THE RIONS ANNOUNCE THEIR BIGGEST AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR YET + NEW EP OUT SEP 27
Photo by Jack Moran
PRESENTED BY TRIPLE J
NEW EP HAPPINESS IN A PLACE IT SHOULDN'T BE
OUT SEP 27
LISTEN TO EVOCATIVE NEW TRACK
‘TIME WILL TRY’ OUT TODAY
PRAISE FOR THE RIONS
“A coming-of-age moment”
triple j
“Minivan builds on the strong promise The Rions have been showing for a while now”
Tone Deaf
“One group that has managed to set itself apart from the masses”
Life Without Andy
“Poised to be one of the biggest bands in the country soon enough”
The Music
“Making waves across the Australian music scene, both thanks to their unique take on relaxed, soulful rock, and their tenacity to be the best they can be”
Mixdown Magazine
“Their success is not only a testament to their talent and dedication but a further reflection of their ability to create their own unique identity in an ever competitive industry”
Monster Children
"With this joyous and melancholic anthem, The Rions solidify themselves as one of the country's best (and most beloved) bands." (Physical Medicine)
Abby Butler, triple j
In support of their forthcoming EP Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be out September 27, The Rions today announce their huge 21-date Happiness In Places Australian tour kicking off this October, presented by triple j, UNIFIED Artist Management and Select Music, plus upcoming festival appearances at Beyond The Valley, Lost Paradise and more. Alongside this announcement comes the latest glimpse of the EP in evocative fan favourite ‘Time Will Try’, out now. TOUR DETAILS HERE + LISTEN TO ‘TIME WILL TRY’ HERE + PRE-SAVE THE EP HERE + PRE-ORDER VINYL/MERCH HERE.
‘Time Will Try’ presents a sonic shift from the up-tempo rock-pop stylings of The Rions’ recent singles, with a gritty guitar groove reminiscent of the mid-2000s alternative scene they grew up on. Piercingly sentimental, the song is a powerful tribute to the enduring friendship between the four-piece, and how their unbreakable bond has propelled them through the turbulence of adolescence.
Speaking to the inspiration behind the song, The Rions reveal, “This track came about through reminiscing about the times the four of us spent together as 12 year olds, and supposing a world in which we weren’t still friends. We channelled the feeling of losing the history we have in this hypothetical world into the sorrow that bleeds into the lyrics of this song. It’s about the persistence of love that best friends, brothers and sisters share, and that through all the highs and the lows, time spent apart would have ultimately been a waste. That through all the hypothetical miscommunications and stubborn bitterness, the love that we miss sharing with each other would have been within reach all along.”
Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be, the upcoming EP out September 27, follows the band’s widely-acclaimed debut EP Minivan released in 2023. The five-track project chronicled their transformation from high school ones-to-watch to the self-assured band they’ve now become, capturing the effervescence of love, heartbreak and self-discovery, and precipitating the fearless vulnerability The Rions bring to this new EP. On Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be, the band share, “For our second EP, we wanted to approach it with raw authenticity. This is the most genuine we’ve ever been with our stories, and we’re thrilled to share it with you all.”
Along with today’s release, the forthcoming EP is set to include recent favourites ‘Sweet Cocoon’ and ‘Physical Medicine’ - both of which peaked at #1 on triple j’s Most Played Tracks, and garnered extensive media support from Rolling Stone Australia, NME, The Music, iHeartRadio, and Ones To Watch among others.
Harkening back to the gilded sounds of their indie-rock predecessors, from The Beatles to Arctic Monkeys, and drawing further inspiration from local contemporaries including Spacey Jane and Lime Cordiale, The Rions are making waves with their distinctive sound. Clocking over 30 million streams worldwide, they’ve built up a legion of loyal fans from every corner of the world with their innate ability to filter universally felt experiences through their relentlessly catchy songwriting, and the band show no signs of slowing down.
Following on from their sold-out Sweet Cocoon tour earlier this year, with stops in Fremantle, Melbourne (x2), Hobart, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Sydney (x2), plus the band’s first-ever UK and Europe co-headline tour with Pacific Avenue that’s currently underway, The Rions are continuing to broaden their reach across Australia and beyond. From October through to December 2024, the band will embark on a 21-date run across capital cities and regional hotspots, kicking off in Cairns on October 25, hitting venues all throughout the East Coast, South Australia, Perth and surrounds, before wrapping up in Brisbane on December 14, before wrapping up the year with sets at Beyond The Valley and Lost Paradise. General on-sale begins Thursday August 29, at 10am local time - for all dates and details, see BELOW.
