Simon Bonney and Bronwyn Adams have announced their return to Europe after a ten-year hiatus, heading up a new Berlin based incarnation of Crime & the City Solution.
The newly formed line-up will embark on a European tour in May, which will continue throughout the summer before the band returns to the UK for a series of dates that will include Glasgow, Nottingham, Manchester, London and Bristol.
Crime & the City Solution VI, the latest embodiment of the band Bonney formed in 1977 in Sydney, includes Bonney on vocals, Bronwyn Adams on violin, backing vocals, loops and found sound, highly respected Berlin based Australian drummer Chris Hughes, Floridian synth and guitar maestro Georgio Valentino, Berlin based bass player Baron Anastis and long-time collaborator and friend, Melbourne guitarist and pianist Donald Baldie.
Formed in Sydney by Bonney at the age of 16, Crime & the City Solution’s early performances from 1977-1979 had a big impact on key figures of the early Melbourne art-punk/post punk scene. In 1984, Bad Seed Mick Harvey shipped Bonney to England to form the London based Crime with their friend the brilliant and ever influential ex-Birthday Party guitarist Rowland S Howard, with his brother Harry Howard on bass and Epic Soundtracks on drums. Two years on, having toured Europe, the UK and US and released several EPs and an album, this line-up reached its zenith at its finale in a historic swansong performance in Wim Wenders’ cinematic masterpiece ‘Wings of Desire’.
Bonney has said his true voice and the definitive sound he sought emerged with the next, Berlin based incarnation of Crime & the City Solution, which recorded three studio albums and a live CD between 1986 and 1991. With a more experimental sound, which drew less on Melbourne post punk scene took a more explorative musical approach. This line-up was 50% Berliner and featured Einstürzende Neubauten’s Alexander Hacke on guitar, ex-DAF/Liaisons Dangereuses electronic genius Chrislo Haas on vintage Korg patchbay synth, and free jazz bassist Thomas Stern. The line-up was completed by Australians Mick Harvey on drums and Bonney’s longtime lyrical collaborator Bronwyn Adams on violin.
CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION TOUR DATES – 2022
31 May – Odense DK – Posten
1 June – Copenhagen DK – Beta
3 June – Stockholm SE – Debaser Strand
4 June – Oslo NO – John Dee Club & Pub
8 June – Berlin DE – Kuppelhalle – Silent Green
9 June – Russelsheim DE – Das Rind
11 June – Haacht BE – Can’t Live in a Living Room
15 June – Milan IT – Milano Torchiera Open Air
16 June – Bologna IT – Montagnola Park
17 June – Florence IT – Limonaia
19 June – The Hague NL – Grauzone Festival
21 June – Prague CZ – Lucerna Music Bar
22 June – Vienna AT – Volkstheater
23 June – Brno CZ – Kabinet Muz
24 June – Budapest HU – A38
25 June – Zagreb HR – Boogaloo Club
26 June – Ljubljana SI – Kino Siska Venue
9 July – Tel Aviv IL – Ozen Bar
5 Sept – Glasgow UK – King Tuts
6 Sept – Nottingham UK – Rescue Rooms
7 Sept – Manchester UK – Band on the Wall
8 Sept – London UK – The Garage 11 Sept – Bristol UK – Thekla
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