Category: International Tours

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Frowning Clouds Play Europe

I don’t expect that Melbourne’s Frowning Clouds have long faces at the moment. Following packed out local launch shows for their single “All Night Long” and a supporting slot on Eagle & The Worm’s national tour, the band is taking flight.

The indie rockers will commence a run of European dates later this week, culminating with a slot at Spain’s Purple Weekend Festival. Europeans can see this exciting new Aussie act at the following venues.


25 November 2011 – Zoo Zoo Club @ The Blues Kitchen, London
26 November 2011 – Sonic Ballroom, Cologne
27 November 2011 – King Kong Klub, Berlin
1 December 2011 – Le Mojomatic, Montpellier
2 December 2011 – Le Deep Inside, Dijon
3 December 2011 – Le Mechanique Ondulatoire, Paris
4 December 2011 – Purple Weekend Festival, Leon

Image used with permission from Singhala Music

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Paul Kelly Takes A to Z Abroad

After wowing Australian audiences with his A to Z shows, Paul Kelly’s preparing to do it all over again in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.

Paul will play tunes from A to Z to support the international releases of The A to Z Recordings and his book How to Make Gravy. One hundred of his most beloved works will be performed acoustically in alphabetical order across four nights in the UK. It seems Americans will need to do a bit of travelling if they want the complete A to Z experience as he’s only stopping in each city for two nights. Fans can buy individual tickets or multi-night bundles.

Paul Kelly is one of Australia’s best kept secrets, and most acclaimed singer-songwriters. I really hope plenty of international readers get out to these shows to discover for themselves just how brilliant he is.

30 August – 2 September 2011 – Bush Hall, London
7 – 10 September 2011 – Sugar Club, Dublin
12 & 13 September 2011 – Schuba’s, Chicago
14 & 15 September 2011 – Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles
18 & 19 September 2011 – Electric Owl, Vancouver
23 & Sat 24 September 2011 – Dakota Tavern, Toronto
26 & Tues 27 September 2011 – Rockwood Music Hall, New York

Image source: Andrew Braithwaite @ Wikimedia Commons

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Philadelphia Grand Jury Tour the World

Philadelphia Grand Jury are set for world domination as they plan a massive four-continent tour.

The Sydney band have been based in London since April. They’ve set up a studio there, and are currently recording songs for a single to be released back home in October.

It seems their investment in the country is beginning to pay dividends though. Their 7” vinyl single “The Good News” was released to critical acclaim earlier this year, and they’re hoping to capitalize on the buzz with the release of “Going to the Casino (Tomorrow Night)” on 7″ limited black vinyl and digital download on August 23.

The single release will see Philadelphia Grand Jury slogging it out at gigs across the United States, Australia, and South Africa, before they return to the UK for even more shows.

You can see this hardworking Sydney band at the following gigs!

8 July 2010 – Pianos, New York
9 July 2010 – The Rock Shop, New York
13 July 2010 – Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles
17 July 2010 – FBi Show @ The Metro, Sydney
24 July 2010 – Beach Road Hotel, Sydney
29 July 2010 – The Espy, Melbourne (with Wolfmother)
1 August 2010 – Splendour In The Grass Festival, Woodfordia
5 August 2010 – The Cellar Door, Johannesburg
6 August 2010 – Oppikoppi Festival, Northam
7 August 2010 – 3Arts, Cape Town (with Billy Talent)
8 August 2010 – Oppikoppi Festival, Northam
16 August 2010 – Kasbah, Coventry
18 August 2010 – The Forum, Sheffield
19 August 2010 – King Tuts, Glasgow
20 August 2010 – Duke’s Corner, Dundee
21 August 2010 – Jager Room, Stornoway
22 August 2010 – Hootananny, Inverness
23 August 2010 – Stereo, York
25 August 2010 – Red Room, Nottingham
26 August 2010 – Moles, Bath
27 August 2010 – Wig & Pen, Truro
28 August 2010 – The Flapper, Birmingham
2 September 2010 – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
3 September 2010 – Timepiece, Exeter
4 September 2010 – Unit, Southampton
8 September 2010 – Prince Albert, Brighton
9 September 2010 – Boiler Room, Guilford
10 September 2010 – Lexington, London
11 September 2010 – Derby, Vault
12 September 2010 – Academy 2, Newcastle
13 September 2010 – Sugarmill, Stoke
20 September 2010 – Start The Bus, Bristol
21 September 2010 – Academy 3, Leicester
23 September 2010 – Plugged In, Sunderland
24 September 2010 – Academy 2, Liverpool
25 September 2010 – Jericho Tavern, Oxford
29 September 2010 – Moles, Bath
30 September 2010 – The Cellars, Portsmouth
1 October 2010 – Night & Day, Manchester
2 October 2010 – Empire, Middlesborough
3 October 2010 – Plug, Sheffield
7 October 2010 – Cockpit, Leeds

