'Morning Song' is the 1st single to be
lifted from the upcoming 3rd album by Babe Rainbow. A generous helping
of folk pop, flutes and floating harmony, acoustic guitar, late 70's
electronic fox trot, and the choir of the women of the wonderfolk. Just
an optimistic announcement of new cycle, fresh air. The new album is
more musical and ambitious than previous outings. Produced by Sam Joseph
from the Flightless / King Gizzard stable. Feels authentic to the Babe
Rainbow but more diverse and sophisticated, like falling in love
outwards, a perfect collection of pacific vibrations, brunch in Arcadia.
Babe Rainbow sold out all their shows in 2018 across Australia, USA,
France, Germany, Japan, UK and New Zealand, before taking time out for
the birth of their first bambino and the recording of these new songs.
2019 sees the babes touring the world again, with 'The Morning Song
Tour' their biggest and widest ever tour of Australia. Special guests to
be announced soon.
Born into an exceptionally musical family,
frontwoman Georgia and brother Caleb had their breakthrough as Broods
with the 2014 single ‘Bridges’ – a dark slice of electronic pop,
released in a post-Lorde music era. That track appeared on their Joel
Little-produced full-length debut “Evergreen”, an album that debuted at
#1 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and #5 on the Australian Albums
Chart. With “Evergreen” winning four gongs at the 2015 Vodafone New
Zealand Music Awards (including Album of the Year), Broods released
their sophomore album “Conscious” in June 2016, with its lead single
‘Free' reaching the top #10 on Spotify’s US Viral Chart. Soon after, the
duo found themselves on the road with Sam Smith on a sold-out US tour,
before going on to play leading festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza
and Outside Lands, and sharing stages with artists including Ellie
Goulding, Haim, CHVRCHES and Taylor Swift’s reputation Stadium Tour in
both Australia and New Zealand. Returning in 2018 with new music and a
new focus, frontwoman Georgia Nott and her brother Caleb have gone back
to basics and embraced their purest instincts to “make songs that were
true to us, without hiding behind any kind of façade”, says Georgia. The
first two singles from the upcoming album, the “brazen, euphoric”
(Atwood Magazine) single ‘Peach’ and ‘Everything Goes (Wow)’, have been
met with critical acclaim – with both tracks dominating radio play
across Australia. Over the Australia Day long-weekend ‘Peach’ came in at
#19 in triple j’s Hottest 100 – making 2018 their fourth feature in the
annual Australian music poll and their first time to crack the top 20.
On the new album, “Don’t Feed the Pop Monster”, Broods reunited with
their long-time producer Joel Little (best known for his work on Lorde’s
“Pure Heroine”), and also enlisted the producer Tommy English (BØRNS,
K.Flay, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness). At turns ethereal and
frantic, moody and euphoric, the result is an album that’s elegantly
sculpted yet defies all pop convention. Broods will be joined by special
guests the LA two-piece Moby Rich, who turn melancholy songs into bold,
pop hooks and visuals. Their debut single, ‘Yoko Ono’, is a
euphoric-by-way-of-ethereal burst of joy; a love song (or at least their
version) about finding someone to match your strange. Broods are
bringing their new music back to Australia in an all-new live show –
don’t miss the chance to be among the first in the world to hear the new
songs from “Don’t Feed the Pop Monster” live, alongside Broods’
catalogue of hits.
Bingo Loco has taken the world by storm, and
returns to Australia this May/ June for their maddest show yet. Bingo
Loco flips the traditional game of Bingo on its head, with rave rounds,
conga lines, dance offs, lip sync battles, glow sticks and prizes -
ranging from vacations to cars to lawnmowers. Originating in Ireland,
Bingo Loco is the brainchild of three close friends with a passion for
unique events. Now, Bingo Loco is selling out across the globe, with
Australian, Canadian, US and Irish shows selling out within a matter of
hours! The team is heading back down under this May & June, with host
Andrew Stanley for another night of madness. A night at Bingo Loco is
guaranteed to flip one’s "regular night out" on its head. It promises a
night to remember, with many attendees returning time and time again for
their enter- tainment fix. Though the show itself follows a simple
three-round structure, no two nights are the same - especially due to
the high level of crowd engagement during the show.
