The Animals The Farewell Tour: The Final Encore starts this week, with tickets to their Victorian shows still available

The 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place' and 'House of the Rising Sun' hitmakers will be heading to Australia this winter to send off their live shows.

A pivotal band of the UK during the famed British Invasion, standing beside the fab four of The Beatles and the cheeky rockers The Rolling Stones, The Animals built a career has the backbone of the British blues.

After selling out every show of their February / March tour just a few months ago, the demand was too hard to ignore so The Animals return for a massive 29 date final tour, The Farewell Tour: The Final Encore!

THE ANIMALS – The Farewell Tour: The Final Encore Dates

• Friday 25th May – MELBOURNE, The Palms at Crown
• Tuesday 28th May – ADELAIDE, The Gov
• Wednesday 29th May – RENMARK, Chaffey Theatre
• Friday 31st May – LAUNCESTON, Country Club Showroom
• Saturday 1st June – HOBART, Theatre Royal
• Sunday 2nd June – BURNIE, Burnie Arts Centre / Town Hall
• Thursday 6th June – BRISBANE, Princess Theatre
• Friday 7th June – TWEED HEADS, Twin Towns
• Saturday 8th June – D’AGUILAR, Dag Pun and Motel
• Sunday 9th June – CALOUNDRA, The Events Centre
• Wednesday 12th June – SUTHERLAND, Pavilion Performing Arts Centre
• Friday 14th June – CHATSWOOD, The Concourse
• Saturday 15th June – THIRROUL, Anita’s Theatre
• Sunday 16th June – SPRINGWOOD, Blue Mountains Theatre
• Wednesday 19th June – WYONG, The Art House
• Thursday 20th June – KINGSFORD, The Juniors
• Saturday 22nd June – CAMPBELLTOWN, The Cube
• Sunday 23rd June – PENRITH, The June
• Tuesday 25th June – MANDURAH, Performing Arts Centre
• Wednesday 26th June – PERTH, Astor Theatre
• Friday 28th June – WARRAGUL, West Gippsland Arts Centre
• Saturday 29th June – BENDIGO, Ulumbarra Theatre
• Sunday 30th June – FRANKSTON, Frankston Arts Centre
• Tuesday 2nd July – MELBOURNE, The Palms at Crown
• Wednesday 3rd July – NARRE WARREN, Bunjil Place
• Friday 5th July – WARRNAMBOOL, Lighthouse Theatre
• Saturday 6th July – BALLARAT, Wendouree Centre For Performing Arts
• Sunday 7th July – GEELONG, Geelong Story House
• Tuesday 9th July – ADELAIDE, The Gov

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With a wildly celebrated career, The Animals became the second British band to chart in the US, falling in line behind The Beatles, with the June 1964 transatlantic number-one hit ‘The House of the Rising Sun’, creating perhaps the first folk-rock hit. It topped the charts in the UK, US and Canada. Their invasion into US soil was solidified by hit ‘We Gotta Get Out of this Place’ which was chosen as the anthem for the US armed forces during the Vietnam War and is still sung by high school kids on the last day of school.

The upcoming show features founding member John Steel alongside Danny Handley, Bobby Ruiz and Barney “Boogie” Williams in a celebration of their famed foundations and longstanding career. Victorian audiences have the chance to see them in the flesh at Melbourne, Warragul, Bendigo, Frankston, Narre Warren, Warrnambool, Ballarat and Geelong.

Tickets to the final tour are on sale via Metropolis Touring here. 

Words by Staff Writer