Nitidus

NITIDUS /ni-TEE-dus/, n.,
1. Hard Rock Artist Of The Year
2. Melodic, riff-laden, razor-edge rock
3. Honest, hard-working rock band
4. An in-your-face live experience!

Gig Diary

2007

Date	Venue	line-up	entry
Thu 11^th January	The Green Room 33 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne	Lepers Unite Nitidus Rincon	CANCELLED
Thu 4^th January	Bar Open 317 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy	Nitidus acoustic performance

2006

Date	Venue	line-up	entry
~~Fri 15^th December~~	Sodens Hotel Corner David & Wilson Streets, Albury	Master Tang Nitidus	CANCELLED
Sat 9^th December	tba Woodonga Hard Truth Tour	Nitidus	~~$10~~ CANCELLED
Sat 2^nd December	The Crown & Anchor Hotel 196 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA	Tony Font Show Nitidus
Sun 26^th November	The ROCK Edge Hotel, Sturt Highway Buronga NSW (near Mildura) Hard Truth Tour all-ages show	MC for the ROCK Family Day: Jordon Allen The Good Fish Vermilion Nitidus Last Minute - Ville Last Night's Dream	$10 (kids under 12 free!)
Sat 25^th November	The Sandbar 45 Langtree Avenue, Mildura Hard Truth Tour	The Good Fish Vermilion Born A Liar Nitidus Last Night's Dream	$10
Wed 22^nd November	The Noise Bar 291 Albert Street, Brunswick	Nitidus (11pm) Antisocial Commentary (10pm) Born A Liar (9pm) The Paradigm Shift (10pm) Fawkes (9pm) Acolyte (8pm)	$7
Sat 18^th November	The Pony 68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne	Nitidus Tony Font Show (Adelaide) Odyssey	$10
Fri 17^th November	Old Bendigo Jail Gaol Road, Bendigo ALL AGES!	Avalon Drive (9pm) The Paradigm Shift (8pm) Nitidus (7pm) Born A Liar (6pm)	$10
~~Mon 30^th October~~	Sol's Deck Bar 191 Oxford Street (Taylor Square), Darlinghurst NSW	Nitidus	CANCELLED
~~Sun 29^th October~~	Sandringham Hotel 387 King Street, Newtown NSW	Nitidus	CANCELLED
~~Sat 28^th October~~	ANU Bar Australian National University, Canberra ACT	Master Tang Nitidus Inside The Exterior	CANCELLED
Thu 26^th October	Revolver 299 Chapel Street, Prahran	Nitidus (10:30pm) Undecane (9:30pm) Dura (8:30pm)	$5
Mon 16^th October 7pm	The Hard Rock Café 1 Bourke Street, Melbourne	Nitidus acoustic performance	FREE
Thurs 5^th October	Ruby's Lounge 1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave	Nitidus (11pm) Undecane (10pm)	$6
Thurs 28^th September 10pm	The Karova Lounge Cnr Field & Camp Street, Ballarat	Abandoned Dream (11pm) Nitidus (10pm)	$5
Fri 22^nd September	The Crown & Anchor Hotel 196 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA	Nitidus The Eleventhour Colorblind	FREE
Fri 8^th September 9pm	The Pub 173 Hargreaves St, Bendigo	Master Tang (1am) Nitidus (12am) Born A Liar (11pm) Violence & Sunshine (10pm)
Thurs 31^st August	The Espy Public Bar 11 Upper Esplanade, St. Kilda	First Time Hookers (12pm) The Upper Hand (11pm) Nitidus (10pm) Artinem (9pm)	FREE
Sat 12^th August 8:30pm	Noise Bar (Railway Hotel) 291 Albert Street, Brunswick	Ordain ~~The Need~~ Nitidus Master Tang (Albury) Immersion	$7
Fri 4^th August 8pm	Fuse (Colonial Hotel) Cnr Lonsdale and King St, Melbourne Ordain's EP launch. $2.50 pots til 11pm!	Ordain (EP Launch) Nitidus The Need Freestate Miss Charity (NSW)	$10
Fri 28^th July 8:30pm	Hi-Fi Bar 125 Swanston Street Wlk Melbourne	Nitidus Tread The Need	$10
Sun 16^th July 3:30pm	Rare Records St. Kilda Special surprise acoustic performance in tribute to Megan Dale.	Rook Bushido Nitidus Ordain Calling All Cars	FREE
Sat 27^th May Doors open 9pm	Shamrock Hotel 579 High Street, Echuca	Nitidus Ordain	FREE
~~Sat 20^th May~~	The Pony 68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne		CANCELLED
Thurs 11^th May	Revolver 299 Chapel Street, Prahran	Nitidus (11pm) Undecane Dura	$5
Mon 8^th May 6pm to 9pm	The Pool Room (video shoot) 1136 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully We're filming more footage for our upcoming video, so come along between 6pm and 9pm, play some pool with your buddies and watch us make fools of ourselves.		FREE
Fri 5^th May	The Espy Public Bar 11 Upper Esplanade, St. Kilda	Nitidus (11:45pm) Ordain (10:30pm) Tang (9:15pm)	FREE
Thurs 20^th April	Rollover (The Palace, Stage B) Lower Esplanade, St. Kilda	Immersion (11:30pm) Nitidus (10:30pm) Undecane (9:30pm)	$10
Fri 31^st March	Fuse (Colonial Hotel) Cnr Lonsdale and King St, Melbourne VIDEO SHOOT! Be a part of Nitidus' upcoming video clip!	Nitidus (10:30pm) Days of Red nevereleven Illumni Ordain (acoustic set)	$8
Wed 15^th Feb Doors open 7:30pm	Noise Bar (Railway Hotel) 291 Albert Street, Brunswick Huge blow-out party at the Noise Bar, bring everyone, this is gonna be huge!	Nitidus (9:30pm) Ordain The Eleventhour Nexusphere	$8
Wed 25^th Jan Doors open 9:30pm	The Nic Corner of Nicholson & Buckley Street, Footscray "Aussie Day Eve Rock Extravaganza"	Nitidus (12am) New Skin Menace (11pm) Iris (10pm)	$8

