The Lemonheads It's A Shame About Ray Australian Tour

Lemonheads fans rejoice as the US trio return to Australia this November and December to perform Evan Dando’s classic masterpiece, It’s A Shame About Ray, in its entirety! In addition to the thirteen songs off ...Ray, the band will also play a selection of favourites from their other eight releases.

The Lemonheads fifth album is as infectious today as it was when it was released in 1992. 18 years on, the 30 minute blast of pure pop perfection is still considered by many critics to be the bands greatest album to date. Much of the album was written in Australia, Dando’s home away from home, stemming singles ‘Confetti’, ‘My Drug Buddy’ and ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’. It was re-released later that year to include one of the bands most commercially successful songs ‘Mrs. Robinson’.

The band first performed the album front to back in 2005 as part of the All Tomorrow’s Parties curated ‘Don’t Look Back’ series, playing two instantly sold out shows in London. Following the 2008 deluxe remastered reissue of ...Ray, complete with bonus demos, B-sides and a DVD of documentary Two Weeks In Australia, the band toured the album for several months throughout the US and Europe. It’s now time for Australian fans to get nostalgic as The Lemonheads bring It’s A Shame About Ray back to where it all began.

“It's A Shame About Ray, the second major label offering from the outfit built around singer, guitarist, writer Evan Dando is their best yet. From the understated noise pop of Confetti to the appealing discordance of Rudderless to the warm, acoustic solemnity of My Drug Buddy, Lemonheads prove themselves masters at the pop art of taking a simple musical idea and maximising it to thrilling, melodious effect.”  Q Magazine

“A perfect pop album, its 12 songs had the vibrancy of US powerpop, the mellowness of country rock, the loud guitars of grunge, the impatience of punk and the lyrical concision and perfectly-observed detail of a Ray Davies or early Elvis Costello. And the whole thing was washed in a sweet, dopey, lazy sunniness that gave warmth to everything it touched, and belied the precision and focus of the songwriting.”  Mojo

Australian Tour Dates
Tickets on sale Thursday October 7 - Presented by Handsome Tours, Street Press Australia, FasterLouder, RRR

Tuesday 30th November - The Zoo, Brisbane
Tickets from www.handsometours.com, Oztix 1300 762 545, thezoo.com.au, Rockinghorse Records (City), Kill The Music (City), Butterbeats (City & Valley), Bombay Rock (Townsville), Cooly Hotel (Coolangatta), Disasterpiece (Southport), Gooble Warming (West End), Great Western (Rockhampton), Moshpit Music (Maroochydore), Rockaway Records (Springwood), Sands Tavern (Maroochydore) & Sunflower Music (Broadbeach)

Wednesday 1st December - Metro Theatre, Sydney
Tickets from www.handsometours.com, Metro Theatre Box Office; 02 9550 3666 or www.metrotheatre.com.au & www.ticketek.com.au

Thursday 2nd December - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tickets from www.handsometours.com, Corner Hotel Box Office; 03 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com

Sunday 5th December - Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Tickets from www.handsometours.com, heatseeker.com.au, Heatseeker retail outlets & Moshtix (1300 GET TIX or moshtix.com.au)