When: Saturday 28th October, Sunday
29th October & Thursday 2nd November
Where: Factory Theatre
With the imminent release of Brutal
Dawn, companion album to 2016’s Civil Dusk, Bernard Fanning and The
Black Fins are again pulling out the road cases to showcase new songs
live in some of Australia’s most cherished and revered rock venues. This
October, touring will take in all Australian states in venues handpicked
to showcase the on-stage musical chemistry between Bernard and The Black
Fins; Salliana Campbell on fiddle and backing vocals, Matt Engelbrecht
on bass, Andrew Morris on guitar and Declan Kelly on drums. In addition,
every state will feature a different powerhouse local female artist to
open the show. Making waves in not only their local scene, but
internationally, Oh Pep! will help kick off the tour in Adelaide on
Friday 6 October and also join the Melbourne shows, followed by Teischa
in Perth, Tia Gostelow and Sahara Beck in Brisbane, Sahara Beck for an
encore in Sydney and winding up with Maddy Jane in Hobart.
When: Saturday 4th November
Where: Qudos Bank Arena
Australian BROS fans demanded it and now
TEG DAINTY can confirm the most highly anticipated pop reunion tour of
the decade will visit Australia! BROS will play a special Australian
show in Sydney on Saturday 4 November at Qudos Bank Arena. This exciting
event marks 29 years to the day since BROS played the Sydney
Entertainment Centre in the height of BROSMANIA.
After five hugely successful albums,
British India found themselves at crossroads. ‘Forgetting The Future’ is
the story of them destroying their world in order to live in it. For the
first time, the band teamed up with an external producer; voyaging into
previously unknown sonic territory with Holy Holy’s Oscar Dawson. This
revolutionary approach has led the band to create an explosive album
that is their most ambitious and textured to date. “We were tapping into
the same ferocity you feel when you first start writing songs,” vocalist
Declan Melia says. “Just going for it, getting songs out without
overthinking them, fast and hard. The way I see it, the sound is
futuristic but it’s still raw.” Lead single Precious is currently
spinning on rotation at triple j. Its stylistic new video comes courtesy
of the talented team at Oh Yeah Wow. Smoke, colour and flames surround
the band, as visuals vividly portray the tragic beauty of momentary
bliss. It’s incredibly executed and out now for your viewing pleasure.
British India have earned themselves an honest reputation as one of the
country’s hardest working bands, and their upcoming national tour
reaffirms this. With 10 expansive new tracks added to their repertoire,
the band will be hitting up cities all over the country for three
months, kicking things off this September.
What began as Celtic Thunder's Neil
Byrne and Ryan Kelly performing a series of shows together called
'Acoustic By Candlelight' back in 2012 quickly turned into what is now
known as Byrne and Kelly. Driven by dynamic vocal harmonies, the duo
seamlessly dives into combining genres like traditional Irish and
Americana to create a fresh, Celtic folk sound. In 2013 Byrne and Kelly
was awarded 'Best Duo in a Concert, Pub or Festival' and 'Best New
Album' for Acoustically Irish by the Irish Music Association. In
addition, Acoustically Irish took the Billboard #1 position, World Album
#1 on iTunes in the United States, Australia and Canada, Amazon #1 World
Album and cdbaby Global Chart #1. The duo's second album release, Live
in Australia, was recorded live at The Vanguard in Sydney, Australia in
June of 2014. Following the release later in the year, Live in Australia
quickly became the #1 World Album on Billboard, iTunes, Amazon and
cdbaby.
When: Thursday 8th March & Friday 9th
March
Where: Metro Theatre
The Butterfly Effect are very excited to
announce their first shows in over 5 years with original frontman, Clint
Boge at the helm.
While the band are certainly not rushing into anything too serious just
yet, these shows will be a great chance for them to reconnect with their
loyal fans and share the music that originally brought them together.
When: Saturday 17th March, Sunday 18th
March, Tuesday 20th March, Friday 23rd March & Saturday 24th March
Where: Qudos Bank Arena
Special guest: Dua Lipa
Grammy Award winner and world-renowned,
multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter/producer/director/musician,
BRUNO MARS is set to return to New Zealand and Australia next February
and March as part of his 24K Magic World Tour. The ‘Uptown Funk’
superstar sold out arenas across Australia in 2014 and fans have been
begging for his return ever since. With countless accolades including
five Grammy Awards, being named #1 on Forbes list of top 30 people under
30 and an ARIA #1, Live Nation is thrilled to bring the pop/soul/funk
maestro back for dates in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney,
Adelaide and Perth. Tickets for all shows go on sale this Friday, May 5.
Please refer below for local on-sale times. Currently touring through
Europe and the UK (ahead of an extensive trek across North America),
London’s The Evening Standard bestowed a 5-star review on Mars’ O2 Arena
shows exclaiming: “One of the greatest showmen in pop music right now”.
“Only Uptown Funk, his biggest hit to date, could polish off what was a
thrilling masterclass in showmanship from a sensational performer.” A
multiple GRAMMY® Award winner and 20 time GRAMMY® nominee, Bruno Mars
has sold over 170 million singles worldwide and over 26 million albums
worldwide, affirming him as one of the best-selling artists of all time.
The critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer, director, and
musician recently dominated charts with the worldwide smash single,
“Uptown Funk.” The RIAA diamond certified smash made history as the
longest-leading Billboard “Hot 100” single of the 2010s, and is only the
10th single in the chart’s 57-year history to spend at least 14 weeks at
#1. “Uptown Funk” has received a number of honors, among them three 2016
GRAMMY® Awards, including the coveted “Record of the Year” award. In
addition, the “Uptown Funk” companion video received the 2016 MTV Video
Music Award for “Best Male Video.” Mars returned to the Super Bowl
Halftime stage this past February to perform alongside Beyoncé and
Coldplay. Mars’ historic 2014 performance made NFL history as the second
most watched Super Bowl Halftime Show ever, earning a record-breaking
total viewership of over 115.3 million, all while being the youngest
artist ever to serve as the sole Super Bowl Halftime headliner.
According to Billboard, Mars scored his first five “Hot 100” #1 singles
faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley. As a singer, songwriter
and producer, Bruno Mars has now amassed an incredible catalog of 35
“Hot 100” hits to date. Renowned for his electrifying on stage retro
showmanship, don’t miss this opportunity to experience one of the
greatest singer-songwriters of all time. Don’t believe me? Just watch.