2005

...31 shows in total!

Thursday 22^nd December - Xmas Show
The Pony 68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne	Nitidus (11:30) Alpha State (10:30) The Eleventhour (9:30) doors open 9pm

Friday 16^th December
Ruby's Lounge 1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave	Nitidus Undecane Eskee

~~Saturday 10^th December - Tour of Canberra!~~ Cancelled!
Church Bar 7 Akuna St, Canberra $7 entry	Nitidus (12am) Looking Glass (11:10pm) Infernal Combustion Racket (10:10pm) TenSue (9:20pm) The Chuffs (8:30pm) doors open 8pm
Due to unforseen circumstances, this show never eventuated, but we have some funky photos from the trip.

Thursday 1^st December (9pm)
NEXT (Colonial Hotel) Cnr Lonsdale and King St, Melbourne	Alpha State Nitidus Nexusphere (NSW)

Sunday 20^th November (11am to 4pm)
Cruden Farm Family Fun Day Cranbourne-Frankston Road, Langwarrin (enter from Cranhaven Road) Melway Ref: 103 F6 Entry: $15 per adult; children under 15 free admission Download the flyer	Nitidus (12.50 – 1:10pm) + (2:00 – 2:30pm) Ordain (12.30 – 12.50 pm) + (3.30 – 4.00pm) Plus performances by Platinum – (A capella “boy” band) Diamond Valley Brass Band Pipes & Drums of the 5/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment The Melbourne Chorus Flip Acrobatics

Sunday 20^th November (11am to 4pm)

Cruden Farm Family Fun Day
Cranbourne-Frankston Road, Langwarrin
(enter from Cranhaven Road)
Melway Ref: 103 F6

Entry: $15 per adult;
children under 15 free admission

Download the flyer

Nitidus (12.50 – 1:10pm) + (2:00 – 2:30pm)
Ordain (12.30 – 12.50 pm) + (3.30 – 4.00pm)

