Category: Tour Announcements

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Nicki Minaj Brings “Pink Friday” Tour to Oz

Nicki Minaj is one of the biggest names in music right now, and she’s bringing her incomparable Pink Friday show to Australia for two big shows in May.

If you blink you just might miss her. Nicki will play Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on May 16 and then wing her way to Melbourne for a show at the Hisense Arena on May 18.

Tickets for each show will go on sale from Ticketek this Friday, March 30. As an extra bonus, fans can pre-order Nicki’s highly anticipated new album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded when they buy their tickets. The album doesn’t hit stores until April 2, so the pre-order is the best way to ensure you hear it first.

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Twisted Affection’s Rapid Rise

Those twisted kids from Twisted Affection are sending a pretty strong message with this month’s Stop F%kin with my Head tour.

It’s been a rapid rise for the Perth pop-punk band, who played their first show late last year, released their first single “That’s What She Said” in January, and released their debut album this month. Most bands would wait a lot longer to announce their first tour, but Twisted Affection seem to love operating on fast-forward.

As you might expect, the tour doesn’t take its foot from the throttle either. Twisted Affection will travel from Australia’s west to the east in little less than a month. Tickets are available at the doors to each venue for the following shows.

30 March 2012 – YMCA HQ, Leederville
5 April 2012 – The Basement, Brisbane
7 April 2012 – Miami Shark Bar, Gold Coast
8 April 2012 – Between The Walls, Brisbane (All Ages)
11 April 2012 – The Loft Youth Centre, Newcastle (All Ages)
12 April 2012 – Hot Damn, Sydney
13 April 2012 – The Lair @ Metro, Sydney
14 April 2012 – Spectrum, Sydney
18 April 2012 – ANU, Canberra
19 April 2012 – The Bendigo Hotel, Melbourne
20 April 2012 – The Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne
21 April 2012 – The John Curtin Hotel, Melbourne
22 April 2012 – The National Hotel, Geelong
24 April 2012 – The Newmarket Hotel, Bendigo
27 April 2012 – Enigma Bar, Adelaide

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Julia Stone Announces Solo World Tour

Julia Stone will launch her forthcoming solo album By the Horns with a whirlwind world tour. The folk singer will play one show in every country she visits on this exciting launch tour.

The tour will take Julia to intimate venues in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States, before she arrives home in Australia. By the Horns will hit Aussie record stores May 25, so local fans have a little time to familiarise themselves with the songs before the Sydney show on June 13.

Tickets are on sale now for the following album launch shows. With just one show per country, I don’t expect any of those tickets to last too long!

20 April 2012 – De Duif, Amsterdam
23 April 2012 – Rotor Salon, Berlin
24 April 2012 –Café de La Danse, Paris
26 April 2012 –Studio Private, London
1 June 2012 –Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles
13 June 2012 –Cell Block Theatre, Sydney

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Seth Lakeman & Carus Thompson Tour Oz Together

Good pals Seth Lakeman and Carus Thompson figure that slots at Bluesfest won’t offer quite enough time in front of the music loving public, so they’ve announced a double-headliner tour.

Seth is a British multi-instrumentalist renowned for his fiddling prowess, while Carus is an Aussie singer-songwriter who seems to be a citizen of the world these days. Seth has never visited our shores before, so with his sixth album Tales from the Barrel House hitting stores in April 6, Carus figured the time was right to show Seth some of the country’s best venues. And after spending the last eight years relentlessly touring Europe, Carus is no doubt excited to get back in front of Aussie audiences.

The quality of these musicians and their enduring bond will make these shows something very special. Tickets are available from the venues.

5 & 6 April 2012 – Byron Bay Bluesfest, Byron Bay
7 April 2012 – Harvester Moon, Bellarine
8 & 9 April 2012 – Bennetts Lane, Melbourne
10 April 2012 – The Vanguard, Newtown
12 April 2012 – Clancy’s Fish Pub, Fremantle
13 April 2012 – The Hyde Park Hotel, North Perth
14 & 15 April 2012 – Fairbridge Festival, Fairbridge

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Morgan Joanel Fashion at Zara Stores

Fashion and music has always enjoyed a special relationship. Our favourite artists wear the best threads, many score the runway shows of leading designers, and some musicians even create their own collections. And if you’re Sydney singer-songwriter Morgan Joanel, you find your face on a T-shirt.

When she’s not creating music, Morgan maintains her fashion blog Mojomade. The T-shirt’s candid image is actually from one of the very first posts on that very blog. It was snapped on a humble Canon camera, yet now it graces a tee from designer store Zara. This isn’t just an Australian exclusive either; the T-shirts are available at Zara stores all over the world. Fashion fans across the globe might not know who Morgan is or what she does, but they’ll be wearing her face!

