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blur 2015 Australian Tour

Joining the blur on the bill will be very special guest Jamie T, one of the most distinctive voices to come out of the UK in the past decade. Announcing their arrival with debut album ‘Leisure’ in 1991 and follow up release ‘Modern Life Is Rubbish’ (1993), blur revolutionised the sound of English popular music. Five successive UK #1 albums followed - with Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) helping to propel the band to mass popularity around the world with tracks like  ...

Splendour in the Grass 2015

In 2015 Splendour’s Amphitheatre, Mix Up, GW McLennan and Tiny Dancer stages will bring you over 100 of the most awesome acts touring the planet right now. And with a program that spans the full three days of the festival, Tiny Dancer will be jumping to the tune of Australia’s preeminent DJs! From revered internationals to the freshest homegrown acts of today, they’re on their way to Byron Bay! At some point though you’ll need a break from stage hopping, and when you do…. ...

Tkay Maidza M.O.B. 2015 National Tour

The first track from her upcoming and debut album is an anthem of ‘Money Over Bitches’ – mixing calypso beats with a lightning-fast emcee flow – delivered with Tkay’s now trademark energy. Tkay’s live performances have taken her from an online sensation, effortlessly tearing up the Hype Machine charts and raking in global recognition, to one of Australia’s youngest fearless performers. Carving up stages around the country this year already with The Falls Music & Arts ...

The Peninsula Picnic – A Food, Wine & Music Gathering

The most extensive food, wine and music gathering ever created on the Mornington Peninsula, The Peninsula Picnic is the perfect regional getaway or home-grown retreat to discover hidden gems from the region’s famous wineries, gourmet restaurants and passionate food producers, all set to the serene soundtrack of some of Australia’s finest live music acts. Sample the award-winning wines from Circe - with one of the country’s top Pinot Noirs, their selection will leave you in no doubt ...

Augie March 2015 National Tour

Augie March will play Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide, Perth’s Astor Theatre, Brisbane’s new live space The Triffid, the Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo and Tanks Art Centre in Cairns. Augie March returned to the fore last year with release Havens Dumb - the first album since critically acclaimed Watch Me Disappear was released in 2008 -  plus a series of comeback shows in their Melbourne hometown in October and November. The series of shows were originally meant to be a single ...

Katie Noonan’s Vanguard Tour

Following on from a number of years of unique and highly-acclaimed projects – Songs That Made Me, Love Song Circus, Songbook and Songs of the Southern Skies with Karin Schaupp – this celebrated singer songwriter is ready to share her new original material. The EP will feature two new tracks – ‘Peace Is My Drug’ and ‘Cloud of Home’ – with additional remixes to tantalise the senses. ‘Peace Is My Drug’ is based around the Michael Leunig poem ‘Peace’, with Leunig ...

London Grammar 2015 Australian Tour

With three coveted spots in the triple j Hottest 100 including a top 10 placement for Strong, Australia’s love affair with London Grammar is only growing. Their first trip to Australia in 2013 became a highlight of each of the Falls Festivals and Southbound, resulting in an ever expanding fan base, stellar reviews and a breath taking recording for triple J’s Live At The Wireless. London Grammar 2015 Australian Tour Thursday 5th March - Perth Festival, Redhill Auditorium Saturday ...

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club ‘Adios’ Tour

The group – which has been touring the globe in different forms, guises and combinations since 1997 – will take to the road and return to Australia one last time in 2015 for a series of concerts that will celebrate the Orquesta’s storied journey as ambassadors for Cuban music. “We wanted our traditional music to live on and to enchant the world and this is what our tours achieved. It has been an incredible part of my career and life.” Omara Portuondo The Orquesta Buena Vista ...

Angélique Kidjo 2015 Australian Tour

Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award winner, tireless campaigner for women’s health and education in Africa, a UNICEF Peace Ambassador and also, with a 20 year discography, 12 albums and thousands of concerts around the world, a gifted performer and prolific songwriter. On Eve, her latest album, and Savoy Records debut, named for her own mother as well as the mythical “mother of all living,” the Benin born, singer/songwriter builds on this ever-evolving legacy.  She has collaborated ...

Dan Sultan Dirty Ground Tour

Dirty Ground bursts with sparse, stunning songs and was recorded in just one day with Jan Skubizewski of Way of the Eagle. It features co-writes with legendary local musicians Paul Kelly, for the title track ‘Dirty Ground’ and ‘On The Leffy’; and Paul Dempsey, for ‘Mountaintop’. Also included on the EP is the poignant ‘Man on TV’, which Sultan wrote whilst in Nashville. The majority of tracks have been part of Dan’s repertoire for some time – amongst his original ...