The Hidden Cameras, fronted by singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, emerged as a writhing queer mass in Toronto’s indie rock scene in the early 2000s, with riotous church shows featuring big pop melodies, raucous harmonies, and masked dancers in Y-fronts. Their shows were collective, cathartic, debauched, and defined the moment in time for all who were there (and we hope you were!).
The Hidden Cameras circa 2003
Twenty years later—on April 14—their first album The Smell of Our Own is being re-issued by legendary UK label Rough Trade (pre-order here) alongside the seldom-screened 2005 documentary Music Is My Boyfriend, directed by Robert Kennedy.
Plus, the band will be touring the UK and Europe this spring with fellow Canadian pop auteur Owen Pallett.
Find tour dates and the trailer for Music Is My Boyfriend after the jump!
The Hidden Cameras + Owen Pallett
Spring 2023 UK and European Tour
20th March – La Nau, Barcelona, Spain
21st March – Loco Club, Valencia, Spain
22nd March – Teatro Eslava, Madrid, Spain
24th March – gnration, Braga, Portugal
25th March – Teatro Viriato, Viseu, Portugal
29th March – Tremor, Azores, Portugal
30th March – Culturgest, Lisbon, Portugal
31st March – Auditório de Espinho, Espinho, Portugal
2nd April – TBC, Copenhagen, Denmark
3rd April – Savoy Theatre, Helsinki, Finland
4th April – Silent Green, Berlin, Germany
5th April – Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden + screening of “Music Is My Boyfriend’
8th April – Whelen’s, Dublin, Ireland
10th April – EartH Theatre, London
Great for people in Europe (and I’m sure since they are Canadians, they have or will tour there) but this leave those of us in the USA (and I guess elsewhere?) as being SOL as far as seeing them tour in person.