The band will perform at Mercury Live in Cape Town on 25 January 2019, followed by Pool City in Port Elizabeth on 26 January 2019, before heading north to perform at the Arcade Empire in Pretoria on 1 February 2019 and concluding the tour at Rumours in Johannesburg on 2 February 2019.
They will be supported by a string of local bands at each of their stops, including Lithium, Last One Alive, Black Moscow, All We’ve Known, Savage Lucy, Go the Rodeo, Deity’s Muse, Dirty Moonshine, and Climate Control.
“2018 has been a busy year, with the release of our debut album and a busy live schedule. Only fitting to go full steam ahead into 2019 with a tour of half of the band’s Motherland, the scene is thriving in SA with amazing local bands and a great amount of international touring acts pulling in,” comments bassist Daz Carikas.
Temples on Mars comprises of James Donaldson on vocals, Gerald Gill on guitar, Daz Carikas on bass, and Dean Gibb on drums. They produce their own brand of heavy progressive rock music. Formed in 2017 by ex-members of Agent, The Spindle Sect, and Starseed, the band brings together a track record between them having notched up support slots for the likes of Skindred, Devil Sold His Soul, Voyager, Ill Nino, Hed P.E, Enter Shikari, appearances at Download Festival, HRH prog, HRH road trip, and features with BBC Radio 1, Kerrang, Prog magazine, and Metal Hammer.
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