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Where: Enmore Theatre
RICHARD CLAPTON – Four Decades of Hits! Past
Hits & Previews. His music has been the soundtrack of a generation….. he
is the legendary – Richard Clapton, Celebrating 4 decades of hits! With
a stellar career spanning 4 decades Richard Clapton is an Australian
music icon, his songs are the soundtrack of our lives. Richard has
continually recorded and released numerous records with an unmistakable
Australian sound. Clapton’s journey began when at just 16 he charmed his
way into a Sydney hotel to hang out with the Rolling Stones. From that
day on, Richard Clapton knew he was going to be a rock star. It's now
almost 50 years since that fateful day -years filled with a lifetime of
incredible experiences, outrageous good times and a catalogue of iconic
and timeless songs. Through the glory years of rock 'n' roll, bouncing
between London, Berlin, Sydney, Los Angeles and Paris, Richard forged
his own career and built up a significant body of work while living,
loving and partying with the biggest names in music. For 40 years,
Richard Clapton has been, above all else, a songwriter-a wry observer of
human behaviour and an astute commentator on the Australian condition.
His best songs- Deep Water, The Best Years of Our Lives, Goodbye Tiger,
Glory Road, Lucky Country, Girls on the Avenue, Trust Somebody and
Capricorn Dancer - capture the essence of this country and the meaning
of our lives like few others. Now you will have the chance to join
Richard Clapton as he shares a lifetime of memories on stage.
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Where: Metro Theatre
Emerging from one of the eddies in the
independent undercurrent of Brisbane’s 90s music scene, the past 2.5
decades have been of ceaseless reinventive spirit, playing with form and
flux, the affection of self-parody, ever ambling a rickety bridge of
modus vivendi, all bagged up with an effervescent outsider enthusiasm
that has never left their skin. And now... to pound the quarter century
mark with a fully blown visually rehabilitated retrospective of a show
straddling a holographic hyperbole of antiquated technology, trawling
the analogue back through the digital. And when it comes to those
ubiquitous lists... Maybe 11 ALBUMS or so if you count the live, Jingles
compilation and latest kids release; EPS surely must be 7 of these at
least... and in their time maybe 16 singles, a few 7inches and 5 or so
DVD releases. And MUSIC VIDEOS feels like maybe 47 or so of those...
SHIRTS jeez, must have been close to 120 or so designs spread across...
approximately 905 PERFORMANCES or thereabouts including maybe 25
national headline tours, 6 Big Day Out tours, so many festivals you
could poke a stick at... along with some great times playing with DEVO,
Boredoms, The Prodigy, TISM, Audio Active, CIV, The Mint Chicks, Ratatat,
Senyawa, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Helmet, The Melvins and more including
the odd collaborative excursions into theatre, dance, live soundtracks
and generally just bent on allowing an unstable ingenuity... and on that
note who could forget 21 days inside a glass BUBBLE! Whatever the extent
of this output means in the greater scheme of things the obvious
consistencies have always been the open pursuit of creative probity,
humour above serious intent, sustainable mentalities above any need for
dominance, and about as honest unto themselves as possible - whomever
that might be? All in all just playing to the ad-hoc... making it up as
it goes. Joining us for this head-brush of a warp drive through our
times is none other than Japan's coruscating icons of sugar punk power
popsters SHONEN KNIFE, along with erstwhile compadres in the mirthful
upending of contemporary culture THE FAUVES. As well as featuring the
always welcome festival invitations including CALOUNDRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
on SUN 6 OCT, and LOST LANDS in Werribee on SUN 3 NOV (which also
feature ever bending kids adventure POGOGO SHOW) we also present 2 days
of extended celebration in hometown BRISBANE featuring on Saturday from
5.00pm - DICKLORD, TOTAL PACE (tbc?) and FAT ; and on Sunday from 3.00pm
- KOKO UZI, THE STRESS OF LEISURE and SCREAMFEEDER . REGURGITATOR.
