Orange Goblin Announce Japan, Australia & New Zealand Tour Dates
A few weeks ago, London doom rock titans Orange Goblin put word out of their plans to record their 10th full-length next month. That’ll be their first studio outing since 2018’s The Wolf Bites Back (review here), and six years between full-lengths is the longest stretch of their career, that itself coming up on its 30th anniversary, depending on from when you count their start.
The numbers aside — and certainly one might account for an extra year or two between albums considering the years in question — I’m curious to know where Orange Goblin are headed with their first long-player of this bizarre decade. The Wolf Bites Back followed on from 2014’s Back from the Abyss (review here), and both of those aligned the band toward a more straight-ahead and aggressive production style, still definitely riff-based, still definitely Orange Goblin, but a little more toward heavy metal than some of the records preceding.
Am I complaining? Hell no. I’m saying I’m eager to know where that’s leading and what’s in store on the new record, which will also be their first since Harry Armstrong joined on bass. As regards shows, the band has recently put out word that for 2024 they’ll play Switzerland in March 9 for the inaugural Plug Out Festival there, and that they’ll be in Belgium in August for the Alcatraz Festival.
Easy to imagine tours being built around these, so when they did the ‘big things coming’ thing and teased announcing this tour, the only real question was which one it would be. Neither, it turns out. They’re going to Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Go figure.
From socials:
**ORANGE GOBLIN ANNOUNCE TOUR OF JAPAN, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND FOR APRIL 2024**
After many years of being asked, Orange Goblin have announced that they will finally return to Japan and Australia in April 2024, whilst also adding their first ever shows in New Zealand!
These will be the bands first shows in Japan since 1999 and their first in Australia since touring there as part of Soundwave Festival in 2013. We are excited to return and also to visit New Zealand for the very first time EVER!
Catch the band at:
06.04 – Cyclone (Shibuya), Tokyo, JAPAN*
07.04 – Soccer Factory, Osaka, JAPAN
09.04 – Lions Art Factory, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA**
10.04 – The Basement, Canberra, AUSTRALIA**
11.04 – The Zoo, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA**
12.04 – Crowbar, Sydney, AUSTRALIA**
13.04 – The Croxton, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA**
15.04 – Mothership, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND***
16.04 – A Rolling Stone, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND***
17.04 – Valhalla, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND***
* = Support in Tokyo from Church of Misery
** = Support in Australia from Dr Colossus and Astrodeath
*** = Support in New Zealand from Pieces of Molly
Tickets for all shows go on sale on Thursday 19th October: https://routeonebooking.tourlink.to/orangegoblinjpausnz2024
Poster Artwork: Dominic Sohor Design
Orange Goblin is:
Ben Ward – Vocals
Joe Hoare – Guitar
Harry Armstrong – Bass / Backing vocals
Christopher Turner – Drums
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