Category: Tour Announcements

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Shadows and Light on Lior Tour

Lior is offering a feast for the senses on his current Shadows & Light tour.

His sweet folk tunes are given a new depth with the addition of a string quartet. Completing the sensory experience is the talents of acclaimed shadow artists Stephen Mushin and Anna Parry. You might remember seeing their amazing work before in the video for Lior’s single “I’ll Forget You.”

For this tour the live shadow puppet plays provide a moving backdrop to songs from Lior’s two albums Autumn Flow and Corner of an Endless Road.

If you’re a fan, you don’t want to miss these shows. They will be Lior’s last before he takes a break to write album number three. See Lior with strings and shadow puppets at the following venues!

14-18 April 2009 – The Studio @ Opera House, Sydney
23 April 2009 – Powerhouse, Brisbane
24 April 2009 – Tanks Art Centre, Cairns
25 April 2009 – Entertainment Centre, Darwin
29 April 2009 – Country Club Showroom, Launceston
30 April 2009 – Theatre Royal, Hobart
2 May 2009 – Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
3 May 2009 – Capitol Theatre, Bendigo
9 & 10 May 2009 – Tilley’s Divine Café, Canberra

Image used with permission from Lior Management

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Alex Lloyd Comes Home

One of Australia’s best loved performers, Alex Lloyd, is finally making his return home for an Australian tour. These shows will be Alex’s first in Australia since the release of his new album Good in the Face of a Stranger.

“I’ve been playing around with these songs in small venues in London by myself and can’t wait to bring them to life in a unique way with my mates,” Alex said.

Alex’s longtime bandmates Kinnon Holt on guitar and Ian Jones on drums will join him on this tour.  Both lads have played alongside Alex since Black The Sun, so you know the sound’s going to be tight.

If you haven’t heard Alex’s new single “What We Started,” make sure you head to Nova FM’s website. The radio station is currently offering a free download of the song for a limited time.

Tickets to the shows are available from April 10. To celebrate, if you buy Alex’s new album from JB Hi Fi stores nationally from this date you’ll receive an exclusive EP featuring five brand new tracks.

Here are the places you can catch Alex this May!

6 May 2009 – Great Northern, Byron Bay
7 May 2009 – The Sound Lounge, Gold Coast
8 May 2009 – The Zoo, Brisbane
9 May 2009 – Live at Joe’s, Eumundi
14 May 2009 – The Basement, Sydney
15 May 2009 – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
16 May 2009 – Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide
17 May 2009 – Fly by Night Club, Perth

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Lisa Mitchell Announces Headline Tour

It’s been a long time coming, but Lisa Mitchell is finally hitting the road on her first headline tour!

She’ll criss-cross the country in April, giving fans a sneak peek of her debut album which will hit stores on July 3. The set will include Lisa’s latest track, “Coin Laundry.”

Having spent the last few months putting the finishing touches on the record, Lisa’s itching to get in front of an audience again.

“I’ll be joined on the road by my delightful band mates Robert Vasy on drums and Jan Bangma on bass, and I’m very excited to have Andy Bull and Vanessa Jade joining onstage for our latest expedition around the country!”she said.

See Lisa at a venue near you in this April and May. Here are all the dates!

16 April 2009 – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
17 April 2009 – Northcote Social Club
18 April 2009 – The Karova Lounge, Ballarat
19 April 2009 – Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong
22 April 2009 – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay
23 April 2009 – The Sound Lounge, Currumbin
24 April 2009 – Bon Amici, Toowoomba
25 April 2009 – The Globe Theatre, Brisbane
26 April 2009 – Woombye Pub, Sunshine Coast
28 April 2009 – Brass Monkey, Cronulla
29 April 2009 – Heritage Hotel, Bulli
30 April – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
1 May 2009 – Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney
3 May 2009 – ANU Union Bar, Canberra
6 May 2009 – Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle
7 May 2009 – Amplifier Bar, Perth
8 May 2009 – Jive Bar, Adelaide

Image source: Sunrise.seven @ Flickr

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The Flaming Lips’ Fleeting Oz Tour

Q Magazine named The Flaming Lips as one of the 50 bands you should see before you die. Now you’ll get your chance, with the band announcing their first Australian tour since the 2004 Big Day Out.

A return visit has been a long time coming, but with the band set to release a new album in June the wait is over, for Sydney and Melbourne residents anyway.

The blink-and-you’ll-miss it tour is sure to disappoint many, but after five long years fans will probably take what they can get! The Flaming Lips will play Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on July 28, before heading to Melbourne’s Festival Hall on July 29. Tickets for both shows go on sale on April 2.

Image source: PR Photos

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The Presets Tour Oz

The Presets are preparing to embark on their biggest headliner tour of Oz to date.

In May the hottest thing in dance music will travel around most of the country, including the often neglected states of Western Australia and Tasmania. The tour includes plenty of all ages gigs to keep the band’s young fans happy.

The tour comes off the back of the band’s massive success with their latest album Apocalypso. The long play disc went double platinum and was named J Album of the Year in 2008.

Here are all the dates!