Image used with permission from Riothouse

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Guy Sebastian Plays American Shows to Support US Album Release

Guy Sebastian’s awesome fifth album Like It Like That has finally scored a US release. The album is available exclusively in Barnes & Noble stores through their Red label.

The record has a few things that should help to endear it to US fans. There’s David Ryan Harris twiddling the knobs, and John Mayer lending his guitar skills to three tracks. Not to mention the star power of Jordin Sparks on the duet “Art of Love.”

And then there’s Guy, who should win the Americans over with his charm and exceptional talent.

To help things along, Guy will play a string of shows along the West Coast next week. If you’re around these venues, make sure you drop in and catch Guy at the following shows.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 10: Singer Guy Sebastian performs during the Australian Commercial Radio Awards 2009 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre on October 10, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)


7 July 2010 – Dougfir Lounge, Portland
8 July 2010 – House of Blues, San Diego
9 July 2010 – Club Nokia, Los Angeles
10 July 2010 – Regency Ballroom, San Francisco
11 July 2010 – Hotel Utah, San Francisco
12 July 2010 – Triple Door Musicquarium, Seattle
13 July 2010 – Hotel Café, Los Angeles

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Cut Copy Complete Third Album in Melbourne

Cut Copy are teasing us with news that they’ve just completed album number three, but we’ll need to wait until next year to hear it.

Cut Copy announced the news on their MySpace page commenting “as we imagine what hell freezing over feels like and winter descends on our makeshift warehouse studio on the outskirts of Melbourne, we’re pleased to announce that the recording for Cut//Copy album three is now complete! We’ll be mixing it with Ben Allen as soon as we finish the shows below.”

The Melbourne act will release the yet-to-be-named disc in January 2011. Those aforementioned shows will see Cut Copy play in Asia, Europe, and the United States before heading home for Parklife. Here are all the dates!

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 01: Dan Whitford of the band Cut Copy performs on stage during the Big Day Out 2009 at the Claremont Showgrounds on February 1, 2009 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)


10 July 2010 – Bengkel Club, Jakarta
16 July 2010 – Super Bock Super Rock, Lisbon
17 July 2010 – Benicassium Festival,  Valencia
18 July 2010 – Lovebox festival, London
20 July 2010 – Button Factory, Dublin
22 July 2010 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (with French Horn Rebellion)
24 July 2010 – Orange PrePay Party @ H20 Beach, Mamaia (with Mika)
25 July 2010 – Palladium, Warsaw (with French Horn Rebellion)
27 July 2010 – Tavastia, Helsinki (with French Horn Rebellion)
29 July 2010 – Emmabodafestivalen, Emmaboda
30 July 2010 – Train, Arrhus
21 July 2010 – Rockafeller, Oslo
7 August 2010 – Lollapalooza, Chicago
25 September 2010 – Parklife @ Gold Coast Parklands, Gold Coast
26 September 2010 – Parklife @ Wellington Square, Perth
2 October 2010 – Parklife @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
3 October 2010 – Parklife @ Kippax Lake/Moore Park, Sydney
4 October 2010 – Parklife @ Botanic Park, Adelaide

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Gurrumul Gets an American Release, Announces US Tour

In 2008 all of Australia fell under the spell of Gurrumul. This blind indigenous singer sang in a language most of us didn’t understand, but his warmth and passion spoke to us in way that went beyond words.

His self-titled album went platinum twice and won ARIA Awards for best independent release and best world album. Now American audiences are set to hear it, with the album scoring a US release through Dramatico Records on June 15.

Gurrumul will support the release with the following shows in North America and Europe, where he has also built a strong following. If you’re living abroad, you don’t want to miss these shows.

DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu performs live on stage during the Indigenous Music Awards 2009 at the Gardens Amphitheatre on August 21, 2009 in Darwin, Australia. (Photo by Peter Eve/Getty Images)


15 June 2010 – Joe’s Pub , New York City
20 June 2010 – World Cafe Live, Philadelphia
22 June 2010 – Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Centre, Washington
24 June 2010 – Enwave Theatre @ Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
30 June 2010 – Old Town School of Folk Music , Chicago
6 July 2010 – Triple Door , Seattle
8 July 2010 – Troubadour, Los Angeles
15 July 2010 – Muffathalle, Munich
16 July 2010 – Sunset Festival, Zurich
19 July 2010 – Nice Jazz Festival, Nice
20 July 2010 – Paleo Festival, Nyon
22 July 2010 – Stuttgart Jazz Open @ Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart
23 July 2010 – WOMAD Festival, Malmesbury
24 July 2010 – Barbican Centre, London

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Nick Cave Delivers Second Serve of Grinderman

Nick Cave is preparing to unveil his second album with Grinderman this September.

Not so originally titled Grinderman 2, it sees Nick reunite with Warren Wllis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos for another serve of dirty garage rock. Acclaimed producer Nick Launay twiddled the knobs for the album which was recorded at London’s RAK, State of the Ark, and Assault and Battery studios.

To celebrate the release Grinderman will tour around the United Kingdom and Europe throughout September and October. Hopefully we’ll see some Aussie dates to follow.

All Tomorrows Parties - Cockatoo Island


25 September 2010 – Rock City, Nottingham
27 September 2010 – University, Leeds
28 September 2010 – Barrowlands, Glasgow
29 September 2010 – Academy, Manchester
1 October 2010 – Hammersmith Apollo, London
4 October 2010 – Les Docks, Lausanne
5 October 2010 – Volkshaus, Zurich
6 October 2010 – Live, Milan
7 October 2010 – Atlantico, Rome
10 October 2010 – Gasometer, Vienna
11 October 2010 – Muffathalle, Munich
13 October 2010 – Haus Auensee, Leipzig
14 October 2010 – Columbiahalle, Berlin
15 October 2010 – E-Werk, Cologne
17 October 2010 – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
20 October 2010 – MCV, Utrecht
21 October 2010 – Docks, Hamburg
23 October 2010 – Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen
24 October 2010 – Power Station, Randers
26 October 2010 – Cite de La Music, Paris

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Angus & Julia Stone Go Gold with Number One album

Did you notice that Angus & Julia Stone are still sitting pretty at the top of the ARIA charts? Their latest album Down the Way has retained the number one position for the second week, and achieved gold status to boot. The album has already sold more than 40, 000 units, and counting!

The siblings will wrap up their current Australian tour at this weekend’s Bluesfest. From there it’s off to the United Kingdom, Europe, and North America for tours to support the album’s international release. Many shows have already sold out, so if you’re abroad I’d pick up your tickets soon!

West Coast Bluesfest


10 April 2010 – Schouwburg Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam
12 April 2010 – Duke of York’s Picture House, Brighton (SOLD OUT)
14 April 2010 – Pavilion, Falmouth (SOLD OUT)
15 April 2010 – Cooler, Bristol (SOLD OUT)
16 April 2010 – Brudenell, Leeds
17 April 2010 – King Tuts, Glasgow
18 April 2010 – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
20 April 2010 – Glee Club, Birmingham
21 April 2010 – Ruby Lounge, Manchester
22 April 2010 – Shepherds Bush Empire, London
26 April 2010 – Gebäude 9, Cologne
27 April 2010 – Atomic Cafe, Munich (SOLD OUT)
28 April 2010 – Lido, Berlin
29 April 2010 – Molotow, Hamburg (SOLD OUT)
30 April 2010 – Vega, Copenhagen
2 May 2010 – Debaser, Stockholm
3 May 2010 – John Dee, Oslo
5 May 2010 – Paradiso, Amsterdam
6 May 2010 – Oosterpoort, Groningen
7 May 2010 – Café de la Danse, Paris
26 May 2010 – Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood
30 May 2010 – L’Astral, Montreal
2 June 2010 – Revival, Toronto
8 June 2010 – Union Hall, Brooklyn

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Crowded House Sign with Universal

Crowded House have a new home, with the band leaving long-time record company EMI for Universal Music. The first release under the new deal will be the album Intriguer, which should hit stores in the middle of the year.

