Tame Impala to mark ‘Lonerism’ tenth anniversary with Desert Daze headline present
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Australian rockers Tame Impala have introduced that they are going to be headlining this yr’s version of Desert Daze Competition to rejoice the ten-year anniversary of their much-lauded second album Lonerism.
Kevin Parker and the band will carry out the 2012 album in its entirety on the California celebration of all issues psychedelic, which takes place between September thirtieth and October 2nd. Remarkably, the competition can also be celebrating its tenth yr.
In what’s a bumper lineup for the occasion, the opposite headliners are proto-punk grasp Iggy Pop and fellow Australians King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Becoming a member of them on the invoice are the likes of Sleaford Mods, JPEGMAFIA, Aldous Harding, Sky Ferreira, Aldous Harding and BADBADNOTGOOD.
For this yr’s version of the occasion, Tame Impala will lastly get to make up for his or her headline set in 2018 that was immediately aborted. The information made the headlines as a competition staffer appeared on stage simply three songs into the band’s set to announce that the present was cancelled as a consequence of a violent thunderstorm, urging the viewers to be secure and discover shelter.
It’s been a busy yr for Tame Impala. Over the previous couple of weekends and most just lately they headlined Primavera Sound in Barcelona. On the opening weekend of the historic Spanish competition, the band lined ‘Final Nite’ by The Stroked because the New York band had been compelled to cancel their slot as a consequence of a member contracting Covid-19.
Performing the 2001 traditional as a part of their encore, Kevin Parker instructed the group: “Most likely by no means once more. It’s only for you guys.”
Elsewhere, the band are additionally featured on the soundtrack for the brand new animated movie Minions: The Rise Of Gru with ‘Flip Up The Sunshine‘, a collaboration with pop legend Diana Ross, indicating simply how far the band have come since they launched Lonerism.
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