COG Announce ‘The Vinyl Tour 2024’ With Special Guests YOMI SHIP + KODIAK EMPIRE

It may be reaching the end of the year, but the wheels are firmly in motion for the return of beloved Aussie prog rockers Cog to the stage in 2024. Primed to tour across the east coast next March, Cog will also be joined by special guests Yomi Ship and Kodiak Empire.

Heading to Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra and Sydney next year, Cog‘s The Vinyl Tour 2024 will officially launch on Thursday 28 February 2024 with an extra special appearance at Rare Records in Melbourne/Naarm to celebrate the long-awaited release of their seminal albums ‘The New Normal’ (2005) and ‘Sharing Space’ (2008) on vinyl for the first time ever, alongside an extremely rare first pressing of their 2008 compilation album ‘Just Visiting’.

Emerging in the late 90s, Cog‘s enduring legacy on the heavy music landscape has traversed decades, global touring and a jubilant reunion back in 2016. Via their early EPs, 2000’s ‘Pseudo’ and part one and part two of 2002’s ‘Just Visiting’, the behemoth reputation of the Sydney-hailing trio would firmly cement in 2005 in the form of their debut full-length ‘The New Normal’. From here, Cog took the world by storm, relentlessly touring Australia, embarking on overseas runs, igniting stages at Big Day Out, Falls Festival and Homebake, alongside adding a stellar second album release to their repertoire in the form of the certified Gold 2008 opus ‘Sharing Space’.

Never ones to rest on their laurels, Cog emerged from a five year hiatus in 2016, with an entirely sold out comeback tour across Australia that same year – and some new music soon followed in 2018 via the band’s first new material in a decade: The Middle. From here, Cog have continued to expand their creative spirit, releasing two additional singles, Altered States and Drawn Together, while also remaining extremely active on the touring circuit, most recently headlining Thrashville 2023.

With 2023 drawing to a close, Cog are now turning their gazes to a brand new year; and 2024 is one which will also include an east coast Australian tour to celebrate the long-awaited release of both ‘The New Normal’ and ‘Sharing Space’ on vinyl for the first time.

“Earlier this year we reached a milestone of sorts,” shares Cog‘s Flynn Gower. “In 2008 we delivered our album Sharing Space to our label. Unfortunately, our relationship deteriorated during this period and for the next 15 years we’ve been locked into a contract and waiting for resolution.We can finally say that we now own the rights to all our music. In celebration of this and after many years of inquiries from our fans we can announce that both The New Normal and Sharing Space are available on vinyl and an East Coast tour is booked.”

Available exclusively through Rare Records, these albums will be pressed on 3 x 180g vinyl, housed in deluxe triple gatefold sleeves, with a range of variants on offer, while the ‘Just Visiting’ first pressing is a rare promo-only copy that features the word “RARE” written in gold paint, a 420g gatefold jacket and two transparent red and green (one of each) 190g virgin vinyl records.