Gang of Four

So I normally rant on and on about how when festivals come through the country, we in Brisbane seem to get shafted by getting zero to very little in the way of sideshows. The lovely AJ of the Soundwave touring company is giving it a pretty good effort so far for 2011 though, so god bless his cowboy-hat wearing soul. He's said we're getting 3 or 4, but there's only one announced so far.


The first one we get is a classic band, that most of us probably haven't even heard of. Gang of Four originally surfaced in England in 1977, making them one of the original post-punk bands, up there with the mighty Joy Division (although with much less moody music). They've reformed a few times, but their latest reformation is going to take part of the Soundwave festival. And you can catch them the Friday before the festival (25 February) at the HiFi.