Global awareness may come yet though, as Morgan’s been busy in the studio. She’s also got a song writing trip to Los Angeles and New York in the works. But before all that she’ll play a few shows around her hometown to promote her current single “Devil’s in the Details.” Sydneysiders, you can catch this hot new talent at the following venues.

24 March 2012 – The Vanguard, Newtown (with Butterfly Boucher)
1 April 2012 – The Vault, Windsor (with Eilen Jewell)
24 April 2012 – Brass Monkey, Cronulla (with Blind River Running)
9 May 2012 – Notes, Newtown (with Tim Chaisson)
18 May 2012 – The Beresford, Surry Hills

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The Getaway Plan Announce Groovin’ The Moo Sideshows

The Getaway Plan are the latest act to announce Groovin’ The Moo sideshows. The Aussie rockers will play three club shows in the major capitals to complement the regional festival dates.

The dates are well timed to support the release of the Melbourne band’s latest single “Move Along.” I’m in love with the film clip, which showcases some of the most gorgeous spots in Western Victoria. It’s inspiring me to do my own travelling!

Tickets are on sale now for the following Getaway Plan shows.

3 May 2012 – The Corner Hotel, Richmond
5 May 2012 – Groovin’ The Moo, Bendigo
6 May 2012 – Groovin’ The Moo, Townsville
11 May 2012 – The Standard, Sydney
12 May 2012 – Groovin’ The Moo, Maitland
13 May 2012 – Groovin’ The Moo, Canberra
18 May 2012 – The Amplifier, Perth
19 May 2012 – Groovin’ The Moo, Bunbury

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Elen Levon Tours “Like a Girl in Love”

Dance floor darling Elen Levon is hitting the country’s clubs to promote her new single “Like a Girl in Love.”

The shows promise to be a high energy affair with Elen backed by an army of dancers and plenty of audio-visual eye candy. And we all know Elen has her own sweet moves!

While similar acts like Rihanna and Beyonce burn up the world’s dance charts, it’s been a while since Australia’s had such a bright dance-pop act. See her before she goes overseas and starts earning the big bucks!

31 March 2012 – Establishment, Sydney
14 April 2012 – HQ, Adelaide
20 April 2012 – Platinum, Gold Coast
21 April 2012 – Tombas, Toowoomba
11 May 2012 – Academy, Canberra
18 May 2012 – Mean Fiddler, Rouse Hill
19 May 2012 – Heritage Hotel, Rockhampton
9 June 2012 – Gilligans, Cairns

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Butterfly Boucher Comes Home

Nashville based singer-songwriter Butterfly Boucher has returned home to launch her impressive new single “5678!”

The track was recently named the single of the week on iTunes Australia, and it was also on the soundtrack of a recent Private Practice episode. And don’t you just love a single with an exclamation mark? It comes from her new album Butterfly Boucher, which hits stores on April 13. While it’s not her first release the self-titled moniker is appropriate, as it’s her first as an independent artist.

Butterfly Boucher’s tour kicks off tomorrow night in Melbourne before traveling through New South Wales and the ACT. Local appearances from this Adelaide born artist are rare, so see her at home while you can!

21 March 2012 – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
22 March 2012 – The Front Gallery Café, Canberra
24 March 2012 – The Vanguard, Sydney
25 March 2012 – The Brass Monkey, Cronulla

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Gin Wigmore Tours New Album

When I heard Gin Wigmore’s “Black Sheep” used on the promos for My Kitchen Rules earlier this year, I was reminded just how much I loved this Aussie-based Kiwi singer-songwriter.

Other than the ad it’s been a bit quiet on the Gin front, but it seems there’s been good reason for that. She’s been stateside working with acclaimed producer Butch Walker on album number two. And now she’s just about ready to unleash Gravel & Wine on the Aussie public.

Gin will treat the east coast capitals to the following intimate theatre shows next month to promote the album’s launch.

3 April 2012 – The Vanguard, Sydney
4 April 2012 – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane
5 April 2012 – Workers Club, Melbourne

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Matt Corby Announces Winter Tour

Matt Corby will usher in the cold weather ahead with The Winter Tour.

The Winter Tour sees Matt heading out of the clubs and into some of the country’s best theatres. It’ll be something of a homecoming for the singer-songwriter, who’s spending the next few months working on his debut album and playing shows in the United Kingdom and United States. He’ll take the wintery-sounding Melbourne six-piece Alpine along for the ride.

Last time Matt circled the country his shows sold out a month before he took the stage. Make sure you don’t miss out this time by getting your tickets from the usual outlets now.

1 June 2012 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
6 June 2012 – The Forum, Melbourne
7 June 2012 – HQ, Adelaide
9 June 2012 – The Astor, Perth
14 June 2012 – The Metro, Sydney

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