Short Biography
HILLTOP HOODS
‘Still Standing' National Tour
Fresh from their sold out Australian tour, the HILLTOP HOODS take no time to kick back and relax. Instead they are getting themselves ready to hit the road again for an extensive run of dates, undertaking a massive 8 week National tour.
The ‘Still Standing' tour coincides with the release of the single of the same name. This tour sees the HOODS hitting more regional areas and catering to more all age crowds. ‘Still Standing' will have a digital and physical release Friday the 18th of September and will feature a remix from Suffa.
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Short Biography
HILLTOP HOODS
‘Still Standing' National Tour
Fresh from their sold out Australian tour, the HILLTOP HOODS take no time to kick back and relax. Instead they are getting themselves ready to hit the road again for an extensive run of dates, undertaking a massive 8 week National tour.
The ‘Still Standing' tour coincides with the release of the single of the same name. This tour sees the HOODS hitting more regional areas and catering to more all age crowds. ‘Still Standing' will have a digital and physical release Friday the 18th of September and will feature a remix from Suffa.
The band have also begun their international assault recently touring Europe and releasing ‘State of the Art' in Canada, Germany, Switzerland and NZ.
With the success of their first single ‘Chase That Feeling' and their Number One album ‘State of the Art' (both certified platinum) the HILLTOP HOODS continue their meteoric rise with the announcement of this massive national tour.
Adelaide-based Hip Hop veteran VENTS brings his unique sound to the table as national support on the forthcoming tour bringing with him DJ ADFU to hold it down on the decks.
Tickets for all shows will go on sale Friday September 4th.
In-depth Biography
Australian hip-hop outfit the Hilltop Hoods formed in Adelaide in 1993. MCs Suffa and Pressure met as classmates at Blackwood High School, recruiting DJ Next through a mutual friend. While inspired by American conscious rap icons like Public Enemy and KRS-One, the Hilltop Hoods took their name from the Hilltop, the nickname given the suburb where Suffa and Pressure were raised, and rapped in broad Aussie accents; their debut EP, Back Once Again, appeared in 1997, and two years later the trio issued their first full-length effort, A Matter of Time. Upon completing the album, DJ Next relocated to Sydney, and with the addition of DJ Debris, the Hilltop Hoods recorded 2001's Left Foot, Right Foot. Its 2003 follow-up, The Calling, was the group's commercial breakthrough, becoming the first Australian hip-hop LP to achieve gold status. With 2006's chart-topping The Hard Road, the Hilltop Hoods also notched their first Australian Top 40 hit single, "Clown Prince." ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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