Potential (Aus) and SODA BOYZ Announce Aotearoa Tour 2023

Te Papaioea's SODA BOYZ are teaming up with self-described "weirdo dark-pop synth-wave plus-a-sax three-piece operating on stolen Gadigal and Wangal land (Sydney)" Potential for a four date summer jaunt across Te Ika-a-Māui this coming February. Launching their third album in just over three years Normal on 6th January, the Australian-based trio of alisha, dean and nick have just dropped pulsing new single 'Chronic Gains', which you can listen to below. On the relative down low since the release of their 2020 opus Farewell Spit via Papaiti Records (plus a follow-up cover of a tune by San José slowcore legends Duster), SODA BOYZ will be "touring new material from their forthcoming new release". Catch both groups with special guests galore at the following dates...

Potential & SODA BOYZ - Aotearoa Tour 2023

Wednesday 8th February - Whammy Bar, Auckland with TOOMS, Nuggiez
Thursday 9th February - Last Place, Hamilton with Half / Time, Bitter Defeat
Friday 10th February - Snails, Palmerston North with Carb On Carb, First Move (all ages)
Saturday 11th February - Moon, Wellington, with Mr Sterile Assembly, Unsanitary Napkin

Tickets available HERE via UTR

Hit play on Potential's new single 'Chronic Gains'...

Watch Potential's video for 'Non-Zero Sum Game' from their forthcoming album Normal...

Take in 2021 live footage of SODA BOYZ performing their song 'Enough' at Flying Nun's Pōneke shop...

Press release:

Gadigal and Wangal (Sydney) based weirdo dark-pop synth-wave plus-a-sax three-piece Potential are hitting the road for the first time in 2023 in support of their newest release "Normal"! Out 06/01/23 on legendary DIY label Black Wire Records. As well as a tour of the East coast of so called Australia, they're also playing four shows in Aotearoa with Te Papa-i-Oea / Palmerston North slowcore trio Soda Boyz, who will be touring new material from their forthcoming release.