As with its American counterpart, MTV Australia started production on all-new episodes of the Grammy and Emmy award-winning series MTV Unplugged, with the first feature artist, Gang Of Youths. Filmed in front of a live audience at Melbourne’s Cobblestone Pavilion at Meat Market, the band performed stripped-back versions of songs from their latest album, Go Farther in Lightness that was released in 2017. The performance made quite an impression and the recording, MTV Unplugged Live in Melbourne, will be released on October 26, 2018. The longevity of the material speaks volumes to the band’s artistry, as they’ve already won numerous ARIA Music Awards including, Album Of The Year, Best Group, Best Rock Album and Producer of the Year (Gang of Youths & Adrian Breakspear). Gang Of Youths are currently on a run of arena dates with Foo Fighters which already included sets at Cal Jam.
B-Sides met up with Dave Le’aupepe and Joji Malani before their performance at Austin City Limits to talk about their time in the city at SXSW, their experience in recording the MTV Unplugged session and more. Check out the interview:
Gang of Youths US TOUR DATES
Monday, October 15th @ Little Caesars Arena, Detroit MI w/ Foo Fighters
Wednesday, October 17th @ WI Entertainment & Sports Center, Milwaukee WI w/ Foo Fighters
Thursday, October 18th @ Xcel Energy Center, St Paul MN w/ Foo Fighters
Tuesday, December 4th @ The Basement East, Nashville TN
Wednesday, December 5th @ A&R Music Bar, Columbus OH
Friday, December 7th @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON
Saturday, December 8th @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Monday, December 10th @ 9:30 Club, Washington DC
Tuesday, December 11th @ Irving Plaza, New York NY
Wednesday, December 12th@ Brighton Music Hall, Allston MA
Friday, December 14th @ Metro, Chicago IL
Saturday, December 15th @ Hi-Fi Indy, Indianapolis IN