Having already sold out his Melbourne and Sydney dates, new shows have been added with audiences demanding a chance to see this dream boat live. Kennedy will arrive at the zenith of a dizzying build that has taken him from busking on the streets of his native Dublin to the precipice of international mega stardom.

750 million streams, a “​colossus of a voice” ​(as described by The Guardian), a huge debut EP in 2017’s ​Doves & Ravens​ and now, ​Without Fear:​ ​a​ debut album which exhibits the wildly emotive balladry and captivating production wizardry that have become Kennedy’s distinctive trademarks.

His breakthrough journey was rubber stamped in early October as ​Without Fear​ zoomed straight to #1 on the UK Album Chart (knocking off the reissue of a little album called ​Abbey Road ​for good measure), making the 27 year old the first Irish solo artist to score a #1 debut in nearly 20 years.

This landmark achievement was accompanied by the rising fortunes of Kennedy’s latest single ‘Outnumbered’, ​a powerfully propulsive tune that has hit the Top 10 in the UK, Ireland and Belgium.

Australian eyes are also smiling as they behold the man who was first discovered plying his trade on the cobbled laneways of Dublin by Oscar winner Glen Hansard (The Frames, Once) before he treads the boards at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, the Forum in Melbourne, the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane and the Astor Theatre in Perth.

Kennedy has become a regular visitor Down Under, hitting both Falls and Splendour in the Grass festivals in recent years and making sure that his growing throng of followers get some regular face time with this heart throb.

Without Fear ​hit the charts immediately on local release and is causing fans to fall further in love with Dermot Kennedy’s astonishing voice.

They’ll no doubt flock to these special shows to witness a generational talent in action.

Dermot Kennedy 2020 Australian Tour
28-29 April 2020 – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY
01 MAY 2020 – FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE
02-03 MAY 2020 – FORUM, MELBOURNE
05 MAY 2020 – ASTOR THEATRE, PERTH
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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 Jay Som’s most refined and honest work to date, entwining indie rock grooves with subtle dream pop ecstasy and personal anecdotes to create a expansive and hopeful sonic world of her own.

Recording as Jay Som since 2015, Melina Duterte’s world of shy, swirling intimacies always contains a disarming ease, a sky-bent sparkle and a grounding indie-rock humility. In an era of burnout, the title track of her 2017 breakout, ‘Everybody Works’, remains a balm and an anthem.

Be sure to catch Jay Som, as she tours Australia and New Zealand for the very first time.

Jay Som 2020 Australian Tour
Sydney – 21 Feb 2020, Oxford Art Factory
Brisbane – 22 Feb 2020, The Foundry
Melbourne – 23 Feb 2020, Corner Hotel
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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 landmark Once I Was An Eagle and the wiry atmospheres of 2015’s brilliant Short Movie.

Most recently, 2017’s Semper Femina heralded some of the best reviews of an already glittering career and culminated in a deserved first Grammy nomination.

Outside of her home in the UK, where she has been nominated for Best Female Solo Artist at the Brit Awards no less than five times (winning it in 2011) and where her albums are regularly nominated for their prestigious Mercury Music Prize, Australia has always had something of an affinity with Laura Marling.

We were first fascinated back in 2008 when the building whisper of the then 18-year-old’s single Ghosts caught our ear.

Released amid a movement which included Marling’s contemporaries and collaborators Mumford and Sons and Noah and the Whale, the single and subsequent debut album refused to get swept up in the approaching acoustic avalanche which would envelop much of the early 00’s.

In fact, it has been a penchant for subtle 180’s and a genuine desire to cater to gloriously singular internal muses that has defined Laura Marling’s output over the past decade or so, enrapturing Australians in the process.

Every single one of her albums has charted in this part of the world, peaking with the Top 10 performance of sophomore stunner I Speak Because I Can and making Marling a regular visitor to these shores.

These upcoming appearances may very well rank among her most memorable Australian shows, as the intimate surrounds of carefully chosen venues will allow admirers the opportunity to see up close one of the finest British songwriters of a generation.

Laura Marling 2020 Australian Tour
07 MAR 2020 – STUDIO BAR, OPERA HOUSE, SYDNEY
10 MAR 2020 – THE OUTPOST, BRISBANE
12 MAR 2020 – MEAT MARKET, MELBOURNE
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