Lead singer Neil Finn is apparently delighted with the move, commenting “I look forward to a long and productive relationship with Universal Music, who are obviously the music company setting the benchmark now. We’re delighted to be in the company of music-loving people who believe in us and are eager to spread the word.”

Local fans may get a sneak peek at some of the band’s new material when they play a couple of Australian and New Zealand dates in the next few weeks ahead of their European tour. The band will then head to the United States. Here are all those dates for my readers abroad!

28 March 2010 – West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle
31 March 2010 – Enmore Theatre, Newtown
1 April 2010 – Bluesfest, Byron Bay
8 April 2010 – Town Hall, Auckland
18 May 2010 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne
19 May 2010 – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
21 May 2010 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
22 May 2010 – Music Hall, Aberdeen
24 & 25 May 2010 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
26 & 27 May 2010 – Apollo Manchester, Manchester
29 May 2010 – Royal Theatre and Event Centre, Castlebar
30 & 31 May 2010 – Olympia Theatre, Dublin
2 June 2010 – Colston Hall, Bristol
3 June 2010 – Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
4 June 2010 – Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
6 June 2010 – New Theatre Oxford, Oxford
8 – 10 June 2010 – HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
12 June 2010 – Isle of Wight Festival, Newport
14 June 2010 – Train, Aarhus
16 June 2010 – Amager Bio, Copenhagen
18 June 2010 – Vorst Nationaal, Brussels
20 June 2010 – Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
21 June 2010 – Essigfabrik, Cologne
24 June 2010 – Sala Razzmatazz, Barcelona
25 June 2010 – Sala Heineken, Madrid
26 July 2010 – Filene Center At Wolf Trap, Vienna (USA)

Image source: Alterna2 @ Flickr

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Violent Soho Tour America

You might not have heard of neo-grunge outfit Violent Soho yet, but the boys from Brisbane are already making waves in America.

The band have the backing of Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, who signed the lads up to his record label Ecstatic Peace last year. Their debut single “Jesus Stole My Girlfriend” is all over American alternative radio. It comes from their self-titled debut album, which was released in America last week. We can expect to see it in local stores later this month.

The band has a busy tour schedule across North America over the next few months, including a pit stop at SXSW. If you’re Stateside, make sure you catch this new Aussie success at one of the following shows.

18 March 2010 – Rusty Spurs, Austin
19 March 2010 – Emos, Austin
19 March 2010 – Molotov Lounge, Austin
19 March 2010 – Red 7 Patio, Austin
20 March 2010 – Maggie Maes, Austin
22 March 2010 – Riot Room, Kansas City
24 March 2010 – Triple Rock, Minneapolis
25 March 2010 – Subterranean, Chicago
26 March 2010 – Frankie’s, Toledo
27 March 2010 – Eagle Theatre, Detroit
28 March 2010 – Call The Office, London (Ontario)
29 March 2010 – Mod Club, Toronto
30 March 2010 – Petit Campus, Montreal
31 March 2010 – Jerky’s, Providence
1 April 2010 – Maxwell’s, Hoboken
2 April 2010 – Williamsburg Music Hall, Brooklyn
3 April 2010 – North Star, Philadelphia
5 April 2010 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston
6 April 2010 – Bowery Ballroom, New York
7 April 2010 – Sonar Lounge, Baltimore
8 April 2010 – Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington
9 April 2010 – Chameleon Club, Lancaster
10 April 2010 – The LC, Columbus
11 April 2010 – Southgate House, Newport
12 April 2010 – Pops, St Louis
14 April 2010 – Black Sheep, Colorado Springs
16 April 2010 – Bluebird Theatre, Denver
17 April 2010 – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City
20 April 2010 – El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles
21 April 2010 – The Independent, San Francisco
22 April 2010 – House of Blues, Anaheim
23 April 2010 – City of Palms Park, Fort Myers
24 April 2010 – Jacksonville Fairgrounds
29 April 2010 – Emo’s, Austin
30 April 2010 – Scout Bar, San Antonio
1 May 2010 – Pizza Hut Park Edgefest, Frisco
10 May 2010 – Monarch, London
13 May 2010 – Gaymors @ Hectors, Great Escape Festival, Brighton
16 May 2010 – KAZR Lazerfest, Des Moines
22 May 2010 – Rock on the Range @ Crew Stadium, Columbus

Image source: Matt Kleinschmidt @ Flickr