triple j, UNIFIED Artist Management and Select Music are sending The Rions on one mighty tour.
Big news is coming in threes for Sydney rockers, The Rions with today marking the release of their new single ‘Time Will Try’ from their upcoming EP Happiness in a Place it Shouldn’t Be, due for release 27 September, and announcing a mammoth tour to accompany!
Their biggest headline tour to date, The Rions will be heading out on the Happiness In Places Australian Headline Tour from Saturday 21 September, stopping by 24 towns and cities across the country across September, October, November and December, finishing up in style at New Years music festivals, Beyond The Valley on 29 December and Lost Paradise on 31 December. The tour also includes an appearance in Horsham as part of The Push/ ALWAYS LIVE program.
HAPPINESS IN PLACES AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR
Presented by triple j, UNIFIED Artist Management and Select Music
- Sat 21 Sep – Rock The Bay Festival – Darwin
- Fri 25 Oct – Edge Hill Tavern – Cairns
- Sat 26 Oct – Dalrymple Hotel – Townsville
- Sun 27 Oct – Magnums – Airlie Beach
- Sat 2 Nov – Hoey Moey – Coffs Harbour
- Sun 3 Nov – Miami Marketta – Gold Coast
- Fri 8 Nov – Harvey Road Tavern – Gladstone
- Sat 9 Nov – The Station – Sunshine Coast
- Sun 10 Nov – Beach Hotel – Byron Bay
- Fri 15 Nov – Uni Bar – Wollongong
- Sat 16 Nov – King St Bandroom – Newcastle
- Sun 17 Nov – Dee Why RSL – Dee Why
- Fri 22 Nov – Horsham Showgrounds – Horsham [The Push/ALWAYS LIVE]
- Sat 23 Nov – The Pier Bandroom – Frankston
- Sun 24 Nov – Torquay Hotel – Torquay
- Fri 29 Nov – Northcote Theatre – Melbourne
- Sat 30 Nov – Hindley Street Music Hall – Adelaide
- Thu 5 Dec – Prince of Wales – Bunbury
- Fri 6 Dec – The River – Margaret River
- Sat 7 Dec – Metropolis – Fremantle
- Fri 13 Dec – Roundhouse – Sydney
- Sat 14 Dec – Princess Theatre – Brisbane
- Sun 29 Dec – Beyond The Valley – Barunah Plains
- Tue 31 Dec – Lost Paradise – Glenworth Valley
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Adding to the live excitement is the tantalising teaser of their new EP in the form of evocative single ‘Time Will Try’. ‘Time Will Try’ presents a sonic shift from the up-tempo rock-pop stylings of The Rions’ recent singles, with a gritty guitar groove reminiscent of the mid-2000s alternative scene they grew up on. Piercingly sentimental, the song is a powerful tribute to the enduring friendship between the four-piece, and how their unbreakable bond has propelled them through the turbulence of adolescence.
Speaking to the inspiration behind the song, The Rions reveal, “This track came about through reminiscing about the times the four of us spent together as 12 year olds, and supposing a world in which we weren’t still friends. We channelled the feeling of losing the history we have in this hypothetical world into the sorrow that bleeds into the lyrics of this song. It’s about the persistence of love that best friends, brothers and sisters share, and that through all the highs and the lows, time spent apart would have ultimately been a waste. That through all the hypothetical miscommunications and stubborn bitterness, the love that we miss sharing with each other would have been within reach all along.”
Taken from the upcoming EP release of Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be, ‘Time Will Try’ extends from recent favourites ‘Sweet Cocoon’ and ‘Physical Medicine’, both of which have seen success through the likes of triple j, peaking at #1 on their Most Played Tracks, along with further media recognition.
Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be follows the band’s widely-acclaimed debut EP Minivan released in 2023. The five-track project chronicled their transformation from high school ones-to-watch to the self-assured band they’ve now become, capturing the effervescence of love, heartbreak and self-discovery, and precipitating the fearless vulnerability The Rions bring to this new EP. On Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be, the band share, “For our second EP, we wanted to approach it with raw authenticity. This is the most genuine we’ve ever been with our stories, and we’re thrilled to share it with you all.”
It’s an exciting time for the band and even more exciting for their fans. If you’re wanting to get a glimpse of them on their upcoming tour, general on-sale begins Thursday August 29 at 10am local time.
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