As an artist who needs no introduction,
Brian McKnight has gained international and domestic recognition,
earning himself a spot in contemporary music history and he is heading
to Australia thanks to Delta Bravo, for the first time since 2016. He
has released 19 albums to date over the past twenty-five years, selling
over 30 million albums worldwide. With 16 Grammy Award nominations and
numerous chart-topping songs such as “Back at One”, ‘’One Last Cry’’,
‘’6, 8, 12’’, ‘’Anytime’’ and ‘’The Only One For Me’’ McKnight has
established himself as a musical legacy. His video for "Anytime" was
nominated for Best Male Video at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.
McKnight has been the recipient of Soul Train Awards, American Music
Awards and Billboard Songwriter of The Year. Australia will see him
perform as The Brian McKnight 4, a full production show that is the
culmination of McKnight’s 25 years of musical experience. He will be
singing and playing the keys as a member of the 4-piece band. Don’t miss
this unforgettable night of Smooth R&B elegance, performed by one of the
best!
BLACKPINK, the hottest Korean female group
is coming to Australia for their In Your Area world tour this June.
Performing at Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena on June 13 and Sydney, Qudos
Bank Arena on June 15. BLACKPINK’s In Your Area World Tour kicked off in
Seoul in 2018, selling out shows across Asia, the tour is kicking on in
the US for their American debut as the first ever K-pop band to perform
at Coachella, and stopover in Europe, before making its way to
Australia. Tickets for all shows go on sale at 2pm Friday, March 1. My
Live Nation members can secure tickets first during the exclusive
pre-sale beginning2pm Wednesday, February 27 until 2pm Friday, March 1.
BLACKPINK’s 4 members: JISOO, JENNIE, ROSÉ and LISA, have drawn a lot of
attention since their first debut EP ‘SQUARE ONE’ in 2016. ‘SQUARE UP’
is the highest ranked album from a female Korean act to ever crack the
Billboard 200, and the MV of their first single, ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-du’ was the
most viewed K-pop on YouTube within the first 24 hours, it holds the
title of the second most watched music video of all time with over 36.2
million in the first 24hours. The quartet’s single ‘As If It’s Your
Last’ released in 2017, debutedat at No. 1 on Billboard's World Digital
Song Sales Chart and within 17 hours after its release, broke records,
by gaining more than 11 million views on YouTube, becoming the fastest
music video to exceed 10 million views by a K-pop group at that time.
BLACKPINK also collaborated with Dua Lipa for ‘Kiss andMake Up’ which is
a bilingual song in Korean and English. This song debuted at No.33 on
the ARIAs. The group is now the only Korean girl group to score multiple
entries on the Billboard Hot 100. The excitement of bringing In Your
Area to Australia is further amplified as it is Aussie fans’ first time
welcoming home, Australian – Korean, ROSÉ. She was born in New Zealand
before her family migrated to Australia, where ROSÉ grew up before she
joined BLACKPINK. Fellow group member, Jennie also has roots in the
region, having grown up in NZ, before returning to South Korea for her
training.
Following his sold out 2018 UK tour, Billy
Ocean has announced he is coming to Australia in June, as part of his
world tour, where he will perform his greatest hits and favourite
tracks. He will be joined on stage by his super band to put on a show
that will get everyone out of their seats. Billy Ocean is one of
Britain’s greatest ever soul stars with 30 million record sales to his
name. Having achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a
songwriter, he has collected multiple Gold and Platinum records in many
countries. Smash hits such as Caribbean Queen, When the Going Gets
Tough, Get Outta My Dreams, Suddenly, Love Really Hurts Without You,
Loverboy and There’ll Be Sad Songs have topped the singles charts the
world over. With an untouchable stage presence and so many undeniable
hits, Billy Ocean is only growing stronger with age and his songs still
stand the test of time. So, get out of your dreams, into your car & get
yourself a ticket....