‘Time Will Try’ is out now, buy/stream it here.
THE RIONS
Happiness In A Place It Shouldn't Be EP
out September 27
PRE-SAVE HERE / VINYL PRE-ORDER HERE
HAPPINESS IN PLACES AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR
Presented by triple j, UNIFIED Artist Management and Select Music
Sat 21 Sep - Rock The Bay Festival - Darwin
Fri 25 Oct - Edge Hill Tavern - Cairns
Sat 26 Oct - Dalrymple Hotel - Townsville
Sun 27 Oct - Magnums - Airlie Beach
Sat 2 Nov - Hoey Moey - Coffs Harbour
Sun 3 Nov - Miami Marketta - Gold Coast
Fri 8 Nov - Harvey Road Tavern - Gladstone
Sat 9 Nov - The Station - Sunshine Coast
Sun 10 Nov - Beach Hotel - Byron Bay
Fri 15 Nov - Uni Bar - Wollongong
Sat 16 Nov - King St Bandroom - Newcastle
Sun 17 Nov - Dee Why RSL - Dee Why
Fri 22 Nov - Horsham Showgrounds - Horsham [The Push/ALWAYS LIVE]
Sat 23 Nov - The Pier Bandroom - Frankston
Sun 24 Nov - Torquay Hotel - Torquay
Fri 29 Nov - Northcote Theatre - Melbourne
Sat 30 Nov - Hindley Street Music Hall - Adelaide
Thu 5 Dec - Prince of Wales - Bunbury
Fri 6 Dec - The River - Margaret River
Sat 7 Dec - Metropolis - Fremantle
Fri 13 Dec - Roundhouse - Sydney
Sat 14 Dec - Princess Theatre - Brisbane
Sun 29 Dec - Beyond The Valley - Barunah Plains
Tue 31 Dec - Lost Paradise - Glenworth Valley
General on-sale begins Thursday August 29 at 10am local time
For all ticketing information, visit HERE.
UK/EU TOUR
*co-headline with Pacific Avenue
Wed 28 Aug - Oporto - Leeds UK
Thu 29 Aug - Cluny 2 - Newcastle UK
Fri 30 Aug - Stereo - Glasgow UK
Sat 31 Aug - Disorder - Manchester UK
Sun 1 Sep - O2 Academy 3 - Birmingham UK
Tue 3 Sep - The Garage - London UK
Thu 5 Sep - Toekomstmuziek - Amsterdam NL
Fri 6 Sep - MTC Club - Cologne GER
Sat 7 Sep - LARK - Berlin GER
Mon 9 Sep - Molotow - Hamburg GER
ABOUT THE RIONS
First forming back in high school where they took to talent shows encouraged by their music teacher Mr. Stone (father to Northern Beaches musical royalty Angus & Julia), Noah Blockley, Harley Wilson, Asher McLean, and Tom Partington went on to upload their single ‘Night Light’ to triple j Unearthed. From there the band went on to take out the winning prize for Unearthed High in 2021 which catapulted them to national recognition. Earning their badge as ‘ones to watch’, The Rions continue to turn heads. Embarking on their first ever headline tour in Aug/Sep 2022 their spin on indie-rock saw the teenagers sell out all nine shows weeks in advance. The shows solidified a loyal fanbase of their own, citing influence from Arctic Monkeys, Dayglow, Spacey Jane, Lime Cordiale and The Beatles, their sound has cultivated 27 million streams across DSPs worldwide from their catalogue including 'Sadie', 'Halfway Out' and ‘Head Still Hurts’ followed by ‘Disassociation’ and ‘Anakin’, each stronger than the last. 2023 kicked off a period of steady touring for The Rions, supporting Lime Cordiale, Boy & Bear, Pacific Avenue to festival appearances at Grapevine The Gathering, Yours & Owls, SPIN OFF, Party In The Paddock, Festival of the Sun and others.