THE OUTSIDERS ANNOUNCE PRE-ALBUM RELEASE TOUR

MEDIA RELEASE: Monday 15 March

Wellington band The Outsiders has announced four shows throughout the South Island in the lead up to the release of their forthcoming debut album.



The Outsiders have grown together as a band on the highways and cramped tour vans of Europe/UK, Australia and New Zealand. The debut album, due for release May 17 in New Zealand, is the highly anticipated testament to their first year and a half as a band.



Recorded in studios across Wellington and mixed and mastered by powerhouse producer/engineer Andrew Buckton (Sommerset/The D4/Midnight Youth), the new album tells the story of losing everything and finding it again; recapturing youth while looking for redemption. The band has a wealth of experience to draw on, from playing sold out shows in places such as Amsterdam, Berlin, London and Melbourne, to getting lost in the countryside in Belgium, and eating banquets in squats in Germany.



The Outsiders play Punk/Alternative Rock with pop hooks similar to bands such as Husker Du, The Replacements and The Ramones. Three vocalists and an anything-goes live act sets The Outsiders apart from many current bands and harks back to the heyday of the early 90's when music and passion took precedent over fashion.



The Outsiders will hit the road to play at the following venues throughout the South Island in the next two weeks:



Outsiders Pre Album Release Tour:



Wednesday 17th March: San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington w The Postures (Free Show)

Friday 26th March: Dux De Lux, Christchurch w/ The Transistors (Free Show)

Saturday 27th March: Refuel, Dunedin w/ TFF and more

Sunday 28th March: Penguin Club, Oamaru

• The Outsiders

• Lucy Lawless and Friends
• Tim Ripper Owens
• Inquisition (US), Vassafor, Anno Domini Mortus, Winter Deluge
• The Gunslinger's Ball
• Terror