theredsunband recently performed live for MTV’s “Spankin New”.

You can find the band’s performance of “Bathysphere”, along with an interview at www.mtv.com.au/spankinnew

The full performance can be found at www.mtv.com.au/overdrive/?id=107431

theredsunband & Youth Group are about to set off on a mammoth 18-date co-headlining tour, presented by Street Press Australia and FasterLouder.com.au. The month long tour kicks off on October 16th and winds its way through five states & territories over four weeks.

The history of the two bands has long been intertwined. theredsunband played their first gig with Lizzie Kelly on keyboards supporting Youth Group at the Hopetoun Hotel in 2002. Lizzie was 16 and travelling on a fake ID.

Youth Group singer, Toby Martin, first recalls hearing demos of theredsunband in a car with his bandmates and once gave early single “Sleep Forever” five stars in a magazine review.

The new albums by both bands employ the mixing talents of Tim Whitten, renowned for his work with distinctive-sounding indie bands such as Art Of Fighting, Augie March and 78 Saab .

Most recently, Toby and Sarah Kelly appeared together on SBS television’s “Rockwiz”, where they performed the hallowed indie-rock duet “Sometimes Always”.

The good will has continued with the two bands now heading out on tour together in a 12-seater bus, on equal billing, sharing beer and gear and peforming a special three-song encore.

The bands will headline one night each in Sydney and Melbourne and share all other dates equally.

Thu 16 Oct              NEWCASTLE               Cambridge Hotel
Fri 17 Oct                ANNANDALE              Annandale Hotel
Sat 18 Oct               ANNANDALE              Annandale Hotel
Sun 19 Oct               CRONULLA                  Brass Monkey
Wed 22 Oct               BALLARAT                Karova Lounge
Thu 23 Oct               GEELONG                      Barwon Club
Fri 24 Oct               MOOROODUC             Peninsula Lounge
Sat 25 Oct               MELBOURNE               East Brunswick Club
Sun 26 Oct              MELBOURNE               East Brunswick Club
Thu 30 Oct           PORT MACQUARIE       Flynn’s Beach Hotel
Fri 31 Oct                 BRISBANE                       The Zoo
Sat 1 Nov                  NOOSA                             The J
Sun 2 Nov               CURRUMBIN                Soundlounge
Wed 5 Nov               WOLLONGONG             Heritage Hotel
Thu 6 Nov               CANBERRA                       ANU Bar
Fri 7 Nov              WAGGA WAGGA               Capitol Bar
Sat 8 Nov                  ADELAIDE                       Jive Bar
Sun 9 Nov                 BENDIGO                        The Pub

theredsunband are doing an in-store at Red Eye Records King St store on Sunday 15 June to celebrate the release of ‘The Shiralee’ the previous day.

We’ll be playing songs from the new album, and anything else we feel like playing. Everyone who buys an album gets a free poster. Cool!!

‘The Shiralee’ is finally about to be released. It hits the shops on Saturday the 14th of June, 2008.  We’re heading out on tour to launch it - first show Canberra June 25 - last show Adelaide July 12.

Accompanying us is our dear friend Sianna Lee of Love Outside Andromeda fame. She’ll be playing the new songs she’s been writing, and some old faves if we’re lucky!

We’re also joined by Cuthbert and the Nightwalkers in NSW, Butcher Birds in QLD, the Greasers in VIC and Fire! Santa Rosa Fire! in Adelaide.

We’ll have the new album for sale at all our shows, as well as older releases, and maybe a t-shirt or two.

Come along!