We put everything on stage every night, and now we’re really trying to win over a room full of people who don’t want to see us. When you’re always doing your own shows it’s easier and you don’t have to work as hard. It makes you a better band when you have to play outside your comfort zone. We’ll play before them in front of 20,000 people who don’t really know our music, which is weird but awesome. What have you been up to since Hannah recovered?ĬZ: We’ve been doing this Imagine Dragons arena tour something we’ve never done before. When those things happen you just have to make the best out of the situation.ĬZ: Thanks for your concern but she’s all good now, which is great.
So we were just going way too hard, especially with the baby and losing too much sleep. At that point we had toured for almost five or six months straight, and the tour had just been in Australia shortly before that as well when ‘Welcome To Your Life’ came out. We’ve learnt from it now, not to do too much anymore. When Big Mess came out and we had a baby on the bus, we bit off a little more than we could chew. Have you guys put in any measures or restrictions now for more effective management of Hannah’s voice so this doesn’t happen again?ĬZ: Yeah we try not to do a certain amount of shows in a row, but I think what happened and what led to that was we did way too much with our tour schedule. We just keep growing as musicians and humans, and we’re going to come back to Australia in a much more enlightened place, let’s just say that.Īt the time you guys mentioned it was Hannah’s vocal chords that had suffered some damage. We’ve blocked that painful memory out of our minds and we’re playing shows again and it’s been the most fun we’ve ever had. It’s frustrating when people don’t understand that there was nothing we could do, just wait for her to heal and get better. So it was definitely a hit, and it took us some time. There’s nothing worse than cancelling shows, especially in your favourite places in the world to go to. How difficult was having to pull out of the tour at the last minute last year, and how was the recovery period for Hannah?ĬZ: It was tough man, it was pretty heartbreaking. We usually have the best shows of our career in Australia so we’re excited for another run. It feels like it’s been out for a while and we can’t wait to come back. How excited are you to finally bring the Big Mess album in full to Aussie audiences?ĬZ: You have no idea man we can’t believe we haven’t played the album over there yet. Your new Australian tour has just been announced. We caught up with co-founding member Christian Zucconi to chat about the challenges Grouplove faced after cancelling their last tour, new music that could be road tested at upcoming shows, and their love of the quintessential Australian shoey.
They’ll be back early in 2018 for a run of headline shows and festival dates including Mountain Sounds and Party In The Paddock. Now, with not only the album but another EP Little Mess and recent standalone single ‘Remember That Night’ under their belts, Grouplove have announced that they’re back to make amends for the tour they missed. Their 2016 single ‘Welcome To Your Life’ and subsequent album Big Mess reaffirmed our love for the LA five-piece, but just when they were preparing to tour the album down under last summer disaster struck.įoundation member and key vocalist Hannah Hooper suffered damage to her vocal chords after almost six months of non-stop touring, including a fleeting visit to Australia earlier in the year, and under strict doctor’s orders she was instructed to rest.
Grouplove and Australia have a certain shared affinity in a way that few other overseas acts have managed in recent years.