Two of Australia’s most iconic and legendary acts, Melbourne punk rock stalwarts Bodyjar and Perth rock gurus Gyroscope announce they are heading out on the road together in what will be one of THE tours of 2023.
Bodyjar will be celebrating 25 years of their classic album No Touch Red, playing the album in full, which includes the hits Remote Controller & You Say. Gyroscope will be celebrating 15 years of their ARIA No.1 and certified GOLD record Breed Obsession, playing the album in full, which includes the hits Snakeskin & Australia. Special guests on all shows except Bunbury is Melbourne rock band Klinger.
Bodyjar singer/guitarist Cam Baines fondly remembers, “No Touch Red was recorded at the famous Morin Heights studio in Montreal Canada, everyone from The Police to Corey Hart (Sunglasses At Night) recorded there in the 80’s and 90’s. We even got to use Stings coffee cup and tantric Tamborine”
“It was the dead of winter in 1998 and we’d just finished a huge but gruelling tour of Canada playing with Blink 182, SNFU and MXPX. The last show was with Descendents in Montreal where we convinced Bill Stevenson by knifepoint to mix the album once it was done.”
“The album almost never happened when our bass player Grant slammed drummer Ross’s hand in the sliding Tarago van door after loading into the studio. After an X-ray he was cleared to play but it was a miracle that he did!”
On touring with Gyroscope, Bodyjar guitarist Tom Read enthuses, “We can remember the first time we came across these young kids from Perth who are very good at destroying stages and writing very good songs. Nothing has changed as they haven’t aged a day and either has their music……..Us on the other hand, you’ll have to see that to believe it.”