Plus performances by

Platinum – (A capella “boy” band)
Diamond Valley Brass Band
Pipes & Drums of the 5/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment
The Melbourne Chorus
Flip Acrobatics

Saturday 12^th November
Relay 4 Life Ballam Park (Athletics Track), Frankston Melways ref: p103 B3 Help support cancer research	Nitidus (4:30pm) Bands Activities Fun for the whole family

Saturday 20^th August
The Dan O'Connell 225 Canning Street Carlton Doors open 8pm. $7 entry	Nitidus The Upper Hand Alan Campbell (Geelong) A Grand Dynamic Lepers Unite

Friday 19^th August
Warrnambool The Criterion Hotel 151 Kepel Street $6 entry	Nitidus (1am) The Curious Few (12am) Circle K (11pm)

Saturday 13 ^th August
NITIDUS EP LAUNCH!!
The Gershwin Room The Esplanade Hotel 11 Upper Esplanade, St Kilda $8 entry	Nitidus Alpha State Rincon Odyssey Nevereleven
review by James Ridley

Friday 5^th August
The VIC 380 Victoria Street Brunswick $8 entry	Alpha State (11:30) Self (Sydney) (10:30) Nitidus (9:30) Ezekio (8:30)

Thursday 21^st July - Jäger Uprising
The Evelyn 351 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy	Los Amigos (11:30) Pyramid (10:30) Nitidus (9:30) The Mercy Killers (8:30)

Saturday 16^th July
The Dan O'Connell Hotel 225 Canning Street Carlton Doors open 8pm. $10 entry.	Five Star Prison Cell (11:50pm) Rimend (11:00pm) Bushido (10:10pm) Nitidus (9:20pm) At What Cost (8:30pm)

Tuesday 12^th July Uni Night
The VIC 380 Victoria Street Brunswick $4 entry	Shatterpoint Nitidus Supercede

Friday 1^st July
The Pony 68 Little Collins Street Melbourne $5 $6 entry	Nitidus (11:30pm) Ordain (10:30pm) The Eleventhour (9:30pm)

Friday 17^th June
Hi-Fi Bar 125 Swanston Street Wlk Melbourne $12 entry	Tang (9:30pm) Featuring guest guitarists P.C. and Ash from Nitidus!

Thursday 16^th June
The Esplanade Hotel Front Bar 11 Upper Esplanade St Kilda FREE ENTRY!	Maeder (12am) The Mercy Killers (10:30pm) Nitidus (9:30pm)

Saturday 28^th May
The Dan O'Connell Hotel 225 Canning Street Carlton $6 entry	Avenza (11:30) Nitidus (10:30) Sonic Jihad (9:30)

Wednesday 11^th May - RAW EXPOSURE
Brown Alley The Colonial Hotel Cnr Lonsdale St and King St Melbourne Doors open 8pm. $12 entry.	Hydraplayne Nitidus (10:00pm) Radiotonic Quietthefew Acoustic: Aaron Stevenson (N.Z.) DJs: Roger Dodge Lucky Tee Cee

Friday 6^th May
The Duke of Windsor 179 Chapel Street Windsor	Alpha State Maeder Nitidus Immersion $8 entry.

Sunday 24^th April
The Dream Nightclub 229 Queensberry Street Melbourne	Ordain (9:30pm) Nitidus (10:30pm) Rincon (11:30pm) $5 entry.

Thursday 21^st April
MHFA Golden Opportunity Ball 2005 Crown Palladium Southbank	Nitidus Paper Street Sound Company

Saturday 2^nd April
The Armadale 1068 High Street Armadale	Ordain Nitidus (8:30pm)

Friday 18^th March
The Barley Corn 177 Johnston Street Collingwood	Ordain Nitidus Unkut

Thursday 3^rd March
The Tote 71 Johnston Street Collingwood	Tread Odyssey Nitidus

Thursday 24^th February
NEXT @ Brown Alley Cnr Lonsdale St and King St Melbourne	Nitidus (10:45pm) Dear Lylith (10:00pm) Caught in the Crossfire (9:15pm) $10 entry ($8 if you tell them you're here to see Nitidus)

