Australian pop-rock powerhouse Hoodoo Gurus will celebrate its 30th anniversary this spring by releasing a new career-spanning best-of set and hosting “Dig It Up! The Hoodoo Gurus Invitational,” a series of four concerts in the band’s homeland featuring hand-picked guests such as Red Kross, The Fleshtones and The 5.6.7.8’s.
Out March 16 in Australia, Golden Watch: 20 Golden Greats opens with a brand-new single (“Use-By Date”), then proceeds through the band’s debut single (1982’s “Leilani”) and tracks off each of the group’s records, through 2010’s Purity of Essence. The set features college radio favorites “Come Anytime,” “What’s My Scene?” and “I Want You Back.”
Then, in April, the band will host concerts in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth, each featuring a different lineup with a mix of kindred-spirit contemporaries and current local acts. Other bands on the bill include Died Pretty, The Sonics and The Lovetones. And, at each of the four shows, the Hoodoo Gurus will perform their debut album, Stoneage Romeos, in its entirety.
See full concert information, and Golden Watch tracklist, below.
Tracklist: Hoodoo Gurus, Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats
New single (2012):
1. “Use-By Date”
From the ‘Leilani’ 7″ single (1982):
2. “Leilani”
From Stoneage Romeos (1984):
3. “Tojo”
4. “My Girl”
5. “I Want You Back”
From Mars Needs Guitars! (1985):
6. “Bittersweet”
7. “Like, Wow – Wipeout!”
8. “Death-Defying”
From Blow Your Cool! (1987):
9. “What’s My Scene?”
10. “Good Times”
From Magnum Cum Louder (1989):
11. “Come Anytime”
12. “Axegrinder”
From Kinky (1991):
13. “Miss Freelove ’69”
14. “1000 Miles Away”
15. “Castles In The Air”
From Crank (1993):
16. “The Right Time”
From In Blue Cave (1996):
17. “Waking Up Tired”
From Mach Schau (2004):
18. “When You Get To California”
From Purity of Essence (2010):
19. “I Hope You’re Happy”
20. “Crackin’ Up”
April 22: Enmore Theatre, Notes Live and The Green Room, Sydney, Australia
Hoodoo Gurus, performing Stoneage Romeos in its entirety (plus other smash hits)
The Sonics
Died Pretty
Redd Kross
The 5.6.7.8’s
Tek & Younger (ex-Radio Birdman)
The Fleshtones
Hard-Ons
Belles Will Ring
Royal Headache
The Lovetones
The Straight Arrows
April 24: HQ, Adelaide, Australia
Hoodoo Gurus, performing Stoneage Romeos in its entirety (plus other smash hits)
The Sonics
April 25: The Palace, Melbourne, Australia
Hoodoo Gurus, performing Stoneage Romeos in its entirety (plus other smash hits)
The Sonics
Died Pretty
Redd Kross
The 5.6.7.8’s
The Fleshtones
Hard-Ons
The Lovetones
April 28: The Astor Theatre, Perth, Australia
Hoodoo Gurus, performing Stoneage Romeos in its entirety (plus other smash hits)
Redd Kross
The Fleshtones
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- Hoodoo Gurus’ ‘Purity of Essence’ due in March; watch ‘Crackin’ Up’ video
