The Rubens celebrate three years of Hoops: announce 3 dates at Oxford Art Factory this August
PRAISE FOR The Rubens
“The Rubens”
“Hoops”
“LO LA RU”
“0202”
“SODA”
“The Rubens’ story is a bit of a whirlwind”
“It's been unreal to see their progression as a band — the maturity in their sound, confidence in themselves and experimentation in the musicianship”
“Formed in 2011, they clearly never anticipated to come this far with their music”
HOOPS TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOWS
Oxford Art Factory – Eora / Sydney
August 22
August 23
August 24
Pre-sale: Mon 23 June from 8AM AEST
General on sale: Tue 24 June from 8am AEST
Tickets available HERE
Following a rapidly SOLD OUT intimate show at OAF Gallery last night in Sydney, alt-rock favourites The Rubens are celebrating a decade of their breakthrough, ARIA Gold-certified album Hoops with three huge nights at Oxford Art Factory’s Main Room on August 22, 23 and 24. Pre-sale starts at 8AM AEST on Monday June 23, with general on sale available from 8AM AEST from Tuesday June 24. SIGN UP FOR ACCESS HERE.
Originally released in 2015, Hoops marked a turning point for The Rubens—catapulting them from promising newcomers to one of Australia’s most beloved live acts. The album spawned hit singles, including the title track ‘Hoops’, which famously took out the #1 spot in triple j’s Hottest 100, and laid the foundation for a career that has seen them headline major venues and festivals around the country.
These special shows will see The Rubens dig back into the Hoops era, playing a selection of fan favourites from the record—woven throughout a career-spanning setlist that showcases their evolution across five acclaimed albums. It’s a rare chance to experience the energy of Hoops live in an intimate setting, as the band reflects on where they’ve been and teases what’s to come. It also forms part of their friend’s Oxford Art Factory’s 18th birthday party series.
Supported by MISSO and further special guests to be announced, today’s announcement marks the start of more celebrations planned over the coming months – both in veneration of Hoops’ milestone and in preparation of The Rubens’ highly anticipated sixth studio album.
The Rubens are the three Margin brothers, Zaac, Sam and Elliott, and long term friends Scott Baldwin and William Zeglis. Their slow burn breakout ‘My Gun’ would catapult the five piece from Menangle NSW into one of Australia’s leading success stories in recent memory. Their ARIA Platinum debut would set the tone for their trajectory: several national tours, performing at every major Australian music festival, supporting Bruce Springsteen, The Black Keys, Grouplove. All before Hoops was even within reach. Debuting at #2 on the ARIA Album charts, Hoops today claims ARIA Gold status and its title track would place The Rubens in a coveted group with Gotye, Vance Joy, Jet of #1 winning song’s in triple j’s Hottest 100.
In the time since the group have performed at some of Australia’s milestone venues from the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Margaret Court Arena to sold out tours across North America; arena tours supporting PINK to a coveted performance with Vic Mensa at Splendour In The Grass. To date their entire catalogue has amassed over 300+ million streams and 250,00 physical albums. With back to back ARIA Chart placement throughout their catalogue alongside awards for APRA Rock Work of the Year (‘Never Ever’) and ARIA Awards for Producer of the Year and Engineer of the Year (0202), even an MTV Unplugged live album, “The Rubens’ story is a bit of a whirlwind” (GQ Australia).
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