The Schizophonics Announce New Zealand Summer Tour
One of the most dynamite rock 'n' roll combos to have ever visited our shores, San Diego icons The Schizophonics are returning to Aotearoa this summer for their fourth official tour down under, blasting venues nationwide in January 2025. With three studio albums out so far including 2022's Hoof It, husband and wife guitar / drums power couple Mr Pat and Mrs Lety Beers, with recent recruit on bass Sarah Linton, will be invoking the raw riff-powered, amp-frying, body-energising spirit of garage punk-rawk itself, live for you in Tamaki Makaurau, Leigh, Whitianga, Ōtautahi (all-ages) and Tauranga. Anyone who's witnessed The Schizophonics doing their thing on-stage and off knows they are a must-see, so start your 2025 right and set your inner animal free — brought to you by Clean Dirt...
UPDATE: a new headline date has been announced for Raglan...
UnderTheRadar proudly presents...
The Schizophonics
Thursday 9th January - Double Whammy, Tamaki Makaurau*
Friday 10th January - Leigh Saw Mill Cafe, Leigh*
Saturday 11th January - Harbour View Hotel, Whaingaroa / Raglan*
Sunday 12th January - The Monkey House Lounge & Cabaret, Whitianga*
Wednesday 15th January - Space Academy, Ōtautahi (early all ages show + evening show)*
Sunday 19th January - Under The Bridge, Tauranga
*Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
Check out The Schizophonics tearing it up live at The Glass House in California...
Here's their legendary Karangahape Road performance in 2019, busting out 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin'...
Press release:
For those of new to the part machine that is the Schizophonics on their fourth visit to these shores ...... Ridiculously high level ADHD James Brown/MC5 inspired, Detroit drenched, shredding rok & ass shimmying roll. Relentless, endless boogie from all points of the decade it thrived in, proto-punk prancing, Rolling Stones guitar chop, Sonics sixties garage thump & wail, soloing histrionics yanked from 70s stadiums & beamed in & on to caverns, sidewalks & clubs. Made up of husband & wife, Mr Pat & Mrs Lety Beers, a guitar & drums team based outta San Diego, California, with bassist Sarah Linton have been on a mission of ruthless live touring since their last visit to Aotearoa in early 2023 ... since then they have opened for the Chats, Cosmic Psychos, Me First & The Gimmie Gimmies, L7 on their respective US tours.
And that doesn't even mention that Pat Beers spends most of the set levitating ..... and is he playing one handed ? Is there another guitarist ? Did he really just stand on his head??? See for yourself .....
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