Mistletone has announced the support acts for the Bikini Kill Australian tour that kicks off in two weeks. This will be the first time that Bikini Kill tour Australia since 1997 and many of the shows have already sold out.
Scroll down for ticket details and supports, which include Cold Meat, Queerbait, Stabbitha & the Knifey Wifeys, Parsnip and K5.
One of the most influential bands of their generation, Bikini Kill is the infamously fierce feminist punk group that was based in Olympia, Washington and Washington DC, forming in 1990 and breaking up in 1997. Bikini Kill reunited in the spring of 2019 playing sold out shows in NYC, LA, London and headlining Riot Fest in Chicago; their international touring continues in 2023, with original members and feminist punk pioneers Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox.
The band started touring in June 1991. In addition to touring the US, Europe and Japan, they toured Australia in 1996 as part of the Summersault touring festival, followed by a headline tour in 1997. Bikini Kill recorded and released a demo tape, two EPs, two LPs and three singles. Their demo tape was self-released, while their first two records came out as a full-length CD/tape, and their singles were posthumously collected on CD. The band recently pressed the Bikini Kill EP as a limited edition vinyl issue to celebrate its 30th anniversary, and 10 years of Bikini Kill Records. Their iconic song “Rebel Girl” was recently named “10th best song of the 90s” by Pitchfork.
BIKINI KILL TOUR DATES:
SUN FEB 26: MONA FOMA, HOBART.
TUE FEB 28: PERTH FESTIVAL @ THE RECHABITE with Cold Meat
Tickets on sale here.
WED MAR 1: PERTH FESTIVAL @ RECHABITE with Cold Meat * SOLD OUT
This show has sold out. Extra show added, see above.
FRI MAR 3: BRISBANE @ THE TIVOLI with Queerbait * all ages
Tickets on sale here.
SUN MAR 5: ADELAIDE @ LION ARTS FACTORY with Stabbitha & the Knifey Wifeys * SOLD OUT all ages * presented by PAK Music
TUE MAR 7: MELBOURNE @ THE FORUM with Parsnip * all ages presented by Triple R * extra show added by popular demand
Tickets on sale here.
WED MAR 8: MELBOURNE @ THE FORUM with K5 * SOLD OUT all ages * presented by Triple R. This show has sold out. Extra show added, see above.
SAT MAR 11: GOLDEN PLAINS, MEREDITH VIC.
SUN MAR 12: BIKINI KILL SPEAKS – TALK EVENT AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE. Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail & Kathi Wilcox join Marieke Hardy for an exclusive conversation about activism, music, and women taking up space. Tickets on sale here.
MON MAR 13: SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, CONCERT HALL * all ages
Tickets on sale here.
