Against Me! have announced dates for their upcoming Australian tour, marking their first visit since playing Big Day Out back in 2013. Fronted by Laura Jane Grace, Against Me!’s latest offering, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, was released earlier this month. The title of their sixth album offers a direct nod to news that shocked fans and shook up the rock world when it was dropped—Grace is a transitioning transgender person. Because Transgender Dysphoria Blues marks the band’s first release with Grace as a woman, there are a lot of misconceptions: The record is neither a radical stylistic departure nor a “concept album.” Rather, it’s just another bold step forward for an artist doing what she has always done—forging her own path by processing the highs and lows of life through music. Touring with Against Me! will be California’s Joyce Manor, this being their second tour of Australia and the first since the release of Never Hungover Again.
TOUR DATES
May 29 — Hi Fi, Brisbane QLD
May 30 — Metro, Sydney NSW
May 31 — Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW
June 1 — UOW UniBar, Wollongong NSW
June 3 — Basement, Canberra ACT
June 4 — Rosemount, Perth WA
June 5 — Uni Bar, Adelaide SA
June 6 — Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
