The Grates add more sunshine to tour

THE Grates has announced a whole bunch of comrades who will be joining them and Last Dinosaurs on their nation-wide Summer's Breath tour.

To help shake the New York chills and warm the stage they've dared Dune Rats to take the stage in Toowoomba and Brisbane and Melbourne's Loon Lake to help them on Melbourne Cup Eve at The Hi-Fi.

Also on board are rockers Them 9's in Ballarat and The Infants in Geelong.

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Adelaide's 20th Century Graduate will rival Patience with their energy in their hometown, whilst Sydney's Guineafowl will be making a special trip to Perth along with noise-pop project Gunns.

Dragging Pianos will be there for the finale, exhaling their hushed acoustics in Townsville and Cairns.

North Queensland's The Medics will be making more then one appearance, jumping on the Summer's Breath bus at Wollongong and seeing the tour through. Those who have witnessed The Medics will attest; they are one hell of a live show, with first single 'Beggars' earning them a Queensland Music Award and garning some serious Triple J airplay.

The Medics will be looking to play a few tunes earmarked for their album, due out in early 2012. They will be ripping up the stage and showing the crowd exactly what's what in the final leg of the tour, taking in Newcastle, Sydney, Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville and Cairns.

For those who can't wait for the show to get extra loving from Patience and John, The Grates have tucked away a special track within their Youtube video of 'Sweet Dreams' (see right).

Tickets for their Summer's Breath Tour are one sale now.

The Grates Summer's Breath Tour:

Thu 27 Oct: Spotted Cow, Toowoomba

with Last Dinosaurs and Dune Rats

Oztix: www.oztix.com.au; PH: 1300 762 545

Venue (07) 4639 3264

Fri 28 Oct: The Tivoli, Brisbane

with Last Dinosaurs and Dune Rats

Ticketek: www.ticketek.com.au; PH: 132 849

Mon 31 Oct: The Hi-Fi, Melbourne (Cup Eve)

with Last Dinosaurs and Loon Lake

Venue: www.thehifi.com.au; PH: 1300 (THEHIFI) 843 4434

Wed 2 Nov: Karova Lounge, Ballarat

with Last Dinosaurs and Them 9's

Oztix: www.oztix.com.au; PH: 1300 762 545

New Generation, Ballarat: 03 5333 2444

Thur 3 Nov: Bended Elbow, Geelong

with Last Dinosaurs and The Infants

Oztix - www.oztix.com.au; PH: 1300 762 545

Venue (03) 5229 4477

Fri 4 Nov: The Gov, Adelaide

with Last Dinosaurs and 20th Century Graduates

Moshtix: www.moshtix.com.au; PH: 1300 (GET TIX) 438 849

Venuetix: www.venuetix.com.au; PH: 08 8225 8888

Sat 5 Nov: The Capitol, Perth

with Guineafowl and Gunns

Moshtix: www.moshtix.com.au; PH: 1300 (GET TIX) 438 849

Heatseeker: www.heatseeker.com.au

Thur 10 Nov: Waves, Wollongong