Blue Oyster Cult may be the ultimate ‘cult’ band. Revered by punks, metal heads, sci-fi geeks and horror movie fans alike, B.O.C. have carved out a 40-year career via a string of complex hard rock albums and killer live shows. The author Steven King adores them and so does Dave Graney. Their best known track Don’t Fear The Reaper, was a U.S. top twenty hit in 1976 and the album it came from, Agents Of Fortune (featuring a collaboration with songstress Patti Smith) achieved platinum status while their overall catalogue sales are in excess of 24 million. They also provided Radio Birdman with the album title Radios Appear, a lyric taken from the track Dominance and Submission from the Blue Oyster Cult album Secret Treaties.
Most recently B.O.C. have released The Complete Columbia Albums Collection, a 16 CD/ 1 DVD box set comprising all their studio albums from 1972 – 1988; three live albums; a rarities disc and the appropriately named radio broadcast collection: Radios Appear.
The live albums, starting with 1975’s On Your Feet or On Your Knees, clearly demonstrate BÖC’s strength as a live act; they’re a bracingly powerful band, the rock solid support of the rhythm-bass-drums embellished by Buck Dharma’s stinging guitar leads.
Already announced as a co-headliners at the 2013 Dig It Up! Feel are now proud to announce headline shows for Blue Oyster Cult in Sydney & Melbourne. For the these two special performances, B.O.C. will perform the entire show, no support – like wow!
This will be the first-ever Australian tour for Blue Oyster Cult and it’s all thanks to Hoodoo Gurus.
Tickets on-sale Monday 11th March *
Thursday 18th April 2013
BRISBANE, The Tivoli – QLD
w / Hoodoo Gurus & Flamin’ Groovies
On-sale now from ticketek.com.au, feelpresents.com, oztix.com.au,
phone 132 849 or in person at all Ticketek and Oztix outlets.
Friday 19th April 2013
TWEED HEADS, Twin Towns – NSW
w / Hoodoo Gurus.
On-sale now from www.twintowns.com.au
or phone 1800 014 014.
UTOPIA PRESENTS…
Saturday 20th April 2013
SYDNEY, Hi-Fi – NSW
B.O.C. perform the whole show.
Tickets $60.00 + bf from thehifi.com.au, feelpresents.com
or phone: 1300 THE HIFI
Sunday 21st April 2013
SYDNEY, Dig It Up! – NSW
w / Hoodoo Gurus, Flamin’ Groovies, Buzzcocks & more.
On-sale now from ticketek.com.au, feelpresents.com, oztix.com.au,
phone (02) 9550 3666 or in person at the Venue Box Office and all Ticketek and Oztix outlets.
Wednesday 24th April 2013
MELBOURNE, Prince Bandroom – VIC
B.O.C. perform the whole show.
Tickets $60.00 + bf from moshtix.com.au, feelpresents.com
phone: 1300 GET TIX or in person at all Moshtix and Oztix outlets.
Thu 25th April 2013
MELBOURNE, Dig It Up! – VIC
w / Hoodoo Gurus, Flamin’ Groovies, Buzzcocks & more.
On-sale now from www.showticketing.com.au, feelpresents.com, oztix.com.au
phone (08) 9370 5888 or in person at the Venue Box Office.
