"I was completely humbled and taken aback to have [Porcupine Tree] say they personally chose us for their first Australian tour, and as the one and only support. Then, to jump straight off the back of that tour and onto 3 weeks of Cog's "Sharing Space" tour...needless to say, we are pumped!

"The responses from both crowds have been massive, but as the one and only support for Porcupine Tree, we played great venues that were packed when we came on. I think the highlight for me was standing on stage at The Enmore Theatre in Sydney after our set, with over 2000 people giving us a genuinely deafening applause."

Nice work if you can get it, but it's back to business-as-usual for the hard-working, hard-touring three-piece, currently about to start a double-header with fellow Melburnians Bushido. The transition from the aforementioned 2000 screaming Porcupine Tree fans to smaller pub venues might take a bit of getting used to, but it's not all bad.

"As a support act," Livesy explains, "it's all about the headlining band, and I completely respect that, [but] it will be nice to have some more focus on us when we headline our own shows. We just love touring and getting our music out there to as many people as possible, whether it's headlining or supporting."

And their choice of touring partner was a no-brainer.

"We've always wanted to play shows with Bushido, but due to a clash in recording/touring schedules, it hasn't been possible until now. This tour has been a long time coming in my opinion, and with us taking in most of the east coast, it's going to be a cracker of a run."

"I remember the first time I heard of Bushido, through bands in our scene, and with the massive amounts of hype and publicity with the release of Mercina in 2006. I went to the album launch at Ding Dong and was blown away by such an intense sound and performance. I went away thinking, 'man, we have to play with these guys!'"

The tour will be one of the most extensive tours Sleep Parade have been involved in, taking them through four states up and down the east coast, territory that has been good to them in the past... mostly.

"We have been up and down the coast quite a lot lately, and what I love seeing is every time we return, there are more and more people at our shows supporting us.

"I remember, on our album tour in March this year we drove Leigh's van all the up to Brissie - 23 hours straight on a dodgy radiator, we had to keep stopping - and on the way back the radiator blew up, so we went and brought a new radiator which I replaced in a car park in Coffs Harbor. There were car parts everywhere, we got some pretty weird looks!

"We then headed towards Dubbo, but Dan forgot to re-fuel, so we just slept on the side of a road until a servo opened in the morning. It took us three days in the van to get back that time! "Gilmore", as we affectionately know the van, has since retired, and we don't let Dan drive anymore!"

Sleep Parade tour the east coast with Bushido through June and July, presented by OzProg.com. Things Can Always Change is out now through SHOCK Records Australia-wide.

Friday 27th June - Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne
With Quiet Child. Tickets $12 + bf from www.moshtix.com.au and all Moshtix outlets. Doors open 8pm.

Friday 4th July - Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta
With Enacio. Tickets $10 at the door. Doors open 8pm.

Saturday 5th July - The Globe, Brisbane
With City Chalk Outline. Tickets $8 + bf from Oztix (1300 762 545) or www.globetheatre.com.au. Door open 8pm.

Sunday 6th July - The Northern, Byron Bay
With Enacio. Tickets $8 at the door. Doors open 8pm.

Thursday 10th July - Green Room, Canberra
With Escape Syndrome. Tickets $10 at the door. Doors open 8pm.

Friday 11th July - Oxford Tavern, Wollongong
With Earth Mechanics. FREE entry.

Saturday 12th July - The Excelsior, Surrey Hills, Sydney
With sleepmakeswaves. Tickets $12 at the door. Doors 8pm.