Regional Gig Memories Ahead of UNIFY Off The Record
We know regional cities LOVE when shows come through, so to have the likes of UNIFY OFF THE RECORD heading across the country from this weekend is going to stir up the towns in anticipation.
Ahead of the touring festival’s commencement, we reached out to Northlane, Teenage Joans and Raised As Wolves – to tell us about some of their memorable regional shows – and in turn, get you pumped up for their return…
Northlane
The most special show was probably about 10 years ago. We were doing a regional tour with In Hearts Wake and came through Wollongong. For some reason, there was an issue with the venue we were booked to play at, and the show was cancelled. A local surf shop owner wasn’t going to accept this as he’d been waiting years for us to come through, so he pushed all his clothes racks out of the way and we somehow managed to pull together a vocal PA and put a show on the floor of his store. It was absolute chaos, about 200 people crammed into this tiny store on a hot, rainy summer’s day. The perspiration was dripping off the walls, it was like we were playing in a steam room. The fans were absolutely nuts, jumping off the store’s balcony. I’ll never forget it – Josh Smith
Teenage Joans
One of our favourite regional shows we played was at Margaret River. We absolutely loved the town, so much that we went away with Margaret River t-shirts, lanyards, and hats. The gift shop must have loved us!
Raised as Wolves
A few years ago, we supported Frenzy Rhomb at the Marlin Hotel in Ulladulla. I don’t know what it is about that era of punk and the south coast but when bands like that come through, the shows are loose as fuck. The Marlin used to have this checkerboard dance floor, which was just incredibly dangerous once the pit got going because it was covered in beer and sweat, so people were just slipping ass over head all night. – Brad Colley
With the stack of bands on the lineup for UNIFY OTR – signing times have been announced so you can get all your fav band merch signed, see local times below:
UNIFY OFF THE RECORD ARTIST SIGNING TIMETABLES
MACKAY, QLD
9:20pm – Young Lions
8:20pm – Wildheart
7:35pm – Arcade Stories
ADELAIDE, SA
9.50pm – Wildheart
8.50pm – Yours Truly
5.30pm – The Last Martyr
4.45pm – Ocean Grove
3.55pm – Thornhill
WOLLONGONG, NSW
8.50pm – Yours Truly
8.10pm – Fit For An Autopsy
6.20pm – Ocean Grove
5.35pm – Reliqa
4.50pm – Alienist
HOBART, TAS
10.20pm – Ocean Grove
8.20pm – Redhook
7.35pm – Offset Vision
6.50pm – Alpha Wolf
6.10pm – In Hearts Wake
FRANKSTON, VIC
8.50pm – Redhook
8.10pm – Fit For An Autopsy
6.20pm – Mirrors
5.35pm – Chasing Ghosts
4.50pm – Banks Arcade
4pm – Future Static
UNIFY GATHERING PRESENTS – UNIFY OFF THE RECORD 2023
May 20 – Seabreeze, Mackay QLD
w/ Thornhill, Banks Arcade, Young Lions, Wildheart, Arcade Stories
May 26 – Hindley St Music Hall, Adelaide SA
w/ Teenage Joans, Thornhill, Ocean Grove, Yours Truly
The Beautiful Monument, Alt, The Gloom In The Corner
The Last Martyr, Wildheart
May 27 – Uni Bar, Wollongong NSW
w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Make Them Suffer, Ocean Grove
Yours Truly, Fit For An Autopsy, Bloom
Banks Arcade, Reliqa, Alienist, Raised As Wolves
June 1 – Odeon Theatre, Hobart TAS
w/ Alpha Wolf, In Hearts Wake, Ocean Grove
Redhook, Offset Vision
June 2 – The Pier, Frankston VIC
w/ Northlane, In Hearts Wake, Make The Suffer
Redhook, Fit For An Autopsy, Ocean Sleeper
Mirrors, Chasing Ghosts, Banks Arcade, Future Static
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For complete tour and ticket information, visit:
www.unifygathering.com
