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LESS THAN JAKE
Celebrate 25 Years Of Punk Rock With October Australian Tour
with special guests BODYJAR
and Foxtrot
WEDNESDAY JUNE 28, 2017 - The Gainesville punks responsible for fashioning a generation’s suburban discontent, social isolation and ‘plastic cup politics’ into irresistibly tasty punk ska hooks are returning to Australia in 2017.
25 years and more than 300 releases since their original formation in small town Florida, the inimitable LESS THAN JAKE return to a loyal local audience to play five headlining dates this October. This most excellent news follows the release of their new EP, Sound The Alarm, in February.
Tickets for all shows go on sale at 10am this Friday, June 30.
My Live Nation members may secure tickets first during the exclusive pre-sale beginning at 9am tomorrow, June 29.
For complete tour and ticketing details, visit: livenation.com.au.
The punk rock veterans were last on our shores with their US contemporaries Reel Big Fish and Aus. locals The Bennies in 2015, drawing massive crowds to a quick succession of East Coast dates.
“We never stopped touring or trying to be an active band”, the band suggest of their success that has comfortably spanned two and a half decades. Less Than Jake have been self managed for more than five years and show no signs of easing their break neck touring pace that sees them routinely smash out in excess of 150 dates a year.
"We'll be celebrating our 25th anniversary in Australia, and while Australian tours are always ragers, we will be bringing our full stage of antics along for the first time. Add a massive catalog of material to choose from and it's almost an instant good time. We're coming to your shores to party, live recklessly, have a few pies, nurse a few hangovers, and make our 25th anniversary tour one to remember (or not remember)."- Vinnie Fiorello, Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake will be joined by legendary Australian quartet, Bodyjar, reformed for their first shows since seminal album How It Works was revived for a huge sold out tour in 2015. One of the biggest names in Australian punk rock, the ‘Jar will kick out jams from their vast catalogue of memorable pop-infused gems. Melbourne’s Foxtrot will round out this epic bill, bringing their punk rock A-game as they get the party started in all cities.
The show was incredible! The merch was fairly priced. Room for improvement: coat check - you should be able to grab your coat and go back in to look at merch. I had to wait outside in the stinking freezing cold
Lineups everywhere. The venue only has one resroom for over 2000 people. Long wait to get in even though we arrived early. Coat check was a disaster. The bands were great, maybe a little issue with the mic sound for strung out..
Nous avons faite la file dehors au grand froid durant un heure. Nous avons même manqué un band.
Less Than Jake was awesome as always ! But the management by the Olympia was a nightmare. An endless queue to enter, a body search of each person. It's not normal that people couldn't get in before 10 p.m. (2 hours after the show started). I will not return to L'Olympia for these reasons.
You got to love real big fish. Always super fun and full of energy.
Best show I've seen in a long time. Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake were incredible. Flatfoot 56 put on a great, energized opening performance.
Flatfoot 56 and Less than Jake were meh, but Reel Big Fish ( the reason I went) was amazing.
What an amazing night! It was worth the Monday morning hangover! I hope they're back soon and not wait another 4 years!
The Less Than Jake show last night was one of the best/high energy shows I've seen! The show started out with a video of the Warped Tour 2009, so we got to see Bad Religion, Rise Against, Ice T, All American Rejects, Nofx, Pennywise, etc. play one song each... Very cool! Then the actual show started... The first opening band, The Swellers were pretty awesome... A punk band from Michigan... The next band, The Casualties were a little bit too hardcore for my liking, but they had the crowd going, and everyone loved them! Less Than Jake went on stage and played an amazing show!! They had so much energy, everyone went crazy for them! They chatted with the audience, brought people up on stage, told jokes, and played an overall amazing set!
As per usual, Less Than Jake came out with a blinding pace and kept in running for the whole show. With the bits of humor tossed it gives everyone a chance to catch their breath and prepare for the next onslaught. In short, amazing show again!!
