Gold Fields to tour U.S. with the Aussie philosophy

• by Melissa Bobbitt
• Sep 2, 2013

They've been tearing up dance floors across the States this past year opening for Capital Cities, and now Australia's Gold Fields are embarking on their first U.S. headlining romp. Armed with two (count 'em, TWO) drum-and-percussion kits manned by Ryan D'Sylva and Rob Clifton, and fronted by the energetic boy-next-door Mark Robert Fuller, this bombastic band of five will be sure to ignite audiences during the club outings on the schedule. The cross-country (and Canadian) jaunt was funded by a Kickstarter campaign in which two generous $500 donors will host a sleepover with the band and get served breakfast by them the following morning. Wonder which of the five guys makes the best omelet. To tide you over, enjoy the video for "Dark Again," off their 2013 debut, Black Sun (Astralwerks). It's as though Friendly Fires got a little TOO friendly with Empire of the Sun, and they gave birth to a lupine lovechild.

TOUR DATES

09/03 SEATTLE, WA Chop Suey

09/04 PORTLAND, WA Mississippi Studios

09/05 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Mezzanine

09/06 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA Troubadour

09/07 SACRAMENTO, CA Launch Festival

09/09 SANTA ANA, CA Constellation Room

09/10 SAN DIEGO, CA El Dorado

09/11 SCOTTSDALE, AZ Pub Rock Live

09/12 EL PASO, TX The Lowbrow Palace

09/13 DALLAS, TX Club Dada

09/14 AUSTIN, TX The Parish

09/15 SAN ANTONIO, TX Limelight In

09/16 HOUSTON, TX Fitzgerald's

09/17 NEW ORLEANS, LA Howlin' Wolf

09/19 MIAMI, FL Bardot

09/20 ORLANDO, FL Will's Pub

09/23 ATLANTA, GA Smith's Old Bar

09/26 NASHVILLE, TN Mercy Lounge

09/27 CHICAGO, IL Double Door

09/28 DETROIT, MI Hard Rock Cafe

10/02 NEW YORK, NY Santos Party House

10/04 MONTREAL, QB Le Belmont

10/05 TORONTO, ON Wrong Bar

10/08 BOSTON, MA Middle East Upstairs

10/09 TEANECK, NJ Mexicali Live

10/10 WASHINGTON DC U Street Music Hall

10/11 PHILADELPHIA, PA The Barbary

10/12 BROOKLYN, NY Brooklyn Bowl