“To deliver their set with the energy and passion that Jebediah emanate is a tribute to each member’s talent and dedication. This old friend just reminded us all what we’ve been missing.” – TOM Mag
This May /June Perth’s finest Indie Rockers JEBEDIAH invite fans to join in a 20th Anniversary celebration with a Metro City tour run and a compilation album, aptly titled ‘TWENTY’. The tour, on sale from Tuesday March 24th will feature an array of special guest openers including Front End Loader, Fur, Red Jezabel, Turnstyle andScreamfeeder for each show some of who are reforming just for this momentous occasion!
Having remained the ultimate crowd pleaser JEBEDIAH have continued to play festival and special one off gigs throughout the years however, ‘TWENTY’ is the biggest tour the band has undertaken in some time and will be delivered in two halves: beloved classics and surprises first, then their ’97 debut and fan favourite, ‘Slightly Odway’, in its blissful, ballistic entirety.
‘TWENTY’, the album, released on May 29th through Sony Music Australia, includes 20 tracks hand chosen by the band, spanning five releases from their 1997 album ‘Slightly Odway’ (their first on Sony’s Murmur label), 1999’s ‘Of Someday Shambles’, 2002’s ‘Jebediah’, 2004’s ‘Braxton Hicks’ and their most recent album release in 2011, ‘Kosciuszko’.
It’s impossible for an Australian of a certain vintage to imagine those late ’90s summers without those delirious early Jebs singles — ‘Jerks of Attention’, ‘Leaving Home’, ‘Teflon’, ‘Harpoon’, ‘Animal’ — blasting out of every car radio and festival PA from Summersault to the Falls to Homebake.
Kevin Mitchell, Chris Daymond, Vanessa Thornton and Brett Mitchell were mostly teenagers when they set out: brothers and best mates from some far-flung Perth high school who’d accidentally stumbled into the first division of the global rock’n’roll perpetual and given it a cheeky kick up the arse while running rings around it with guitars in the air. In 2015 nothing much has changed JEBEDIAH still present a live performance with gusto and gratitude.
The secret to JEBEDIAH’s longevity is simple, a long lasting friendship in which the chemistry remains and the desire to crank it big time, each and every time they hit the stage.
JEBEDIAH – 20th Anniversary tour dates:
Presented by triple j, The Music, Premier Artists and CHM presents
Tickets Cost: Tix INC GST: $40 + b/fee pre sale / $45 Door *except Perth
Friday 5 June – Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW
With special guests Front End Loader
Tickets from www.metrotheatre.com.au and www.ticketek.com.au
Friday 12 June – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
With special guests Screamfeeder
Tickets from www.thetivoli.net.au and www.ticketmaster.com.au
Friday 19 June – The Corner Hotel, Richmond, VIC
With special guests Fur
Tickets from www.cornerhotel.com
Thursday 25 June – HQ, Adelaide, SA
With special guests Red Jezebel
Tickets from www.hqcomplex.com.au and www.oztix.com.au
Friday 26 June – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA
With special guests Turnstyle
Tickets from www.astortheatreperth.com
*$42.20 plus booking fee
JEBEDIAH is:
Kevin Mitchell – Vocals and Rhythm guitar
Chris Daymond – Lead Guitar
Vanessa Thornton – Bass
Brett Mitchell – Drums and Backing Vocals
JEBEDIAH – ‘TWENTY’
Released Friday May 29th through Sony Music Australia
CD and vinyl album available for pre-order from 9.00am AEDT Monday March 16th
Digital album available for pre-order from 9.00am AEDT Friday 20th March
JEBEDIAH – 20th Anniversary Tour on sale from 9.00am AEDT Tuesday March 24th
Formats: Digital; CD; Double Vinyl LP with 2CD
‘Twenty’ will be released as a deluxe 2CD digipack format, with 18PP booklet containing photo rarities of the band and memorabilia from over their extensive career
TRACKLISTING
CD 1
1. STAR MACHINE
2. FALL DOWN
3. JERKS OF ATTENTION
4. ANIMAL
5. CONTROL
6. LEAVING HOME
7. FIRST TIME
8. SHE’S LIKE A COMET
9. HARPOON
10. PLEASE LEAVE
CD 2
1. MILITARY STRONGMEN
2. TRACKSUIT
3. FEET TOUCH THE GROUND
4. IT’S OVER
5. MONUMENT
6. YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS BRAVE
7. MORE ALONE
8. TEFLON
9. LOST MY NERVE
10. RUN OF THE COMPANY
‘Twenty’ will also be released as a limited edition, collectors set 2LP / 2CD vinyl set, mastered specifically for vinyl for optimum sound quality
TRACKLISTING
LP 1 / SIDE A
1. STAR MACHINE
2. FALL DOWN
3. JERKS OF ATTENTION
4. ANIMAL
5. CONTROL
LP 1 / SIDE B
1. LEAVING HOME
2. FIRST TIME
3. SHE’S LIKE A COMET
4. HARPOON
5. PLEASE LEAVE
6. MORE ALONE
LP 2 / SIDE A
1. MILITARY STRONGMEN
2. TRACKSUIT
3. FEET TOUCH THE GROUND
4. IT’S OVER
5. MONUMENT
LP 2 / SIDE B
1. YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS BRAVE
2. TEFLON
3. LOST MY NERVE
4. RUN OF THE COMPANY
*With the album over 2CDs also included – track listing as listed above in the deluxe version
‘Twenty’ will be released as a digital album through iTunes with an exclusive digital booklet containing photo and career rarities available
‘Twenty’ will be released as a standard 20 track digital album through all other major DSP’s
