Fancy sharing even more space with Cog in 2024?
Kicking off The Vinyl Tour Continued earlier this month, today prolific Aussie rockers Cog are pleased to announce an extra live show for 2024, with a performance locked and loaded on Saturday 30 November at Brisbane’s revived live music venue: Crowbar.
Following the recent news that Brisbane live music institute The Zoo would be taken over by Crowbar, the beloved indie venue known for championing all things alternative, punk and heavy, the announcement was music to the ears of heavy fans and bands alike; and Cog will help kick-start this exciting new era onstage at Brisbane’s Crowbar on Saturday 30 November, joined by special guests HAMMERS and The Sea Benz.
Currently on the road visiting largely regional parts of Australia as part of The Vinyl Tour Continued, Cog recently ticked off shows in Bunurong/Frankston, Wadawurrung/Torquay, and Arakwal/Byron Bay, with the latter two shows entirely sold out. The band will be heading next to Goomburrup/Bunbury on Thursday 31 October and Wadandi Boodja/Margaret River on Friday 1 November, supported by Yomi Ship, as well as Walyalup/Fremantle on Saturday 2 November supported by Yomi Ship and Primrose Path. Tickets are selling fast, so don’t delay!
And before heading up to the Sunshine State for their freshly announced Crowbar Brisbane extravaganza as the final stop on The Vinyl Tour Continued, Cog will also jump up on the hallowed stage of Crowbar Sydney on Friday 29 November for the venue’s inaugural birthday celebrations, also joined by HAMMERS and The Sea Benz, with the event sold out months in advance; and the night set to be one for the ages.
Renowned as one of the country’s consummate live acts, this tour sees Cog continue the festivities surrounding the long-awaited release of their seminal albums The New Normal (2005) and Sharing Space (2008) on vinyl for the first time ever, as well as the first pressing of their compilation record Just Visiting (2008).
Never ones to rest on their laurels, Cog emerged from a five year hiatus in 2016, with an entirely sold out comeback tour across Australia that same year – and some new music soon followed in 2018 via the band’s first new material in a decade: The Middle. From here, Cog have continued to expand their creative spirit, releasing two additional singles, Altered States and Drawn Together, while also remaining active on the touring circuit, including headlining The Other Festival and Thrashville in 2023.
Reaching a milestone in 2023, Cog‘s long road to finally releasing their albums on vinyl spanned a 15 year uphill battle, with the group locked into a contract and awaiting resolution ever since delivering Sharing Space to their label in 2008. Now armed with complete ownership of the rights to all of their music, the pressing of Cog‘s sonic legacy onto vinyl sparked a huge headline run earlier this year, with the trio’s East Coast round of The Vinyl Tour in March wowing crowds in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra and Sydney, and majority of shows sold out.
Exclusively through Rare Records, The New Normal and Sharing Space are now available pressed on 3 x 180g vinyl, housed in deluxe triple gatefold sleeves, with a range of variants and vinyl combinations on offer.
Tickets for The Vinyl Tour Continued are on-sale now, do not miss this unforgettable run of shows from one of Australia’s finest this October and November.
REMAINING TOUR DATES
THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER
w/ Yomi Ship
Prince of Wales, Goomburrup/Bunbury WA
FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER (SELLING FAST)
w/ Yomi Ship
Settlers Tavern, Wadandi Boodja/Margaret River WA
SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER (SELLING FAST)
w/ Yomi Ship + Primrose Path
Freo Social, Walyalup/Fremantle WA
FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER (SOLD OUT)
CROWBAR BIRTHDAY WEEK
w/ HAMMERS + The Sea Benz
Crowbar, Gadigal/Sydney NSW
SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER (NEW SHOW)
w/ HAMMERS + The Sea Benz
Crowbar, Meanjin/Brisbane QLD
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