UPDATE 21/09/16: SAFIA have just announced an extra Brisbane show, while several other shows have now sold out. Details below.
UPDATE 05/09/16: SAFIA have announced the addition of a second Sydney show for their 2016 national tour.
ORIGINAL STORY: It’s a good morning to be a SAFIA fan because the Canberra trio have given us all the news, announcing their debut album, sharing a single off it and revealing national tour dates.
The band will release their debut Internal on 9th September just before they head out on a national tour which will see them perform eight dates around the country, showing off all the new material.
“It’s so exciting to have a full catalogue to play,” lead singer Ben Woolner told triple j.
The guys dropped into triple j this morning to unveil the news and play their new single Over You (below) which is taken from the record. It’s only the second new single we’ve heard from them this year following the release of Make Them Wheels Roll.
That’s not including the brooding instrumental Zion they released last week as a teaser for the album.
“Hopefully there should be a song for everyone on the record that fits into their tastes,” Woolner said speaking about the record.
“It kind of explores everything we’ve done in the past in all those different singles into one.”
They have spent the last few weeks playing dates in Europe and will next month head over to America to play some show before returning home.
It’s been a massive few years for SAFIA despite the fact they’re only now getting around to releasing their debut album. They’ve played some of the biggest festival stages in the country including a huge show at 2015’s Splendour In The Grass and they have also sold out national tours including a handful of secret show dates last month.
You can listen to the new song, view the album tracklist and cover and see all the tour dates below. Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow.
Listen: SAFIA – Over You
https://youtu.be/FobqTKCVNcc
SAFIA National Tour
Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday 1st July
Friday, 23rd September
UC Refectory, Canberra
Tickets: SAFIA
Sunday, 2nd October – SOLD OUT
Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Tickets: SAFIA
Friday, 7th October – SOLD OUT
The Tivoli, Brisbane
Tickets: SAFIA
Saturday, 8th October
The Nightquarter, Gold Coast
Tickets: SAFIA
Friday, 14th October – SOLD OUT
Odeon Theatre, Hobart
Tickets: SAFIA
Saturday, 15th October
Festival Hall, Melbourne
Tickets: SAFIA
Friday, 21st October
Metro City, Perth
Tickets: SAFIA
Saturday, 22nd October
Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Tickets: SAFIA
Friday, 11th November
The Powerstation, Auckland
Tickets: SAFIA
Thursday, 17th November – NEW SHOW
The Tivoli, Brisbane
Tickets: SAFIA
Friday, 18th November – NEW SHOW
Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Tickets: SAFIA
Internal tracklist
Zion
Embracing Me
Together Locked Safely
Fake It Til The Sunrise
Over You
Bye Bye
Close To You
My Love Is Gone
Make Them Wheels Roll
Go To Waste
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