The Butterfly Effect return with new album 'IV' + Tour
The boys are back in town! The Butterfly Effect have returned with news of the release of their new album and also a rad string of shows in September and October!
(Kristina Wild)
The Butterfly Effect's new full-length IV, is due out later this year! Today they've also dropped news that they will be hitting the road to celebrate the impending new album with a ten-date national tour alongside fellow Aussie heavies Thornhill and Caligula
The Butterfly Effect’s impending tour celebrating IV will kick off in Cairns at Tanks Art Centre on September 30, before continuing on to Townsville, Mackay, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide and closing out in Fremantle at Metropolis on October 16.
There will be a Destroy All Lines and The Butterfly Effect presale from Tuesday 7 June at 9am AEST for 48 hours, before tickets go onsale to the general public on Thursday 9 June at 9am AEST. For tickets and information, head to www.thebutterflyeffectband.
With over 13 years since The Butterfly Effect’s last studio album Final Conversation of Kings was released, a hiatus and a highly-acclaimed reunion back in 2018, anticipation has been ongoing and palpable for diehard and new fans alike.
Guitarist Kurt Goedhart explains, “It feels like this is our first album. We’ve had so much time off from each other and The Butterfly Effect music that it all feels new again. It feels fresh, it feels exciting. After we parted ways all those years ago, I never felt the music from us was finished, I knew we had more to give, so it’s amazing to have this opportunity to fulfil these musical journeys.” Echoing Kurt’s sentiments, vocalist Clint Boge shares, “It's been a long time between albums and we are beyond excited to be bringing old fans and new fans new material, I can’t wait to share it with everyone”. And while the wait for a new album from The Butterfly Effect has seemed like an eternity for Butters devotees over the years, the journey has been equally elongated for the band, as drummer Ben Hall adds,“Recording this album has been one hell of a journey! Some of these ideas have been floating around since 2009 so to be finally recording and releasing them is something that I actually never thought would come to fruition!”
The storied adventure for The Butterfly Effect since first emerging at the turn of the millennium has been one lined with extensive touring, both at home and abroad, critically-acclaimed releases and an established reputation as one of the all-time Australian alternative greats. Armed with their debut self-titled EP back in 2001, The Butterfly Effect swiftly hit the road and found themselves named as triple j’s Unsigned Find of 2002. Not long after, a debut full-length Begins Here staunchly launched a fan and industry frenzy, with the album debuting at number 24 on the ARIA Albums charts, topping the independent charts and ricchocheting the group into a whirlwind European tour. Fast-forwarding to 2006, the group’s sophomore album Imago debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Albums charts; the very same year that both Begins Here and Imago would be certified gold in Australia, with Imago achieving its status in a mere eight weeks. A third album, 2008’s Final Conversation of Kings, would continue the band’s certified gold streak, debuting at number 3 and revealing a more progressive sonic tinge compared to the band’s heavier beginnings.
Set to christen a brand new album on the road for the first time in over a decade, which draws inspiration from the likes of Faith No More, Deftones, Jeff Buckley and Gojira to name a mere few, the impending IV tour is set to gift unforgettable moments for both fans andThe Butterfly Effect themselves, as Clint concludes, “I've forgotten what it's like to take a whole album's worth of new songs on the road, it's going to be fun to see what works out there. One thing I really love and am really excited about is hearing how the songs change, morph and evolve on tour”. And the excitement to hit the road is palpable, with Ben sharing, “This could quite possibly be the most excited I've been to hit the road in our career. With Thornill and Caligula's Horse joining us, it’s going to be a great tour!”
Pre-sale tickets are on sale for 48 hours from Tuesday 7 June at 9am AEST from www.
General Public tickets are on sale from Thursday 9 June at 9am AEST from www.
IV is set for release in late 2022.
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT – IV 2022 TOUR:
with guests Thornhill & Caligula’s Horse
Tickets available from: www.
FRI 30 SEPT | TANKS ARTS CENTRE, CAIRNS, QLD | 18+
SAT 1 OCT | MANSFIELD HOTEL, TOWNSVILLE, QLD | 18+
SUN 2 OCT | EMPIRE EVENTS, MACKAY, QLD | 18+
THUR 6 OCT | BLANK SPACE, TOOWOOMBA, QLD | 18+
FRI 7 OCT | EATONS HILL HOTEL, BRISBANE, QLD | 18+
SAT 8 OCT | UNSW ROUNDHOUSE, SYDNEY, NSW | 18+
SUN 9 OCT | HOBART UNI BAR, HOBART, TAS | 18+
FRI 14 OCT | NORTHCOTE THEATRE, MELBOURNE, VIC | 18+
SUN 15 OCT | HINDLEY ST MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE, SA | 18+
SUN 16 OCT | METROPOLIS, FREMANTLE, WA | 18+
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