Birthday Party, Marching Girls, for Chch
The Birthday Party, the Australian band who have become the darlings of the black side of new English music, will play in Christchurch early in May. The venue and date have yet to be confirmed. Originally the band were to play at Canterbury Court on Sunday, May 8, but their touring schedule was changed. May 7 was sought, but the Court was booked. Another venue may have to be found. The Birthday Party’s other New Zealand dates are Auckland (May 3), Palmerston North (5), and Wellington (6). They have just left Britain for a short American tour, from where they will journey homeward. They originally had 19 dates arranged in Australia and New Zealand, but decided to ent that back to 10. Their latest record, the “Bad Seed” EP, will be released for the tour. The Australian promoter that brought The Fall to New Zealand is also handling the Birthday Party tour. A spokesperson, Helen Giovannidis, said that The Fall “have nothing” on the Australians, live. “Nick Cave, the singer, gets right in amongst the first three rows, slapping faces,” she said. That might be a point to remember come the show. The Birthday Party have ' had twoTnbnms — “Prayers
On Fire” and “Junkyard” — released here, and had a minor hit with the “Nick The Stripper” single. The Kiwi punk veterans, the Marching Girls, will return home for the first time in about two years, for an April tour. They will play at the Hillsborough Tavern on April 22-24, and at the University of Canterbury on April 25. The Marching Girls were originally the Scavengers, who, with the Suburban Reptiles, were the vanguard of New Zealand punk in the late 19705. The Scavengers changed names, but not before issuing one classic, “Mysterex.” Once, all the young bands used to attempt that one. The Marching Girls’ first single was “True Love,” which is accepted as something of a Kiwi pop classic. It was even released in Britain. They will have their first record for three years, an EP, released here for the tour. Two of the original Scavengers are still with the band. They were recently joined by bassist Bryan Colechin (formerly of the Newz) and a singerkeyboardist called Debbie, from Wellington. The Marching Girls are playing with the Birthday Party in all centres except Christchurch, the first stop
on their own tour.' j
DAVID SWIFT
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