Green Day, Foo Fighters, The Strokes all to play Australia

Are you ready to rock

By KATHY McCABE of The Daily Telegraph

October 08, 2005

NEW York rockers The Strokes revealed yesterday they will join a heavyweight roster of international stars for the crowded Australian summer concert season.

Frontman Julian Casablancas told The Saturday Daily Telegraph the band will launch their much-anticipated third album with a "pub" gig in Sydney next month.

The band have enjoyed popularity here since their 2001 debut album, Is This It, and were keen to let their Australian fans be among the first to hear the new songs, which will not be officially released until January.

The first single, Juicebox, was leaked on the internet two months before its release because of intense international interest in the band's new direction.

While they start their world tour with huge stadium concerts in South America later this month, Casablancas said their Australian showcases would be a lot more low key.

"I think we are going to be playing a small bar. It's all still being worked out," he said.

Australian music fans are spoilt for choice in the next six months, with local and international acts hitting the road.

Annual festivals, including Homebake, are selling out in record time.

This year's Homebake is headlined by Neil and Tim Finn and is expected to feature a star-studded line-up of guest artists including Oasis' Gallagher brothers and Split Enz.

American supergroup Foo Fighters and Green Day will both play to more than 30,000 fans at the Sydney SuperDome and the Sydney Cricket Ground respectively in December.

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