Californinan stoner rock band and masters of doom Sleep will return to Australia later this year for the Meredith Music Festival and adding to the good news, they have also just announced a full set of December headlining Australian tour dates.

This will mark the veteran band’s debut full tour of Australia and they’ll be kicking things off at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on Saturday, December 6th before moving onto Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, a stop at Meredith and then finishing things up in Sydney.

Sleep formed in the early 90s, evolving from the band Asbestosdeath, and went on to release their debut album Volume One in 1991. In 1998, they announced their breakup and at the time were in possession of an unreleased “magnum opus”, named both Jerusalem and Dopesmoker.

The band reformed in 2009 and enjoyed a stint in Australia as part of Melbourne’s All Tomorrow’s Parties, and then in 2012 their “hour long, single-track slice of epic stoner goodness”, Dopesmoker, was unleashed onto the world in full, remastered glory.

Now the band have followed that up with their latest effort, The Clarity, their first new work since 1998, which guitarist Matt Pike describes as “the lyrical follow up to a lifetime of marijuana enjoyment.”

Tickets are on sale now. See details below.

UPDATE: 07/11/14 Sleep have changed the venue of their Brisbane gig to accommodate more fans. Their show on Thursday, 11th December has shifted from Crowbar to The Hi-Fi, Brisbane. Extra tickets for the Thursday, 11th December date are on sale now.

Sleep have also announced a slew of impressive supports for each show, including Mt. Mountain and Hard-Ons. Full tour and support act details below.

Listen: Sleep – The Clarity

http://youtu.be/rEl92SfUv3k

Sleep The Clarity Australian Tour

Saturday, 6th December 2014 – SOLD OUT

with Horsehunter and Bonnie Mercer

Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Tickets: Lifeisnoise / Oztix

Sunday, 7th December 2014

with Mammoth Mammoth and Hotel Wrecking City Traders

Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Tickets: Lifeisnoise / Oztix

Monday, 8th December

with Mt. Mountain and Puck

The Bakery, Perth

Tickets: Lifeisnoise / Oztix

Tuesday, 9th December 2014

with Hydromedusa and Iron Worzel

Fowlers Live, Adelaide

Tickets: Lifeisnoise / Oztix

Thursday, 11th December 2014 – NEW VENUE – extra tickets on sale now

with Frown and Golden Bats

The Hi-Fi, Brisbane

Tickets: Lifeisnoise / Oztix

Friday, 12th December 2014

Meredith Music Festival

Saturday, 13th December 2014

with Hard-Ons

Manning Bar, Sydney

Tickets: Lifeisnoise / Oztix