Get set to revisit where it all began for iconic Aussie rockers The Butterfly Effect, with the quartet announcing a massive regional run in 2025 to celebrate 21 years since the release of their debut album Begins Here.
The regional tour will include a performance at Drifters Wharf, Gosford, on February 13.
By popular demand off the back of their hugely successful 2024 capital city 20 Years of Begins Here national tour, The Butterfly Effect’s 21 Years of Begins Here 2025 regional tour will span 25 dates around the country from late January through to March, with the quartet returning to new and familiar stages playing Begins Here in its entirety.
“For this tour, we basically threw it open to the fans to tell us where they wanted us to play,” drummer Ben Hall said.
“We put most of the suggestions into a voting form, the punters voted, and from there, we made the final cut.
“Some towns had a massive amount of interest, but unfortunately, finding a venue proved too difficult this time around.
“Next time, we might just bring a stage on the back of a truck.”
Released in 2003, Begins Here immediately turned heads reaching #23 on the ARIA charts, topping the independent charts and went on to be certified gold in 2006.
Boasting enduring favourites in the form of singles Crave, Beautiful Mine, Always and One Second Of Insanity, Begins Here powerfully paved the way for The Butterfly Effect’s worldwide legacy, with international touring and high-profile festival appearances swiftly following the album’s release.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Begins Here earlier this year with a huge national Australian tour, the chance to carry the festivities into 2025 to regional Australia, with Canberra rockers Hands Like Houses also along for the ride, is one equally exciting for the band themselves as much as it is for the fans.
“It feels amazing to still be doing what we love and to be celebrating 21 years of our first album is very humbling,” vocalist Clint Boge said.
“I never envisioned having a career spanning three decades, but I am very grateful and eternally thankful to the fans, friends and people who have helped along the way and made it possible.”
Hall said some of the upcoming towns and cities will offer the band a chance to revisit familiar ground, as well as tick off a few new locations for good measure.
“We haven’t visited some of these towns in over a decade, possibly even longer,” he said.
“And come to think of it, some of these towns we’ve never visited at all.
“Fans can expect the album in its entirety, with a splash of the back catalogue to boot.
“For us, we love playing, and as long as we’re not losing a ton of money to put the show on, we’ll pretty much play anywhere, anytime.”
Tickets for the upcoming 21 Years of Begins Here regional tour are available now from thebutterflyeffectband.com.au.