6 May 2009 – The Mangrove, Broome (18+)
8 May 2009 – Breakers Café, Geraldton (18+)
10 May 2009 – Belvoir Ampitheatre, Perth (18+)
16 May 2009 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (All ages)
21 May 2009 – Festival Hall, Melbourne (All ages)
23 May 2009 – Derwent Centre, Hobart (All ages)
24 May 2009 – Albert Hall, Launceston (All ages)
27 May 2009 – ANU, Canberra (All ages)
28 May 2009 – WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong (All ages)
29May 2009 – Panthers, Newcastle (All ages)
30 May 2009 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (All ages)
7 June 2009 – Riverstage, Brisbane (All ages)

Image source: Manu el o matic! @ Flickr

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The Basics Strip Off for a Song

The Basics are revealing a little more of themselves in the music video for their new single “With This Ship.” This clever clip features the boys in the buff! It’s apparently an experience they enjoyed, because they’ve also stripped off for their latest publicity shots! Ooo-er!

I can’t promise nudity when the lads hit the road next month, but there will be good music. The indie popstars will visit the following East Coast venues.

18 April 2009 – St Martins, Randall Theatre, Melbourne
23 April 2009 – Transit Bar, Canberra
24 April 2009 – The Globe, Brisbane
25 & 26 April 2009 – The Vanguard, Sydney

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Kate Miller-Heidke’s Caught in the Crowd

Kate Miller-Heidke is showing her sensitive side with her latest single “Caught in the Crowd.” This moving song about bullying is a world away from her most recent anti-dance hit “Can’t Shake It.”

The tune is currently featured in a nation-wide anti-bullying campaign in conjunction with MySpace, the Department of Education, The Daily Telegraph and Kids Helpline. In conjunction with the awareness campaign, students have the chance to win some awesome prizes including a Kate Miller-Heidke concert at their school and a Sony professional video hardware pack. To enter students should make a video for “Caught in the Crowd” and upload it to www.myspace.com/caughtinthecrowd.

But the MySpace profile is about more than this competition. It’s also a forum for people of any age to share their stories about bullying.With one in six Australian students bullied every week, it sounds like a great cause.

Kate will play shows in support of the single in April and May. You can catch the “Caught in the Crowd” tour at the following venues.

30 April 2009 – Prince of Wales Bandroom, Melbourne
1 May 2009 – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne
2 May 2009 – Hi Fi Bar, Brisbane
7 May 2009 – The Metro, Sydney
8 May 2009 – The Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide

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Solo Dan Auerbach Heads to Australia

Dan Auerbach made a big impression as the lead singer and guitarist for The Black Keys. Now he’s continuing to impress with his first solo effort, Keep It Hid.

Dan will showcase tracks from this amazing release, plus plenty of Black Keys hits, at his very first Australian shows in April. He’s out here to play the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Byron and the Boogie Festival in Melbourne, but there are also plenty of chances to see him up close and personal at some intimate side shows.

Here are all the dates!

3 April 2009 – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay
4 April 2009 – The Zoo, Brisbane
6 April 2009 – The Basement, Sydney
7 April 2009 – The Annandale Hotel, Sydney
9 April 2009 – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
10 April 2009 – East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, Byron Bay
11 April 2009 – Boogie Festival, Melbourne

Image source: PR Photos

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Lily Allen Announces Aussie Tour

Australia loves Lily Allen. Local music fans sent her sophomore album It’s Not Me, It’s You straight to the top of the charts, and now the loudmouthed Brit is heading Down Under to say thanks.

But if you don’t live on the east coast, or you’re under the age of 18, you’re going to miss out. Lily’s announced just three gigs, and a MySpace Secret Show.

Given the small venues and Lily’s massive popularity, I’d get in quick when tickets go on sale March 2 if I were you. Consider yourself warned!

8 June 2009 – Tivoli, Brisbane
9 June 2009 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
10 June 2009 – The Forum, Melbourne

Image source: PR Photos

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Abby Dobson Releases "Horses"

The voice of Leonardo’s Bride Abby Dobson is preparing to release “Horses,” the latest single from her debut solo album Rise Up. The track has already earned critical acclaim, placing second in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.

The single, which will drop on March 13, will include an exclusive bonus track “High Like Heaven” which was recorded live at Abby’s Spiegeltent show in Melbourne last November. Abby worked with acclaimed director Bart Borghesi (Eskimo Joe, You Am I, The Living End, Something For Kate) on the “Horses” video, which was shot at Melbourne Museum.

To celebrate the single’s release, Abby will embark on an Australian tour in March. Tickets are on sale now for the following shows.

13 March 2009 – Garden of Unearthly Delights, Spiegeltent, Fringe Festival, Adelaide
18 March 2009 – The Gearin Hotel, Katoomba
19 March 2009 – The Basement, Sydney
20 March 2009 – Tempus Two Winery, Hunter Valley
21 March 2009 – Manly Boat Shed
24 March 2009 – The Toff in Town, Melbourne
26 March 2009 – Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave
27 March 2009 – The Studio, Geelong
28 March 2009 – Capers, Hawthorn
2 April 2009 – Sound Lounge, Gold Coast
4 April 2009 – Bon Amici, Toowoomba
5 April 2009 – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay

Image used with permission from Original Matters