Touring for the Vines this year will remain limited - in part because they plan to spend much of the year working on and recording album #4 - but as shows get announced and added, we'll post those here for ya!

Big Day Out Festival
19 January (Friday) - Auckland, NZ
21 January (Sunday) - Gold Coast, Aus
25 January (Thursday) - Sydney, Aus
28 January (Sunday) - Melbourne, Aus
2 February (Friday) - Adelaide, Aus
4 February (Sunday) - Perth, Aus

Great Escape Festival
6 April (Friday) - Sydney, Aus

Southern Roots Festival
7 April (Saturday) - Hobart, Aus

thats freaking cool , im jeslous cause I don't live inaustralia but im glad things are getting off to a good start!!

im excited for the new album, like I loved vision valley but it felt more of a demos disc to me, so the new album I hope will have more of that...album feel if you know what I mean

Wow, they're playing so many BDO shows.

I'm sew proud of mah boys. :')

there freaking rocking australia to the bone!

so...are they ever going to come to the states???? seattle would be nice

Omg! 6 April ... (JUST one month after my birthday) I have time ... i can try and huuum, get my mom to do it ... (i'll ask it for my B*Day gift ) OMG please I wish she'll say yessss!

thats gonna be an expensive birthday gift

its really cool they're going on tour!! its seems they're in a mood to play again, which is great!! hopefully they'll go to other countries too

Hell yeah I don't know, i'll add the X-mas gift in as well, then. I really, reaaaalllly want to go. And .... She said yes i can't believe she said it I so love my mom

!! your mom rocks!! i'm happy for you

That's great to see! I hope all you lucky ones going to these shows take lots of pics!

yeah I think proboly early 2008 or late 2007 after the album release, thats when imguessing that there going to launch a bigger tour now that they have becoming a touring band again , cause craigs health is back on track

why just in Australia?

why am i born in that stupid country where there is just CHEESE? ??

well cécile like i told ya i really don't think for the great escape but i'll try

That made me laugh out loud. But still, you're still on better ground than me. I think no-one in Australia has ever heard of Slovenia.

yeh i have to laugh about it, i'm tired of being pissed off

JEN YOU JUST MAKE SURE THEY COME BACK TO LONDON AGAIN yeah?

nice one cheers lol

yeah im hoping so he seems to be doing a lot better

lol I would rather see craig and the boys do a kick ass show, then....a half assed one(not saying they ever do )

thats true, im glad he's more mentaly stable now becuase their performances are lot better, theyve always been good, but before it was more "entertaining" shall we say than actuaky sounding really good.. he seems a lot more into his music now...

yeah thats a prefect way of summing it up

Possible Muse support for the wembley dates??

matt bellamy, singer of muse told nme....

"We'll probably get three bands on for each night and we'd like to get a few new bands in there," said Bellamy, speaking from the Australian leg of the Big Day Out festival. "It would be good. We're surrounded by good bands on the Big Day Out tour so we might get a few bands here to play with us. We need to start putting a little billing together."


we know craig loves muse, maybe there be asked to support?!

I know this sounds selfish but I hope they tour Australia for the fourth album before hitting up the other countries!

not selfish. well maybe, yeah.. but hey they do come from here, they are the only Australian band I really like and they could maybe do the other capital cities AS WELL as Sydney and Melbourne, before other countries! but whatever, not being greedy or anything. I'm sure they will get back here eventually. hey orchideleven, pretty sure you post/ use to post on bdo forums.

Yeah, I think it is, as we can all predict, the therapy he's receiving. Just being diagnosed can aid the situation, and then not only will people try to help you, but you are able to help yourself. Because understanding is brought by the diagnosis.
Before, it's like and even more until you're just like, "fuck it!" which is what Craig did.
When you are told you are indeed different, it's like this because you think, "well, I've been like this so long (entire life of course) and thought I'd just have to deal" but of course you are very thankful that it's not so, because it's very dificult. So they know how to manage it...rather that they've got something serious on their hands to manage!, and can make everything smoother than if they were ignoring it, which was what was happening before, what made people think 'oh shit' when they thought 'craig in social situations'.
Whew.
I mean, hopefully that was, though not eloquent, understandable enough. It was hard to phrase.



