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TRANSVAAL DIAMOND SYNDICATE 

Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (TDS) are the manufacturers of some of Australia's finest foot-stompin' swamp and dirty Blues Rock.

It has been a busy and wild journey for Transvaal Diamond Syndicate from their inception back in late 2009, almost immediately garnering attention for their raw, energetic, exciting and often primeval live shows.  Since then, the TDS have only gone from strength to strength, gathering fans nationally from constant touring, performing and strong social engagement with their Youtube channel hitting over 15million plays.

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TOUR SCHEDULE

On the back of 8 years of solid national touring (around 100-150 gigs per year) and over 1000 live shows played, TDS took a much needed hiatus and lineup change during the 2 year Covid period and is back on the road where they belong.  The band has a number of shows lined up for the coming months:

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Thu April 20  Gold Coast  Mo's Desert Clubhouse with CHILD

Sat May 20  Gold Coast  Blues on Broadbeach Festival

Thu Jun 01  Gold Coast  Mo's Desert Clubhouse

July 28-30  Rockhampton  Rockhampton River Festival w The Delta Riggs

Fri Nov 24  Bellingen  Federal Hotel

Sat Nov 25 Port Macquarie  Not Quite a Muster Fest

w Bill Chambers, Kim Salmon, Karl S Williams and more

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FESTIVAL ACTION

Byron Bay BluesFest   l   Queenscliff Music Festival   l   Big Pineapple Music Festival l  Caloundra Music Festival  |  Great Southern BluesFest   l   Blues on Broadbeach   | Australian Festival of Blues  l  Airlie Beach Music Festival   l  Dead Of Winter Festival |  Sydney Blues and Roots Festival   l   Echuca Moama Winter Blues Festival | Narara Music Festival  l  Mitchell Creek Rock and Blues Festival  |  Adelaide Fringe Festival  l  Dead of Winter   l   Mojo Burning Festival  |  Red Deer MAF  | Village Festival  |  Monsoon Rock Stock  l  RocktoberFest  Toowoomba Blues and Roots  |  Hobbstock  |  Eumundi Live  l  Adventure Bay Blues and Roots  |  Grassroots Music Festival   l   Frankie's SwillFest     QLD Festival of Blues  |  Drunken Moon Festival  l  Sunshine Coast Blues and Roots Festival | Arockalpyse  l  Blues Rock Fest  l  Nimbin Mardigrass  l  Dirty Roots l  Wollombi Music Festival  l  Mandate Festival Toowoomba  |  Winter Warmer  |  Sonic Gravy  |  Rockhampton River Festival  |  Not Quite a Muster

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REVIEW + ACLAIM 

  • 'Estranged Blues' YouTube clip clears 13million views with almost 20k channel subscribers and 15million channel views (2021)

  • #1 position on the AMRAP Regional Charts for single The River (5 wks in the top 10 - Oct 2015)

  • #3 position on the Great Southern Charts (AMRAP) for single Lay You Down                                                                                                                 (3 weeks in the top 10 - May 2014)

  • #4 position on the AMRAP Regional Charts for Thicker Than Water (4 wks in the top 10 - Mar 2017)

  • #7 position on the AMRAP Regional Charts for single Easily (2 wks in the top 10 - Nov 2016)

  • #7 position on the Great Southern Charts for new single Mexico (July 2014)

  • #9 position on the Great Southern Charts for new single So Sweet (Oct 2014)

  • #10 position on the Regional Charts (AMRAP) for new single 'The River' (Oct 2015)

  • Top 40 most requested acts on Australian Community Radio in 2012 (AMRAP)

  • 5 singles played on Triple J Radio 

  • Regularly featured on over 100 stations across Australia

  • Have received radio play internationally in over 16 countries

  • 2012 QLD Blues Song of the Year

  • 2013 IMA Award (International - Blues Category)

  • 2013 Top 5 Finalist in the Blues category of the MusicOz Awards

  • #1, #6, #16 and #18 positions in 4ZzZ Radio's Hot 100 Competition (2011-2014)

  • 5 star album reviews in Zoo Magazine and Penthouse Magazine

  • 4 star album reviews in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Courier Mail and The Music

  • iTunes Top 20 charting track with the release of Home

  • Winner in the QLD Music Design Awards (Video category) for 'The River' filmclip (Watch HERE)

