Australian alternative group Kingswood are taking their monster Hometowns tour to the big screen with CLAPTRAP, a documentary due to premiere on April 4.
In 2024, the band pulled off something no other Australian act had done before. They performed 112 shows in six months. Quite literally hitting every corner of the country and playing to over 60,000 fans. Now, that ridiculous, relentless journey has been captured in a feature-length film, giving Kingswood fans a front-row seat to the chaos of life on the road.
CLAPTRAP premieres at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre on April 4, with screenings rolling out across the country. The band will be at select Q&A events, ready to spill on the highs, the lows, and whatever the hell happened in between.
The film is an ian unfiltered look at what it actually takes to survive a tour this ambitious. Directed by Darcy Newton and produced by Luca Catalano, it documents everything. The exhaustion, the inevitable road chaos, and the sheer madness of taking a show to places most bands wouldn’t even consider. Footage includes stops in Brisbane, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Geelong and Fremantle. Really it goes to just about every town with a pub and a power socket.
“The documentary process was unusual and fantastical,” Kingswood said. “The most compelling aspect was being aware of, and willfully subjecting to, the experience of one’s life being documented in the pursuit of artistic expression.”
For a band that’s earned ARIA nominations, triple J Hottest 100 placements, and toured with the likes of AC/DC and Aerosmith, CLAPTRAP is another wild chapter. Whether you caught them on tour or missed out, this film is shaping up to be essential viewing.
Screenings hit Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, Byron Bay, Brisbane, and Sydney, with more dates likely on the way. If you want a proper look at what touring Australia’s backroads really looks like, this is it.
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