The down-to-earth half of The Smiths’ brains trust, the one and only Johnny Marr, has locked in a new tour of Australia.

The news comes right in time for the release of Marr’s new solo album, Playland, due Friday October 3 – it’s another instalment of jangle-driven indie rock from the guitarist who shaped a generation. Where would we be without those riffs to ‘This Charming Man’, ‘How Soon Is Now?’ or later Modest Mouse’s ‘Dashboard’? In a poorer place, that’s where.

Marr brings his Fender Jaguar and all that riffery to the Enmore Theatre on Thursday February 5. Tickets go on sale to Frontier members at 12pm Thursday October 2, and to the general public 10am Tuesday October 7.

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