Sunday 20^th February: MAROONDAH FESTIVAL!
Maroondah Festival Croydon Park Mt Dandenong Road Croydon (Melways Ref 50 K4)	Keypass Youth Stage Spiderbait (4pm) 5 Star Prison Cell (2:40pm) Nitidus (1:35pm) The Flingers (12:30pm) FREE ENTRY

Wednesday 16^th February
Kashmir 8 Whiteman Street South Bank	Nitidus (10:30pm) Soundscape (9:30pm) $6 entry ($4 for email newsletter subscribers)

Wednesday 2^nd February
Revolver Upstairs 229 Chapel Street Prahran	Down the Sun Synthetic Breed Nitidus (9:15pm) $5 entry, and tell them you're here to see NITIDUS

Saturday 29^th January
The Duke of Windsor 179 Chapel Street Windsor	Spidergoat Canyon (11:30pm) Firewitch (10:30pm) Nitidus (9:30pm) Odyssey (8:30pm) $6 entry

Saturday 22^nd January
The Pony 68 Little Collins Street Melbourne	Nitidus (11:30pm) Odyssey (10:30pm) Dave Owens (9:30pm) $5 entry

Wednesday 19^th January: INDIE INITIATIVE
The Greyhound Cnr Carlisle Street & Brighton Road St. Kilda	Immersion (10:30pm) Ezekio (9:30pm) Nitidus (8:30pm) FREE ENTRY!

2004

...31 shows in total!

When	Friday 17^th December Raw Exposure
Where	The View Cnr High Street Road & Springvale Road, Glen Waverley
Featuring	Nitidus Tremedy plus guest
Entry	subscribe to our email list for VIP pass!

When	Saturday 11^th December Central Gippsland Health Service charity show
Where	The Crown 317 Raymond St, Sale
Featuring	Nitidus Odyssey Hur Fur
Entry	$5

When	Thursday 9 ^th December
Where	The Greyhound Hotel Cnr Carlisle Street & Brighton Road, St. Kilda
Featuring	Alpha State (11pm) Nullenvoid (9:45pm) Nitidus (8:30pm)
Entry

"Way Out West" Summer Tour

Featuring	Nitidus, Alpha State, Odyssey (Odyssey appearing Saturday only)

When	Friday 3^rd December
Where	Geelong Barwon Club 509 Moorabool St, Geelong

When	Saturday 4 ^th December
Where	Warrnambool The Criterion Hotel, 151 Kepler Street, Warrnambool

When	Saturday 27^th November
Where	The Armadale 1068 High Street, Armadale
Featuring	Nitidus (11:30pm) Rincon (10:15pm) Reagan (9pm)
Entry	$6

When	McHappy Day Saturday 20^th November
Where	McDonald's Restraunt, Lilydale
Featuring	Nitidus perform at 2pm. We're jammin' it on the back of a truck! NOW THAT'S ROCK AND ROLL!!
Entry	FREE SHOW (buy a Big Mac for charity!)

When	Wednesday 27^th October
Where	The Espy (Front Bar) 11 Upper Esplanade, St Kilda
Featuring	Creech Nitidus Sydonia
Entry

When	Thursday 21^st October
Where	The Evelyn 351 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Featuring	Paper Street Sound Company Nitidus Bushido
Entry

When	Saturday 16^th October, 9pm
Where	The Pony 68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Featuring	Nitidus (11pm) Odyssey (10pm) Regan (9pm)
Entry

When	Friday 8^th October, 9:15pm
Where	The Barley Corn 177 Johnston Street, Collingwood
Headliner	Alumni
Support	Tang, Nitidus, Slight Of Hand
Entry	$5

Sunday 12^th September, 7:30pm

The Tote

71 Johnston Street, Collingwood

One show isn't enough this weekend, so come down to The Tote and catch NITIDUS kickin' it on a Sunday evening with Praetorian and Perahelion. Only $5 entry.

