Melbourne indie rock band British India will play at Drifters Wharf in Gosford on Friday, April 21.
Recently awarded both ARIA Platinum and Gold Record status for their songs I Can Make You Love Me and Suddenly, due to increased streaming during the pandemic, the band has survived COVID restrictions and is launching a 23 date national tour.
Formed in high school, the band’s critically acclaimed debut album Guillotine won an AIR Award in 2007 along with a Triple J album of the year nomination.
The band has since released six albums, have had five ARIA Top 10 debuts and earned eight entries into the Hottest 100.
It gained a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the country, notching up more than 1,000 headline shows in metro and regional Australia, along with performances at all the major festivals across the country.
“For a band that has always felt like outsiders – too nerdy, too abrasive, too badly dressed – hitting milestones like gold and platinum feels so satisfying,” vocalist/guitarist Declan Melia said.
“I know as indie musicians we’re supposed to act like we don’t care about accolades and industry recognition – but that would be disingenuous.
“I’m thrilled that so many people enjoy British India.
“It suggests to me that even when we couldn’t tour through COVID, people still sought out our music.
“Also, I feel like both of these – I Can Make You Love Me and Suddenly – were high watermarks of creativity and expression in our songwriting.
“After we recorded them, we all really felt like we had tapped into something special.”
British India’s Rolled Gold 2023 tour kicked off on February 10 in Perth and ends in Brisbane in May.
“It makes us super excited to get on stages again to celebrate these two tracks and all the others in our body of work,” Melia said.
Joining Melia in the line-up are Jack Tosi (lead guitar), Will Drummond (bass) and Matt O’Gorman (drums).
British India plays Drifters Wharf at 8.30pm on April 21.
Tickets are available via www.britishindia.oztix.com.au.
Terry Collins