Concrete Playground

It's all well and good to blast 'Hey Boy Hey Girl' at maximum decibels from your boom-box every now and then, but some might say it is a vital necessity in life to see The Chemical Brothers play live.

Since arriving on the electronic music scene in the early '90s, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have continually pushed the boundaries of multimedia music — changing the face of large-scale electronic performances forever. Taking the notion of "live" to the extreme, every bass line, each bleep, every accompanying element is coordinated right then and there on stage at the flick of the wrist, the push of a button or the beam of a laser light. It is a total assault on the senses — ears, eyes, tongue, nostrils — nothing is left untouched. And their upcoming Further tour promises to take The Chemical experience to the next level: the pair have commissioned eight mind blowing short films to play in-sync with each of the eight tracks off their latest album Further. Excited? Don't hold your breath for too long, you've a whole nine months ahead of you.

The Chemical Brothers play the Sydney Entertainment Centre on March 10th, 2011. Tickets go on sale August 5th, 2010.