Perth Music

No one can ever accuse Cog of doing things the easy way. Never catering to formula or template, eschewing the safe or conventional in their songwriting, the powerhouse trio have at heart always been a truly progressive band, one driven by sheer will, a tenacious belief in themselves, and an uncompromising musicality. But from day one, it’s been one long hard slog for this band.

Born from an epic, and at times, frustrating, recording experience that involved almost 12 months of solitude from the lives they knew here in Australia, in a small Californian town called Weed, Sharing Space is fast proving to be a worthwhile labour of love for Cog, debuting at # 2 on the national ARIA Chart, the highest chart position for the band, holding in the top 30 for seven weeks, and currently remains in the top 50. Sharing Space is close to Gold sales in Australia and recently received a J Award Nomination, for the Triple J Australian Album Of The Year.

Since the release of Sharing Space in April, Cog have sold out two national tours, gained feature records on a number of major community radio networks, including Triple J, received commercial airplay across the country,  drawn rave reviews in press and made a number of television appearances. Sharing Space has also received ‘album of the week’ recognition in a number of outlets.

Sharing Space has cemented the band as a ground breaking act for their genre, defying the boundaries that at times exclude such rock acts from mainstream attention.

Tour Dates:
Sat 30th August - Lake Jindabyne Station Resort, Jindabyne NSW
Wed 3rd September - Castle Hill RSL, Castle Hill NSW
Thur 4th September - The Cube, Campbelltown NSW
Fri 5th September - Revesby Workers, Reevesby NSW
Sat 6th September - Bar on the Hill, Newcastle NSW
Sun 7th September - Evans Theatre, Penrith Panthers, Penrith NSW (licensed all age)
Wed 10th September - UNE Armidale, Armidale NSW
Thur 11th September - Ballina RSL, Ballina NSW
Fri 12th September - Manly Warringah Leagues Club, Manly NSW
Sat 13th September - Waves, Towradgi NSW
Thur 18th September - Port Macquarie Panthers, Port Macquarie NSW
Fri 19th September - Club Forster, Forster NSW
Sat 20th September - Coaster Festival, Gosford NSW
Sun 21st September - Bad Lands Manning, Sydney NSW
Fri 10th October - Queensbridge, Melbourne VIC
Sat 11th October - Sounds of Spring, Brisbane QLD
Fri 24th October - Metro City, Perth WA
Sat 25th October - Big Top Show, Bunbury WA
Tue 28th October - Karratha Tavern, Karratha WA
Wed 29th October - Pier Hotel, Port Headland WA
Fri 31st October - Wintersun Hotel, Geraldton WA
Sat 1st November - Big Top Show, Rockingham WA
Thur 6th November - NSomniax, Albany WA
Fri 7th November - Esperance Civic Centre, Esperance WA
Sat 8th November - Big Top Show, Kalgoorlie WA

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