Drapht adds new dates and a Gold Record!

18 08 2011

Drapht’s adding new dates to his Party, Party, Party Tour so that he can finally take the number one debuting The Life of Riley album to the dusty stages in the northwest of the country. Not only is the album and his full live show hitting towns in the north of WA this tour now also marks Drapht’s first visit to the Northern Territory.

Bali Party is the new single from the The Life of Riley album, which we are very excited to announce has now reached official ARIA Gold Status. This is Drapht’s first gold album, an enormous achievement for a record which has been released on his own The Ayems label which is distributed by Sony Music. Bali Party is all over the radio at the moment, and next week people should keep an eye out for the killer clip for the song. Filmed only last weekend in some unspecified locations, with some of SBX’s and Perth’s finest in full effect, as well as a small cameo from the one and only Mr Trials, and on top of that we could never forget Bali Party compadre N’fa who had to fly in from France just for the shoot. Amused or disturbed, it’s your choice!

The Party, Party, Party tour is selling fast and will be one of the hip-hop tours of the year, don’t delay in getting your tickets as we expect a lot of shows on this run to sell out before the day, so get on it! Presented by The Ayems Records, Fidelity Corporation, vmusic.com.au, The Brag, Rave Magazine, Beat Magazine, dB Magazine & X-Press Magazine

DRAPHT – THE PARTY, PARTY, PARTY TOUR DATES:
With special guests Muph & Plutonic*, Thundamentals* and Layla & Dazastah*
TICKETS ON SALE NOW from outlets listed below
*All shows over 18’s except Enmore Theatre and Thebarton Theatre which are licensed / all ages
Wednesday 14 September – Station Hotel, Jindabyne, NSW
Thursday 15 September – Penrith Panthers, NSW
Friday 16 September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW (Licensed/All Ages)
Wednesday 21 September – Bluestone Ballarat, VIC
Thursday 22 September – Chelsea Heights Hotel, VIC
Friday 23 September – Palace Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday 24 September – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA (Licensed /All Ages)
Sunday 25 September – Mildura Settlers Tavern, VIC
Thursday 28 September – The Discovery Nightclub, Darwin NT – NEW DATE!
See your local guide or http://www.drapht.com for ticketing details
Friday 30 September – The Roey, Broome WA – NEW DATE!
The Roey & http://www.heatseeker.com.au
Sat 1 Oct – The Pier Hotel, Port Hedland, WA – NEW DATE!
The Pier Hotel & http://www.heatseeker.com.au
Sat 2 Oct – The Mermaid Hotel, Dampier, WA – NEW DATE!
Trax Music Karratha, The Mermaid & http://www.heatseeker.com.au
Thursday 6 October – Players, Mandurah, WA
Friday 7 October – Metro City, Perth, WA
Sunday 9 October – Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Wednesday 12 October – Armidale Uni, NSW
Thursday 13 October – C.Ex Coffs, NSW
Friday 14 October – Yamba Bowling Club, NSW
Sunday 16 October – Sugarland Tavern, Bundaberg, QLD
Wednesday 19 October – Townsville Uni Club, QLD
Thursday 20 October – Andergrove Tavern, Mackay, QLD

*Also appearing at Coasterfest 17/09/11, Sprung Festival 15/10/11 and 600 Sounds 21/10/11
**Muph & Plutonic not appearing at The Discovery Nightclub, The Roey, The Pier Hotel, The Mermaid Hotel shows
***Thundamentals not appearing at The Discovery Nightclub, Townsville Uni Club, Andergrove Tavern orThe Roey, The Pier Hotel or The Mermaid Hotel shows
****Layla and Dazastah not appearing on VIC shows, SA shows or The Discovery Nightclub, The Roey,The Pier Hotel or The Mermaid Hotel shows

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Drapht – The Life Of Riley (Drops April 1st) + Tour announcement

9 03 2011

Triple J, Drapht, The Ayems Records and Fidelity Corporation are incredibly proud and happy to announce the release of Drapht’s new studio album The Life of Riley, as well as the tour to launch said album around the nation. It’s been a long time coming and a hell of a process but we assure you, The Life of Riley will be worth the wait.  To quote the man himself, “Never in my life have I put so much time and energy into one single thing. Mentally, the making of this album broke me and drove me to the brink of insanity on so many different occasions, a song wasn’t worthy of the record unless it did so.”

The Life of Riley will be the first release on Drapht’s own label The Ayems, which is distributed through Sony Music. “The concepts and subject matter around ‘The Life of Riley’ are based on living the life you want to live, not abiding by society’s pressures and no longer working for the man. So I thought it would be a fitting time to start my own label ‘The Ayems”. The Life of Riley will be released on April 1st.

The Rapunzel single was the first taste of The Life of Riley and was a very very big track at radio, as well as coming in a healthy #12 on the Triple J Hottest 100. We are proud to announce that Rapunzel has now been certified platinum on the ARIA single charts. The next taste of the album Sing It will be unveiled shortly. It’s an incredibly diverse album with material derived from a wide range of influences, and adds to what is already a broad musical palette over the breadth of Drapht‘s back catalogue.

Of course the best way to celebrate a new album is to get out and tour it, and Drapht is leaving no stone unturned on that front. We are very happy to announce that not only is Drapht heading out on the Groovin’ The Moo Festival to take it to the regionals, he is getting his full live show together to showcase The Life of Riley to the nation. It’s a large tour with a large line-up, with Drapht enlisting his good friends Mantra and The Tongue as supports to help give the album the launch it deserves. Dates are below, and relax Sydney, we have a special date for you to be announced soon!

Full Tour Dates
Wednesday April 6 – Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
Thursday April 7 – Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
Friday April 8 – Kay Street, Traralgon, VICS
Saturday April 9 – Bended Elbow, Geelong, VIC
Sunday April 10 – New Albury Hotel, Albury, NSW
Thursday April 14 – Kings Beach Tavern, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Friday April 15 – Hi Fi, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday April 16 – Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta, QLD
Sunday April 17 – Great Northern, Byron Bay, NSW
Thursday April 21 – HQ, Adelaide, SA
Friday April 22 – Billboard, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday May 5 – Carrington Hotel, Blue Mountains, NSW
Friday May 6 – Wollongong Uni, Wollongong, NSW
Thursday May 19 – Breakers, Geraldton, WA
Friday May 20 – Metro City, Perth, WA
Saturday May 21 – Heaven, Albany, WA

Drapht will also be playing all Groovin’ The Moo Festivals.

 








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