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Youth Group’s new single In My Dreams has gone out to radio stations across Australia this week, and we need you to request it! If you’ve got a minute and a couple of clicks to spare, it would be super unreal if you could do just that.
Merci Boo-coup! MERCI BOO-COOP VERY MUCH INDEED!

National
Triple J
Request In My Dreams on Triple J’s Super Request.
Request In My Dreams on Triple J’s Home and Hosed Program.
Alternatively you can call Super Request from 6pm (AEST)
each night on 1800 0555 36 to request In My Dreams, or SMS: 1975 7 555

Victoria
NOVA 100.3 (Melbourne)
Request In My Dreams on NOVA.
Alternatively you can SMS In My Dreams to: 0419 900 100. 

Triple M 105.1 (Melbourne)
Call 1800 150 000 to request In My Dreams.

Fox FM 101.9 (Melbourne)
Request In My Dreams on Fox FM. 

RRR 102.7 (Melbourne)
Send RRR an email and request In My Dreams.

PBS 106.7 (Melbourne)
Request In My Dreams on PBS.

New South Wales
NOVA 96.9 (Sydney) 
Request In My Dreams on NOVA.

Bondi FM 96.9 (Sydney)
Request In My Dreams on Bondi FM.
Or call Bondi FM on:
+61 (0)2 9300 0788 (studio)
+61 (0)2 9365 5588 (office)

Queensland
NOVA 106.9 (Brisbane)
Request In My Dreams on NOVA.
Alternatively you can SMS In My Dreams to: 19 981 069

Sea FM 90.9 (Gold Coast)
Request In My Dreams on Sea FM.

Western Australia
Nova 93.7 (Perth)
Request In My Dreams on NOVA.
Alternatively you can SMS In My Dreams to: 19 937 937

Last week the fine folks from Moshcam.com filmed Youth Group’s superb and commanding hometown performance at the Annandale in Sydney, and have posted up the video and audio on their site moshcam.com

See for yourself how wonderful and soaring they are live! Ha-Ha!

‘Allo ‘Allo,

Youth Group and theredsunband are 4 dates in to their massive joint headline tour, and are absolutely loving it. They also just got wind of how the folks at Faster Louder are running a comp to Win tickets to a show, hang at soundcheck, and leave at the end of the night with a MASSIVE bag of goodies. They thought it might be something you’d want in on.

Check out what’s on the cards at fasterlouder.com.au

Youth Group are excited to annouce a massive, 18-date Australian tour in October/November with theresunband. We have been long-time fans and friends of the red sunners (their new record The Shiralee is awesome, just quietly) and are pleased to be sharing stages, riders, guitar amps and one big tour van with them. Headlining duties will be shared throughout the tour. Here be the dates:

Thu 16 Oct NEWCASTLE Cambridge Hotel - tickets
Fri 17 Oct SYDNEY Annandale Hotel - tickets
Sat 18 Oct SYDNEY Annandale Hotel - tickets
Sun 19 Oct CRONULLA Brass Monkey - tickets
Wed 22 Oct BALLARAT Karova Lounge - tickets
Thu 23 Oct GEELONG Barwon Club - tickets
Fri 24 Oct MOOROODUC Peninsula Lounge - tickets
Sat 25 Oct MELBOURNE East Brunswick Club - tickets
Sun 26 Oct MELBOURNE East Brunswick Club - tickets
Thu 30 Oct PORT MACQUARIE Flynn’s Beach Hotel - tickets
Fri 31 Oct BRISBANE The Zoo - tickets
Sat 1 Nov NOOSA The J - tickets
Sun 2 Nov CURRUMBIN Soundlounge - tickets
Wed 5 Nov WOLLONGONG Heritage Hotel - tickets
Thu 6 Nov CANBERRA ANU Bar - tickets
Fri 7 Nov WAGGA Capitol Bar
Sat 8 Nov ADELAIDE Jive Bar - tickets
Sun 9 Nov BENDIGO The Pub
Supported by Jordy Lane (Syd) – Oct 16th, 17th, 19th, 22th, 23th, 24th, 25th & 26th
Supported by Laura Imbruglia – Oct 18th, 30th, 31st, Nov 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th

Dear friends and fans,
The Cape Don MV, the ship currently moored at Waverton Wharf, Sydney Harbour, which has become something of a spiritual home for Youth Group over the past couple of years, is under threat. The ship is currently facing an eviction notice from NSW Maritime, a move that is unjust and would place the future of the ship’s restoration project in doubt.

Our relationship with the vessel goes back some years. We shot the film clip for our song ‘Skeleton Jar’ on and around the Cape Don, have had a number of photo shoots on board and recorded parts of our most recent record ‘The Night Is Ours’ in the ship’s engine room. In June the crew a helped us organise and stage a memorable media launch for our new record, for which we played a set on the poop deck.

The crew of the Cape Don have been incredibly welcoming to Youth Group over the past few years. We have always been inspired by their generosity as well as the passion and energy they pour in to restoring this wonderful old Lighthouse Tender. We are proud to be part of the community of locals and visitors that has developed around this wonderfully interesting and valuable part of maritime heritage, and think it is a great shame that its future has been brought into doubt. If eviction occurs, the ship will have to move to a mooring without public access and power. This would fundamentally compromise its intended role as a living museum and cut it off from the community that has invested their time and energy into its restoration.

The ship has been given short notice to move from its current moorings at Waverton. The reasons given for the eviction are that the area is not safe or secure enough to house the Don. These are reasons that have never been a problem for the last five years and, if anything, work done by the crew has made the area safer and more secure. Furthermore, NSW Maritime is cynically using the Youth Group launch as ammunition in its war. On its website it calls our launch a ‘wild party’, whereas in reality it was calm, orderly and had no noise complaints, was invitation only and was attended by members of North Sydney Council including the Mayor Genia McCaffery who gave a speech before we played.

If you want to know more about the Cape Don and its threat, please go to www.mvcapedonsociety.org.au Any support you can offer the ship and her crew would be greatly appreciated.

And if you want to see archival footage of the ship and a Stateline documentary on the ship go to www.youtube.com/mvcapedon

YG

The Vinyl factory in Marrickville have just freshly pressed up some incredible sounding copies of Youth Group’s new album “The Night Is Ours”.

The records are on beautifully cut 155gram vinyl, with audio specially mastered for vinyl by the master, Don Bartley. The vinyl version also contains a couple of exclusive little song tweaks, and comes with a download code for a FREE digital version of the album (in your choice of mp3’s or high quality AAC’s).

Copies are available now through the Vinyl factory shop ONLINE, and can be shipped internationally.

YG Signing copies of the record at Vinyl Factory, Marrickville

At the end of this month (July), and the start of the next (August) Youth Group are playing a couple of shows in intimate theatre settings. They’ll be playing songs from their stunning new album “The Night Is Ours” - and tickets are on sale NOW from oztix