The Second Act Tour will see Missy touring theatres nationally next autumn in a special two act show. The first set each evening will include some brand-new songs, plus a few fan favourites from early in her career, all played in stripped back, acoustic mode. After an intermission Missy will then return with her full band to perform The Sound of White in its entirety plus some of her other hits.

The Sound of White is one of the biggest and most influential albums in Australian music history. The intensely introspective collection of yearning songs yielded bona fide classics like “Scar”, “Ten Days” and “The Special Two”. It has sold a million copies and received 6 ARIA Awards. Over the last 20 years The Sound of White has also inspired dozens of young Australian women – including major artists like Amy Shark, Gretta Ray, Gordi and Angie McMahon – to follow in Missy’s footsteps and sing their own songs in their own ways.

Don’t miss the special return of Missy Higgins.

“The Sound of White” 20th Anniversary Tour
23 May – 6 June 2024
Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane
www.qpac.com.au

Festival Director Richie Eyles said the 2019 festival program would have broad appeal including top Australian acts, exciting emerging artists and quality internationals.

“We always try to curate a line-up to please a range of musical pallets from our Australian headliners like Missy Higgins and The Cat Empire, to our international guests like Turkuaz and Prince’s New Power Generation”.

Australia’s own 2019 Eurovision contestant Kate Miller-Heidke will grace the stage with her operatic, angelic voice and supported by a string quartet.

Continuing to celebrate their 30th Anniversary, The Church will be returning to Australia from a year-long tour across the USA and Europe to enjoy our beautiful Sunshine Coast.

Backing band for Prince for more than a decade, the New Power Generation (NPG) return to Australia for two exclusive shows at CMF.  In a celebration of Prince and his music, NPG’s performance has been curated to honour their boss, their mentor and his music.

Australian Hip Hop will get a run with the Resin Dogs, and the highly energetic, The Cat Empire who were a festival hit in 2016, return this year with an all new album “Stolen Diamonds” to play live, along with their hits.

Famed as a child prodigy, Nathan Cavaleri had performed with BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Albert Collines by the time he was 12!  He joins the CMF line up along with ARIA award winners Missy Higgins and Ben Lee both returning to CMF for the second time by popular demand.

Powerful front women Suzie DeMarchi and Sara McLeod will rock the crowds with The Baby Animals and The Superjesus.

Performing together on stage, Wendy Matthews & Grace Knight present ‘We’re Going To Graceland – The Songs of Simon & Garfunkel.’ Taking you on an unforgettable journey across the many hits and crowd favourites of one of the world’s greatest living songwriters, Paul Simon as well as over 3-decades of their own personal classics.

Award winning, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Harts, presents a special live show – Harts plays Hendrix – a performance celebrating the musical legacy of Jimi Hendrix.

Tickets to this year’s festival are on sale with CMF first release tickets already sold out.

Caloundra Music Festival 2019
Friday October 04 2019 ‐ Monday October 07 2019
Kings Beach Park, De Vene Avenue, Caloundra
www.caloundramusicfestival.com

Kicking off in Queensland at Brisbane’s QPAC Concert Hall on Friday 4 May, the tour will go on to visit Toowoomba, Wollongong, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide before wrapping up with a special hometown show at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Sunday 13 May.

Higgins’ highly-acclaimed albums The Sound of White (ARIA Album Of The Year featuring hit singles ‘Scar’ and ‘The Special Two’), On A Clear Night (featuring North American gold selling single ‘Where I Stood’ and ‘Steer’) and The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle (#1 album featuring ‘Everyone’s Waiting’ and ‘Hello Hello’) have sold over two million units globally. She has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone Australia twice, she is a five-time chart topper, and a nine-time ARIA Award winner.

Higgins’ success continued with the release of OZ, a collection of Aussie cover versions accompanied by a quirky book of related essays. In recent years, Higgins has also released standalone singles ‘Oh Canada’, inspired by the tragic images of infant Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, and ‘Torchlight’, written for Australian film Don’t Tell (winner of Best Original Song Composed for the Screen at the 2017 Screen Music Awards).

Higgins first original album in six years – Solastalgia – is set for release May 4. The eagerly anticipated set will feature current hit single ‘Futon Couch’ and sees Higgins explore fresh territory both sonically and lyrically.

Joining Higgins at all shows will be special guest Gordi, who released her debut album Reservoir in the second half of last year. Produced by Gordi and co-produced alongside Tim Anderson (Solange, Banks, Halsey), Ali Chant (Perfume Genius, PJ Harvey) and Alex Somers (Sigur Ros), the record is taking the world by storm. Having toured alongside Asgeir, Bon Iver, Tallest Man on Earth and Highasakite, the 24-year old artist from Canowindra is quickly becoming one of Australia’s most buzzed about songwriters.

In other exciting news, Missy Higgins will also be hitting the road with international superstar Ed Sheeran as special guest on his Australian stadium tour. Performing a 40-minute set at all of his shows next month, Higgins will play to nearly a million people across the country. In addition to those dozen stadium dates Missy will also perform a stripped down show at the Blue Mountains Music Festival on March 18 and a full band gig on Cottesloe Beach in Perth on April 8, for which tickets are already on sale.

As one of Australia’s greatest singer-songwriters and most popular live performers these album launch shows are not to be missed. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets now to avoid disappointment.

Missy Higgins Solastalgia Australian Tour
Friday 4 May – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane
Saturday 5 May – Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
Sunday 6 May – Anita’s Theatre, Wollongong
Tuesday 8 May – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Friday 11 May – Canberra Theatre
Saturday 12 May – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Sunday 13 May – Palais Theatre, Melbourne
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