Read on� because The Frontier Touring Company has the tidings that everyone has been waiting for.�MGMT � the super coolheaded Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden � are touring Australia for the low time ever this December.�The band testament perform headline shows in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Whilst MGMT might look like an overnight success, they�re not.�Goldwasser and VanWyngarden have been performing together since their freshman years at uni back in 2001.�After their graduation in 2005, the band took their hyped live usher on the road and following a brief foramen, secured a record deal through SonyBMG.
From there things snowballed, with the circle exploding onto the international music scene earlier this year.�The duo�s hit song �Time To Pretend� was added to radio the world over, used on the hit UK TV show �Skins� and the USA�s �Gossip Girl� and earned the pair appearances on Letterman and Conan O�Brien.
THE buzz band at this year�s SXSW, MGMT�s psychedelic debut Oracular Spectacular caused a wave of excitement amongst critics and fans alike upon its release in May.
Now with another hit song �Electric Feel� flooding the airwaves and a wealth of live experience (including Glastonbury, T in the Park and Lollapalooza of late), MGMT testament be the concert of the Summer.
Enigmatic Sleepy Jackson frontman Luke Steele will warm up the level for MGMT.�Steele will execute a mix of Sleepy Jackson songs and new material from various projects in solo-acoustic mode.
Psychedelic Perth rockers Tame Impala testament open the shows.�Fresh from inking a deal with Modular, it�ll be worth getting down early to see music�s next braggy thing in full flight.
Perth fans volition also be treated to a cracking set by DJs Anton & Andrei Maz from Death Disco.�Get ready to dance!
Tickets on sale August 19.�Don�t miss out.
MGMT � AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
Tickets on sale August 19 through and through Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Tickets for Perth demonstrate only also available through Heatseeker www.heatseeker.com.au
Frontier Touring pre-sale from 3pm EST on August 14
December 6 - Belvoir Amphitheatre, Perth
December 9 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney
December 10 - The Tivoli, Brisbane
December 11 - The Palace, Melbourne
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