Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Frightened Rabbit in Australia and Chicago
by Vic Galloway
This will be a week to remember for the Frightened Rabbit. Tonight the Frabbits are in Melbourne and tomorrow the band will play the Factory Theatre in Sydney. Then on Sunday they’ll play Lollapalooza in Chicago with Arcade Fire and Lady Gaga. Vic has more on Frightened Rabbit and all this week’s Scottish gigs abroad.
Frightened Rabbit in Australia and Chicago
by Vic Galloway
To my ears, they’re aren’t very many people who can write about matters of the heart, whether it be falling in or out of love, without resorting to cliche and ham-fisted sentimental tosh. Scott Hutchison from Selkirk indie-folk-rockers Frightened Rabbit is however an exception to this. With 3 LP’s behind them — ‘The Greys’ and ‘Midnight Organ Fight’ and ‘The Winter of Mixed Drinks’ — the Rabbit are one of those bands whose music really touches people.
Their following has grown massively in Scotland over the last year or two, and they seem to be receiving even more critical and audience acclaim in the USA as well. It just shows you that simple, straight-forward, honest yet poetic songs played on guitars can still sound like the freshest and most vital music on the planet. See them live, and watch a band literally bleed, sweat and cry for their audience!
www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit
Also on tour this week Colin Hay, Average White Band, Belle and Sebastian, Hudson Mohawke, Frightened Rabbit, Shitdisco, Simple Minds, Teenage Fanclub and Fran Healy (solo).
Vic
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Frightened Rabbit Australian Promo
Scotland on Tour this week
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Average White Band in USA 2009-2010 |
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| Average White Band | 07 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Woodinville, WA |
United States  |
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Colin Hay in North America 2010 |
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| Colin Hay | 07 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Edmonton, AB |
Canada |
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| Colin Hay | 08 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Edmonton, AB |
Canada |
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Frightened Rabbit Summer Festivals 2010 |
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| Frightened Rabbit | 06 Aug 10 - 08 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Chicago, IL |
United States |
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| Lollapalooza | ||||
Hudson Mohawke All Over The World Summer 2010 |
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| Hudson Mohawke | 07 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Tokyo |
Japan |
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| Summer Sonic Festival | ||||
Shitdisco DJ Sets 2010 |
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| Shitdisco | 07 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Salzburg |
Austria |
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Frightened Rabbit in Australia 2010 - part 2 |
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| Frightened Rabbit | 02 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Melbourne |
Australia |
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| Frightened Rabbit | 03 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Sydney |
Australia |
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Simple Minds in Europe 2010 |
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| Simple Minds | 07 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Schaffhausen |
Switzerland |
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Fran Healy Solo in North America 2010 |
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| Fran Healy | 03 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Boston, MA |
United States |
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| w/ Keane, Fran at 9.10pm Related post. | ||||
| Fran Healy | 05 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Columbia, MD |
United States |
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| w/ Keane, Fran at 7pm Related post. | ||||
| Fran Healy | 06 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Brooklyn, NY |
United States |
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| w/ Keane, Fran at 6pm Related post. | ||||
| Fran Healy | 07 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Philadelphia, PA |
United States |
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| w/ Keane, Fran at 7.30pm Related post. | ||||
Belle and Sebastian Summer Festivals 2010 |
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| Belle and Sebastian | 04 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Jakarta |
Indonesia |
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| Belle and Sebastian | 07 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Singapore |
Singapore |
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Teenage Fanclub in Europe 2010 |
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| Teenage Fanclub | 07 Aug 10 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Almeria |
Spain |
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| Play Music Fest | ||||
Photo Credit: Aubrey Rose
