Magic Dirt Celebrates 25 Years of ‘Dirty Jeans’ with National Tour
The band will perform a career-spanning set on tour.
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Alt-rock legends Magic Dirt are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their iconic track ‘Dirty Jeans’ with a career-spanning national tour.
South Australia gets to see two shows from Magic Dirt, with Adalita and co performing at Lion Arts Factory alongside Gyrocsope on Friday 5 December and on the bill of the inaugural Live in Lincoln on Saturday 6 December with the likes of Bad//Dreems, Ethanol Blend, Nick Cunningham and more.
“This Nov/Dec, we’re hitting the road to mark 25 years since ‘Dirty Jeans’ first made its mark. Born from a scrappy cassette demo in a Melbourne share house, it became our first charting single and a career-defining anthem - packed with handclaps, tropical guitar licks and hooks galore!” Magic Dirt shared on social media.
“Originally scribbled down and taped by Adalita in 1999, the song was nearly lost before being produced by Greg Wales and Dean Turner into the pop-grunge classic you know today. Released in July 2000 on our third album, What Are Rock Stars Doing Today, it hit #68 on the ARIA National Charts, #11 on the ARIA Alternative Top 20 and #12 in the triple j Hottest 100 - not bad for a rough-as-guts bedroom demo.”
The post concluded with: “It’ll be sweaty, loud and a little nostalgic and ‘…that’s the way we like it!’ Hopefully see you out there.”
The tour, which takes in 12 gigs across the country, will see the band supported by a killer lineup of special guests, with the set list comprising deep cuts, Magic Dirt classics and even some new tunes the band are roadtesting before entering the studio.
Magic Dirt’s Celebrating 25 Years of Dirty Magic Tour kicks off with a sold-out show at Melbourne’s The Tote on Friday 7 November. The band then perform shows in Geelong, Adelaide, Port Lincoln, Belgrave, Beechworth, Castlemaine, Frankston, Archies Creek, Balnarring and Mayfield, before ending with a show at Sydney’s Crowbar on Saturday 31 January.
Tickets are on sale now via magicdirt.com.
Since forming in 1991, Magic Dirt have released six studio albums, been inducted into the National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) Hall of Fame as Live Legends and toured with just about every band under the sun.
Despite not having released an album since 2008’s Girl, founder and sole original member Adalita Srsen and Raúl Sánchez have continued to perform live with touring musos Steve Patrick and Andre Fazio, attracting huge crowds who love to rock out to the band’s iconic tracks.
Magic Dirt’s upcoming celebration of ‘Drity Jeans’ and their career is one not to be missed, with tickets sure to sell out fast.
Catch Magic Dirt and Gyroscope perform at Lion Arts Factory on Friday 5 December and Live in Lincoln on Saturday 6 December. Tickets on sale now via magicdirt.com.
Magic Dirt Celebrating 25 Years of Magic Dirt Australian Tour Dates
Friday 7 November – The Tote, Collingwood, VIC SOLD OUT
Saturday 15 November – River Rocks, Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Friday 5 December – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide, SA
Saturday 6 December – Live in Lincoln, Port Lincoln, SA
Thursday 11 December – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave, VIC
Friday 12 December – Tanswell’s Hotel, Beechworth, VIC
Saturday 13 December – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
Friday 19 December – Pelly Bar, Frankston, VIC
Saturday 20 December – Archies Creek Hotel, Archies Creek, VIC
Sunday 21 December – Social Club, Balnarring, VIC
Friday 30 January – Stag & Hunter Hotel, Mayfield, NSW
Saturday 31 January – Crowbar, Sydney, NSW