Quarter Pounder - 25 years of being consumed. With guest superlatives at
selected stores... SHONEN KNIFE & THE FAUVES
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Where: ICC Sydney
Currently in Australia to promote of his
brand-new album Chip Tooth Smile, multi-award-winning singer-songwriter
ROB THOMAS today announced he will return for a massive national tour
this November. As both a hugely successful solo artist and front man for
Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas will make a welcome return to our shores for
performances in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne; an outdoor show at
Perth’s Kings Park and Botanic Garden, and three winery shows presented
by A Day On The Green. This is Rob’s 10th Australian tour, and to date
he’s sold more than half a million tickets here. Fans can expect a
dynamic show of huge hits and favourites plucked from Thomas’s 30+ year
career, as well as a tasting of new tracks lifted from Chip Tooth Smile.
Among his numerous hits are solo classics like Lonely No More, This Is
How A Heart Breaks, and Streetcorner Symphony; Matchbox Twenty
favourites Push, 3AM, If You’re Gone and Bent, as well as Smooth, his
worldwide smash hit Santana collaboration. Rob Thomas is one of the most
distinctive artists of this or any other era - a gifted vocalist,
spell-binding performer and an acclaimed songwriter known worldwide as
the lead singer and primary composer with Matchbox Twenty, as well as
for his multi-platinum solo work and chart-topping collaborations. As a
songwriter and collaborator Thomas has racked up global sales of more
than 80 million records. Chip Tooth Smile (out now through Warner Music
Australia) is fourth solo album offering from Thomas, featuring the new
single One Less Day (Dying Young).
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Where: EVAN Theatre, Panthers
Individually, these are four of the most
recognisable names in the Australian entertainment world. Golden
Guitars, Gold records, chart topping albums and countless number one
singles between them...and this merely scratches the surface of their
combined achievements! 2019 marks the 20th Anniversary of these four
talented and highly decorated artists forming a tour called THE YOUNG
STARS OF COUNTRY. These feisty newcomers fought to have their own names
splashed across the lightboxes and chalkboards of the venues they played
for fear of not being remembered - they needn’t have worried! DARREN
COGGAN, BECCY COLE, FELICITY URQUHART and ADAM HARVEY were not to know
this was the beginning of a musical bond and personal friendship that
was to last for two decades. While others have come and gone, tried and
failed, these four have continued to rack up the accolades and remain at
the forefront of the music industry today. You can expect some very
special moments on this show, many laughs and even a few tears but there
is no doubting that there will be some breathtaking musical moments.
When four artists come together after 20 years of love and respect for
each other, the crowd is in for a once in a lifetime treat.
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Where: EVAN Theatre, Panthers
When Richard Clapton began his recording
career in 1974, Australia was still in the vice-like grip of the
cultural cringe. He plunged into the “deep water” and legends like
Skyhooks and Paul Kelly, Cold Chisel, INXS, Midnight Oil, and hundreds
of others, followed in his wake. Clapton’s songs are still omnipresent
on the radio to this day, his records charting the political landscape
of the nation and the turbulent lives of two generations.
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Where: Metro Theatre
"With 1984's Hail to England, Manowar
delivered one of the quintessential power metal albums of all time"
Allmusic. Ross The Boss, Manowar’s co-founder and definitive guitar god,
takes no prisoners when he and his earth shattering band pounds out
"Hail to England" in all its decibel meter destroying glory. Fans can
also anticipate a slew of other Manowar classics, guaranteed to see
fists raised to the roof, and leave ears ringing in utter metal bliss.
Death to false metal!
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Where: Concert Hall, Sydney
Opera House
Internationally-acclaimed artist and the
world’s ‘Fastest Piano Player’ Peter Bence will return this year to
thrill Australian audiences with his incredible talent. Bence has
achieved sensational success with his edgy, percussive and expressive
playing style that has broken down boundaries between classical and
popular music. He takes the piano to a whole new level, which inspires
both younger and older generations of musicians and music lovers from
everywhere around the world. In January 2012 he attained the Guinness
World Record for the “most piano key hits in one minute” with 765 key
hits.
