New York No Wave Queen Lydia Lunch returns to Australia and Nedw Zealand in June to perform the songs of synth–punk duo Suicide and Suicide vocalist Alan Vega.
Lunch will be joined by Andrew Coates of revered Melbourne electro trio, Black Cab to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Vega’s passing, with special guests.
The Melbourne show will feature both principals of Black Cab, Coates and James Lee.
Lunch originally met Suicide – the duo of late vocalist Alan Vega and multi-instrumentalist Martin Rev – in the 1970s, when she moved to New York City from Rochester as a teenager. They formed a lifelong bond and she often joined them on-stage to perform the song “Frankie Teardrop”, recording a duet as part of Vega’s solo album “Sniper”, a collaboration with French experimental artist Marc Hurtado.
Since Vega’s passing in 2016, Lunch has performed several Suicide tribute shows, often with Hurtado; together the pair recently released the live album “Metempsychosis: Reincarnate the Music of Alan Vega + Suicide”.
Having previously never performed the show in Australia, Lydia surprised fans in Melbourne during her 2024 Spoken Word tour with an impromptu appearance at the Tote, backed by Black Cab. That gig sold out in three days so she decided to bring it back for Vega’s anniversary in 2026, working again with Coates.
Lydia Lunch
The Songs of Suicide and Alan Vega
featuring Andrew Coates (Black Cab)
JUNE
14 - Meow, Wellington, NZ (as part of Lōemis)
17 - The Tote, Melbourne (with Black Cab)
20 - Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane
21 - Factory Floor, Sydney
24 - Ed Castle, Adelaide
25 - The Milk Bar, Perth
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