The Juliana Theory and The Spill Canvas to join forces for three date Aussie tour

Influential emo artists The Juliana Theory‘s Emotion Is Dead turns 25 this year, and, as part of the celebrations, they’ll be heading our way in July. And they won’t be coming alone! The Spill Canvas will be joining them to celebrate a milestone of their own – 20 years since the release of second album One Fell Swoop.

The Juliana Theory are genre-definers, name checked along the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate, Rival Schools, and The Get Up Kids. Paving the way for the emo artists who would eventually go on to sell out stadiums, they split back in 2006 but returned periodically, before signing with Equal Vision Records in 2020. Latest album A Dream Away dropped in 2021, featuring re-imagined versions of earlier hits (including Emotion Is Dead‘s “If I Told You This Was Killing Me, Would You Stop?” and “Into the Dark”), and EP Still The Same Kids Pt. 1 followed in 2022. Since their reform, they’ve toured with the likes of Dashboard Confessional, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, and The Rocket Summer.

Sioux Falls’ The Spill Canvas’ blend of indie and emo has been tugging on heartstrings since the early 2000s, and while No Really, I’m Fine‘s “All Over You” might be their biggest hit, there’s so much to love about 2005’s One Fell Swoop. Rich lyrics, tinged (in the best way) with emo cliche, plaintive vocals, and the occasional soaring guitar, The Spill Canvas have always made music that encaspulates the feeling of sitting in a poster covered bedroom alone in 2004, blasting the songs that make you feel the most understood.

The three date tour will kick off on July 18th in Melbourne, before heading to Sydney for a show on July 19th. It all wraps up July 20th in Brisbane. Pre-sale kicks off Friday 7th February at 9am local time, with general sale starting on Tuesday 11th February. Head to The Phoenix AU for more info.

The Juliana Theory and The Spill Canvas – Australian Tour 2024

Celebrating 25 years of Emotion Is Dead and 20 years of One Fell Swoop

Dates:

  • July 18th – Max Watts, Melbourne
  • July 19th – Manning Bar, Sydney
  • July 20th – The Triffid, Sydney

Tickets and more info at The Phoenix AU.

Jodie Sloan

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