  • Finalist in the QLD Music Design Awards (Video category) for the 'So Sweet' filmclip (Watch HERE)

DOWNLOADS

TDS DesertTV PROMO
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TDS DesertTV PROMO

Pack your esky, put a few hot treats in the oven and get ready to bite down on a LIVE and rowdy loungeroom experience with touring act Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, manufacturers of some of Australia's finest hard edge Blues Rock. The now Gold Coast trio throw down a 40min set and live interview for Episode 3 of Desert TV, new professionally captured and edited music TV channel. Episode 3 airs Thursday 01 October at 8.00pm AEST. In a solid 9 years on the road, the band has managed to put over 300,000kms on the tour van, have dropped 5 releases, had 5 tracks featured on Triple J Radio, won numerous awards including a #1 slot on 4ZZZ Hot 100, regularly charted on AMRAP charts and has played most of the country's Blues and Roots festivals in a decade of commitment to the cause. Purchase your $10 household ticket now and the livestream link will be sent to your nominated email on the day of the show. Then log in to Desert TV's YouTube channel via the link, join the chat room and you're away! Exclusive show for ticket holders only. Purchase your ticket now at https://www.mosdesertclubhouse.com. Desert TV is the live video arm of Gold Coast creative space Mo's Desert Clubhouse, aiming to develop and nurture the energy and creative vision of artists and industry workers, capturing professionally-recorded live sets which engage the community in collaborative experience and provide necessary alternate income streams. With help from the awesome folk at Beats Cartel, Mo's Desert Clubhouse, Serotonin Productions, Wild Honey Production, City of Gold Coast and the QLD Government. Funded by the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and the City of Gold Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. Subscribe to Desert TV NOW at https://www.youtube.com/c/DesertTV
Transvaal Diamond Syndicate: The River OFFICIAL [HD] M15+
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Transvaal Diamond Syndicate: The River OFFICIAL [HD] M15+

Official music video for Transvaal Diamond Syndicate's track 'The River'. Based on a true story, ‘The River’ depicts a woman kidnapped by the local sheriff and sold down the river as a slave from one man to another. Unlike the two women killed by domestic violence in Australia every week, the woman in this story escapes and the sheriff gets his coup de grâce. "I'm gonna sell you down the river tonight, I'm gonna sell you my love." 50% of single proceeds will be donated to a Brisbane Womens shelter. The track is the 1st single release of 'The Shadow' EP, the first EP in a double EP set due for release late 2015. TDS will tour the release with a 12 week national tour including first time trips over to Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Shot and directed by Kim Ferguson at BeatsTV. Edited by Christian Tryhorn at Beats Cartel. www.beatscartel.com Video Features: Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (Christian Tryhorn, Jus Alfrey and Michael Gardiner) Taia Campbell (lead actress) Eli Madden (motorbike stunt double) Link to Purchase: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-shadow-ep/id1040559890 For more information on the band head to www.transvaaldiamondsyndicate.com.
Transvaal Diamond Syndicate: CROWD FUNDING CAMPAIGN VID
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Transvaal Diamond Syndicate: CROWD FUNDING CAMPAIGN VID

Transvaal Diamond Syndicate is all set to hit the studio and the roads of Australia once again and they need your help. The band has launched their first ever crowd-funding campaign through Indiegogo, looking to raise $10,000 over 40 days to help cover the $15,000 expense that the new double EP will bring. CAMPAIGN LINK: http://igg.me/at/transvaaldiamondsyndicate Punters can swap goods, services and gigs for $ as part of the campaign with the band offering live backyard performances, the release on digital download, CD and vinyl, track vocal appearances, custom artworks, pre-loved guitars and much more. You can even get a custom tattoo of your choice needled onto their hides! Eeeek. Not many bands have worked as hard for Australian Blues Rock in a short space of time with the band having chalked up some 250,000kms on the roads of Australia along with around 1,000 live and all-original performances. Get on board and help a hard-working band continue to release critically-acclaimed works and hold up their status as one of the hardest working bands in Australia. The band will tour most of the back half of the year leading with a 6 week tour of VIC, NSW and QLD. Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1651556925056601/ For more information or to help the band directly, please visit the above campaign link or email bookings@beatscartel.com. #liveandoriginal #bluesrockrevival
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