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Don’t Wait: Get Your Scene & Heard Tickets Now!

Have you got your tickets for Scene & Heard yet? If not, what are you waiting for? This year’s event is bigger and better than ever, with shows in Cairns and Brisbane complementing the original Newcastle gig.

The line-up is also the stuff early noughties dreams are made of, with The Dandy Warhols, Wolfmother, Alex Lloyd, and Sneaky Sound System all on the bill. There are also a few acts exclusive to each venue, including British India in Brisvegas and Eskimo Joe in Newie. Brisbane and Newcastle also get the Don’t Come Monday Stage, a party zone headlined by the Potbelleez DJs.

Scene & Heard aims to create more than a festival. It’s all about making memories and connecting to the music and one another, rather than worrying about capturing images for your social media profiles. If you’re into that vibe, make sure to snap up your tickets soon!

27 October 2019 – Barlow Park, Cairns
2 November 2019 – Eatons Hill Outdoors, Brisbane
10 November 2019 – Wickham Park, Newcastle

Image used with permission from GYRO Pr; photo credit: J Munns

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Scene & Heard Bring 90s and 00s Greats to Newcastle This November

We’re so connected to our phones and the internet these days that it’s a strange thing to go off the grid as I do on a cruise ship. We get a little news of the outside world in a one-page paper, but essentially we’re in a bubble. One thing we miss is the concert announcements. Good for my budget, bad for my blog. So just in case you missed it too, I wanted to put Scene & Heard on your radar.

This is a brand new music festival making me all nostalgic. For starters, it’s got a dream line-up of local late nineties and early naughties favourites including The Living End, Spiderbait, Killing Heidi, Something for Kate, and Sneaky Sound System. Then there’s the venue, Wickham Park, an old stomping ground for this blogger. I might live on the Central Coast now, but as anyone who grew up in Newie knows, once you’re a Novocastrian you’re always a Novocastrian.

A classic car display and vintage vinyl fair will ramp up the nostalgia on the day. Enjoy these and the music while you’re knocking back craft beers, bespoke cocktails, and delicious food truck fare.

Scene & Heard hits Newcastle’s Wickham Park on November 4. Tickets are on sale now. Get yours soon, because with a line-up this good it’s bound to sell out.

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Sneaky Sound System Announce Homecoming

Sneaky Sound System will make their long awaited return to our shores next month to support last year’s release of album number three, From Here to Anywhere.

Miss Connie and Black Angus certainly haven’t been idle since its release. They’ve played several shows in Asia and the United States, and they’ll follow up the new Australian dates with gigs in Europe and the United Kingdom. After that they’ll pack their bags and relocate to the United States, so god knows when we’ll see them again!

Give them a send-off they won’t forget at the following shows. Tickets go on sale on Thursday March 8.

5 April 2012 – Family, Brisbane
7 April 2012 – The Hi-Fi, Sydney
8 April 2012 – The Palace, Melbourne
14 April 2012 – The Villa, Perth

Image source: Erikasneaky @ Wikimedia Commons

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Sneaky Sound System on the Comeback Trail

It’s been a bit quiet on the Sneaky Sound System front for a while, but the dance duo is hitting back with a vengeance. They’re currently finishing up their third album From Here to Nowhere, their first released through their new label Modular.

The album won’t drop until August 29, but we’ll get a sneak peek when Miss Connie and Black Angus release the single “We Love” on May 27.

They’ll promote the single and get us all salivating for the album when they tour the major capitals in June and July.

Sneaky Sound System29 June 2011 – Rocket Bar, Adelaide
1 July 2011 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
2 July 2011 – Metro, Sydney
6 July 2011 – The Bakery, Perth
9 July 2011 – Family Nightclub, Brisbane

Image source: Michael Spencer @ Flickr

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Sneaky Sound System Become a Duo

Sneaky Sound System are down one member. MC Double D (AKA Daimon Downey) has left the band to pursue other interests.

Connie Mitchell and Black Angus plan to continue as a duo, although their hairy ex-bandmate will join them for several upcoming festival appearances.

The new twosome will head to Europe later this month, for a tour which kicks off in Ibiza, Spain. Nice work if you can get it, right? Then it’s back to Oz in October ahead of the summer festival season.

Image source: Foraggio Fotographic @ Flickr

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Sneaky Sound System Top UK Club Charts

It’s been a little quiet on the Sneaky Sound System front for some time, but don’t think the Aussie dance band are sitting idle. In fact, they have the number one song on the UK Club Chart!