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Where:
Enmore Theatre
Frontier Touring are thrilled to confirm
Ireland’s queen of the avant-garde Róisín Murphy is returning to
Melbourne and Sydney this December for her first Australian headline
shows in ten years. Following her performance at Meredith Festival’s
Supernatural Amphitheatre, Murphy will delight fans at The Forum in
Melbourne on Sunday 15 December and Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Tuesday
17 December. As the frontwoman and one half of UK-based, alternative
dance-pop duo Moloko, Murphy celebrated a successful career throughout
the 90s with mixer/producer Mark Brydon and their unique electronic
partnership. Across their four studio albums the duo had a number of hit
singles including ‘Sing It Back’, ‘The Time Is Now’, ‘Pure Pleasure
Seeker’ and ‘Indigo’. Merging their sassy, eccentric and unconventional
brand of electronic music, the band became known as one of the most
iconic dance acts of the era.
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Where:
ANZ Stadium
The soaring success of the film Bohemian
Rhapsody, the highest grossing music biopic of all time, has proven that
the love for Queen remains as strong as ever. Queen original band
members Brian May and Roger Taylor are teaming up once more with long
time front man Adam Lambert on lead vocals and returning to Australia
with a brand-new, spectacular production. Completing the tour line-up
are long-term collaborator Spike Edney on keyboards, Neil Fairclough on
bass, and Tyler Warren on percussion. Next summer, the stadium stages of
Australia will be well and truly rocked again!
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Where:
State Theatre
20-time Grammy Award winning guitarist, PAT
METHENY, has announced “An Evening with Pat Metheny” - three special
theatre shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney during March, 2020. Touring
Australia for only the third time in his 40-year-plus career (having
previously visited in 1985 and 2014), Metheny will present a range of
music from throughout his career, joined by his long-time drummer,
Antonio Sanchez, Malaysian/Australian bassist Linda May Han Oh and
British pianist Gwilym Simcock. Of the forthcoming shows, Metheny says:
“It could really be anything and everything. I have already written a
bunch of new music which we recorded and will be released early 2020,
inspired just by the thought of this presentation, but I could also
imagine playing only old music one night... I like the idea of keeping
it open and letting it become whatever it winds up being over the course
of a tour. “At this stage, I have so much music and it all is kind of
one big thing for me without borders or distinctions between this period
or that period. With Antonio, Linda and Gwilym, I think we could and
will do a wide range of things from throughout all of it - and maybe
uncover what the next period has in store as well.” Pat Metheny first
burst onto the international jazz scene in 1974 displaying his
soon-to-become trademarked playing style, which blended the loose and
flexible articulation customarily reserved for horn players with an
advanced rhythmic and harmonic sensibility - a way of playing and
improvising that was modern in conception but grounded deeply in the
jazz tradition of melody, swing and the blues. With the release of his
first album, Bright Size Life (1975), he reinvented the traditional
"jazz guitar" sound for a new generation of players. Inducted into the
Downbeat Hall of Fame in 2015 as its youngest-ever member and only the
fourth guitarist (joining Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian and Wes
Montgomery), Metheny has throughout his career continued to redefine the
genre by utilizing new technology and constantly working to evolve the
improvisational and sonic potential of his instrument. Metheny has spent
much of his life on tour, often doing more than 100 shows a year since
becoming a bandleader in the 70s. He continues to be one of the
brightest stars of the music scenes today. Joining Pat Metheny will be
his long-time drummer Antonio Sanchez who has been his most consistent
associate in a huge variety of settings since 2000. “Antonio is always
incredible. He is one of the greatest drummers of all time and the fact
that we have been able to share so much music together over these years
is something really special for both of us. And I am so proud of all his
recent successes with the “Birdman” score.” Antonio’s score for the
Oscar winning Alejandro G. Innaritu film was nominated for a Golden
Globe and 2016 Grammy Award as well as dozens of other prizes around the
world. Metheny goes on to say “Being on the bandstand with Antonio is
like nothing else I have ever experienced with any other musician. He
has the capacity to listen and be inside the music with an intensity
that is unique. That focus, combined with his truly otherworldly skills
on the kit puts him his own category.” Malaysian/Australian bassist
Linda May Han Oh has been extremely active on the New York scene for the
past few years, playing with many of the major musicians in the
community. Metheny continues, “I love to follow who the new players
around town are and I go out often to check out what everyone is doing.