Saturday 11^th September, 8:30pm

Duke Of Windsor

179 Chapel Street, Windsor

A day steeped in infamy, being of course Doctor K's birthday, so what better time to party! With .hinge headlining, come see NITIDUS kick start the night, along with BUSHIDO and SULO.

Saturday 28^th August

Farewell to Winter Show!

All you Warnambool party people are in for an extra special treat, and for you Melbournites, there's never been a better time for a road trip! Come celebrate the end of winter with a killer all-star rock line-up featuring NITIDUS, ALPHA STATE and ODYSSEY. Guaranteed to entertain, this is the show you've been waiting for all season!

Thursday 19^th August - 8pm

Launchpad 2004 competition

Club Evolution

138 Commercial Road, Prahran

NITIDUS test their mettle against the best of the local music scene. Get ready for a no-holds barred rock show condensed into one 15 minute sonic burst... plus a variety of great bands showing their true colors.

Wednesday 4^th August, 8pm

The Tote

71 Johnston Street, Collingwood

Ready for some mid-week NITIDUS action? Want support from Immersion and Just Add Water? You know where it's at. Doors open at 8pm and only $4 gets you through.

Thursday 29^th July, 9:30pm

Dream Night Club

229 Queensberry Street

NITIDUS return to the Dream Night Club with support from those metal monsters themselves, Devil's Ocean. $5 entry, show starts at 9:30pm.

Friday 23^rd July

The Armadale Hotel

1068 High Street, Armadale

You know it, you love it, everyone's favourite local heats up again with the blissful sonic onslaught of NITIDUS. Don't miss it!

Saturday 10^th July

The Pony

68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Shout 'til you're a little horse, while NITIDUS supplies the entertainment. One of Melbourne's not-so-hidden treasures, come down and check it out.
Also featuring Alpha State and the debut performance of Devil's Ocean.

Tuesday 1^st June - 10pm

The TOTE

71 Johnston Street, Collingwood

The Tote is undoubtedly THE ONLY place to be for live rock entertainment, with NITIDUS crankin' out our unique blend of commercial, heavy, and funk flavours. The night also features the might of ORDAIN and the finger lickin' good TANG, so come get yourself a hearty piece of the action!

Sunday 23^rd May - 9pm

The Arthouse

616 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Nitidus bring you a wild and heavy night of rockin' mayhem at Melbourne's favourite alternative venue: The Arthouse. Come get some rock into ya!

Thursday 20^th May - 10pm

The National Hotel

195 Moorabool Street, Geelong

Venturing outside the familiar grounds of Melbourne's music scene, the crew are heading out to Geelong for a night of fun-filled mayhem. For all you party people in the West, this is your chance to see what all the fuss is about... you won't be disappointed!

Friday 7^th May - 9pm

The Rush Bar

134 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Back by popular demand, NITIDUS have been given a wildcard entry back into the 2004 Australian Rockband Challenge. Come and see the boys play a few favourites before heading to the Gershwin for the main act!

Friday 7^th May - midnight

The Espy, Gershwin Room

11 Upper Esplanade, St Kilda

THE best bar in Melbourne is about to get better! The Nitidus rock show comes to the Espy in grand style and you're invited to join the party. Show starts at 9pm and features Satellite, Drop Zone and Rincon. For a night of bitchin' tunes, stage antics, atmosphere and give aways, there's only one place to be. See you there!

Friday 30^th April - doors open 8pm
MELFEST 3

The Armadale Hotel

1068 High Street, Armadale

MELFEST is always a highlight on the Melbourne unsigned artist calendar. Back for a third innings, MELFEST 3 will be an unforgettable event, featuring Nitidus (11pm), Liminal (10pm) and Snowman (9pm), plus acoustic acts Tempus, Emerald Sea, World of Disorder, Dom Italiano and Busker 7. Discover what exciting new sounds the Melbourne music scene has to offer. This will also mark the official launch of the EP A.S. It Is, available at all good music stores May 3rd.

Friday 2^nd April - 8pm
2004 Australian Rockband Challenge

The Rush Bar

134 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Watch NITIDUS battle it out with some of the finest rock acts on the Melbourne scene at the inagural Australian Rockband Challenge, only at the stylish Rush Bar just up from Chapel Street. Come on down, make some noise and may the best band win!

