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.
Kicking off with Armidale University today (12 October) it’s the start of Drapht’s second last week on the road with Muph & Plutonic, Thundamentals, Layla and Dazastah for The Party, Party, Party Tour BUT everyone’s pretty pumped as they’re bringing it not only to Armidale University but also stopping into C.Ex Coffs on Thursday 13 October and Yamba Bowling Club on Friday 14 October. On Saturday 15 October, Drapht will be at Sprung Hip-Hop Festival in Brisbane alongside Funkoars, Illy, Mantra, Pez & 360 and more! Full dates are below the new promo video for channel ‘ONE’ featuring the Drapht track Sing It (The Life of Riley). And for the big news today – Drapht has been nominated for 7 ARIA Awards including Best Male, Best Urban Release and Single of the Year just to name a few! .
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
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.
The tour hits capital cities and regional centers through September and October. In the last six months Muph & Plutonic have been hitting stages again, playing Come Together, Essence, Reconciliation festivals as a stripped back two piece with justPlutonic on drums & Muph on the mic. Most recently, Muph & Plutonic firmly stamped their skills all over the lead single Goodbye Gravity on the M-Phazes – Good Gracious album, with both lending their weight to the video clip. Muph featured in theM-Phazes live show, heading out for a lap around the country including a special all star appearance at the 2010 AIR Awards. Plutonic, or Plutonic Lab, continues to find extra hours in the week with his list of production credits continuing to reinforce his as one of the best & most prolific Australian beat producers in the game. Drapht, Gully Platoon, Horrowshow, Resin Dogs, TZU, Hilltop Hoods have all chosen to work with Plutonic Lab, and most recently he has collaborated on albums with Dialectrix, Pegz, G Love, Speech Debelle, Jess Harlen to name just a few. His music can be heard in films and TV worldwide.
Not content to only sit in the studio, Plutonic has been perched behind his drum kit on national tours with the Resin Dogs, G Love, Jess Harlen and Koolism. See why Muph & Plutonic are regarded as one of the best hip hop groups in Australia as they join Drapht on his national The Party, Party, Party Tour.Muph & Plutonic are part of Australian musical history, it was their albums that helped tune the national airwaves to the sounds of hip hop with all three albums, Hunger Pains (2004), Silence The Sirens (2006) & most recently the ARIA nominated Then Tomorrow Came, being made Triple J Feature Albums. They have continually lead the charge with credible lyrics & big hook anthemic singles – Paracetamol, The Day Off, Heaps Good, Beautiful Ugly, Don’t Worry About Nothin, Size Of The Soul, Raise Your Voice, Walking Tightropes to name only a handful.
Drapht – The Party Party Party Tour: With special guests Muph & Plutonic, Thundamentals and Layla & Dazastah. Friday 23 September – Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Vic Saturday 24 September – Thearton Theatre, Adelaide, SA (Licensed/All Ages) Sunday 25 September – Mildura Settlers Tavern, Vic Thursday 28 September – The Discovery Nightclub, Darwin NT – NEW SHOW Friday 30 September – The Roey, Broome WA – NEW SHOW Sat 1 Oct – The Pier Hotel, Port Hedland, WA – NEW SHOW Sat 2 Oct – The Mermaid Hotel, Dampier, WA – NEW SHOW 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 – Coffs Ex-Sericeman’s Club, 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 Coaster September 17th, Sprung Festival 15th October and 600 Sounds 21st October. Thundamentals not appearing at Townsville Uni Club or Andergrove Tavern. Layla and Dazastah not appearing on Vic or SA shows. Tickets on sale NOW. For info go to the shows page on Drapht’s official site.
It’s a huge week for Drapht. The local hip hop powerhouse’s album The Life of Riley has gone Gold, he has added a run of dates in NT and WA to his massive Party Party Party Tour and today he is premiering the video for his latest single ‘Bali Party’ right here on allaussie hip hop.
Drapht – The Party Party Party Tour: With special guests Muph & Plutonic, Thundamentals and Layla & Dazastah. Wednesday 14 September – Station Hotel, Thredbo, NSW Thursday 15 September – Penrith Panthers, NSW Friday 16 September – Enmore, 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 – Thearton Theatre, Adelaide, SA (Licensed/All Ages) Sunday 25 September – Mildura Settlers Tavern, Vic Thursday 28 September – The Discovery Nightclub, Darwin NT – NEW SHOW Friday 30 September – The Roey, Broome WA – NEW SHOW Sat 1 Oct – The Pier Hotel, Port Hedland, WA – NEW SHOW Sat 2 Oct – The Mermaid Hotel, Dampier, WA – NEW SHOW 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 – Coffs Ex-Sericeman’s Club, 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 Coaster September 17th, Sprung Festival 15th October and 600 Sounds 21st October.Thundamentals not appearing at Townsville Uni Club or Andergrove Tavern. Layla and Dazastah not appearing on Vic or SA shows.Tickets on sale NOW. For info go to the shows page on Drapht’s official site.
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.
