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Gladys Knight, the Empress of Soul returns to Austalia in February

The soul star along with her nine-piece band will begin in Perth on Tuesday 4 February at the Crown Theatre, followed by performances in Sydney at the Star Event Centre on Thursday 6 February, Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Saturday 8 February and at the QPAC Concert Hall in Brisbane on Tuesday 11 February. She will then venture across the pond to perform at the Civic Theatre in Auckland on Thursday 13 February and Christchurch’s Town Hall on Saturday 15 February. These will be Ms Knight’s ...

X Ambassadors 2020 Debut Australian Tour

Coming nearly five years after the success of their much-loved debut album VHS, this latest LP demonstrates a band at the peak of their powers – something that audiences on this side of the world will behold for the first time as the band play their debut Antipodean shows in February 2020. Formed by brothers Sam and Casey Harris in 2009, X Ambassadors have proved a durable and exciting force in American music over the last decade. They’ve seen three of their tunes hit the US top ...

Jay Som 2020 Australian Tour

Following the August release of her critically acclaimed third record ‘Anak Ko’, US singer-songwriter and rising bedroom pop act, Jay Som, today announces a run of shows in Australia and New Zealand, kicking off in February 2020. The stint downunder will see Jay Som, also known as Melina Duterte, perform in Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne as part of her ‘Anak Ko’ World Tour.   //   Now with three celebrated albums under her belt, ‘Anak Ko’ marks ...

Laura Marling’s 2020 Australian Tour

Deliberately taking in venues conducive to the rich details embedded carefully within her music, the tour sees Marling in the country for the first time since the release of LUMP, her critically acclaimed and highly ambitious collaboration with Mike Lindsay of band Tunng. As she takes to the stage alone, these rare dates will also give audiences the chance to hear selections from Marling’s enviable back catalogue which includes the debut record Alas, I Cannot Swim, the tenacious ...

The National are returning to Australia for a national tour in 2020

The tour will celebrate the release of The National’s eighth studio album I Am Easy To Find – out now via Remote Control Records / 4AD. Formed in 1999, the Ohio-raised, Brooklyn-based band consists of vocalist Matt Berninger plus two pairs of brothers: Aaron Dessner (guitar, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar), and Scott Devendorf (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). The National’s triumphant previous visit to Australia in 2018 included sold-out performances at Sydney ...

Liam Gallagher is touring Australia this Month!

Shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and will give Australian audiences a chance to revel in tracks from Gallagher’s untouchable back catalogue as well as taking in newer cuts from his more recent output. Also on offer for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane fans will be a stoic support set from independent Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Cinnamon, in the country to spruik his debut album Erratic Cinematic. We all know the Oasis story by now: Manc lads discover the magic formula, ...

The charming American acoustic-fold due, The Brother Brothers, have announced their first Aussie Tour!

Since dropping their debut album, Some People I Know in 2018, via Compass Records the duo received critical praise from the likes of Rolling Stone Country, NPR, Billboard and more. Inspired by Appalachian folk and bluegrass traditions, their striking music is laden with pitch perfect sibling harmonies and captivating lyrics, revealing their journeys of living across various parts of east and west North America.   //   Touring as an acoustic-folk duo, David plays cello ...

Pixies To Perform ‘Surfer Rosa’ Album In Full On 2020 Australian Tour!

The Boston-formed outfit will perform their 1988 debut album Surfer Rosa and 1987 debut EP Come On Pilgrim next March at concerts in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.   //   Pixies fans can also expect to hear a number of hits across their catalogue, including new tracks from their forthcoming LP, Beneath The Eyrie, due out on 13 September. Pixies Australian Tour 09-10 March 2020 - Palais Theatre, Melbourne 12-13 March 2020 - Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane 14 ...

Hot Chip’s – A Bath Full of Ecstasy Tour is coming to Australia!

Also in the country headlining Victoria’s Golden Plains and Wollongong’s Farmer and the Owl Festivals, the band will be ably supported on all sideshow dates (excluding Canberra) by Melbourne funk synthesist Harvey Sutherland (LIVE).   //   Arriving with a reputation for sonic wizardry cultivated through nearly two decades of marvellously consistent output, Hot Chip have always had an ability to charm all who stand before them. Australian fans will await the chance to ...

Sleaford Mods 2020 Australian Tour

As one of the most important, politically charged and thought-provoking bands in music today, Sleaford Mods have been running crass but clever commentary on The People’s discontent, their five critically acclaimed albums a pre-Boris crystal ball of impending doom. Stumbling into the music scene in 2013 at a time of political and creative austerity, their breakthrough album ‘Austerity Dogs’ surprised many and caught the moment, spearheading a punk renaissance and paving the way for ...