Friday 19^th March - 9:30pm

The Armadale Hotel

1068 High Street, Armadale

Nitidus return to the Armadale at a much funkier time slot ready to unleash their pure rock fury for your enjoyment. With new songs in the works and more copies of the new EP available, you're in for one hell of a night. Prepare!

Thursday 11^th March

The Green Room

33 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

The time has come for the Nitidus arsenal to detonate in the heart of our fine metropolis. The deep underbelly of the Green Room will become ground zero as we show Melbourne how we do things Nitidus style!

Thursday 19^th February - 10:30pm

The Barley Corn

177 Johnston Street, Collingwood

Back by popular demand, Nitidus return for another evening of raw craziness. Be there for all the action!

Wednesday 28^th January

The Arthouse

616 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

The Artilery Hotel, a place that many Melbourne alternative bands call home, are welcoming Nitidus back to their stage... but this is not the same band that played there merely 6 months ago, this is the new Nitidus rock extravaganza! If you wanna see what's changed, you know what to do.

Saturday 10th January, 10pm
SUMMER NITEZ

Barley Corn Hotel

177 Johnstone Street, Collingwood

Not to be missed, this massive Saturday night show features the talents of Nitidus and Lustre, as well as cover band ASL. Come celebrate the new year with us, as we make 2004 the year of NITIDUS!

2003

Wednesday 17th December, 9pm

Armadale Hotel
1068 High Street, Armadale

The debut performance of the new improved Nitidus, as well as the launch the new E.P. "A.S. It Is". Also featured local rockers Tang.

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Gig Diary

2007

2006

2005

NITIDUS EP LAUNCH!!

2004

"Way Out West" Summer Tour

Sunday 12th September, 7:30pm

71 Johnston Street, Collingwood

Saturday 11th September, 8:30pm

179 Chapel Street, Windsor

Saturday 28th August

Farewell to Winter Show!

151 Kepler Street, Warrnambool

Thursday 19th August - 8pm

Launchpad 2004 competition

138 Commercial Road, Prahran

Wednesday 4th August, 8pm

71 Johnston Street, Collingwood

Thursday 29th July, 9:30pm

229 Queensberry Street

Friday 23rd July

1068 High Street, Armadale

Saturday 10th July

68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Tuesday 1st June - 10pm

71 Johnston Street, Collingwood

Sunday 23rd May - 9pm

616 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Thursday 20th May - 10pm

195 Moorabool Street, Geelong

Friday 7th May - 9pm

134 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Friday 7th May - midnight

The Espy, Gershwin Room

11 Upper Esplanade, St Kilda

Friday 30th April - doors open 8pmMELFEST 3

1068 High Street, Armadale

Friday 2nd April - 8pm2004 Australian Rockband Challenge

134 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Friday 19th March - 9:30pm

1068 High Street, Armadale

Thursday 11th March

33 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Thursday 19th February - 10:30pm

177 Johnston Street, Collingwood

Wednesday 28th January

616 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Saturday 10th January, 10pmSUMMER NITEZ

177 Johnstone Street, Collingwood

2003

Wednesday 17th December, 9pm

Sunday 12^th September, 7:30pm

Saturday 11^th September, 8:30pm

Saturday 28^th August

Thursday 19^th August - 8pm

Wednesday 4^th August, 8pm

Thursday 29^th July, 9:30pm

Friday 23^rd July

Saturday 10^th July

Tuesday 1^st June - 10pm

Sunday 23^rd May - 9pm

Thursday 20^th May - 10pm

Friday 7^th May - 9pm

Friday 7^th May - midnight

Friday 30^th April - doors open 8pm
MELFEST 3

Friday 2^nd April - 8pm
2004 Australian Rockband Challenge

Friday 19^th March - 9:30pm

Thursday 11^th March

Thursday 19^th February - 10:30pm

Wednesday 28^th January

Saturday 10th January, 10pm
SUMMER NITEZ