THE GOLDEN OLDIES TOURS

Who doesn't love when bands from the past bring us sweet sweet endorphins in the form of nostalgia? Well, get a load of these three upcoming tours from blasts from our musical past.

Hanson
As I am all too painfully aware, thanks to a few of my friends, Hanson went on and on and on past MMMBop. In fact they never stopped, becoming a nice little indie 3 piece. I wish I was kidding. I was going to link a video. But no.

September 20, HiFi
September 21, Coolangatta Hotel

The Darkness
The lead singer was once the fastest man on Top Gear and although they believed in a thing called love, they also believed in 80s glam rock with a hefty dash of Queen influence. They broke up, they're back and they'll be playing Eatons Hill Hotel on May 4.

INXS
I've always been head over heels in love with Inxs. They are by far the best Australian band ever. EVER. Fight me if you disagree.

The whole Michael Hutchence thing was just a crying shame and the misfortunes of the replacement lead singer has detracted from a discography of amazing music. I'm not sure who the singer is now that JD Fortune has been kicked out again, but they're coming back for a massive Australian tour. MASSIVE.

In our area alone we get:

June 24, Harrigan's @ Drift Inn, Jacobs Well

June 26, Empire Theatre, Toowoomba

June 28, Twin Towns, Tweed Heads

June 30, Eatons Hill Hotel

Inxs

When I lived in America, the one Australian band I couldn't stop listening to whenever I felt homesick was Inxs. Kick is still just an amazing album. And here's the proof:

Of course Michael Hutchence is gone now (RIP you legend), Kirk is a celebrity Masterchef and the new singer JD Fortune comes and goes with his cocaine addiction. As far as I know, he's back, as he played the first AFL final with Inxs a few weeks back. The final was obviously a practice for them, as they are about to hit the road for yet another Day on the Green run of shows (who have had some stellar line ups this year).

They'll be playing the Sirromet winery in Mt Cotton on January 30th. And being a Day on the Green, you know there'll be bands of the same era and style playing. This tour has Australia's 90's rockers Baby Animals, Sean Kelly (lead singer of the Models) and from America, Train (the band that made Charlie Sheen beat his wife).