Ad Complementum (Latin): “towards completion” — a phrase that suggests something long in the making is finally nearing its end.
It’s been a long, long wait for global fans of Perth’s mighty Karnivool. They made us wait four years between the release of the first and second, and then second and third, records. This time, it’s been . . . wait for it . . . no less than triple that since the release of the third album, Asymmetry, and now. Yep, it’s been twelve long years. Now, is their fourth record drawing close to completion? They made a social media post recently as well, suggesting something similar. But both that and their presser for this upcoming tour didn’t go as far as stating anything definitively.
Is it really happening, or are they just teasing us in their typically Vooligan mysterious and enigmatic style? Whatever the case, the tour is an extensive one, running for three months and taking in every mainland state and territory (minus the NT) and the often-jilted Apple Isle (in fact, Hobart is where it all kicks off.) There will be ‘new material’ played, and apparently re-worked classic older material.
Will there be a new, full-blooded release from the ‘Vool this year? Only time will tell. But the signs are very, very good.
Ticket presale begins Friday 23 May, 10am AEST
General on sale Monday 26 May, 10am AEST
Tickets via karnivool.com
Wednesday 16 July
Odeon Theatre, Hobart
Friday 18 July
SOPO, Gold Coast
Saturday 19 July
Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Sunday 20 July
The Station, Sunshine Coast
Wednesday 24 July
Bar on the Hill, Newcastle
Thursday 25 July
UOW Unibar, Wollongong
Friday 26 July
Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Monday 29 July
The Baso, Canberra
Wednesday 31 July
Barwon Heads Hotel, Barwon Heads
Thursday 1 August
Pier Bandroom, Frankston
Friday 2 August
PICA, Melbourne
Saturday 3 August
Hindley St Music Hall, Adelaide
Thursday 17 October
Metropolis Fremantle, Perth