New Zealand’s electronic music wunderkind
BAYNK has today announced a tour across Australia and New Zealand which
sees the young producer bring his effortlessly smooth sound and dynamic
live show to local fans in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. The tour
kicks off at Melbourne’s Howler July 4 before travelling to The
Brightside in Brisbane on July 5 and The Lansdowne in Sydney on July 6.
Already confirmed to perform at this year’s Lollapalooza, Coachella and
Electric Forest festivals, BAYNK’s first headline Australian dates since
2017 come in support of his soon to be released sophomore EP, “Someone’s
EP II”, out Friday, May 15. BAYNK will be donating $1 from every ticket
sold to the Christchurch Mayoral Fund – Our People, Our City, to go to
the victims and families impacted by the tragic Christchurch shootings
on March 15. Tickets for all shows go on sale at 12pm Friday, April 12.
My Live Nation members can secure tickets first during the exclusive
pre-sale beginning 11am Wednesday, April 10 until 11am Friday, April 12.
Born Jock Nowell-Usticke, BAYNK has been on a fast rise over the past
couple years. Breaking into the scene in early 2015, BAYNK’s beginnings
is the unlikely story of a kid who uploaded a song to Soundcloud while
on holiday in Europe – who after losing his laptop and going surfing for
a week, returned to find the track going ballistic with praise and
attention from new fans and music industry. Followed by a steady release
of singles since then, the young producer has clocked up more than 82
million plays on Spotify alone, marking him a top new artist to watch.
Most recently, BAYNK received much critical acclaim for new EP singles
"Off Limits" with Australian pop sensation Glades and "Settle" with UK
artist and vocalist Sinéad Harnett. The music video for "Settle" also
gained heavy praise for contributions made by co-director Spencer Graves
(Kendrick Lamar, Lauv, Whethan). His latest single “Water”, out now via
AllPoints, features pristine electronic production cloaked in intricate
layers of horns and percussion highlighting BAYNK’s aptitude for
crafting electrifying and innovative sounds. The new track comes in
anticipation of the NZ producer's sophomore EP, “Someone's EP II”, which
is set to be released May 15. With major festival plays under his belt
such as St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Rhythm & Vines, Rhythm & Alps,
WOMAD New Zealand, BAYNK has recently been announced to play
Lollapalooza and Coachella. He’s been busy refining his live show with
multiple North American runs, performing as special guest with San Holo,
Kasbo and Hayden James, not to mention his own 13-date North American
headline tour. BAYNK now brings his energetic, live instrumental show to
Australian audiences this year starting in Melbourne on July 4.
Columbus, Ohio hardcore band BEARTOOTH are
bringing their The Disease Tour down under. Having toured new album
Disease extensively across the USA and Europe, they’ll be making their
way to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this July 2019 for four
relentless shows of riff-driven intensity. Tickets for all shows go on
sale at11am Thursday, February 28. My Live Nation members can secure
tickets first during the exclusive pre-sale beginning10am on Wednesday,
February 27 until 10am Thursday, February 28. Led by multitalented
instrumentalist and songwriter Caleb Shomo, BEARTOOTH are now three
albums into a remarkable career that has seen them fast become a
headlining festival act due to their raw, dynamic and theatrical live
show. They’ve collected awards from heavy and hardcore tastemakers
Kerrang!, Metal Hammer Golden God Awards and Loudwire Music Awards, all
the while cracking the metal and commercial charts worldwide. Previous
releases on Red Bull Records “Sick” (EP) (2013), “Disgusting” (2014) and
“Aggressive” (2016) have won the group a legion of loyal followers, but
it’s the new and third full-length album “Disease” that has seen them
cement their reputation as a global force in the hardcore genre.Disease
is brave in its painstakingly riff-driven examination of the demons that
come from a dark depression. “The album is a whirlwind of emotion,”
Shomo explains. “Crazy highs, crazy lows, and lots of intensity. This
record isn’t about winning anything. It’s about trying to even begin to
learn how to deal with things. It’s hard to process just how dark you
can get, what you can really put yourself through with expectations.
