Archive for the ‘International Tours’ Category

Adam Ant Touring

Iconic pop star Adam Ant will tour Australia in March and April this year in a tour that would either be brilliant or far from it. After a decade when he fought a few inner psychological demons  Adam Ant performed some gigs in England in 2010 . From there He then built up his new band Adam Ant and the Good, The Mad and the Lovely Posse’. 2011 was spent building on that momentum and culminated with... Read the full story

Beth Orton Returns

It’s been nearly six years in the making, but come January 2012, iconic eclectic British singer/songstress Beth Orton makes her long awaited return to Australia for a series of solo acoustic concert dates. Not seen down under since touring her 2006 opus Comfort of Strangers, Beth promises an intimate show that will feature material from all her classic recordings – including Trailer Park (1996)... Read the full story

Lucinda Williams Sideshows

Lucinda Williams will be performing a couple of sideshows from her appearance at Bluesfest. Three time Grammy winner Williams has established a reputation as one of rock’s most uncompromising and consistently fascinating writers and performers, earning kudos from artists as diverse as Mary-Chapin Carpenter and Elvis Costello. 2012 marks the 33rd anniversary of Lucinda’s first recording –... Read the full story

Peter Hook Tours Joy Division

After the success of his 2010 Unknown Pleasures 30th Anniversary Tour, Joy Division bassist, Peter Hook, will return to Australia in 2012 with his band The Light, to play the classic album Closer,in full, sequentially and in track order, with shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide. The tour is a celebration of the legacy of the music of Joy Division who have become one of the most revered... Read the full story

Lenny Kravitz and the Cranberries for the Grand Prix (sort of)

Lenny Kravitz has announced his first Australian tour in 18-years. Kravitz will kick off his Australian tour at next years F1 Rocks concert held in association with the Melbourne Grand Prix in March. We’re not sure what “in association” means though. The concert is held at the Myer Music Bowl which makes you wonder exactly what it’s got to do with the dreaded car race at all.  In Melbourne... Read the full story

Melissa Etheridge Returns

Melissa Etheridge has announced an Australian tour for July 2012. Throughout the 80s and 90s, Etheridge was one of the most popular female singer songwriters of the time and her strong rock  and blues based sound, mixed with her personal stance on a number of social issues made her a significant artist. On September 27, 2011 the Grammy Award-winning singer received the honour of having her own star... Read the full story

Ryan Adams Solo Tour

Following the celebrated release of his new album Ashes & Fire, Ryan Adams will be performing a series of intimate one-man theatre shows across Australia and New Zealand in 2012. This will be Ryan’s first ever solo tour of the region, having toured here previously with backing band The Cardinals; and if the start of his US tour dates this month were any indication, fans are about to be rewarded. “You... Read the full story

Nick Lowe Returns in 2012

Nick Lowe will embark on  an Australian tour in March – April 2012. The 62-year-old singer-songwriter, who last toured here with Ry Cooder in 2009, will be joined on stage by drummer Robert Treherne, keyboardist Geraint Watkins, guitarist Johnny Scott and Matt Radford on upright bass. Last month Lowe released his first studio album in four years, ‘The Old Magic’ . The album offers eight... Read the full story

PJ Harvey Tours

This January sees Mercury Prize winner PJ Harvey make a welcome and highly anticipated return to Australia performing in Perth and Melbourne to showcase her newest, and most critically acclaimed album, Let England Shake. The themes on the album return, time and again, to the matter of war, the fate of the people who must do the fighting, and events separated by whole ages, from Afghanistan to Gallipoli.... Read the full story

Hall & Oates and Icehouse On Tour

Hall and Oates and Icehouse are touring Australia together in February in a combination of A Day On The Green and stand alone shows. These shows should be fantastic. If you only know Hall and Oates from their radio hits you might think that they are a bit MOR but let me tell you when they toured here a couple of decades ago it was one of the best musical concerts you could imagine. Daryl Hall in particular... Read the full story

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