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Friday 19 February 2010
8pm // 18+
 

The Cribs (UK)

Civil Society is very proud to announce the return tour of UK outfit The Cribs. Originally just 3 brothers - Ryan, Gary and Ross Jarman - The Cribs have recruited a new member for their latest album and for their Australian tour, Johnny Marr, the former guitarist and songwriter for The Smiths.

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Saturday 20 February 2010
8pm // 18+
 

British Sea Power

Civil Society is very proud to announce the long-awaited debut Australian tour of the British Sea Power.


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Monday 22 February 2010
8pm // 18+
 

Meshuggah (Sweden), It Dies Today (USA), Whitechapel (USA)

Meshuggah's dense, polyrhythmic roar elevates tech-metal artisanship to such insane heights; they often build new ceilings just to smash through them.

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Tuesday 23 February 2010
8pm // 18+
 

Isis (USA) & Baroness (USA)

The music of ISIS is a suitable metaphor for their twelve-year career: patient, meticulous, fraught with tension and gradually building towards an apex of seismic proportions.

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Wednesday 24 February 2010
8pm // 18+
 

Reel Big Fish (USA), The Aquabats (USA) & The Creepshow (Canada)

Let's just say that if it weren't for the outlandish ‘80s hair-metal rockers of Poison — and more specifically, guitarist C.C. Deville and his dangerously flamboyant licks, leads and neon-lime painted axes—legendary Orange County ska-rockers Reel Big Fish probably wouldn’t have ever existed.

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Saturday 27 February 2010
9pm // 18+
 

CLUB NME feat PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY, YACHT CLUB DJ's, PURPLE SNEAKERS DJ's & very special Iconic guest ANDY ROURKE (DJ set)

Legendary Club NME is heading to Australia for the first time this February, with the first of a series of regular club nights.

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Thursday 4 March 2010
8pm // 18+

Antibalas (USA) with Gilles Peterson (BBC1, UK)

This 11 piece live afrobeat/funk/soul/latin band is simply one of the best live bands in the world and features eleven of the hottest and baddest musicians New York has to offer.

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Saturday 6 March 2010
8pm // 18+
 

The Mess Hall

support: Bridezilla & Cabins

Australia’s premier exponents of cinematic soundscapes and loose-limbed glam stomp, The Mess Hall are pleased to announce that they will embark upon a national tour, their first in support of their new and critically acclaimed album, “For The Birds” throughout March.

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Saturday 13 March 2010
1:30 pm // 18+
 

Monster Session 2

HELLMENN, NUNBAIT, HARD-ONS, DEPRESSION, LIME SPIDERS, THE CELIBATE RIFLES, HAPPY HATE ME NOTS, DAREDEVIL, THROWDOWN, FROZEN DOBERMAN, LUNACIDE, TWEEZER.

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Friday 19 March 2010
8pm // 18+
 

Converge (USA)

with special guests: Genghis Tron (USA).

Formed in Salem, MA in 1990, Converge is to modern metal what the Ramones were to punk, with albums like "Jane Doe" and "You Fail Me" considered touchstones of the genre.

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Saturday 27 March 2010
8pm // 18+
 

Between The Buried And Me (USA)

With their previous full-length (2007’s Colors) being heralded as one of the most ambitious heavy releases of the past decade, the expectations surrounding The Great Misdirect can only be described as immense.

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