Stardrunk

NEW ZEALAND BATTLE OF THE BANDS WINNER TO TOUR MELBOURNE

Hamilton / Tauranga based four piece high-energy rock band 'Stardrunk', are to embark on a five date promotional tour of Melbourne commencing at the Town Hall Hotel on June 5th.

"It's been a while coming" says vocalist and guitarist Andrew Holmes of the up-coming tour, "but we can't wait to start building an overseas fan base."

Since forming in 2000 the band has racked up a whole host of achievements including winning the award for Best Original Artist at the Bay of Plenty Music Awards in 2001 and beating out over 300 bands to take top honors in the 2002 New Zealand National Battle of the Bands Competition.

The band's achievement as winners of the 2002 New Zealand Battle of the Bands Competition has helped catapult them into the national limelight, with airplay on The Rock FM, Channel Z, The Generator FM, profiles in New Zealand music publications such as Rip It Up and New Zealand Musician Magazine and appearances on New Zealand television programmes Good Morning, M2 and Space.

Says reporter Etta Harrie in the May 2003 Issue of Nexus Magazine:
"Save for The Datsuns, Stardrunk has surely got to be the biggest band in the Waikato right now. They've played support for Pacifier, Grinspoon and Fur Patrol on recent New Zealand tours, they pull the crowds in droves and yeah, they get the girls".

Stardrunk have released two self-produced independent EPs, 'Stardrunk' and 'Overstay' both of which have gone on to sell in excess of 500 copies each. Pre-production of the band's debut album is well underway and with the demand from fans beginning to reach fever pitch, Holmes says releasing an album will become a top priority for the band on its return from across the Tasman.

Website: http://www.stardrunk.com/