For release – Thursday, 18 February 2016:  There is no better way for a hard working touring rock band to introduce their new single, The Grind from the Shifting Gears album, than with a national tour.

Kicking off on 7 April in the nation’s capitol, Thirsty Merc’s Back To The Grind Tour will hit over 20 cities and towns across all the mainland states through to the end of May 2016 on the NSW South Coast.

Lead singer, Rai Thistlethwayte, is rightly proud of their new single and said:  “After a really hard time at the end of 2015, we've turned the corner into 2016 and we feel the best way to get on with things is to keep busy, keep working hard and do what we love: PLAYING LIVE! We're stoked with our new single too.  It's got the Merc quirk, with grind-y guitars in the choruses, a swaggery tempo, it's a return to our rock roots. Back To The Grind is going to be an unforgettable tour, we can feel it. We'll be giving it our absolute ALL!”

The band’s new album, Shifting Gears, was released late last year and it’s first single, The Good Life, garnered major radio support around the country including the Triple M network and Southern Cross Austereo regional stations.  

Tickets for the Back to the Grind Tour are on sale now.  For further information on all shows, go to www.thirstymerc.com.

Shifting Gears is out now through MGM Distribution
The Back to the Grind Tour is proudly presented by the Triple M Network

 
BACK TO THE GRIND TOUR
	* Special guests Tequila Mockingbyrd

Thursday, 7 April 2016
Southern Cross Club – Top of The Cross, Canberra, ACT*
Tickets available from Ticketek  

Friday, 8 April 2016
Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW*
Tickets available from Ticketek 

Friday, 15 April 2016
The Arkaba Hotel, Adelaide, SA*
Tickets available from Oztix 

Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Melbourne Public, Melbourne, VIC*
Tickets available from the venue

Thursday, 21 April 2016
Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC* 
Tickets available from Oztix 

Friday, 22 April 2016
Grand Hotel, Mornington Peninsula, VIC* 
Tickets available from Oztix 

Saturday, 23 April 2016
The Workers Club, Geelong, VIC 
Tickets available from Oztix 

Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Studio Six, Sutherland, NSW 
Tickets available from Oztix and the venue

Thursday, 28 April 2016
UOW Uni Bar, Wollongong, NSW
Tickets available from Moshtix and via the University Box Office
 
Friday, 29 April 2016
Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Tickets available from Bigtix and the venue

Thursday, 5 May 2016
Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
* Free Show *

Friday, 6 May 2016
Yamba Bowling Club, Yamba, NSW 
Tickets available from Oztix 

Sunday, 8 May 2016
The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD 
Tickets available from Oztix 

Friday, 13 May 2016
The Gap View Hotel, Alice Springs, NT 
Tickets available from Oztix 

Saturday, 14 May 2016
Darwin Ski Club, Darwin, NT 
Tickets available from Oztix 

Friday, 20 May 2016
Marlin Hotel, Ulladulla, NSW 
Tickets available from Oztix and the venue
 			
Select regional shows proudly supported by Southern Cross Austereo’s Local Works Network

 
 

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For further information, please contact:
Print and online media:
Rina Ferris - Ferris Davies PRM | Phone: +61 02 9555 5807 | E-mail: rina@ferrisdaviesprm.com.au


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