RADIO FREE ALICE SHARES “RULE 31” | SUPPORTING GEESE ON TOUR IN 2026
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Naarm/Melbourne new wave/post-punk band Radio Free Alice are excited to share new single “Rule 31,” celebrating the recent end of a European tour which culminated in a sold-out stop at London’s Scala last week. Produced with Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) in Connecticut while touring earlier this year, “Rule 31” packs an urgency worthy of Radio Free Alice’s burgeoning reputation as a global one to watch: the size of the venues they play grows bigger, while their tickets to their shows become harder to come by.
When Radio Free Alice made their way over to the UK late in the summer of 2025, expectations were measured. The band had garnered a respectable following here through two well-received EPs and a tireless approach to touring underground venues since 2023. Nothing, however, could have prepared them for the reception that awaited their arrival this time around. One show sold out immediately. Then another. And another until the quartet had six sold-out headlines in London alone; each full with lively, crowd-surfing fans and one supporter with a Radio Free Alice tattoo emblazoned across his torso.
This caught the attention of Reading & Leeds Festival, who booked Radio Free Alice a few weeks ahead of their event. The band was greeted with another immense turnout. Sold-out dates in the USA followed, which included three sold-out performances in New York City, a stop at The Lot Radio, and a set at Shaky Knees, before the band quickly announced the current flock of UK headlines, all of which promptly sold out.
The group will return to the UK and Europe next year for a string of festivals, including Tramlines Festival in Sheffield and Truck Festival, Abingdon, both just announced last week.
Recorded between Katis in Connecticut and Ali Chant (Dry Cleaning, Perfume Genius, Soccer Mommy) in Bristol & London, August’s Empty Words, Radio Free Alice’s third EP, saw the band reaching a larger audience than ever before; a galvanising moment for the snowballing fanbase accumulated through the band’s tenacious live schedule. Over its four tracks, Radio Free Alice excavates the lingering sensation that culture is slipping into an unhealthy, self-induced cycle of indulgent sentimentality without feeling. The lead single, “Toyota Camry,” received heavy rotation on BBC 6 Music, while DORK christened Empty Words EP ‘smart, stylish and already sounding like a future cult classic’ in their 5-star review.
Formed in Gadigal Land/Sydney in 2020 before making the move to Naarm/Melbourne, Radio Free Alice is Noah Learmonth (he/him; vocals, guitar), Jules Paradiso (he/him; guitar), Michael Phillips (he/him; bass, saxophone), and Lochie Dowd (he/him; drums). The band continues to make their mark with their wildly consistent output and vital live performances.
Radio Free Alice has also just announced that they will join Geese for their sold-out February tour of Australia, featuring stops at Sydney, Melbourne & Perth. More global performances will be announced soon.
Tour Dates
DECEMBER
5 – Sydney, AUS – Liberty Hall
6 – Meredith, AUS – Meredith Music Festival
FEBRUARY
11 – Sydney, AUS – Metro Theatre *
12 – Melbourne, AUS – Croxton Bandroom *
14 – Perth, AUS – Freo Social *
JULY
24 – Sheffield, UK – Tramlines Festival †
25 – Abingdon, UK – Track Festival †
* – w/ Geese
† – Festival Appearance
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