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A new CIVIC every 2 years

Posted by Loren on March 21, 2025

A new CIVIC every 2 years
photo by Marcus Coblyn

Australian indie-punk band CIVIC has shared "Chrome Dipped," the title track from the band's third album. Chrome Dipped, the record, will release on May 30 on ATO.

“We’d been pushing a sort of ’70s Australian punk sound with our first two records, but I think we wanted to take it in a different direction,” guitarist Lewis Hodgson says via press release. “I think it was all starting to feel a bit stale.”

The band last released Taken By Force (2023), a follow-up to Future Forecast (2021). They will tour North America this spring, dates in UK/EU this summer, and also have dates lined up in Australia in support of Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter.

 

North American Tour Dates

5/24 & 5/25 - Punk Rock Bowling - Las Vegas, NV

5/28 - Holland Project - Reno, NV

5/30 - The Vera Project - Seattle, WA

5/31 - Polaris Hall - Portland, OR

6/3 - Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA

6/6 - The Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA

6/7 - Soda Bar - San Diego, CA

6/11 - Pearl Street - Washington, DC

6/12 - Foto Club - Philadelphia, PA

6/13 - TV Eye - New York, NY

6/14 - Middle East Upstairs - Boston,. Ma

6/16 - The Baby G - Toronto, ON

6/17 - The Sanctuary - Hamtramck (Detroit), MI

6/18 - Schubas - Chicago, IL

6/19 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN

Australian Tour Dates

4/5 - Festival Hall - Melbourne, AU *

4/6 - Hindley Street Music Hall - Adelaide, AU *

4/8 - Hordern Pavilion - Sydney, AU *

4/9 - Fortitude Music Hall - Brisbane, AU *

4/11 - Fremantle Prison - Fremantle, AU *

UK/EU Tour Dates

6/24 - Dabadaba - San Sebastian, ES

6/25 - El Sol - Madrid, ES

6/26 - Loco Club - Valencia, ES

6/27 - Upload - Barcelona, ES

6/28 - Helldorado - Vitoria, ES

6/30 - Freakout Club - Bologna, IT

7/1 - Punkadeka Preview @ Magnolia - Milan, IT

7/3 - Voodoo - Belfast, UK

7/4 - Workmans Cellar - Dublin, IE

7/5 - Luca Records & Skate Shop - Waterford, IE

7/6 - Kasbah - Limerick, IE

7/8 - Gullivers - Manchester, UK

7/9 - Moth Club - London, UK

7/10 - 2000 Trees Festival - Cheltenham, UK

7/12 - Sjock Festival - Antwerp, BE

7/13 - Ratinger Hof - Dusseldorf, DE

7/14 - Privatclub - Berlin, DE

7/15 - Goldener Salon @ Hafenklang - Hamburg, DE

7/18 - Ravnedalen Live - Kristiansand, NO

7/19 - Bukta Festival - Tromso, NO (with DJ set that night)

7/24 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, NL

7/25 - Supersonic - Paris, FR

7/26 & 7/27 - Binic Folk Blues Festival - Binic, FR

*Support for Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter

Chrome Dipped tracklisting 

The Fool
Chrome Dipped
Gulls Way
The Hogg
Trick Pony
Poison
Amissus
Starting All The Dogs Off 
Fragrant Rice
Kingdom Come
Swing Of The Noose

A new CIVIC every 2 years
photo by Marcus Coblyn

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