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News : Northlane & In Hearts Wake Announce ‘The Equinox Tour’ For This June

By on February 29, 2016

New South Wales’ rising stars, Sydney’s Northlane and Byron Bay’s In Hearts Wake, have joined forces for ‘The Equinox Tour’, set for this June. Hitting the major cities in Australia, the two bands will be joined by Hands Like Houses and Ocean Grove.

Telstra Thanks are further offering a special pre-sale deal wherein Telstra customers will be able to purchase pre-sale tickets. The Telstra Thanks pre-sale goes live at 10am Friday, March 4 until 10am Monday, March 10. For further information, click HERE.

Limited VIP packages will be available also, including Meet & Greets with both Northlane and In Hearts Wake, as well as early entry to the shows and exclusive merchandise.

For complete tour, ticketing and VIP package details, please visit Live Nation.

Since Northlane and In Hearts Wake hit the road together for the first time on the Discoveries Australian tour in 2011, the idea for Equinox has always been simmering away in the back of their minds, but the concept really came to life during a Canadian poolside BBQ during their North American Summer tour last year. As Jake Taylor and Josh Smith flipped veggie dogs, they reflected on the many great memories In Hearts Wake and Northlane had shared together. Both bands were at similar points in their careers and this was the crossroads for everything to be brought full circle. The result is Equinox (equal day, equal night): an all-Australian collaborative tour that completely smashes the mould of a traditional co-headline show. Expect to see both bands do guest vocals on each other’s hits and many (many) more surprises to be revealed.

“As our paths have crossed over the years the timing is finally right to embark on a co-headline tour that we’ve dreamt up together,” says In Hearts Wake’s Jake Taylor. “It’s hard to think that it all started in a ghetto garage many years ago and here we are now.”

Northlane’s Josh Smith is just as excited to jump back on the stage with his best mates: “We always want to be on the road with those guys but I think the fact that we’re both now in a pretty similar stage in our career makes it the right time to do something like this in Australia. I can’t contain my excitement for this tour. We’ve never done anything like it before and who better to be doing it with than our best mates. I’ll cherish the memories of this tour forever.”

The Equinox tour will be the first time both bands have shared the stage in their homeland since UNIFY 2015, and another significant chapter in the story of their mateship. Since meeting as young wide-eyed hopefuls doing the Youth Centre rounds many years ago, Northlane and In Hearts Wake have forged an unbreakable bond that has seen both bands achieve incredible feats here and internationally.

2015 was an incredible year for both bands: Northlane saw Node debut at #1 on the ARIA Chart while In Hearts Wake landed at #2 with Skydancer, both played to thousands of fans at sold out shows around the county and they were rewarded by the industry with ARIA nominations that saw Northlane just pipping In Hearts Wake to the finish line to take home the award.

Presented by Live Nation, UNIFY, and Triple J, general tickets go on sale at 10am Tuesday, March 8 through Live Nation.

METRO CITY, PERTH
FRIDAY JUNE 10   Ages 18+

THEBARTON THEATRE, ADELAIDE
SATURDAY JUNE 11   Licensed / All Ages

FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE
SUNDAY JUNE 12   Licensed / All Ages

THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE
FRIDAY JUNE 17   Ages 18+

BIG TOP at LUNA PARK, SYDNEY
SATURDAY JUNE 18   Licensed / All Ages

Northlane The Equinox Tour

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