Win Tickets To See The Grates

In between running one of Brisbane's favourite vintage cafe bars and teaching us where the best bits of Brisbane are, longtime Aussie music go-to The Grates are back for their first national headline tour since 2011.

Brisbanites Patience Hodgson, John Patterson and Ritchie Daniell will be taking their Team Work Makes The Dream Work tour down Australia's east coast with Sydney punk garage band Straight Arrows and Brisbane punk/synth duo Pleasure Symbols.

Described as "fun and thrashy pop punk at its best" by triple j, these three have a reputation for giving an incredible live show that'll have you on your feet. The Grates have been seriously productive over the last few months; after releasing their fourth celebrated studio album, Dream Team last year, they went on to absolutely crush it at Splendour In The Grass.

The Grates' long-awaited return to the stage is sure to be one of those dance-till-you-drop affairs — here's hoping for a furious '19-20-20' throwback singalong to obliterate our vocal chords once and for all.

THE GRATES 'TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK' 2015 TOUR:
Saturday, August 8 – The Triffid, Brisbane
Friday, August 14 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Saturday, August 15 – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne

The Grates are touring Australia's east coast this August, and thanks to Secret Service, we have three double passes to give away to their Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne shows. To be in the running, subscribe to the Concrete Playground newsletter and then email us with your name and address. 

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