Ingrid And The Ministers Album Release Tour Announced

March will be a month of firsts for Pōneke 'party in the front, party in the back' icons Ingrid And The Ministers. The frock 'n' roll quartet have announced their first ever Aotearoa tour in celebration of their debut album Kill The Sights, the culmination of two years of frequent, high energy hometown gigging. Songwriter Ingrid Saker and her ministers will be joined by an eclectic selection of support acts, including Brisbane group Requin (also touring in March) and emerging Tāmaki Makaurau artist Louisa Nicklin. Take note of the tour info below for a killer, knee-slapping night out...

Ingrid and the Ministers Album Release Tour

Friday 6th March - Lucky Bar, Whanganui w/ Requin*
Saturday 7th March - Regent 58 Brewery, Carterton w/ The Price Of Milk
Saturday 14th March - Wunderbar, Lyttelton w/ Model Home*
Saturday 21st March - The Wine Cellar, Auckland w/ Louisa Nicklin*
Friday 27th March - Meow, Wellington w/ Namesake, Revulva

Tickets available HERE via UTR*

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Press release:

Iconic Wellington indie-rockers Ingrid and the Ministers are hitting the road for the first time this March to celebrate the release of their debut album Kill the Sights.

Renowned for their electrifying stage-presence, the four-piece FROCK'n'roll* outfit weaves heart-aching intimacy, 60s tinged psychedelia and full on rock'n'roll across a set of original songs written by front-woman Ingrid Saker.

*FROCK’n’roll - (n): the unique blending of folk sensitivity and rock’n’roll music to create a mind-expanding journey through the mysterious, raw, orgasmic, and ultimately uplifting landscapes of love, loss and redemption. (Influences include Patti Smith, Courtney Barnett, Angel Olsen and The Velvet Underground.) An audience member remarked: I don’t normally say this after a gig, but that really made me feel something, so thank you.” Another audience member (about to faint): That just made me question my whole life!!!!!

For their Whanganui show, the Ministers are stoked to be joined by Requin (AUS). Requin have been performing and writing together in Brisbane, Australia for 4 years. They found their name in the malfunctioning television of a local fish and chip shop. The screen was caught uncontrollably switching between Australian TV quiz ‘Deal or no Deal’ and a French news channel reporting a shark attack (un attaque de requin). The same frenetic tension and release can be heard in their intricate, hanging-on-every-word performances.