The Dare: A casually insouciant figure, never without a pair of tinted sunglasses. Harrison Patrick Smith is as rangy as a beanpole, with musical chops that highlight the silly, hedonism-fuelled discography that brought us hit single Girls and Good Time. He's been spotted partying it up with queen of the Brat legion herself and fellow co-conspirator Billie Eilish. And the latest yet: Our newest indie sleaze magnate might be making a beeline straight to us. More on that below. Now is a good time as ever to get acquainted with this one man band. We're in good company – the digital void seems to be raring in agreement. Ahead, we've collated a file on the latest in the game.
When is the FREAKQUENCIES club night?
Today, The Dare has announced an exclusive Melbourne edition of his infamous club night FREAKQUENCIES. After his debut headline live shows, Harrison Patrick Smith will take over Miscellania on Thursday 5 December with a cast of special guests. Tickets will be available to the general public tomorrow, Wednesday 27 November at 1pm AEDT, on the Frontier Touring website.
When is The Dare touring Australia?
The Dare will be making an Australian debut in Melbourne later this month. As one of the headliners of the Melbourne Meredith Festival, he will join the likes of Jamie XX and Genesis Owusu in debuting his latest musical body of work. He will also be playing shows at:
- Tuesday 3 Dec 2024, Metro Theatre in Sydney
- Wednesday 4 Dec 2024, Max Watt's in Melbourne
- FREQUENCIES show: Thursday 5 Dec 2024, Miscellania in Melbourne
Tickets and full tour date information is available on the Frontier Touring website.
Who is The Dare?
Hailing from East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Harrison Patrick Smith seems to be the right candidate to ask What's Wrong with New York. Attending Lewis & Clark college, Smith founded musical project Turtlenecked in 2014, which amassed quite the following that same year amidst the Pacific Northwest. That would not be the end of his impressive fan roster. He received his flowers from one Charli XCX – who praised Girls with this glowing endorsement: "It goes off at parties."
The internet adores him
The internet has been struck aflame at the crowning of a new Indie Sleaze supreme. His presence was particularly noted when he joined Charli XCX at her recent Boiler Room performance – dressed in his signature black suit and sunglasses, he was hard to miss standing alongside the decks. While Alex Turner may have run the Tumblr-sphere of our heyday (or at least mine), the world has alighted their sights on a new contender in the ring.
me in that room if i saw someone else making out with the dare pic.twitter.com/VT4dPGMEXl
— timmy (@iamtimmy) August 1, 2024
evil doesn’t die… it reinvents itself pic.twitter.com/b8CyvZf5OW
— ☆ gussy (@gusfenty) August 2, 2024
Seeing posts about girls by the dare in the year of our lord 2024 pic.twitter.com/9MlptbMMKY
— hal (@tinned__fish) August 7, 2024
What music will he release next?
The Dare's lead single You're Invited has just dropped on socials. Take your first look at the teaser, here.
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