No, I understand...I mean, they probably will, because not only are they alraedy there, but it's their home country. As long as they think of a few other places and get here, I'm not too jealous of Aus.

thats what they did with vision valley anyway

How far is Australia from Guam? I'm still hoping The Vines would visit, but it's very unlikely. We hardly ever get any visits from big bands here. Poo.

never say never, where is guam?

It doesn't look very far from Australia. Guam's an island in the Pacific. It's just a freakin' dot on the map. But we're a US territory.

get a plane over

No money, man. But I'm saving up.

While they are at it have some gigs for people under the age of 18.........not being greedy

nah, over 18's. preferably over 19's. But I'd be ok with them doing one of those underage things, too. I'm not fussy about the date though, but preferably on a Thursday evening. around 7-ish. In early April, and when it's a tad overcast.

AAAAAAAARH! Why do I live in Denmark? Why?

Grahhhh. They need to come to the States. Or I'll die.

I don't know, were you born there?

Haha. Hell, I'd just be glad if they came to the US at all. I think I'm hitting up a JET concert April 6, so that just means I need a Vines and Oasis concert, then I can die in peace.

My two favourite bands are Oasis & The Vines. I managed to see Oasis live last year, for the first time! Now I NEED to see The Vines live, I will die happy if I do.

I hope they come to England sometime in the future.

Never say never.

I remember hearing something some time ago about The Vines doing an American tour "later this year (2007)"... has anyone heard additional info on that?

I haven't heard much about that for awhile, I guess they will when the album comes out


Hey me to! and I have been most fortunet to see them both! Oasis was my first consert and it was awesome!
But I want to see them both again alot more times


What's the chances they would play Splendour this year?? If they did, I would really try to go. I think they should, but the tickets go on sale monday and they aren't anounced

^ And Spelendour tickets plus camping fees come to $300 . Then when you add in petrol money, food, the huge prices they charge for drinks at the festival plus any merch.... . As far as concerts go Splendour is really expensive. Even if The Vines do get announced I think I'll give it a miss this year . Although I kinda doubt that they'll play it again anyway. I remember in the good old days when Splendour was less than $200 for two days plus camping *daydreams* . I feel old .

-- nawww man I'm goin anyway!
-- cept I'm going to be BROKE AS HELL!

You lucky Australians... I'm jealous I tell you.

yeah, none.
Splendour needs more international acts in my opinion! and a big headliner like the Sonic Youth or Brian Wilson of last year. The Cure have been pretty rumoured, if they went it would be worth the money. The prices are ridiculous, they just keep climbing every year! I'm camping as well and I paid over $300.

-- ^^ I know it's ridiculous!! $200 for just a ticket lame!!
-- but ah well I'm still going and happy haha

i know this was a while ago when you were talkng about craigs health?
what went wrong if you dont mind me asking?

^If you mean you don't know he was diagnosed with AS in 2004...? Because other than that, I can't think what you mean, cause their isn't anything else FAQ that should help in that case
Btw Welcome to the forum Jaz

It is a shame about the price I would love to go one yeah though, it sounds like a good festival. I would like to see the Arctic Monkeys too
Anyways I'll just have to wait...

haha thanks for the info. and the welcome. i never knew that about craig...hm.

Yeah, that FAQ thread is great. Lots of really good info on there. And his artwork is so nice, it always makes me happy to see it. I know "whimsical" is a quirky word, but that's how I'd describe it.

Yeah it is great very well put together, and that is a good word to describe his art


Its my pleasure I’ am surprised you didn't know that though, it's almost imposable to avoid