Tenniscoats (テニスコーツ) from Japan play a special intimate show at Franks Wild Years in Thirroul on Wednesday 4th June with support from local instrumental group Blue Divers.

Tenniscoats, the duo of Saya & Takashi Ueno, have been making and releasing music through their own Majikick label since the mid 1990s. They make gentle, melodic and unhurried songs, led by Saya's soft vocal melodies. They are part of a rich music community in Japan, collaborating with and releasing music by Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Puka Puka Brians, Cacoy and many more. They have also collaborated extensively with international artists, such as the Oneone album with members of the American group Deerhoof, Two Sunsets with the Scottish jangle pop band The Pastels, and two records - Tan-Tan Therapy & Papa's Ear - with experimental instrumental Swedish trio Tape. They have released music on Australian labels Chapter Music and Room 40, including the recent Tasmania Bootleg, a live recording from Hobart in 2009.

Tenniscoats will play Thirroul as part of their short run of Australian dates, their first Australian tour since 2012, including a performance at the Rising Festival in Melbourne.