THE JOY FORMIDABLE

Headlining Shows in Sydney & Melbourne
Plus Supporting The Temper Trap and Passion Pit

July
22nd Perth Metro w/The Temper Trap – sold out
23rd Adelaide Thebarton w/The Temper Trap  - sold out
24th Melbourne Festival Hall w/The Temper Trap – sold out
25th Melbourne Workers Club HEADLINE w/ Temper Trap DJs
27th Sydney Hordern Pavilion w/The Temper Trap – sold out
28th Sydney Beach Rd Hotel HEADLINE w/ Temper Trap DJs
30th Splendour in the Grass Festival – sold out

August
2nd Sydney The Forum w/Passion Pit
4th Melbourne The Prince Bandroom w/Passion Pit
5th Melbourne The Prince Bandroom w/Passion Pit – sold out

MORE ABOUT THIS TOUR AND ARTIST:

The Joy Formidable are Ritzy Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matt Thomas

Having spent 2009 cementing their reputation as one of the most
exciting and vital new bands in the UK, The Joy Formidable return with
a new single and a debut album for 2010.

‘Popinjay’ is an early taster for the band’s debut album and melds
Ritzy Bryan’s vocals, by turns honeyed and strident, to a gargantuan
guitar hook and a wall of noise and melody that is rapidly becoming the
band’s signature sound.

 The ascent of The Joy Formidable has been a completely home grown
affair. Their self contained approach to all areas of their music, from
writing through production to release and artwork may well signal a way
forward for other acts but, in their case, is more indicative of the
creative minds at work within the trio than a desire to act as flag
bearers for a new way to be recording artists. A series of sold out UK
tours throughout 2009 saw the band establish a formidable fanbase and a
hard earned reputation for incendiary live shows. Supports with
Editors, The Temper Trap and Passion Pit amongst others, both in the
UK, Europe and Japan has swelled that fanbase further and the band are
currently celebrating a sold out US shows in Europe, New York and the
UK.

To coincide with the single, The Joy Formidable play their most
extensive set of Australian dates, both headlining and supporting The
Temper Trap and Passion Pit as well as appearing at the Splendour in
the Grass festival.