Ten years after Stage Four, Jeremy Bolm is approaching Touché Amoré’s Melbourne anniversary show with pride in the record he made alongside his bandmates.
The Los Angeles band will perform the album in full at Forum Melbourne this Friday, November 13th, for their only Australian show, with Tigers Jaw, Antenna and TIMEPEACE supporting.
Written after Bolm’s mother passed from cancer, Stage Four has connected with listeners navigating their own grief. Speaking with us ahead of the show, Bolm also wants to recognise what all five members achieved together.
“I look at it like an album that I’m really proud of writing with you know, the four other guys.”
Making the record gave him somewhere to put what he was going through. A decade later, he describes the anniversary as “celebrating what we made together”.
When opener ‘Flowers and You’ begins, Bolm feeds off the audience’s excitement and concentrates on giving the best performance he can.
“If I went up there every night and thought about what I was singing about, I probably wouldn’t do this.”
Touché Amoré ‘Flowers and You’ (Live)
With Touché Amoré approaching 20 years together, Bolm talks about his bandmates as family. They bicker and push each other’s buttons, but they also look out for one another.
“I don’t know where I’d be without those guys.”
Melbourne will close this run of Stage Four shows, and Bolm says the city has long felt familiar to a band from Southern California. The food, coffee and atmosphere keep drawing him back, with Melbourne and Sydney regularly delivering some of their wildest Australian shows.
“It feels like a really special place to end this tour.”
Having Tigers Jaw on the bill adds to the occasion. Bolm recalls first meeting Ben at Sound and Fury when Ben complimented his Nirvana T-shirt. He is unsure of the year, but the friendship has lasted through plenty of touring together.
“It’s nice to always see familiar faces.”
Touché Amoré Melbourne Show
Friday, November 13th – Melbourne, Forum
Stage Four performed in full.
With Tigers Jaw, Antenna and TIMEPEACE.
Doors: 7pm. 18+.
Tickets via Destroy All Lines.
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