THE BLACKEYED SUSANS
The Barbican, London (with The Triffids)
Fri 19 April 2010
The Borderline, London
Sat 10 April 2010
Londoners will get their first opportunity to see Australia’s Blackeyed Susans live when they play the Barbican on April 9 as part of The Triffids’ ‘A Secret in the Shape of a Song’ show. The Susans will also play one headline show of their own the following night at The Borderline on Saturday 10 April with friends and special guests including Melanie Oxley and Chris Abrahams.
The Blackeyed Susans and The Triffids have a long and intertwined history. The Susans started as a side project for members of The Triffids and Chad’s Tree in the late eighties before growing into the legendary collective that has over the years boasted members of the Dirty Three, The Drones, The Bad Seeds and many other luminaries of the Australian alternative music scene. They have also released six albums across this time, marking their twentieth anniversary last year with the release of the four disc retrospective box set, ‘Reveal Yourself 1989-2009’.
Lush, dark and romantic, The Blackeyed Susans twist their op-shop stylings into something uniquely their own.
Featuring with The Blackeyed Susans will be a number of special guests including pedal steel ace “Evil” Graham Lee of The Triffids.
FRI APRIL 9
THE BARBICAN – THE TRIFFIDS ‘A Secret in the Shape of a Song’
Silk Street, London EC2Y 8 (Barbican tube)
TICKETS ON SALE: www.barbican.org.uk
SAT APRIL 10
THE BORDERLINE – THE BLACKEYED SUSANS AND FRIENDS
Orange Yard, Off Manette Street, London W1D 4JB (Tottenham Court Rd tube)
TICKETS ON SALE: 08448 472 465 www.meanfiddler.com or www.ticketweb.co.uk