“It’s Not My Problem” has leapt from number eight to take the top spot this week. But it’s little wonder. With the band playing dates around the United Kingdom, the Brits are discovering exactly what the band is all about.

Here are the rest of their international dates!

17 June 2009 – Liv @ Fontainebleau, Miami, USA
18 June 2009 – The Church, Denver, USA
19 June 2009 – Celebrities, Vancouver, Canada
20 June 2009 – Spin, San Diego, USA
23 June 2009 – Cinespace, Los Angeles, USA
24 June 2009 – Abbey Pub, Chicago, USA
25 June 2009 – Tattoo, Toronto, Canada
26 June 2009 – Webster Hall, NYC, USA
28 June 2009 – TOAST Festival, London, UK
1 July 2009 – Marquee, Cork, Ireland (supporting Lady GaGa)
4 July 2009 – Wireless Festival, London, UK
5 July 2009 – Paradise Club, Mykonos, Greece
11 July 2009 – Oxegen Festival, Dublin, Ireland
15 July 2009 – Pacha, Ibiza, Spain
18 July 2009 – Paradise Club, Mykonos, Greece
25 July 2009 – Global Gathering, Statford-Upon-Avon, UK
5 Aug 2009 – Pacha, Ibiza, Spain
19 Aug 2009 – Islington Academy, UK
22 Aug 2009 – V Festival, Stafford, UK
23 Aug 2009 – V Festival, Chelmsford, UK
26 Aug 2009 – Pacha, Ibiza, Spain
30 Aug 2009 – Get Loaded in the Park, London, UK
30 Sept 2009 – Pacha, Ibiza, Spain

Image source: Foraggio Fotographic @ Flickr

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Sneaky Sound System Release Album Number 2

It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything from Australia’s hottest dance outfit, Sneaky Sound System, but all that’s soon about to change. Miss Connie, Black Angus, and MC Double D are back with album number two called, funnily enough, 2.

No points for originality there, but it’s still going to do well thanks to a killer first single called “Kansas City.” The album will be repackaged in the UK to include the new stuff plus the best tracks from the first album. The British are going with “Pictures” for the first single, but it won’t be the same old thing. The UK recording will have a distinctly British flavour thanks to remixing by Rich Costey, the man behind Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, and Muse.

2 will hit Aussie shelves in August 16 before the Brits get it on September 22. To celebrate the release Sneaky Sound System will play a couple of east coast dates in August. Tickets are on sale from July 3 for the following dates.

16 and 17 of August 2008 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
26 and 27 of August 2008 – The Queensbridge, Melbourne
29 and 30 August 2008 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney

Image source: Hooverdust @ Flickr 

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Veronicas Hook Number One Spot

Aussie poppettes The Veronicas have earned their first number one single this week. Their catchy electronic track “Hook Me Up” climbed three places to take out the top spot on the ARIA charts.

But they couldn’t topple country rock veterans The Eagles, who remain at the top of the album charts with their latest effort, Long Road Out of Eden. The Veronicas’ new album, also called Hook Me Up, is sitting pretty at number two.

It was another strong week for local lass Delta Goodrem whose single “In This Life” is currently sitting at number five on the singles charts. Her new album Delta is at number three.

David Campbell is back doing what he does best with The Swing Sessions 2. The classic covers album debuted at number eight on the album charts, just ahead of fellow Aussies Sneaky Sound System and The John Butler Trio.

Click below to see the complete Australian top 10.

Australian Singles Chart

  1. “Hook Me Up” – The Veronicas
  2. “The Way I Are” – Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson
  3. “Hey There Delilah” – Plain White T’s
  4. “Beautiful Girls” – Sean Kingston
  5. “In This Life” – Delta
  6. “Into The Night” – Santana feat. Chad Kroeger
  7. “Gimme More” – Britney
  8. “How Far We’ve Come” – Matchbox Twenty
  9. “Apologise” – Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
  10. “Stronger” – Kanye West

Australian Albums Chart

  1. Long Road Out Of Eden – Eagles
  2. Hook Me Up – The Veronicas
  3. Delta – Delta Goodrem
  4. Blackout – Britney Spears
  5. Future (sex/love) Sounds – Justin Timberlake
  6. Timbaland Presents: Shock Value – Timbaland
  7. Exile On Mainstream – Matchbox Twenty
  8. The Swing Sessions 2 – David Campbell
  9. Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System
  10. Grand National – The John Butler Trio

Image source: Michael Spencer @ Wikimedia Commons