Roxy Music Tour!

It is with a great deal of arty excitement that we have learned that Roxy Music will be touring Australia in Feb/Mar 2011 with the original line-up of vocalist Bryan Ferry, guitarist Phil Manzanera, saxophonist Andy Mackay and the great Paul Thompson on drums.

Tickets go on sale from Wednesday 25th August.

Roxy Music will be supported by Australian rock’n’roll legends Mondo Rock.

Roxy Music will be performing material from their entire catalogue including such hits as Dance Away, Avalon, Let’s Stick Together, Take A Chance With Me, Do the Strand, Angel Eyes, Oh Yeah, In the Midnight Hour, Jealous Guy, Love Is The Drug, More Than This and many more.

In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Roxy Music on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.  Roxy Music are regarded as one of the most influential art-rock bands in music history. The group, formed by vocalist/keyboardist Bryan Ferry, enjoyed a successful run through the ’70s and early ’80s, crafting a sound that was completely their own.

Roxy Music first exploded on to the scene with their 1972 self-titled debut album. The progressive debut was the sound of a group challenging the constraints of pop music. The LP was lauded by critics and popular among fans, peaking at number 4 on the U.K album charts. From there, they recorded 1973′s For Your Pleasure at London’s legendary AIR Studios.

Some of their finest records of their career include Country Life (1974) and Siren (1975). After two years away, the group reformed in 1978 to release three more albums, Manifesto (1979), Flesh and Blood (1980) and Avalon (1982). It wasn’t long before the compilation album Street Life raced to No.1 in 1986 and stayed there for five weeks. Roxy Music disbanded while still at the top of their game.

Thirty years later, Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay and Thompson re-formed the group and continue to play concerts all over the world reconfirming that the legacy had only appreciated with time. In 2005 Roxy Music played a stunning set at the Isle of Wight Festival, followed by festival dates throughout Europe.  In 2010 they will play their first gigs in five years before heading to Australia in 2011.

Wednesday February 23    Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Ticketek 132 849
Friday February 25    Sydney Entertainment Centre
Ticketmaster 136 100
Saturday February 26    Hope Estate, Hunter Valley
Ticketmaster 136 100
Tuesday March 01    Brisbane Riverstage
Ticketmaster 136 100
Thursday March 03    Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne