The Butterfly Effect to rock Torquay

Aussie rockers The Butterfly Effect will hit the road next year for a massive regional tour to celebrate 21 years since the release of their debut album Begins Here.

As part of the tour, The Butterfly Effect will bring their distinct brand of distorted, emotive rock – that pays homage to the likes of Silverchair, Rage Against the Machine and Iron Maiden – to the Torquay Hotel on February 21.

With Canberra rockers Hands Like Houses supporting, The Butterfly Effect’s 21 Years of Begins Here regional tour will see the album performed in its entirety, along with other gems from the band’s extensive back catalogue, in locations voted by their fans.

“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.”

For the band, it comes on the back of a national, capital city tour earlier this year to mark the album’s 20th anniversary.

Released in 2003 and certified gold in 2006, Begins Here launched the four-piece band into the mainstream eye and boasts some of The Butterfly Effect’s most enduring tracks, including Crave, Beautiful Mine, Always and One Second of Insanity.

It was followed by three top 10 albums – 2006’s Imago, 2008’s Final Conversation of Kings and, after an extended hiatus, 2022’s IV – cementing the band’s reputation on an international scale.

“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.”

The tour will also provide the band with a chance to revisit familiar ground, as well as tick off a few new destinations.

“We haven’t visited some of these towns in over a decade – possibly even longer,” Hall said.

“And come to think of it, some of these towns we’ve never visited at all.

“We love playing, and as long as we’re not losing a tonne of money to put the show on, we’ll pretty much play anywhere, anytime!”

For more information, or to buy tickets, head to thebutterflyeffectband.com.au