly arranged 5th album (Lucky #5), a vintage poster and a replica
demo of their "Purple Tape" sessions.
For those interested in tour dates, check them out below...
NATIONAL REEF TOUR DATES
All Tickets On Sale Now
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Friday 1 June - Metropolis, FREMANTLE
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Thursday 7 June - The Hi Fi, BRISBANE
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Friday 8 June - Billboard, MELBOURNE
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Saturday 9 June - The Metro, SYDNEY
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