The first time I heard Linda, she immediately went to the top of my list
of candidates. She has everything I always am looking for; great time,
great notes and a lot of imagination. But the most important thing I am
always searching for in any musician is an elusive and hard to describe
quality that embodies a certain communicative ability to connect - not
just to the other musicians, but to the audience as well. Linda has
that. When we got together, she was so easy to play with. She went on to
tell me how much she had been affected as a young player by my record
Question and Answer and a few others, which is incredibly gratifying for
me. I am really excited to get the chance to play with Linda.” Rounding
out the ensemble is British pianist Gwilym Simcock, one of the most
exciting new pianists to emerge from the UK in many years. Metheny: “I
first heard about Gwilym on a trip to London a few years back when
someone at a radio station gave me his debut record while mentioning to
me that he had often spoken of his interest in this music having been
sparked by his exposure to one of my early records, again one of the
most flattering things imaginable. When I listened to his CD, I became
an instant fan; Gwilym is simply one of the best piano players I have
heard in a long, long time. After trying to find time to get together
over a number of years, in 2014 I was finally able to stay over after a
gig in London to do some playing. We had planned on getting together for
a few hours or so but wound up playing continuously for an entire
afternoon. It was absolutely incredible what we were able to get to so
quickly. I have only ever had that kind of communication and ease of
playing with another musician a handful of times over the years to that
degree. I am so excited to get the chance to play with Gwilym and there
seems to be enormous potential there for us to develop a really unique
way of playing together.”
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Pixies: Come On
Pilgrim... It's
Surfer Rosa |
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Where: Forecourt, Sydney
Opera House
PIXIES, one of the most influential
alternative rock bands of all time, have announced a new Sydney show due
to overwhelming demand. The music pioneers will now play a second show
at the iconic Sydney Opera House Forecourt on Sunday, March 15. The
first Sydney show on March 14 is now completely sold out. Pre-sale
tickets for the show will be available to Sydney Opera members from 9am
Tuesday, August 27 and My Live Nation members from 10am Wednesday,
August 28. General on-sale is Friday, August 30 at 11am. The
announcement follows on from recent sellouts in Perth, Melbourne and
Brisbane – proving Pixies fever in Australia is at an all-time high! New
shows have now been added at the Palais Theatre, Fortitude Music Hall
and Sydney Opera House as part of the band’s mammoth world tour, Come On
Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa. Pixies’ debut releases - the electrifying
1987 EP Come On Pilgrim and 1988’s debut full-length album, Surfer Rosa
- brought rise to a new genre and defined contemporary music for a
generation. The tour will bear witness to both seminal albums being
performed in full – plus new and old tracks spanning their extensive
catalogue. Surfer Rosa is a record made up of rage, religion, gore,
incest and superheroes named Tony - a debut album so good that it's
since been seen as a masterpiece. Produced by Steve Albini, it includes
early Pixies classics such as "Bone Machine," "Gigantic," "Vamos" and
"Where Is My Mind?". Come On Pilgrim contained eight songs from the
band's first-ever studio session, produced by Gary Smith and recorded at
his Fort Apache Studio near Boston. Returning for what will be only
their fourth visit to Australia, the band will perform at Melbourne’s
Palais Theatre on March 9 and 10, then head to Brisbane for shows on
March 12 and 13, not-to-be-missed momentous shows under the stars at
Sydney Opera House Forecourt on March 14 and 15 before flying west for a
final show at Fremantle Arts Centre on March 17. Forming in Boston,
Massachusetts in 1986, Pixies are often acclaimed as the most
influential, pioneering alternative band of the late 80s, garnering
extraordinary critical and popular acclaim. After five genre-defining
studio albums, Pixies disbanded in 1993. The tide turned in 2004 - the
band reunited and began touring, playing to sell-out crowds around the
world including their first-ever Australian performances in 2007, later
to be followed by a 13-show sold-out Doolittle tour in 2010 and again in
2017. Pixies will release their brand new and eighth studio album,
Beneath The Eyrie, on September 13 (through Infectious/BMG). Visceral,
musically cinematic, otherworldly but strangely familiar and a bit
unsettling – the album boasts 12 new tracks produced by GRAMMY-nominated
Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Royal Blood, Pixies' Head Carrier). Lead single “On
Graveyard Hill,” is an in-your-face, classic Pixies tale of imminent,
ominous doom. Fans can pre-order the album now. The evolution of the
album’s creative process is uniquely documented in a 12-episode podcast
entitled It’s a Pixies Podcast.
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