The Rubens Share New Single 'No Champagne', Extend Australian Tour

Just one month out from the release of The Rubens' sixth studio album Group Therapy, out Friday 16 October, the indie rockers have shared new single, 'No Champagne'.

Following the previously released 'Goanna', 'Are You Getting High' and 'Love Me America', the five-piece's latest track has a little Americana flowing through its veins and focuses on the feeling of falling out of love with someone.

Singer Sam Margin explains, "The first song written on a recently gifted old 12-string acoustic guitar – and, so far, the only one. 'No Champagne' is an anti-celebration for the end of love: the message has landed, someone is gone, and nobody’s raising a glass. It moves between bruised bravado, dark humour and the desperate instinct to hold on through the night. If this is the only song to come out of that 12-stringed behemoth, it was worth it."

Along with sharing a new song with fans, The Rubens have extended their national tour to now include a total of 24 dates.

Part one of The Rubens tour commences in Sydney at City Recital Hall on Friday 16 October, followed by gigs in Adelaide, Mt Gambier, Coolum, Brisbane, D'Aguilar, Castlemaine, Melbourne, Barwon Heads, Hobart, Forth, Fremantle and Margaret River, wrapping the tour up in Wagga Wagga at Romano's on Saturday 12 December.

The second part of the tour kicks off in 2027 on Friday 22 January at Shoal Bay Country Club in Shoal Bay, followed by dates at Erina, Lake Macquarie, Mona Vale, Pacific Palms, Coffs Harbour, Yamba, Brunswick Heads and Wombarra, finishing up at The Pavilion in Kiama on Saturday 13 February.

Tickets on sale now via therubensmusic.com.

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Formed in 2011 by the Margin brothers, Zaac, Sam and Elliott, and long-term friends Scott Baldwin and William Zeglis, The Rubens broke through with their self-titled debut album, featuring the hit single 'My Gun' which won Rock Work of the Year at the 2013 APRA Music Awards and landed at #10 on triple j's Hottest 100 of 2012.

They've released a further four albums that have all cracked the Top 5 of the ARIA Albums Chart, including their 2021 record 0202, the band's only #1 record.

The Rubens' new record follows 2024's SODA and continues the band's evolution, with tickets to their upcoming tour selling fast.

Catch The Rubens performing at The Gov in Adelaide on Friday 23 October and The Globe Hotel in Mt Gambier on Saturday 24 October. Tickets on sale at therubensmusic.com. Group Therapy is out Friday 16 October. Pre-save here.