It’s like starting from the beginning all over again. At the end of the
day, it is a very dark album.” “Compelling, relatable and genuinely
edge-of-your-seat listening...” – Album of the Week, Kerrang! “Get your
fists in the air, embrace someone you care about and come grab life by
the throat with Beartooth!” – Heavy Mag. “12 tracks of catchy, heavy,
venomous brilliance.” – Invicta Mag.
When: Saturday 21st September
Where:
Enmore Theatre
It's been nearly three years since Birds Of
Tokyo did a full national tour but with their new track "Good Lord"
riding high in the charts the band has finally announced a string of
dates around Australia later this year. Tickets will go on sale to
members of their mailing list from 9am tomorrow and to the general
public next Monday. Full date, venue and ticketing details are listed
below. "Good Lord" is currently at #1 on iTunes, top 5 on the radio
airplay charts and rising rapidly up the Spotify and Apple Music
rankings so it's no wonder these gigs have been dubbed "The Good Lord
Tour". The haunting song is a raw rendering of lead singer Ian Kenny's
marriage implosion. "To be honest it's been a rollercoaster couple of
years", he explains. "I was basically in pieces when we were writing
this song and maybe that intensity explains why it's striking such a
chord with people. It's great that something good can come out of
something bad - funny how often that happens if you can just get through
the rough patches in life." "Good Lord" is actually part of a larger
batch of songs that were all written in the wake of Kenny's marriage
breakup, with last year's more upbeat "Unbreakable" (heard everywhere as
the theme to the Invictus Games) actually being the first piece drawn
from his thematically linked body of work. "We've still got at least
three more new tracks that explore the breakup experience from various
angles so there's going to be a bit of a theme running through our stuff
for the rest of this year", says Birds guitarist Adam Spark. "It's
cheaper than therapy to use music to get this stuff off our chests -
we're really lucky that way." "Good Lord" is the latest in over a decade
of epic Birds Of Tokyo songs that have resonated with Australian
audiences. Since breaking out of Perth back in 2007 the band has had 11
different tracks make Triple J's Hottest 100 and they've won APRA's
"Rock Work Of The Year" on five separate occasions but this new single
seems set to eclipse even their biggest anthems like "Lanterns", "Plans"
and "Anchor".
When: Saturday 21st September & Sunday
22nd September
Where: The Concourse, Chatswood
BRAVURA! Grammy-nominated chief conductor
and Artistic Director Dr Nicholas Milton AM leads the electrifying
Willoughby Symphony through Zoltán Kodály's energetic Galanta Dances.
The individual stars of our orchestra are sure to shine in this dazzling
showpiece of Hungarian flair and fire. Bringing his own bravura to the
stage will be multi award-winning Australian pianist Tony Lee as he
joins the orchestra to perform Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2. This
work is sure to astonish with its juxtaposition of profound poetry and
thrilling virtuosity. Nicholas Milton's interpretations of the major
Romantic orchestral repertoire have consistently been highlights of the
Willoughby Symphony's stellar concert programs, and this performance
concludes with Brahms' final symphony, a work of incredible and
effortless complexities hidden within a gloriously pristine symphonic
architecture, the pinnacle of a great man's joys and anguish and a
pillar of western art for all time.
When: Saturday 28th September
Where:
Factory Theatre
Legendary Scottish indie rockers Big Country
return to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of their classic album ‘Steeltown’.
As an added bonus, they will play an Encore of Greatest Hits. ‘Brilliant
music, atmosphere great, everybody singing and joining in’. Big
Country’s live show is always full of energy and enthusiasm with a set
list that includes all their Classics - In A Big Country, Fields of
Fire, Chance, Look Away, Wonderland, East of Eden and more! ‘Big Country
are great fun to see Live, a rousing performance, tons of smiles, and
the crowd totally into it. Very highly recommended.’