OBESE RECORDS & SLATE BLENDED BOURBON PRESENT THE BLOCK PARTY TOUR 2009!
Obese Records and Slate Blended Bourbon is proud to announce the return of Australia's most prominent hip hop tour, The Obese Records Block Party!
2009 will be the sixth instalment of the successful tour, and will feature headliners Drapht, Muph & Plutonic, and the newly formed Pegz group, Gully Platoon on a 10-date run across the country. The cream of the Obese Records roster and some very special guests will feature throughout the country and full lineups for every show will be announced shortly. The Obese Records Block Party is one of the Australia's long-standing tours, providing music fans an up-close and live look at some of the most established and upcoming hip hop artists in the country. The tour kicks off October 9th in Sydney before making its way across the nation with stops in Brisbane, Newcastle, Cairns, Albury, Byron Bay, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, and Melbourne.
TOUR DATES
October 9: Sydney, NSW @ The Metro October 10: Newcastle, NSW @ The Cambridge Hotel * October 11: Albury, NSW @ Roi Bar * October 16: Brisbane, QLD @ The Tivoli October 17: Byron Bay, NSW @ Great Northern Hotel * October 18: Cairns, QLD @ Gilligans * October 23: Perth, WA @ Metro City October 24: Adelaide, SA @ Thebarton Theatre November 6: Melbourne, VIC @ The Palace (formerly The Metro) November 13: Hobart, TAS @ The Brisbane Hotel *
All shows are 18+
All dates headlined by Drapht, Muph & Plutonic, Gully Platoon except * * headlined by Muph & Plutonic, Gully Platoon
Tickets for the month-long extravaganza are ON SALE NOW!
T for.. Tuka and Jeswon spitting those ryhmes. H for.. High and Lows being most played track on my iPod. U for.. Underground Aussie Hip-Hop getting the respect it deserves. N for.. New album having the sweetest artwork going round! D for.. DJ Morgs and Fiasco dropping those beats at Melbourne Block Party. A for.. A new era for the Blue Mountains' finest crew.
went to this last year, at hq. a mate got us booted out while drapht was on i think, cos he was takin a slash in the smoking area haha.. then we got back in when the security was breaking up a fight. and we ended up leavin before pegz finished anyway, cos we were too blind.. then the same mate threw up in the back of the taxi as we pulled into my driveway, that cost me $100, after spending about another $100 at the show, and he spent $380 on merch and beer.. shiit, and it was worth every cent! i'll be there at the thebby when yous come to adl.. mad cant wait
where are you guys playen at and when? it doesnt say anywhere on your myspace just has 2008 dates in your blog hahaha hit us back so i can rock the show
where are you guys playen at and when? it doesnt say anywhere on your myspace just has 2008 dates in your blog hahaha hit us back so i can rock the show
BIAS B - AEROSOL ERA - OUT NOW through Wordburner/Obese Distribution.
Throughout the 80s and 90’s Melbourne experienced a graffiti explosion which quickly cemented the city in the history books for it’s influence on style and development of the graffiti art culture. Bias takes us on a journey back to his days growing up on the train lines with the infamous Wild Child Art crew, to the days he calls the Aerosol Era. Tracks that describe the often tumultuous life of a writer, like “Militant Mindstate,” “Another Day,” and “Racked That,” showcase the very personal and introspective nature of Aerosol Era through the eyes of one of Australian hip hop’s most influential poets. Featuring production by Jase, Bigfoot, Peril, Ransom, Ciecmate and Brothers Stoney and representing Melbourne’s most prolific graffiti crews DMA, WCA, USA, CTF, RDC, F1C, TSF, Hursty Boys and
